Sorry this is not Julius Irving I am talking about here, although Cleveland probably hopes he could be. Kyrie Irving from Duke, was the first overall selection in this years NBA Draft. Like most of the NBA’s #1 picks we’ll have to wait to see how this pans out. After the way he played in the NCAA tournament this year though, I have a feeling he will be well deserving of the #1 pick:
The Oklahoma City Thunder and Memphis Grizzlies battled through 3 overtimes to decide the winner of a pivotal game 4. Russel Westbrook lead the way scoring 40 points for the Thunder but it was Kevin Durant who took over when the Thunder needed him the most. Durant scored 6 of his 35 points in the final overtime to put away the Grizzlies in the 133-123 victory:
Dwayne Wade tried his best to take Rajon Rondo out of the game 3 in the 3rd quarter with an “excuse me” take down. If you did not see it when they replayed it 8 times, Rondo ended up dislocating his elbow on the play. With his arm hanging off and making the best of the 1 good arm he had, Rondo returned to the lineup to score a few baskets and make sure the Celtics buried the Miami Heat. Kevin Garnett lead the way for Boston playing a huge role offensively with 28 points and 18 rebounds in the 97-81 home victory:
For the Boston Celtics versus the New York Knicks, it was all about things in 3′s. Ray Allen hit 8 three’s en route to a 32 point performance while playing 37 minutes. Paul Pierce played 33 minutes, made 6 three pointers, grabbed 3 rebounds, stole the ball 3 times, turned the ball over 3 times and scored 38 points. Crazy right! Rajon Rondo had himself a game as well. As he recorded his sixth playoff triple double with 15 points, 11 rebounds and Celtics playoff record of 20 assists. With all those three’s the Celtics took a 3-0 lead over the Knicks after the 113-96 victory:
The Boston Celtics went up 2-0 in their series with the New York Knicks after relying on the play of Kevin Garnett down the stretch. Garnett was able to put the Celtics up 1 after hitting a difficult turn around hook. On the defensive end, KG was able to come up with a loose ball and call timeout to ensure the Celtics victory. Delonte West was fouled with .6 seconds on the clock and he nailed him both to secure the 3 point win:
