Hawks Win, Denver Moves On, etc.

To the Association out of the box...

• The Hawks hold serve at home.... 106-91 final and it really wasn't (shouldn't have been, etc.) that close... Dwyane Wade had his explosion in the 3rd quarter...but the 20 point halftime advantage was too much....the play of the night? Josh Smith's unbelievably dumb between-the-legs dunk attempt....pretty much an indicator of all reasons I can't stand him... Joe Johnson showed signs of life and Flip Murray was what he can be...a bench scorer.... Zaza Pachulia somehow received thunderous applause throughout...I have no idea why?....Marvin Williams is missed...badly....not so much for what he does...but simply from a depth standpoint....too much Maurice Evans isn't a good thing.... One Heat observation....Michael Beasley just jacks....and it's not like "hey, i'm in the offense and I'm open" shots...it's "I'm gonna shoot this trip at whatever cost" type of shots...bad times.... This thing is going 7....Wade was embarrassed and beaten up all night....he'll get every call and probably have 45 in Miami on Friday...Game 7 Sunday at 1 at Philips...
• Denver puts away NO.... Well New Orleans kept it close for a half (tied, actually) but Denver blew the doors off...not a real surprise as everyone had this series for dead....ho-hum...

Others...

• There's a new report on A-Rod starting steroid use...in high school?! Jeez...is this going to end?
• Dwight Howard will miss the game tonight in Philly....pretty much setting the stage for a 90% chance for a Game 7 back in Orlando....and you say the NBA won't punish a superstar...well, at least not when it actually benefits the league to have him miss the game and create a slam-dunk Game 7...
• MLB Roundup: 2 spectacular pitching performances.... Yovani Gallardo (8 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 11 K) was dominant on the mound AND created the only run of the game on either side with a solo HR in the 7th, what is he Steve Nebraska? (warning: movie reference)...and Edinson Volquez (8 IP, 1 H, 0 ER) was equally dominant and looked like his early-2008 self... is there a more underrated position player in the league than Adrian Gonzalez (2-3, 2 HR, 3 RBI)? I don't think so.... Zach Greinke goes to 5-0... okay, he allowed 2 runs in 7 IP...but 5-0 with a 0.50 era is nothing sneeze-worthy... Break up the Cardinals... MLB-best 15-7 mark and they're doing it without Chris Carpenter (again!).... It seems like smoke and mirrors to me...but I could be wrong....

Enjoy.......