NBA Playoffs

All 4 of the series have a team leading 3-2 after concluding 5 games. The Cavaliers, Hawks, Warriors and Clippers are all one game ahead of the Bulls, Wizards, Grizzlies and Rockets respectively. The second round of the 2015 playoffs have been very entertaining so far with buzzer-beaters from Paul Pierce, Lebron James, and Derrick Rose all occurring in the same weekend. 

Game 6 will be played tonight in the Cavaliers vs Bulls series and the Bulls need to win this one or else they will be eliminated. The Bulls have been struggling without big man Pau Gasol who can do everything from passing to rebounding to shooting. He is listed as a game time decision for game 6 but the Bulls really need him in order to keep sixth man Taj Gibson play his normal role of being a spark plug of the bench along with Nikola Mirotic and Aaron Brooks. 

 

The other game being played tonight is the Clippers vs Rockets. The Rockets are in a must win situation and they have been struggling up front as of late. Center Dwight Howard has been getting into early foul trouble so they made a change and inserted Josh Smith into the starting line up in order to get more rebounding. The Rockets really need James Harden to step up and carry the team if they want to win. 

In the same series, the x-factor for the Clippers is point guard Chris Paul who has been struggling through a hamstring injury. He sat out the first two games of the series and the play by back up point guard Austin Rivers was outstanding. In this close-out game they really need Paul's leadership to get them though adversity more than his actual play but that would be nice too.