NHL and NBA Semi-final Series Notes

Both NBA semi-finals series ended after a total of just nine games (one more than the minimum). In the NHL, both semi-final series will total fourteen games (the maximum)– just the second time this has happened since 1964.

Last night, while the NBA Golden State Warriors finished off the Houston Rockets in five games, the NHL Chicago Blackhawks forced a seventh game of their “semi” vs the Ducks Saturday night in Anaheim.

Unfortunately in all probability, Kenny Albert and not Mike Emrick will be the lead NBC broadcaster.

Kudos to Albert on his energy traveling back and forth to different games, but give me “inspiration”/talent, not “perspiration”/ just showing up, any day, as Emrick, a gifted play by play man, is in my opinion “night and day” better than Albert.

Mike Emrick