Blogging Time

NBA Playoff has taken its flight, its the start of the 1st round of the playoff and every team is on the run for that elusive NBA Champion Trophy. Its a story where theirs the expected and unexpected outcomes for each division of the NBA… The East and West.

The East Outcomes

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks - Boston leading by 1- 0

Detriot Pistons vs Philidelphia 76ers - 76sers leading 1 - 0

Orlando Magic vs Toronto Raptors - Magic leading 2 - 0

Cleveland Cavaliers vs Washington Wizards - Cavaliers leading 2 - 0

The West outcomes

Los Angeles Lakers vs Denver Nuggets - Lakers leading 1- 0

New Orleans Hornets vs Dallas Mavericks - Hornets leading 2 - 0

San Antonio Spurs vs Phoenix Suns - Spurs leading 2- 0

Utah Jazz vs Houston Rockets - Jazz leading 2 - 0

Other Info:

Kevin Garnet - Defensive Player

Manu Ginobili - Sixth Man of the Year

NBA All Star in New Orleans ended with the East beating out the West 134 - 128, Lebron James won the MVP awards but it was Ray Allens 3’s that made the comeback and a extended the lead for the East.

Fans enjoyed the spectacle with a variety of slash moves, dunks and assist. One can still recall an alley op pass from Jason Kidd to Lebron James who in turn made an alley op for the King of Dunks “Superman” Dwight Howard.

The 3 on 1 move by Lebron James to seal the win for the East ending with a thunderous dunk over Dirk Nowitzki.

The game was a see saw when the last 1 and a half minute started in the 4th quarter, but it was Ray Allen’s consecutive 3’s which made the east pull away and win the contest.

The NBA All Star has kicked off, and fans all over the world was thrilled to see the contest winners and applaud.

From the Toronto Raptors’  Jason Kapono showing his shooting touch from the 3 point arc to nail the 3 point shoot around, while besting Cleveland’s Daniel Gibson, He scored 17 points in the final round, finishing three points ahead of Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki, who replaced the injured Bryant.

In the Skills Challenge, Utah Jazz’s Deron Williams dethroned Dwayne Wade in this event. Running through an obstacle course of dribbling, passing and shooting, point guard for the Utah Jazz defeated New Orleans playmaker Chris Paul in the final round.

To end things off is the Slam Dunk Contest which featured high leapers like Minnesota’s Gerald Green  ,Toronto’s Jamario Moon and Memphis’ Rudy Gay  and Orlando’s Dwight Howard

In an event which preferably favor for position of 2 to 4 in the NBA League, yet Dwight Howard, a center for the Orlando Magic joined and give the crowd something to cheer about. Dress in a super man outfit, he went up up and away with the Slam Dunk Trophy. Howard made a signature stating “Big Men Can JUMP!”

For more insights on the All Star Activities visit “NBA.COM“

Now its the East Division involving a 5 man trade.

After the recent trade development down the west, the east started the trade fever of of one of the top players in the league in the NBA.

Mike Bibby a Sacremento Kings point man will be spreading its wings going to Atlanta, involving a 5 players trade.

Atlanta Hawks will be sending its players, Anthony Johnson, Tyronn Lue, Shelden Williams, Lorenzen Wright and a 2008 second round draft pick to Sacremento and welcome Mike Bibby.

Mike Bibby is one of the contributing factor to Sacramento Kings this past season, his 19th in scoring during the 2005 -06 NBA Season and will be the veteran and leader of this young Atlanta Hawks.

NBA has again started a news after the Shaq - Marion trade that took place, Its New Jersey Point Man Jason Kidd who has in the past weeks been requesting a trade. Well it seems that Kidd is going to have that wish as news surface that it would be a 5 man trade for Jason Kidd from the Dallas Mavericks, which I believe Kidd started his career.

Trading for Kidd would be Dallas Point Man Devin Harris, veteran swingman Jerry Stackhouse, the expiring contracts of center DeSagana Diop and swingman Devean George and guard Maurice Ager and $3 million.

With this trade, New Jersey could have a large salary cap for next season and sources also disclosed that it would opt to buy out Stackhouse contract making him a an immediate free agent and could sign up with Dallas after the 30 days time table it would be given.