Lebron smokes the Pistons

King James schooled the Pistons and single-handedly took his Cavaliers out of Detroit with win in game 5. Dropping 48 points and scoring 30 of the 31 points – including the last 25 - throughout the last possessions of the game, he truly established as one of, if not the best player in the game. He's simply amazing to watch and can play with complete dominance (when he wants to).

I still don't get why they call Chauncey Billups "big shot". I don't recall him doing anything special, but I do have a bad memory for Detroit basketball not involving the brawl at the Palace. Billups also had a chance to push the game into triple-OT but blew a layup with time dying to seal the victory for Cleveland.

The question now is who to root for. There’s the team now in the underdog role that would actually have a better chance in the finals against the Spurs. Or there’s the one-man super-team Cavaliers, who should just be called LeBron from now on. These next two games should be intriguing, but everyone should remember that, in all fairness to Detroit fans, LeBron should have won all five games of this series.

Mamba on the move?

It looks like Kobe Bryant either wants out of L.A. or he doesn't. Who knows? He's flipped and flopped his stance a few times this week, but the real important question is: Where would he go and also were would be the best place for him to go?

Phoenix has enough assets to trade and this move might be the one to push Phoenix into title contention instead of perennial second-round loser. The thing is, Kobe’s my boy and I’m always hating on Nash, would I even be able to cheer for the Sun?

Dallas would also be able to facilitate a trade for Kobe and would be a real asset there considering how clutch Dirk proved he was during this year's playoffs against Golden State.

But, then again, would the Lakers really want to give Kobe to another Western conference rival? I certainly wouldn't want that if I was in L.A.'s front office. So, wouldn't some bits and pieces from the Knicks do? Probably not. I wouldn't pull the trigger for an Isiah pu pu platter.

So how about the Bulls? They would be able to part with some talent and Kobe would still be in a big market. This all depends on what the Lakers want and who the Bulls are willing to give up though.

How ever this plays out, it will be a huge news story in the upcoming weeks; especially with the drat looming.

Also in the NBA, the Jazz were bounced by San Antonio, but we already knew that was going to happen. I just want to see if LeBron can keep his act up from the past two games, especially in Detroit.

Ducks draw first blood

The Ducks of Anaheim were able to clip the Senators and take the first game of the Stanley Cup final. A Travis Moen goal with less than 3 minutes remaining in the game set up a flurry of a finish with several Ottawa chances being stopped by J.S. Giguere.

The back-and-forth game started off with a bang after Ottawa scored a 1:38 into the game and then equalled at the 10 minute mark by Andy McDonald.

Even with the Ducks getting called for more penalties, meaning more power play time for Ottawa, Anaheim was able to throw more shots at Ray Emery than the Sens were at J.S. Giguere.

But, by far, the most interesting story of the game was barely hockey related. During the pre-game lead up, Don Cherry had a chance to chat with California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger about the game. This was quite possibly the worst minute and a half or so that could have happened, but at the same time the best. Anytime you lead up to your league's championship series, why wouldn't you want two people who know nothing about the game talking?

Not so Jazzy

Deron Williams shook off the effects of the flu to start against the Spurs last night but it didn't help too much as the Jazz were unable to overcome the Spurs. The Utah loss sets up a do-or-die game in San Antonio on Wednesday with the series now at 3-1.

On a side note, I have seen someone get knocked over in mid-air to draw a foul the amount of times Manu Ginobili did last night. It seemed whenever I looked towards the television it was happening.

The fact a veritable ton of fouls was called during the game should be noted as well. The end result of several techincal fouls was both Utah's coach Jerry Sloan and guard Derek Fisher getting tossed on techincals during the final stretch of the game.

It also goes to show how little attention I'm paying the conference finals when I failed to mention LeBron's huge posterization dunk on Rasheed Wallace from Sunday night. To make amends, the YouTube video. Enjoy.

A turning point

Lebron and company picked up their first win of the Eastern Conference finals last night to bring the series to 2-1. King James, who had played under expectations through the first two games in Detroit, put 32 points up on the board to go with 9 rebounds and 9 assists and, unlike games 1 and 2, hit the clutch shot when he needed to; a 17-footer of Rip Hamilton. The Pistons now have to regroup and figure out a new way to slow down Lebron. Either that or let this series slip away from them.