The Heat Suddenly Look Rather Elderly

Never have we been more aware of how important, you know, not being old is in the sport of basketball than during this Heat-Bulls series. Or, as Blog A Bull puts it, "if the Bulls keep getting this open while an aged Heat defender flails away a few steps behind, the shots will likely keep falling." Last night, the Heat definitely had that "caught a few breaks the year before but now too old and decrepit to defend a title" look that our Cardinals have right now. It's unnerving, and almost wistful.

In the other games last night, the Raptors saved their fans the indignity of having to watch Vince Carter win on their court twice, and the Suns made it clear there will be no Kobe heroics this year. The first couple of games of any NBA playoff series, even the first round, essentially constitute a throat-clearing, a waking-up period when we decided which of these are going to be worth actually paying attention to. If last night is any indication ... well, go Warriors!

Bulls 107, Heat 89 [Blog A Bull] Offense Soars In Game 2 Rout [Arizona Republic]