This is supposed to be the busiest time for sports (at least in North America). Baseball is in full swing, and the NBA and the NHL are now in enjoying their playoff time, where intensity is stepped up quite a bit, and the NFL had their draft this past weekend.
NBA
The Nets owned a fourteen point lead late in the game at Chicago yesterday, but the Bulls pulled off a huge comeback to force overtime. It then went into triple overtime, before the Bulls finally completed the historical comeback, securing a 142-134 win, for a three games to one series lead. The Nets now have to win all their remaining games against Chicago if they hope to survive and move to the next round. One more win for Chicago would see the Bulls advance.
That was not even the biggest comeback of the day, however (although it likely will live on as one of the greatest NBA playoff games ever). The Oklahoma City Thunder spotted the Houston Rockets a 26-point lead, before coming all the way back and managing a 104-101 win on the road. The Thunder now lead the series three games to none.
There were a couple of other games, as well, but neither were nearly as epic or exciting as those other two. The Memphis Grizzlies managed to even their series against the Los Angeles Clippers with a landslide 104-83 victory, while the Atlanta Hawks finally got a win in their series against the Indiana Pacers, shutting Indiana down en route to a 90-69 blowout win. The Pacers still lead that series two games to one over the Hawks.
There is a rumor that legendary coach Phil Jackson will be heading to Toronto:
http://aol.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2013-04-27/toronto-raptors-phil-jackson-tim-leiweke-mlse-aeg-lakers-staples-center
NHL
In other sports news, the Detroit Red Wings secured their playoff spot last night with a convincing 3-0 win at Dallas yesterday. Their streak of 21 consecutive seasons qualifying for the playoffs had been in serious jeopardy, but they managed to avert the disappointment of missing the playoffs for at least one more year. The two other teams vying for a playoff spot in the West, the Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets, also both won yesterday. The Wild beat the Avalanche in Colorado, 3-1. Columbus beat the Nashville Predators 3-1 at home yesterday, but still will fall short of qualifying for that final playoff spot they had so desperately wanted.
NFL
It was a bit of an unusual draft this year. In the first round of the NFL Draft, the vast majority of teams focuses primarily on improving their offensive and defensive lines. Only one team (the Buffalo Bills) selected a quarterback in the first round, while three other teams selected wide receivers. There were no running backs selected in the first round.
Also, the MVP of Super Bowl XLV, quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and the Green Bay Packers finally came to an agreement, as he signed the largest contract in the NFL. Rodgers is now committed to the Packers through the 2019 season.
BOXING
Floyd Mayweather has a title fight coming up next weekend, and he is trying to get ready. But in a sparring session on Friday, he began bleeding from the nose. His father voiced concern, but Floyd himself seemed unfazed, and continued to box, showing good focus and finishing strong, landing some well-placed blows.
Mayweather is still currently undefeated, an unblemished record of 43-0 that he puts on the line against Robert Guerrero.
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/column-mayweather-bloodied-unbowed-fight-213639777.html
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