2nd round recap

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- Minnesota takes care of the Suns in 6 games... After having the best record in the west last season, only to lose in the 1st round to the Spurs the Twolves have reached the conference finals for the 1st time since the KG era... Kevin Love continued his great postseason, as he averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds per game in this six game series... Ricky Rubio fought through some nagging injuries and came up big with 15 points and 11 assists per game... The difference between this years Wolves and last years has to be the addition of Paul Pierce... Last year the Wolves didn't have "that guy" that could get his own when the game was on the line, "the captain" is exactly that and he has come up big since being acquired at the deadline...


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- The upstart Kings pushed the Thunder to Seven games but, in the end the Thunder was just too talented... Westbrook and Durant once again carried the team, in the series they averaged 63 points per game combined... Throw in some Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb and this team looks like the favorite to come out of the West... Sacramento put up a fight, but, in the end this young team just needs some more time before they can take that next step...


EAST


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- The 76ers, who swept the Knicks out of the 1st round continued their dominance this postseason as they swept the Wizards out as well... Eight games in, Eight wins later, the Sixers are in the East Finals... This team has it all, Defense, Rebounding, Inside Offense, Outside Offense, they are the most complete team in the league and with Miami out of the picture, I think they are going to represent the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals...


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- The amazing story of the Brooklyn Nets continues as they knock out the Pacers in Five Games... Without arguably their best offensive player, Joe Johnson, the Nets have dug down deep and run rough shot through the first two rounds of the playoffs... Pau Gasol is playing lights out and he and Brook Lopez are a force on the inside... With Darren Williams running the show and those two Seven Footers in the paint, this team looks like they are going to be a tough out in these playoffs... We'll see how they match up against the Sixers, who have yet to lose a playoff game