The push for the Playoffs is definitely on and oh my I am rubbing my hands at just the road to the Playoffs. Let alone the Playoffs themselves!
So many players are trying to propel their teams into the Playoffs or getting their overall seed up. Either way. This is crunch time and I love it.
This week was particularly great because of the stupid amount of historic performances that transpired. And the two most notable. Are New Orleans’ Anthony Davis and Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving, who are your NBA Players Of The Week.
Irving helped the Cavaliers to a 3-0 week behind a league-best 37.3 points. The fourth-year guard added 4.7 assists, 4.0 rebounds and 2.3 steals as the Cavaliers posted road victories over the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Orlando Magic. Irving led the league in three-point percentage (.867) last week. He recorded his second 50-point game of the season on March 12, when he netted a career-high 57 points during a 128-125 overtime win over the Spurs.
Davis led the Pelicans to a 2-1 week, with averages of 31.3 points (second in the league), 10.0 rebounds (tied-10th in the West), 6.0 assists and a league-leading 4.7 blocks. Davis posted two point-rebound double-doubles and handed out five or more assists in all three games. He tallied 36 points, 14 rebounds, seven assists and nine blocks during the Pelicans’ lone loss of the week, a 118-111 double-overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets on March 15.
Of course Irving’s game against the Spurs was one of the best performances of the season. And I found it particularly satisfying that it was against the Spurs. But can we get one thing straight. That win for Cleveland convinced me that they won’t make the Finals. When LeBron James and Kyrie Irving have to take literally all of the offensive output. Do you seriously think that they can do that in a 7 game series? Behave.
For the Spurs. Sure they’re still in the Playoffs. But father time is undefeated. You all watch.
And lastly. The New Orleans Pelicans are still in the hunt for the Playoffs. Serge Ibaka is out for the Thunder and despite the stupid numbers that Russell Westbrook is doing. It’ll be damn hard for OKC to live through the next few games.
