April 27, 2008; A much needed win!

Today was another day in the gym for me. Went to MegaMall at around 11 a.m. and went on work-out up until 1 pm. I even saw my schoolmate Miguel Masigan, who is a part of the UST Growling Tigers' back-up lineup, meaning the B team. So tiring! Then after the workout, had a good bowl of beef noodles from the Pot & Noodle House. Then, strolled around the whole mall. Chill time. Then, went home because my dad has a basketball game to catch at 7:00 pm, a game they lost. Oh well, I will do my best to avenge today's defeat by winning my game tomorrow afternoon.

Now onto the NBA. Here is the continuing coverage of the NBA Playoffs.

First is between the Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors, wherein the duo of Dwight Howard and Rashard Lewis did it for the Magic, who won via score of 106-94. The two scored 19 and 27 points respectively for the Magic. Howard added 16 rebounds while Lewis had 13 boards. Meanwhile, Chris Bosh's 39-point performance wasn't enough for his team to win. The Magic now lead the series 3 games to 1. The series will now move back to Orlando for Game 5 on Tuesday and maybe the last game for the series if Toronto won't win.

Next game features the LA Lakers and the Denver Nuggets, where we find the Lakers winning again, 102-84, to take the commanding 3-0 lead and needs only one more to advance to the next round. Kobe Bryant scored 22 points for the Lakers while Luke Walton had 15. The Nuggets were led by Carmelo Anthony who had 16 while Linus Kleiza and Allen Iverson both had 15, but still not enough for them to win the game. The Nuggets are on the brink of elimination and needs a win in Game 4 Tuesday, still on their home turf, to stay alive.

Now back to the East for the series between the Boston Celtics and the Atlanta Hawks where the Hawks beat the Celtics, 102-93. Josh Smith led the way for the Hawks with 27 points and 9 rebounds while All-Star Joe Johnson had 23 points and 7 rebounds. On the other side, Kevin Garnett led with a double-double of 32 points and 10 rebounds. While Paul Pierce and Ray Allen scored just 17 and 13 respectively for the Celtics. The Celtics now lead by just one game, 2-1. Next game will be on Tuesday, still at Atlanta.

And last but not least is Game 4 between the Houston Rockets and the Utah Jazz wherein the Jazz won, 86-82, to lead their series 3 games to 1. All they need is a win on Wednesday for Game 5 for them to advance to the next round. The Jazz had 6 players in double digits. They were led by Deron Williams with 17 points. Carlos Boozer and Mehmet Okur both had 14. Ronnie Brewer had 12. Andrei "AK-47" Kirilenko had 11 and Kyle Korver had 10. An all-around performance for the Jazz. Meanwhile, for the Rockets, is the usual. Tracy McGrady led with 23 points and 10 rebounds. "Skip to My Lou" Rafer Alston had 15 points for them and Carl Landry had 13.

Tomorrow, four more games will be featured for the continuing coverage of the NBA Playoffs. First up, the Game 4 between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Washington Wizards LIVE from Washington a little later on at 1:00 a.m. The Cavs lead it 2-1. Then, Game 4 between the San Antonio Spurs and the Phoenix Suns LIVE from Phoenix at 3:30 a.m. The Spurs lead it 3-0. Next up is Game 4 between the Detroit Pistons and the Philadelphia 76ers LIVE from Philadelphia at 7:00 a.m. The Sixers lead it 2-1. And finally Game 4 between the New Orleans Hornets and the Dallas Mavericks LIVE from Dallas at 9:30 a.m. The Hornets lead it 2-1.

I will be here once again for the results of the games and much more! God bless and keep on blogging! The Wizard was here...