A Little Swept Away...

The title’s a stretch, I know. After pulling off the sweep in Round 1 of the NBA Playoffs against the Charlotte Bobcats, my boys faced the Atlanta Hawks in Round 2 well-rested. Atlanta had ended a close 7-game match against the Milwaukee Bucks shortly before facing the Magic, and apparently didn’t get enough time off. Orlando swept the Hawks in Round 2 bringing their playoff run to an impressive 8-0 streak. Boston beat out the Cavs in their Round 2 matchup, ending LeBron and Shaq’s run for the championship, and possibly their time with Cleveland as well. The first Magic-Celtics game of the conference finals is currently underway, and though I love Doc Rivers and have a great respect for the Celtics, I’m hoping my hometown boys can continue their win streak.

It wasn’t quite a sweep, but the Flyers pulled off a rare 4-0 run over the Boston Bruins after being down 3 games in the NHL conference semi-finals. Boucher, the Flyers’ goalie, went out due to injury partway through the 5^th game of the series, bringing former Cane, Michael Leighton, in the game. The Flyers won that game 4-0 and won their next two games to complete the semi-sweep and send the Bruins home. They’ll join the Habs for an unlikely conference finals matchup.  After knocking out the Capitals in the first round, Montreal stood their ground against the defending Stanley Cup Champions and came out victorious. As I’ve said from the beginning, I’m pulling for the Habs, but the Flyers were a close second and now that they’ve got Leighton… I’ll be happy to see either go on in this case. The Blackhawks have been my choice from the West since the start of the Playoffs, but it would be great to see the winner of the East take home the Cup to keep it in the conference.