Orlando and Lakers moved to second round

Posted by hteodosio on Apr-29-2008

ith the NBA Playoffs starting to enter the second round, The Los Angeles Lakers took matters and swept the Denver Nuggets going 4-0 in its 1 round. Denver tried valiantly to make a comeback during the 3rd quarter but Kobe and the Lakers denied them of a win. KB24 exploded for 14 points in the 4th quarter and dismantled every defender faced against him.

While in Atlanta, the Atlanta Hawks surprise the Boston Celtics by winning game 4 and even the series at 2 games a piece. Atlanta’s Joe Johnson,Al Horford and Joe Smith did most of the damage to Boston and setting the pace for a possible game 6 and even game 7 as the 1st round between this two teams shifts back to Boston.

The series between Orlando Magic and the Toronto Raptors ended with the Magic moving on to the second round beating the Raptors 4-1, led by their superhero Dwight Howard. Its the first time for Orlando since 1996 to move pass the 1st round of the playoff since the days of Shaq and Penny. Also another feat for Orlando is the Most Improved Player award was given to Hedo Turkoglu.

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