Well after each series played their 1st game this past weekend, I think we are in for a great playoffs experience. Each game was closely contested. The Grizzlies, as an 8 seed, got their 1st playoff victory in franchise history yesterday. I'm excited at least and I hope you are too.
One interesting storyline going into this year's postseason is two former teammates finally getting off the top of the list of most career regular season games played without every playing in the playoffs by an active player. The Celtics' Troy Murphy and the Pacers' Mike Dunleavy finally made the playoffs after long careers, much spent together. Murphy led the list with 656 career games in 10 seasons before making it this year. Dunleavy just trailed Murphy, having played in 627 games in 9 seasons. Before this year, the two were teammates for all 8 years of Dunleavy's career. They were both drafted by the Warriors, then traded together to the Pacers during the 06-07 season. So who now takes their spot atop the list? The Pistons' Chris Wilcox, at 534 games.
One other quick link I came across that I found entertaining is an article by the Sports Pickle: What Your Favorite NBA Playoff Team Says About You.
