Monday: NBA playoffs start with a bang

Happy Monday everyone! A couple things I want to talk about today.

-First, how about the start to the NBA Playoffs?

I mean seriously? I literally can’t even.

It just seemed that everywhere you looked there was a good game. Clippers-Warriors. Bulls-Wizards. Trailblazers-Rockets. That game was insanely good.
Trailblazers-Rockets. Especially

On top of all that, the road team won five of the eight games played. And one of those teams was 8-seeded Atlanta. Yes, you heard that right.

The East’s top seed Indiana can’t seem to figure it out. The Pacers didn’t just lose Saturday night, they got handled by the Hawks.

This starts to raise some questions. If the Hawks can somehow pull off this upset and knock off Indiana in the opening round, who challenges the Heat’s route to the Finals? Does Frank Vogel keep his job as the Pacers’ head coach? Will the teams stay together or will it lose a bunch of key contributors to free agency or trade?

Indiana looked like a team destined for greatness for many years earlier this season. Now, it’s in a dog fight against a team couldn’t finish with a record of .500 or better. I’m not saying Indiana is done; far from it. But this is the kind of drama the NBA Playoffs has brought in just the first couple days. I can’t to see what else it’s got.

-Second, today is the first Boston Marathon since last year’s horrific bombings. And we have been flooded with heart-wrenching stories all week leading up to this event.

What I find absolutely fascinating is the fact that there will be 9,000 more participants this year than last year. So after an absolute tragedy, where hundreds of people were injured, even more people will be in attendance.

I get goose bumps just thinking about it.

It’s truly amazing watching Americans respond to tragedy, and athletics is a way for them to do that. There’s always going to be a second chance in sports. And there are so many stories we don’t hear about too.

Here are some tweets from the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings. Enjoy!

Hot Reads:

-Interesting and goofy analysis of Grantland’s for the People’s Dream Team.
-E:60 breaks down last year's Boston Marathon.
-Another story about the Marathon. 

Thanks for reading and have a great day!

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