King James felt the enormous weight of previous playoff exits lifted from his shoulders last night, As he and Dwayne Wade combined for a 67 point outburst in South Beach.
Not only did they send the defending Eastern Conference Champions home for a summer vacation, they beat the Celtics at their own game, executing in the final minutes of high profile games, Something Miami was criticized for all season long. Particularly Lebron James, he erased all doubt though with a couple of icy veined three pointers as well as his signature emphatic dunk to toss the proverbial dirt on the Celtics coffin. It was he, not Kevin Garnett pounding his chest at midcourt signaling victory, the power has surely shifted in the East for now.
For Lebron and the Heat, they now sit one series away from the Nba finals, and just 4 wins from coming full circle since the much publicized 2010 offseason, on the cusp of completing and also starting what he came here to do, win a championship and start a dynasty. Aspiring to join the legendary rank of Michael Jordan's 6 rings, but for now he's still 8 wins from gold item number 1.
Roughly over 30 games into the Mlb season, team identities and standings are starting to take shape.
One thing that stands out so far is the surprise Cleveland Indians, best record in the AL at 23-12, taking early advantage of the weak AL Central.
One thing that was expected however was the Phillies and Yankees being right their with them to fill out the top 3.
So far the AL East has been competitive, the Yankees and Rays sit tied atop the division while the Jays, Sox, and O's all remain tied for 3rd at 4.5 games back.
Tampa has persevered without their best player Evan Longoria, and has relied on the solid pitching of David Price and others to keep the Rays dangerous despite starting 0-6. The Redsox has been climbing uphill but still play inconsistent baseball, 3 games under 500. In Mid May wasn't what Theo Epstein expected when he reeled in Carl Crawford and Adrian Gonzalez this winter.
Now the Yankees are a different story, at 20-14 the Bombers have had their ups and downs. Names like Swisher, A-Rod, and Teixeira continue to slump, while a question filled Yankee rotation has carried the team so far. If the Yankees are to pull away from the pack they must get a bonafied starter at the deadline to avoid the inevitable drop off in pitching that will come. As the summer heats up the bats will come alive in the Bronx, that's a given.
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