Last night featured two OT games in two different sports. First was game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals and it was in New Jersey between the Kings and the Devils. It was a tight game 1 between the two and it was tied at 1-1 as regulation ended. It was tight in OT as well until Anze Kopitar of the Kings managed to get the puck behind the defense thanks to a good pass and managed to score on a breakaway to win the game, 2-1. It was a phenomenal goal to beat Martin Brodeur. The Kings continue to amaze the NHL, now in the Finals.
The other OT game was the Celtics vs. the Heat. The Celtics early on looked like they were going to run away with this game but the Heat fought back and made the Celtics come back and force an OT. In OT, the Heat took over with Dwayne Wade hitting 8 of 23 points then. Despite 44 by Rajon Rondo in the game, the Heat win game 2 in OT, 115-111. The Heat are now up, 2-0, going to Boston.
An interesting pair of OT games with the Hockey one being the more exciting one in my opinion. Again I do like Hockey a bit more but there is an added excitement knowing that the next score will win the game. You can't really do that in basketball. Also, the long layoff didn't seem to affect the Kings as they win the first game. This was the game that the Devils needed right off not just because of the fact it was game 1 of the series but because of the long layoff. They needed to get the win before the Kings found there groove again. So much for doing that.
The Kings and the Devils play game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Saturday while the Heat will eliminate the Celtics sometime next week.
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