While my mind is completely consumed with the NHL Play - off's at this point, I can't help but start with the NBA Play - off's, namely the feces show the Lakers put on in Dallas yesterday afternoon. For those who missed it, yesterday afternoon the Mav's were putting the finishing touches on a sweep of the defending champion Lakers. Not only were they winning their fourth in a row, they were laying the beats to them. In a classless act of sportsmanship, Laker's forward Andrew Bynm drove his elbow right into the chest of a driving J.J. Barea of the Mav's. Barea, giving up at least a foot and a hundred pounds crashed to the floor in obvious pain. Bynum quickly became the second Laker ejected in a matter of minutes following Lamar Odom's early shower. While the Odom foul wasn't necessarily flagrant, the Bynum move was best described by TSN last night as being 'bush league'. Andrew Bynum in my mind had every intention of hurting Barea, and thus should be met with a stiff penalty that will carry over into next season. That was a classless act, and a black mark on an otherwise classy organization. While I have never been a Phil Jackson fan, that is a sad way for one of the greatest coaches to have to walk away ....having to watch his team of grown men demonstrate sportsmanship I wouldn't expect from a group of elementary aged children.
Onto the NHL and the San Jose Sharks had the Detroit Red Wings finished. Logan Couture's breakaway goal less than three minutes into the third gave the Sharks a two goal lead...series over, right? Wrong, in an awful fifteen minutes, the Sharks not only gave up two goals to lose their lead, they also gave up a third, and ultimately the winning goal. The Sharks are now reeling, and in significant danger of being the second team in two seasons to blow a three - love series lead. I just can't see the Red Wings losing the momentum yesterday's victory earned them. They will win Game Six and head back to San Jose where ALL of the pressure will be squarely on the Sharks. Clearly the advantage is in the Wings corner.
The Canucks looks to finish off the Pred's for the second time tonight after losing 4 - 3 on home ice on Saturday. Surprisingly I think the Canucks have played better in Nashville than they have at home. All I will say is if the Pred's force a seventh game, I really like their chances of stealing another in Vancouver. That is IF they can win tonight at home where to this point in the play - offs they are playing less than .500 hockey with a 2 - 4 record.
Other than that, it has been a quiet Monday...Enjoy.
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