nba playoffs

On the first possession of his NBA championship-clinching game five victory, LeBron James took a fast-break pass from Mario Chalmers, leapt aggressively towards the hoop and emphatically slammed the ball through the net.

The night belonged to Tony Parker and the Spurs again as experience lifted them over the Jazz Saturday night 102-90.

Somehow, it's playoff time again in the NBA. It doesn't seem like it's been a year since the Dallas Mavericks won the championship. Maybe it's because of the shortened season that the lockout caused earlier this year. Nevertheless, it's time to sit on the couch, or in some cases, jump on the floor, cheering your team on while ignoring all the other responsibilities you have. Everything else takes a back seat to the pursuit of the ring, because it's win or go home.

Al Jefferson last played in an NBA playoff game in 2005 when he was a member of the Boston Celtics. It was the first round against the eighth seeded Indiana Pacers where they were beat four games to 3.

The Jazz beat the Orlando Magic in overtime Saturday night at Energy Solutions Arena 117-107 to record their second overtime win in three games to advance one game closer to being the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs.