Judging by the eye test, the Miami Heat look prime to be on their way to another NBA Finals appearance. The Heat are still undefeated thus far this postseason. Their goal is to get rid of teams in the least amount of games possible. Brooklyn's best shot at winning this series would be by stealing one of the first two on the road. Seeing as how that plan has failed, the Nets may be going fishing sooner than expected.
To no ones surprise, the San Antonio Spurs have looked impressive against the Portland Trailblazers. The Spurs defeated the Blazers during their first championship run in 1999. This may be Gregg Popovich and Tim Duncan's last hoorah together. It's ironic that these teams would meet again in this situation 15 years later with Duncan on his way out. The Blazers are the future of the NBA. However, 0-2 may be too big of a hole to dig themselves out of against a veteran team such as San Antonio.
Six weeks ago no one in their right mind would of predicted the Washington Wizards and the Indiana Pacers would be facing off in the second-round. The Wizards imposed their will on a depleted Bulls team in the first-round. You can see their confidence growing with every victory. John Wall has become a leader and Bradley Beal has established himself as one of the elite shooters in the game. Make no mistake, the Pacers have more talent than the Wizards top to bottom. However, Indiana still has not put together a complete ballgame this postseason. If Indiana isn't careful Washington may end this series in six games at home.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Oklahoma City Thunder series is the stuff champions are made of. No one should be surprised this series is headed to Los Angeles tied 1-1. Don't be in shock if this series is tied 2-2 going back to OKC. This has seven games written all over it. Chris Paul
and Russell Westbrook's dynamic match-up at point-guard may very well determine this series. Both of these teams have added incentive since the postseason began. Kevin Durant received his first league MVP trophy prior to game two tipping off. The Clippers are attempting to weather the storm and navigate themselves to their first ever NBA Finals appearance amidst the Donald Sterling saga.
The remainder of the second-round should be entertaining.
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