NBA Playoffs: Oh What Up Atlanta

Last night the Atlanta Hawks beat the Chicago Bull and Derrick Rose 103-95. Joe Johnson put up 34 and the Hawks were in control for the entire 4th quarter. They looked real good. They shot 51% from the floor and made the Bulls look flat. Box score here.

Johnson is hyped

Every year the Hawks underachieve in my mind. This might be the year they turn it around and make these Eastern Conference playoffs interesting. At the end of the game Rose tweaked his ankle, not a good sign for the Bulls going against a fiercely athletic Atlanta team.

Kobe can't do it alone, even though he thinks he can

The Lakers lost a tight one to the Mavericks last night as well. Dirk threw his team on his back as usual and proved he can do it better than Kobe Bryant. Kobe needs his teammates more than he will admit. Dirk doesn't. He is a fucking animal. He can go down the floor every possession and make it rain. His shot is that good. Kobe had 36 on 29 shots but the Lakers didn't look great down the stretch. Instead of using Bynum and Gasol, they were looking like the old Lakers. Just give it to Kobe and hope to christ we win. I got news for you guys, that isn't going to cut it this year. Box score here.