The San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder will do battle in the Western Conference Finals. It shouldn’t come as much of a surprise to see the top two seeds in the West squaring off in hopes of representing the conference in the NBA Finals.
The 2014 NBA playoffs have reached their version of the Final Four. The Indiana Pacers and the Miami Heat are set to square off out East, while the Oklahoma City Thunder are hoping to take down the defending Western Conference Champion San Antonio Spurs.
Kings and Blackhawks Kick off Western Conference Final Sunday
Game 1 of the Western Conference Final goes down Sunday afternoon in Chicago. The Kings haven`t had much time to savor their Game 7 win against Anaheim in Game 7 of their second round series – they will take to the ice less than 48 hours after that win to take on a Blackhawks team that has been off since Tuesday.
Kings and Blackhawks in Western Conference Final for Second Straight Year
Two teams that have won it all recently meet in the Western Conference Final that starts Sunday, May 1.
The Montreal Canadiens host the New York Rangers on Saturday afternoon in the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final at the Bell Centre in Quebec. The Canadiens are coming off a big Game 7 win in their semifinal series with the Bruins, while the Rangers beat the Penguins in seven games after beating the Flyers in seven games.
The Indiana Pacers and Miami Heat will face off in the Eastern Conference Finals beginning on Sunday afternoon. The two teams took very different paths to the conference finals. The Heat rolled over just about everyone in their path, while the Pacers have endured plenty of struggles in the postseason.
A Fitting Conclusion – Kings and Ducks Play Game 7 Friday
The Los Angeles Kings and the Anaheim Ducks will play a deciding game in their second round playoff series Friday night with a trip to the Western Final against Chicago on the line. Despite some serious momentum swings in the six games, each team has scored 13 goals – razor close.
These two ballclubs sit with virtually identical records – both hovering around .500 – but the O’s are currently at the top of the American League East division in what has been a weird year thus far for the perennial powerhouse… all the usually sound teams seemingly can’t stop losing.
On the season the White Sox have an Over/Under record of 24-17 and a run-line W/L record of 21-21 and the Pirates have an Over/Under record of 18-21 and a run-line W/L record of 22-19.
After a couple of wins in Seattle Tampa’ s struggles continued in L.A. last night as they were blew the game late, big time, against the Angels.
The Toronto Blue Jays will make the trip out to Arlington for a date with the Texas Rangers on Friday night in the opener of a three-game set. Both teams don’t like the form they are currently in, and both would like to use this series as a springboard to a turnaround in the near future.
The Atlanta Braves arrive in St. Louis looking to maintain their slim lead atop the NL East when they open a three-game set against the struggling Cardinals.
The Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers will face off in the Eastern Conference Final for a spot in the Stanley Cup Final. This series marks just the 15th time the Original Six franchises will do battle in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, with each side claiming victory in seven of those matchups, the most recent on coming in 1996.
On the season the Marlins have an Over/Under record of 25-13 and a run-line W/L record of 22-19 and the Pirates have an Over/Under record of 18-21 and a run-line W/L record of 21-20.
The Yankees finally solved the Mets last night and all it took was another spectacular outing from Masahiro Tanaka.
The Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians will close out their three game set at the Rogers Centre with a rubber match on Thursday. The Indians have seen their bats come alive north of the border, while the Blue Jays continue to be hit or miss as their roller coaster season continues.
