King James Crowned with MVP Title

In the biggest surprise of the year (cough, cough), Lebron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers was named Most Valuable Player of the NBA this afternoon. He chose the announcement to be made at the gym of St. Vincent-St. Mary high school in Akron, Ohio, where he first started his ball skills. James is the first Cav to ever win the honor and the second youngest as well, behind Wes Unseld in 1969. Throughout this season, he averaged a whopping 28.4 points per game, 7.2 rebounds a game, and 7.6 assists. And, at the ceremony, KIA representatives will present him with a perfect gift - a new car.

Conference Semifinals - Who's Going to Go Home Crying

With a memorable First Round complete, I am ecstatic about some of the upcoming matchups. Between the Houston Rockets and the Los Angeles Lakers, I am looking forward to a physical series, with KB24 and his posse emerging as the winners in a close series. Between Dallas and Denver, I am expecting Chauncey Billups and Carmelo Anthony to move on, defeating Dirk Nowtizki and the Mavs easily. The Boston-Orlando matchup will be one to watch, with Dwight Howard hungry to make stand in the Playoffs and the KG-less Celtics determined to win. Finally, I expect Lebron James, Mo Williams, and their Cleveland Cavs to soundly defeat the injured Atlanta Hawks, despite the talent of Joe Johnson and Josh Smith (and by the way, the Miami-Atlanta series was probably the most boring seven-game series in a long time). But my Atlanta Hawks will definitely put up a fight, with their high-percentage outside shooting and athleticism from young players. Watch the analysis of the series I am hoping to be an upset below:

Air Jordan!

These days, everyone is on YouTube, frolicking about the millions of videos on the web. As I was doing such, I came across an excellent video of Michael Jordan's best dunks. After watching that video, you can truly know why he's called Air Jordan. He looked like he was flying in those dunks, making complete posters out of his opponents. Watch the spectacular Michael Jordan below...

The Best Series Ever?

Everyone's talking about the First Round action between the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. With a record number of overtime games, does it really qualify as the best series ever? Well, with KG gone and a new, versatile Bulls team led by Derrick Rose surprising everyone by taking the World Champions to Game 7, why doesn't it? Did anyone see the sick dunk by Joakim Noah? That is one special dunk (watch it again below). Also, how about that 51-point Game 6 for Ray Allen? This has to be the most entertaining and blood-pumping series I've watched in a long time - anyone else agree?