NBA Playoffs Round 2 Games 3 & 4 NHL Playoffs Round 2

We're at that point in the NBA Playoffs where you can really tell which teams are just running out of steam and don't have much more of what it takes to get them to the next round. Games 3 and 4 proved that for many of the teams, and not just the losers. The Knicks and Pacers haven't played Game 4 yet, but both teams are running out of steam. The Bulls in Game 4 were just horrific, and even the Heat seems to be running out of gas. The Spurs always start falling in the later rounds because of the teams age, and the Thunder, without Westbrook, clearly don't have enough to push them over the edge. Here are the results from games 3 & 4. 

Game 3                                                                  Game 4
Heat-104                                                                Heat-88
Bulls-94                                                                  Bulls-65

Spurs-102                                                              Spurs-87
Warriors-92                                                           Warriors-97

Thunder-81                                                             Thunder-97
Grizzlies-87                                                            Grizzlies-103

Knicks-71                                                              Knicks-(tbd)
Pacers-82                                                               Pacers-(tbd)

The Heat and Grizzlies lead their series 3-1. Spurs and Warriors tied 2-2. Pacers lead the Knicks 2-1. Miami held Chicago last night to its franchises worst ever shooting percentage and amount of points. Nate Robinson went 0-12 from the field. Thunder also have showing how weak they have become down the stretch and not being able to maintain games. Grizzlies and Warriors look like they still have a lot of energy left and are ready to go. I'm rooting for Pacers-Heat conference game so I can really just root for both teams. We'll see how things play out in these last couple games.

NHL Playoffs has moved to Round 2. Many of the games took an exciting turn and went in Game 7. 

• Chicago Blackhawks beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1
• Detroit Red Wings beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-3
• San Jose Sharks beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-0
• LA Kings beat the St. Louis Blues 4-2
• Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New York Islanders 4-2
• Ottawa Senators beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-1
• New York Rangers beat the Washington Capitols 4-3
• Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3

So that leaves the matchups as. 

East                                                                  West

Penguins vs Senators                                         Blackhawks vs Red Wings

Bruins vs Rangers                                              Kings vs Sharks

Some really good matchups in this round. Especially the Blackhawks and Red Wings. Should be an exciting round of hockey!

In other news, the top high school recruit Andrew Wiggins has committed to playing for Kansas. Former Lions receiver Titus Young was once again arrested. Charles Woodson is meeting with the Denver Broncos. Running back Felix Jones has signed a one-year deal with Philadelphia. I hate to mention him at all, but Tim Tebow was offered a job with the Philadelphia Soul. The Arena league football team. Tiger Woods outlasted Sergio Garcia and won the Players Championship.