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NCAA Tournament – Elite Eight Predictions (Kentucky vs Michigan, UConn vs Michigan State)
Two teams from the same state on the same night of the Elite Eight, as UConn take on Michigan State followed by the big game of the evening, Kentucky playing against Michigan to wrap up the picture of the NCAA Tournament’s Final Four for 2014.
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San Antonio Spurs – How a Championship Team Should Look Like
Even though March hasn’t been the toughest of months for the San Antonio Spurs, finishing it with a perfect record if they win one more game is an impressive accomplishment and another indication of how serious their title challenge is this season, easily walking all over the New Orleans Pelicans 96-80, led by Marco Belinelli.
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Philadelphia 76ers – Finally Met a Team That’s Worse
It might be a bit embarrassing to see a team celebrating a rare win like they’ve won a playoff game or something like that, but the 123-98 victory over the even more pathetic Detroit Pistons meant that the Philadelphia 76ers didn’t set a new losing record, led by an excellent game from Michael Carter-Williams.
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Houston Rockets – Jeremy Lin & James Harden Backcourt Doesn’t Work Out
Having James Harden and Jeremy Lin in the same starting backcourt isn’t such a bad thing to have, but the Houston Rockets played badly in a home loss with Dwight Howard and Patrick Beverley missing, as Lin had one of his worst games of the season and Harden didn’t play the kind of basketball the team needed to get out of the jam.
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Wisconsin Over Arizona – Controversial Finish Into the Final Four
We’ve had some weird officiating in the tournament so far, but the ending to the overtime game between Wisconsin and Arizona, sending the Badgers and Bo Ryan to the Final Four after a 64-63 win, left some bad taste in people’s mouths. Yes, we had a huge night from Frank Kaminsky, but also some weird calls on the Nick Johnson charge late in the game.
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Miami Heat – Barely, But Still Standing
There’s a feeling that the Miami Heat are close to running on empty. For these situations, it’s good to play a team like the Milwaukee Bucks, which leads to a 88-67 win to end a road trip, not needing anything special from LeBron James once again, being able to give their MVP a bit more rest.
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Florida Over Dayton – No More Big Surprises
At some point reality always hits, and the truth is that Florida are a much better team than Dayton. The final score of 62-52 might not suggest that there’s such a huge difference between the teams, but there wasn’t a single person watching Scottie Wilbekin go off and thinking that the Flyers were somehow robbed of a place in the Final Four.
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Michigan State Over Virginia – Someone Had to Lose
Sometimes teams are so evenly matches it is hard to say what actually gives someone the edge in a game. A defensive battle between Michigan State and Virginia went the Spartans way 61-59, possibly because of Branden Dawson being very close to unstoppable for most of the game.
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Golden State Warriors – Stephen Curry Makes Things Easier
Every game in the Western conference matters in a playoff race and positional battle that involves nine teams, unlike the East where things are a lot more simpler. The Memphis Grizzlies needed this win against the Golden State Warriors, but not being able to find an answer to Stephen Curry proved to be fatal in 100-93 loss.
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Michigan Over Tennessee – No More Upsets
It was a scary finish for Michigan, who almost let a double digit lead slip away from them in the final seconds. It was a courageous finish from Tennessee, but their upsetting days for this season are over, as Jordan McRae having a big night wasn’t enough to hold off the Wolverines, losing 73-71.