The NBA playoffs have officially kicked off and all of us fans who think it is the best on the West need to read on. The Phoenix Suns and the Spurs started the playoff schedule off on Saturday in a game that reminded me of what the seventh game could look like. Shaq did not have the strongest performance compared to Duncan who was able to hit his first 3-pointer since 2005 with only seconds remaining in OT. The second OT proved to be too much for the Suns who ended up losing 117-115. I have to believe that my NBA team will be able to beat the Spurs down the series and be the first in the Western Conference semi-finals even with the statistic that 83 percent of the time the winner of game 1 one wins the series.

The Jazz Beat the Rockets 93-82, the Hornets proved their dominance over the Mavericks winning 104-92 and the Nuggets other then Allen Iverson who was ejected in the fourth could not do anything to control Bryant and the Lakers who won 128-114. The Lakers are the safe NBA team bet to the other team who will make the Western semi-finals. Stay updated on all team sports information here. Who are your two NBA team picks for the west?