LeBron and the Heat Advance

Well, so much for that prediction. LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and company made short work of the Celtics knocking them out in 5 games. They won all 3 games at home, and even stole an overtime game in Boston suggesting to many that we've seen a changing of the guard in the East. Now it's no secret that I'm not a Heat fan AT ALL these days. I didn't like the way LeBron James handled his move from Cleveland and naturally, I'm going to root against him as a result. I really thought the Celtics had Miami's number when they beat them 3 straight times to open the regular season, but Boston showed their age in this series, and the Heat exposed all of their weaknesses. The C's missed the toughness they lost in Kendrick Perkins, especially when Shaq went down, and they clearly missed Tony Allen's defensive presence this year. And as a result, they're going home early. So with the Lakers and Celtics both out, does this mean it's Miami's title to lose? Not so fast. Chicago has a 3-2 lead in their series over Atlanta, and the Heat still haven't shown they came beat them yet. And then out West, the Mavericks are loaded with talent as we saw in their sweep of L.A. The Heat haven't beaten Dallas this year either. And don't forget Oklahoma City. With Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant, they can't be counted out. And the way Memphis is playing, if they can beat the Thunder after routing the Spurs, I'd have to think they're a scary proposition for anyone. So I'm not going to say it's Miami's title to lose just yet. But I'm not going to lie, as a hater, I'm definitely getting more and more nervous with each passing victory.