Spurs ousted, Celtics/Bulls, etc.

Short today...It's a busy one (game 5 tonight!!)

• The Spurs are headed home....in a way I can't remember them being ousted....4-1? with home court? I know Manu isn't there...I understand...but Dallas isn't exactly a juggernaut squad...sort of embarrassing, and without a potential key free agent acquisition...we've seen the end of the Spurs as a title threat...yes, they'd be a playoff team with this roster (and a healthy Manu) next year...but title? ehhhhh
• Bulls/Celtics is turning out to be an absolute classic... Paul Pierce strapped them to his back late in that one and gave them a 3-2 lead (and held home court).... BUT the real stories (overshadowed so much by Pierce) were Rajon Rondo (28 points, 11 dimes, 8 boards), Glen Davis (21 huge points), and Kendrick Perkins' man-like performance (16 points, 19 boards, 7 blocks)....How do Perkins and Rondo barely get mentioned in this one? I don't get it lol...but a huge, huge effort by those 2 guys especially....
• Orlando takes control of the series back.....24 and 24 for Sir Dwight Howard in the first impressive performance by Orlando in the series... My Philly pick is looking bleak...
• Portland shows a little fight... sending the series back to Houston behind (surprise, surprise) Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge....I know you're shocked....will they win Game 6? I don't think so...but if they do? Would be a hugeeee game 7 atmosphere in Portland...
• MLB Roundup: A clutch hit for the Braves??!!? Never happens right? Well Matt Diaz squeezed one through the infield last night....hurray lol.... King Felix murdered the White Sox bats to the tune of 8 scoreless and 9 K's.... welcome.... Javier Lopez let the Red Sox 11 game win streak slip through his hands late with a costly error.... which reminds me.....
• If you haven't heard the newest BS Report Podcast (Bill Simmons via ESPN PodCenter)... it's a must-listen if you are a die-hard sports (especially baseball) fan....the utter DISDAIN and DESPAIR in Jack-O's voice...throughout....keep in mind...this is a rational human being with a 6 figure job....and he sounds like he's about to jump off a ledge in Late April....It's beautiful to listen to....at least for someone like me that completely and utterly understands where he's coming from....