The 2011 NBA playoffs simply cannot last long enough for me.
From start to finish, the league is staging the most entertaining, compelling postseason in history. The big upsets, epic performances, great comebacks (or collapses) and dramatic finishes have been so much fun to follow from a distance that I would suggest the Jazz strongly consider participating in the playoffs next season.
If there is a next season.
The only trouble with these playoffs is they have to end Sunday or Tuesday, and then who knows when the NBA will conduct business again? A lockout is looming, just when the game is better than ever.
Anyone around here who tuned out the NBA when EnergySolutions Arena went dark in mid-April is missing some awfully good stuff. The NBA Finals between Miami and Dallas, tied 2-2 entering Thursday’s game, could be not be any more fascinating.
Even beyond having three consecutive games decided only with the ball in the air at the buzzer, the stories got better Tuesday. While the Heat’s LeBron James was shrinking from view in an eight-point showing, Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki was evoking memories of Michael Jordan against the Jazz in 1997 by fighting off illness and coming through in the end.
So what happens now? Can the Mavs summon another big effort in Game 5 and then win once in Miami? Or will the Heat regroup and ride their home-court advantage to the title? I know this: If LeBron and the Heat manage to overcome Dallas and win the championship, they will have earned it, and that’s all we can ask.(nba playoffs 2011, nba, nba finals, nba final, nba finals game 4)
A feature of NBA.com enables fans to create their own playoff highlight reel, but where to begin? If the standard complaint about the NBA postseason is that it drags on and on, the 2011 playoffs have provided reasons to watch all the way along.
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