Let’s get you caught up on the aftermath of the last night of the NBA regular season:
* The West seeds are set. Here are your first-round matchups:
* LeBron James added a scoring title to his growing resume, becoming the first player in Cavaliers history to lead the league in scoring (30.0 ppg). Congrats, LBJ. He fell 2.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists short of joining Oscar Robertson as the only players ever to average a triple-double for a season. Maybe next year.
* Mark Jackson announced on the air last night that he is leaving the YES Network. Jackson is a top candidate for a job in the Knicks’ front office or for their soon-to-be-vacant head coaching position.
* Kevin Durant capped his rookie season with his first career double-double, with 42 points and 13 rebounds, leading the Sonics to a 126-121 victory over Golden State in what figures to be their last game as a Seattle team. NBA owners are scheduled to vote today or tomorrow on the Sonics’ bid to move to Oklahoma City in the two-day Board of Governors meetings in Manhattan.
* The Nuggets clinched a 50-win season with a 120-111 victory over Memphis, but wound up with the eighth seed and a first-round matchup against the top-seeded Lakers. Dallas clinched the seventh spot by beating New Orleans.
* One of the most intriguing first-round matchups features the fourth-seeded Jazz and fifth-seeded Rockets. One of my favorite GMs in the league, Houston’s Daryl Morey, spoke with the Houston Press about the keys to stopping Utah point guard Deron Williams. When Morey talks, I listen.
* I’m on my fourth cup of coffee. But if you’re still waiting for your first, here it is from the TrueHoop blog.
* Here are some more thoughts from the last night of the regular season from the Sporting Blog. If you're like Dan Shanoff and want nothing but Lakers-Celtics in the Finals, you should check it out.
A source close to the situation reports that Alan Hahn has almost made it home from Indianapolis. We'll be keeping you informed on the fate of Isiah Thomas.
Comments (1)
Why would anyone want to coach the Knicks for the next 3 years when they will barely win 20 games?
Unless the money is obscene.
And I say this as a fan that they should have teams that win 20 so they load up on high draft picks and impact players.