New Jersey 106
Chicago 97
I'm a Chicago Bulls fan. In case you didn't know.
I was first a fan right after the Bulls won their first championship in 1991. It helped that Michael Jordan played for them. I was a fan through the repeat (when Riley took over the Knicks, Cleveland thought they could stop Jordan, and MJ hit 6 threes in Game 1 of the Finals), the three-peat (when MJ got hit with the gambling allegations, the Suns dominated everyone, and Paxson hit the game winner in Game 6), the year and a half of Jordan's first retirement, the 72 win season, the second repeat, and ultimately the second three-peat. Once Phil Jackson decided to stop coaching, the lockout happened, Jordan retired again, and the team was dismantled, I figured it was time to move on to another team. I had endured years (still on going) of losing with the L.A./Oakland Raiders and I didn't want my NBA team to suck too. So I began following Allen Iverson and the Philadelphia 76ers. And they almost got to the top of the NBA mountain (2000 Finals, Sixers won Game 1 in L.A. against the Lakers, only to drop the next four games), but they couldn't put it together. And Philly's management could never find the right piece to play alongside Iverson, though I think he and Stackhouse would have worked. So in 2003 I decided to return to my beloved franchise. They still sucked, but they were my team. They still sucked after the 2004 season. But then in 2005, they went back to the playoffs and almost got to the second round! Yes! In 2006, they went to the playoffs again and got handled by the soon to be champion Miami Heat. The signed Ben Wallace in the offseason! And going into last night they were the number 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs!
All they had to do was beat New Jersey in New Jersey. That's it. I think the Bulls were winless in ten tries in New Jersey. So what. One win. Number 2 seed.
As the score at the top says, they fucked it up.
Now you would think, they would be a 3 seed now, or even a 4. NO.
A 5 seed.
And now the Bulls start the playoffs in Miami against the 4 seed and defending NBA champion Heat.
They could have been playing the Wizards. A Wizards team without Gilbert Arenas and Caron Butler. Antawn Jamison won't carry the Wiz out of the first round.
Instead, that fuck head Lebron James and those damn Cavaliers get to play the Wizards and more than likely will advance to play the fucking Nets or the Raptors before getting truly tested in the Eastern Conference Finals.
The Bulls have to beat the Heat, then beat the Pistons or Magic to get to the E.C. Finals. And it'll be the Pistons. IF the Bulls beat the Heat.
Fuck.
The Bulls won the season series against the Heat but that doesn't mean shit in the Playoffs. Especially with Shaq healthy and Wade at 85-90%.
Fuck.
So it looks like the Bulls will be out in the first round again.
Fuck.
Predictions?
Mavericks over Pistons in 5 games.
Congratulations Dallas.
Fuck!