While yesterday we concentrated on worldwide sport, todaysports in the good old US of A catches our attention. The NBA and NHL playoffs should provideabundant hours of viewing for even the most convinced fan. A little European pro cycling completes theSunday Sport picture. The National Basketball Association always seems to have anendless season, but now the endless playoffs have begun, framing the end inview. Today, Eastern Conference Playoffsfeature game four contests between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks,between the Toronto Raptors and the Washington Wizards, and between theCleveland Cavaliers and the Indianapolis Pacers. The Pacers surprised the Cavaliers in theirlast game. The Cavs had an unusualstreak going, of always winning when they led a game going into the fourthquarter. The Pacers went out ahead, andmanaged to preserve their lead, blocking a shot in the last second. One of the Cavs was completely open and couldhave made a two point shot, but the NBA is often a combination of ego and hubris, and a threepoint shot was attempted and missed. Congratulations Pacers! The WesternConference is not completely neglected today, with Game Four between the GoldenState Warriors and the San Antonio Spurs. Of all the games on the menutoday, this is the only one which can have final consequences. The Warriors are the only team up 3-0, andcould secure their advancement with a win. The National Hockey Leagues is also amidst their playoffs,with a game today in the Eastern Conference playoffs. This will be game sixbetween the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Philadelphia Flyers. The Flyers lead the series 3-2, and could putaway the competition with a win today. What a shame, though, to leave behind favorite Penguin Sidney Crosby,well known to readers of this blog. TheNHL playoffs are less regimented than the NBA. Some teams have already secured advancement to the second round, while othersare just at the beginning of their first round playoff series. Teams which have already secured second roundspots include, in the Western Conference, the Winnepeg Jets, the Vegas Golden Knights,and the San Jose Sharks. In the EasternConference, only the Tampa Bay Lightening have definitively advanced. In Pro Cycling, Sunday marks the end of the Spring Classicsseason, with the Annual running of the Liege Bastogne Liege. This year's Liège–Bastogne–Liège will be the104th edition. Run almost annually since1892, with time out for wars, the race is nicknamed La Doyenne, and isconsidered one of the most challenging of the one day classics. The race takes place through the Ardennes,and includes terrain unseen in most of the other classics, and is long, over250 km. Favorites this year are SpaniardAlejandro Valverde, who has won three times before, and Frenchman JulienAlaphilippe. Allez! Allez! Allez! -- Posted By Blogger to SR at 4/22/2018 12:58:00 AM -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "omnisport" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/omnisport. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
