The Sports Watercooler

A quick rundown from last night's news from the sporting world.

We have 2 sports in their playoffs, and if you are like me, its hard to keep up with all of the various series. So here is a cheat sheet to get you all caught up.

NBA:

East:
Boston leads Atlanta 1-0.
The first meeting went exactly how people thought it would. A blow out. 90% of NBA fans still can't come to terms with the fact that the Atlanta Hawks are even in the playoffs.

Philadelphia leads Detroit 1-0
In the biggest upset of the playoffs, the 76ers overcame a big deficit to steal one away from the Pistons.

Cleveland leads Washington 2-0
These teams have met in the playoffs the past 2 years in a row, and you can tell. Last night's game featured flagrant fouls and an ejection. It also featured a Cavs blowout.

Orlando leads Toronto 1-0.
Dwight Howard had a monster Game 1, but even though the score was a blowout, these two teams are fairly evenly matched.

West:
LA leads Denver 1-0.
No big shock here. Pau Gasol obviously loved playing in a meaningful playoff game, as he had a fantastic game.

New Orleans leads Dallas 1-0.
A lot of people thought that Dallas could pull the upset and win this series. So far, not so good.

San Antonio leads Phoenix 1-0.
What promised to be the most excited first round matchup of all time did not disappoint in Game 1. San Antonio won in a last second drive in 2 OTs.

Utah leads Houston 2-0.
Tracy McGrady just as far as he ever has been from finally winning a playoff series.

NHL:

Eastern:
Montreal beat Boston 4-3.
Even though they needed 7 games to beat the previously terrible Bruins, the Canadians will advance to the second round.

Philadelphia and Washington are tied 3-3.
Game 7 is tonight. Apart from scoring twice in Game 6, superstar Ovechkin has been quiet this whole series.

New York beat New Jersey 4-1.
The Rangers made light work of the Devils, as Lundgvist had a great series.

Pittsburgh beat Ottawa 4-0.
If you blinked, you missed this series. NHL front office was too busy giving each other high fives over Sidney Crosby making it further in the playoffs to comment.

West:
Dallas beat Anaheim 4-2.
And the Stanley Cup's stay in Anaheim is short lived, as the defending champions barely put up a fight.

Calgary and San Jose are tied 3-3.
The pivotal Game 7 is tonight in San Jose. As you know, as of yesterday, I am a huge Calgary fan. Go Flames!

Detroit beat Nashville 4-2.
After a brief scare from Nashville, the Red Wings made sure to remind them which city was home to country music, and which city was titled "Hockey Town".

Colorado beat Minnesota 4-2.
A lot of games this series went to OT, but Colorado prevailed.

And now, you can be all caught up! Some fun games to watch tonight if you are bored. Two exciting NHL Game 7s, the next Suns/Spurs game, and, obviously, Hell's Kitchen. But that is neither here nor there.

Go Flames.