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The wait is over as the first two days of the 2009-2010 NBA season is over and done. We saw strong teams get beaten, players coming back (Mr. Arenas!), rookies who don’t play like one and more and more exciting plays. It’s just exciting isn’t it? So here are some of our thoughts from the first two days.

• The Cleveland Cavaliers are 0-2 after losing to the Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors. Lebron James has been fantastic in the first two games but we still think that their lineup isn’t that strong this year even with Shaq and new addition Anthony Parker around. The Cavs need to get things together or else…
• Gilbert Arenas is back! We know it’s just one game but if you saw how he played he had thing in control on his way to a 29 point game where he had 9 assists. He didn’t record any assists but he shot well,10-21 from the field. It looks like the 2 years did his body good as he tries to revive his career.
• We loved Andrew Bynum in his first game where he posted a line of 26 points, 13 rebounds while shooting 9-15 from the field and 8-10 from the line. We have a good feeling that he will stay healthy this year.
• The Philadelphia 76ers really had a hard time against the Orlando Magic and we don’t like what we’re seeing with Elton Brand. As for Marreese Speights, this guy really looks like he will battle Samuel Dalembert for minutes and he could end up being their starter by December.
• So much for Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy saying that Dwight Howard can hit close to 75% of his free throw attempts. He started the year going 3-6.

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The Boston Celtics-Chicago Bulls series has been one of the best non-finals series in recent years or even of all time as game 6 became a thriller as it went to triple overtime. The Bulls went on to win this game 128-127.

Derrick Rose scored 28 points and blocked Rajon Rondo’s potential game-winner. He also had big help from John Salmons’ 35 points and Brad Miller’s 23 points and 10 rebounds. But the biggest help came when Joakim Noah stole the ball from Paul Pierce and had a go-ahead three-point play. (more…)

Another series is over as the Dallas Mavericks finished off the San Antonio Spurs with a 106-93 win to end the series at 4-1. This win ends streaks for both sides as Dallas advances past the first round for the first time since 2006 while the Spurs are eliminated in the first round for the first time since 2000.

Dwight Howard was just dominant in the Orlando Magic’s 91-78 win over the Philadelphia 76ers to take a 3-2 lead. He had 24 points and a career playoff-high 24 rebounds that led to not only a win but a coaching feud between the two coaches.

Brandon Roy played like a champion as he was really sick and just had to take an IV shot prior to game 5. No problem here as he scored 25 points to lead the Blazers to a 88-77 win to avoid elimination.

“I’ve been involved in games when I didn’t feel well and played well. Some nights when guys come in under the weather they play their best games. And Brandon had one of (more…)

We have got two teams battling it out against each other and making their series a playoff classic. I’m talking about the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls. It has got to be the most exciting series this year right?

Another series that’s looking really exciting is the one between the Orlando Magic and the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers have won their two games on game winning shots as the Magic are having a hard time closing out games. But in game 4, it looks like the Magic can also hit the game winning shot.

The Houston Rockets and the Portland Trailblazers are also battling it out but it seems that experience is really key in the playoff and the Rockets have a lot of it compared to the young Trailblazers.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Detroit Pistons match up is officially the most boring series this year. Why? (more…)

Day 2 of the NBA Playoffs featured the other eight teams and was it an exciting night. We saw Iguodala hit a game winning shot against the Magic. Mr. Big Shot Chauncey Billups was on fire from downtown as they easily beat the Hornets. Watch highlights from the 2nd day of the NBA playoffs here. (more…)

The NBA playoff is just a few weeks away and we still don’t know who is assured of the last two or even the last four playoff spots in the East. Right now the fourth-8th seed are the Miami Heat(38-32), Philadelphia 76ers(36-33), Detroit Pistons (34-36) and the Chicago Bulls (34-38). These teams aren’t safe yet since there are a some teams just a few games behind them. If you’re a fantasy basketball fan, you are probably loving the East right now. Why? (more…)