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A Great video! Optimus Prime of “The Transformers” Dunking in the finals showcasing the opening of the 2009 NBA Playoffs.

Everybody that have thought the Houston Rockets will be finished in the series without their best player Yao Ming in the game was proved wrong when the Rockets made a 98-87 win over the Los Angeles Lakers to tie up the semifinals of the Western Conference of the NBA at 2 games each making the next game a deciding one.

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The win of the Denver Nuggets against the New Orleans Hornets was a big one…real big for it led to the first ever play offs victory of Nuggets since 1994.

Carmelo Anthony’s 34 points, Chauncey Billups’ 13 points and 11 assists, and J. R. Smith’s 20 points (15 of which he scored in the second half) fueled the Denver Nuggets to have a 21 point advantage in there win against the Hornets (107-86) and made the Nuggets to taste their first play off win ever since 1994 after suffering 5 straight first round flame-outs. Advancing to the second round of the series, the Denver Nuggets will face Dallas Mavericks who also made it to the second round by defeating the San Antonio Spurs in five games.

Although the Hornets lost, and even they played without Tyson Chandler, they have given the Nuggets a very nice match. The match was tied at 62 at the midway of the third period before Denver Nuggets made a sensational 24-4 run and to take the lead. David West alone got 24 points and Chris Paul was able to make 12 points and 10 assists, an evidence of a great basketball showdown against the two competing teams.

Who says crying is for children only??? The tears that fell down rolling on NBA Superstar Michael Jordan were proof that even though guys cry….

The Chicago Whitney Young led by Marcus Jordan, son of the Bulls’ six-time champion, Michael Jordan scores a 69-66 victory over Waukegan in the Illinois Class 4A championship Saturday. Marcus Jordan scored a game-high 19 points to lead Chicago Whitney Young. The younger Jordan was a key down to the stretch after two teammates fouled out, hitting four of four free throws in the final 3 minutes to seal the victory.

The proud father, Michael Jordan didn’t join the celebration enjoyed by the triumphant victorious team. Instead, Michael Jordan stood quietly, clapping his hands with tears in his eyes. “Crying?” the NBA great said in response to a reporter’s question. “I’m not crying, not for me, anyway.” “Awesome,” Marcus Jordan said. “Just awesome.”

Michael Jordan, part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats, skipped his team’s home loss to Indiana so he could attend his son’s game. Another son, Jeff Jordan, plays basketball for the University of Illinois.