Bulls lose, Celtics win, Lakers will play game 7- The defending NBA champion Dallas Mavericks are already out, having been swept 4-0. Now the team with the best record, the Chicago Bulls, have been eliminated as well. The Bulls, who lost reigning MVP Derrick Rose to an ACL tear late in game 1 and then lost center Joakim Noah as well, were in a good position to win Game 6 after Omer Asik was fouled with 7 seconds left and the Bulls already leading by 1. But Asik missed both free throws, Andre Iguodala grabbed the rebound got fouled and made both of his free throws and just like that the 76ers were in round 2 for the first time in 8 years.
- The 76ers are only the 5th 8 seed ever to beat a 1 seed although this is the second consecutive year it's happened, as the 8th seeded Memphos Grizzlies beat the San Antonio Spurs last year. Taking advantage of the ailing Bulls, the 76ers may have gotten lucky. They move on to play the Boston Celtics in the second round.
- The L.A. Lakers probably knew they were in trouble when Kobe Bryant contracted a stomach bug and claimed that his hotel room looked like something out of 'The Exorcist,' but Bryant played well on offense scoring 31 points. The issue is that Nuggets star PG Ty Lawson was unstoppable scoring 32 (and much more efficiently than Kobe, he shot a mind-boggling 72%) dishing out 6 assists and not giving up a single turnover.
Game 7 tonight in the NHL
- 3 of the 4 teams in the NHL semi-finals are set. The final one will be decided tonight (or potential early tomorrow morning) when the Washington Capitals travel to New York to take on the Rangers.
- The Rangers came into the playoffs with the best record in the Eastern Conference. The Capitals, who have been the #1 team in the conference for the last few years, were the #7 seed this year. The Capitals took a different approach to this season, where, instead of over exerting themselves in the regular season, just focused on getting in and going for the bigger prize, a championship.
- The Rangers and Capitals have traded wins throughout the series, if the pattern holds true to form the Rangers will win, but these two evenly matched teams will likely not end this series in such an easy way.
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