Dallas-Golden State series is gearing up to be a heated one. Warriors accomplished their goal of getting a split and taking over home court advantage. Warriors have one of the better home records in the NBA having beat all the top teams and many in convincing fashion. Soem things to watch for in this series are whether or not Stephen Jackson gets suspended for Game 3 following his ejection and outburst in Game 2. Also can Al Harrington and Jason Richardson get it going, Harrington has been a dissappointment thus far in the series, he has to score consistently to draw out the Mavs big men and open things up for his teammates. Richardson has struggled from the field especially from the 3pt line where he is 1 of 11, Richardson needs to regain his shooting form from late in the season when he was above 50% on 3's.

Kobe's-Suns matchup is the least compelling in the West. Suns are poised for a sweep of the Kobe's. Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown and Smush Parker have not played well, Odom is physically and mentally fatigues, Brown who was hurt for most of the season looks slow and rusty, Parker has been benched in favor of Jordan Farmar because of his lack of defense and horrible decision making. I can see the Kobe's winning 1 game if Kobe scores 50+ points otherwise get out your brooms.

Nuggets-Spurs has been an intruiging matchup thus far. Nuggets like the Warriors went on the road to win Game 1 and faltered in Game 2. Iverson and Melo have been great and Nene has procided unexpected ability to slow Tim Duncan without the help of a couble team. If Cmby doesn't do his Foyle impersonation and miss the dunk, the Nuggets could be sitting pretty at 2-0 heading home.

Jazz-Rockets has been what we expected a Snoozefest. The most exciting part of the series was Andrei Kirilenko sheding tears in practice. Maybe he needs a slumpbuster to break out of his wackness, he has the free pass to tap some ass, I suggest he use it.

Eastern Conference=Boring

Pacers fire Jim Carrey errrr Rick Carlisle. Carlisle is a excellent coach but has the personality and communication skills of a rock. The curse of MurphLeavy has ruined another franchise. Memo to Larry Bird, its gonna be hard to rebuild when you have Troy Murphy, Mike Dunleavy, Jamal Tinsley and Jermaine O'neal making alot of money. No tradeable assets except for Danny Granger and Jermaine O'neal who has been injury prone the last few years.

Sonics firing Bob Hill was not a shocker. Sonics seem to be on the move and should look to rebuild. Rashard Lewis won't be back and they should look into trading Ray Allen while he still has value left. How about a Ray Allen for Andrei Kirilenko deal? Utah gets the shooter they need and Kirilenko gets a fresh start. Sonics should get a top 5 pick which could begin the process of rebuilding.

Eric Musselman got canned in Sacramento by the Maloofs. Another franchise that needs to rebuild is the Kings. Bibby and Miller both are ideal for eastern conference teams who slow it down and play half court basketball. Artest is nuts, nothing else to say. Kevin Martin and Francisco Garcia provide a good start to the rebuilding process.

Troy Hudson is dropping a rap album, WTF. Now we know why he has regressed too much time in the booth.

Mark Cuban is still a whiny bitch.

Sebastian Telfair arrested and consequently dropped by the Boston Celtics. Nice job Ainge, you basically traded Brandon Roy for Telfair. Now you drop the kid, Telfair needs to go to a team with a veteran point guard such as the Warriors, Pistons or Miami. The kid is only 21 and still has a bright future.

Warriors fans finally get a home playoff game, the first since 1994. Oracle Arena will be rockin looking like a sea of yellow and all the fans BELIEVING. Jessica Alba in town for Game 4 is enough reason to buy a ticket to Game 4.

Barbaro wins the 6th man of the year award. Quickest player in the league and range to boot, who would you rather have on your team Monta Ellis or Leandro Barbosa???

Monta Ellis should win the Most Improved award with Kevin Martin with a outside possibility.

MVP should be Steve Nash not the Diggler..

Warrior fans cherish the next 2 games youve waited a long,long time.