Crucial Junctures
The second game of the Los Angeles Lakers’ playoff series against Denver is 7:30 pm tonight at Staples Center, televised on TNT and Fox Sports Net, with Purple and Gold enjoying a 1-0 lead over the Nuggets. Only one underdog team is winning their first round match up, the Philadelphia ‘76ers , who found a way to foil the Detroit Pistons’ defense and pound out a 90-86 victory on Sunday. Game two of that Eastern conference battle can be seen on NBA TV with tip-off scheduled for right around 4:30 pm PST today. One of the most exciting series’ thus far has been the San Antonio Spurs versus Phoenix Suns, where the Spurs hold a commanding 2-0 advantage after last night’s 102-96 win behind Tony Parker’s game-high 32 points. The Suns have started each contest with a barrage of offense, jumping out to a first half lead both times, only to have the Spurs chisel away diligently before eventually coming away with the wins. Now that the series moves to Phoenix, Shaq, Steve Nash, and the rest of the squad will have the home crowd at their backs in hopes to turn the momentum. As the Suns knocked the Lakers out in the first round the past two seasons, it’s only fitting that they might suffer a similar fate, my only overriding hope being that the series goes seven games to potentially tire out both teams before one moves on to the Western conference semi-finals.
Hillary Clinton won the Pennsylvania Presidential primary election over Barack Obama yesterday, keeping her campaign to become the Democratic nominee alive for at least another few weeks. The next two states to get a primary vote are Indiana and North Carolina on May 6th, with early analysis saying Obama is likely to claim North Carolina while Indiana is nearly an even split. I’ve never known an intraparty race to be this close, especially with the November general election only six and a half months away. It’s been an undeniably exciting time in the political realm with no signs of this neck and neck tug of war subsiding. So long as the mud-slinging and muck-raking don’t convert Democratic voters to become John McCain supporters, I embrace the remaining competition with confidence that the most qualified candidate will emerge triumphant as our best choice for US President in 2008.
The trailers I’ve seen on TV for Speed Racer these past few days have been nothing short of eye-popping. Directed by the innovative creators of The Matrix trilogy, Andy and Larry Wachowski, the movie comes out on May 9th and stars Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, Matthew Fox, Susan Sarandon, and John Goodman. The film’s visual style has a look reminiscent of video games such as Mario Kart Wii and the SSX snowboarding/skiing series. Give a click on the picture below to visit the Speed Racer website and watch the preview, it’s a definite rush.
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