This is the Year of the Point Guard in the NBA Playoffs.

Hello,

I've only watched a few minutes of the NBA playoffs so far, but there's clearly a trend going on. A team with a strong dominant point guard is going to lead it's team to the NBA title. Will it be Derrick Rose, Darren Collison, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Rajon Rondo etc.

If I was starting a team I'd definitely choose Rose over Collison, however Collison obviously makes the Pacers go. It seemed that the Pacers were on their way to tying the series at 1 game a piece last night. That is until Collison sprained his ankle and wasn't able to come back into the game. All of sudden the Pacers looked out of sync and their offense was much less effective. Although T.J. Ford's three quarter shot at at the end of the third quarter gave them some temporary life. Ford, yes, is a point guard. If Collison had been able to play the second half, Indiana probably would have won that game. Instead Rose threw the Bulls on his back and dragged them to a 1-1 series tie.

When the Hornets knocked off the Lakers in Game 1 of their series, who was the man? Paul stepped up the most for the Hornets. Of course it was Chris Paul, who again is a point guard. He spurred the Hornets to their victory. Chris Paul had 33 points, 14 assists and 7 rebounds. Paul was a very efficient 11 of 18 from the field.

Even my adopted playoff team, the Thunder are lead by their point guard, Russell Westbrook. Kevin Durrant may be the star and the leading scorer, but Westbrook is the one that led the team. Westbrook was 12 of 23 from the field, including 3 of 4 from 3 point land. Westbrook finished with 31 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds. An outstanding performance in all facets of the game.

I'm glad the Thunder won the game, but I'm disturbed they were credited with that controversial goal tending basket. Isn't why they have 3 refs? Even the NBA, an organization loathe to admit mistakes, admitted that call was botched. Why are leagues taking so long to enact rule changes to use video on these kind of plays. Maybe like in the NFL coaches can have 2 challenges on plays that go beyond the current rules. Also the NBA should enact that rule asap. The Thunder still might have stormed their way to victory. We'll never know for sure as the goal tend was allowed.

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