Q5. The Heat

For my choice blog I am going to write about the NBA playoffs that began about over two weeks ago. The playoffs consist of 3 rounds in your conference and a fourth round that features the two best teams in each conference. This year the Eastern Conference featured the Chicago Bulls who were the number one seed but due to a knee injury to their star point guard Derrick Rose who won the MVP the previous year. The Bulls were knocked out by the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round. But the Miami Heat led by star forward LeBron James who was the winner of the MVP this season. The Heat are led by their big three, James, Dwyane Wade, and Chris Bosh. The three all came together last season and the team was filled with high expectations. Last season they lost in the NBA Finals to the Dallas Mavericks, but this year they already have made it into the second round cruising through the New York Knicks. They now trail the Pacers 2-1 in the second round series. In a series that they lost Bosh due to an injury. In the West, the Thunder are the team to beat. Led by scoring leader Kevin Durant, and guard Russell Westbrook they are the young team and arguably the best team. But, the Thunder have a lot of competition with the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs, are a team that does have a lot of age but with age comes experience and they have been here before and they have a championship. They are looking for multiple rings and are also looking to take down the Thunder. I think that the playoffs this year will be very entertaining. Hopefully, my team, the Heat, will get their first ring with the big three.