TBT: NBA Playoffs- Road to the finals

We are now 9 days away from the beginning of the long awaited post-season. The defending champion, the San Antonio Spurs, will have to face such a risky competition in order to secure what would be their first back-to-back title in the franchise history. Houston (53-25), Memphis (53-25) , Portland (51-27) and obviously the team who earn the best record in the entire NBA, the Golden State Warriors (63-15), are among the contenders able to win the NBA championship at the end of the season. 

The Western Conference is just crazy deep this year. Naturally, you should be able to say which team is going to make a run into the playoffs toward the NBA finals. I said naturally. The west is a mess of really good team. As a fan, we get to see Western Conference match-up almost on a nightly basis. Just have a look at how deeper the race to the Western Conference playoffs is:

Only the first eight are going into the Playoffs

In the Eastern Conference though, the situation is way different. Regarded as the weakest conference since years, the race to the Eastern Conference finals looks like a 2 way battle between the best team in the East this season , The Hawks d 'Atlanta (59-19) and the rising Cavaliers , leading by the fourth time MVP Lebron James (51-27). The Bulls (46-32) will need a healthy Derrick Rose to make a push in the Playoffs, but it remains unlikely to see the Bulls going to the Finals.


But we never know. We never know what's going to happen. That's what the NBA slogan is : Where amazing happens. Who could have predicted that the Spurs, who failed in 2013 to bring the title to San Antonio (we're thinking about you, Ray), would win the title the next year against the same Heat team, and win the title the way they did, in producing one of the best and astonishing display in the NBA history? And who could have predicted this happens...?

The road to the finals is wide open. Every team, from the spot 1 to the spot 8 might be the one. It's big time around the corner. It's time to shine. Quite frankly, I can't wait for the playoffs to start...

TBT: La Liga El Classico Real Madrid-FC Barcelona

BBC (Benzema-Bale-Ronaldo) vs MSN (Messi-Suarez-Neymar). Carlo Ancelotti vs Luis Enrique. Real Madrid against Barcelona. Two of the most powerful club in the world of football are going to meet again on Sunday in la Liga El classico for what seems to be likely the most important game of the season for both of them. Barcelona (1er, 65pts) has been playing really well since January, with a Leo Messi absolutely on fire during that stretch (16 goals in his 9 played game so far in 2015).


One the other hand, El Real Madrid has been faced a lot of criticism since January, after playing at a high level during the first 3 months of the season. The way they play, the recent dip in form of Cristiano Ronaldo and injuries didn't help a lot. They will be the opportunity to respond to criticism over their form by winning at Barcelona on Sunday to get back at the top of La Liga.


Those games have almost always shown great display from both team and we all have great memories from those games. With 3 days to go before this must-see game, we provide you the opportunity to let us know what was your best memories about La Liga El Classico. From the League of Champions game to the Ronaldinho show at Bernabeu, there are so many games to remember of. Please comment at the end of this post and keep getting involved in our TBT tribute.


Hasta Pronto por el clasico!