“Quarters” Set

After last night’s results that ended the prelims and began the “quarters,” the latter per our title is/are set, with NHL top ranked Winnipeg (Jets) nee Atlanta Thrashers, having pulled out #7 vs the St. Louis Blues, tying the tilt with 3 seconds to play, the prelims highlight, in either the NHL or NBA.

Both the Jets and Dallas Stars, trailed by 2 goals in the third and final period of their 7th game, before rallying for respective incredible and quite unlikely, home 7th game wins.

Next they face each other with Dallas the series “fave,” though Winnipeg after an all home team 7 game series win vs the Blues (they won their last 15 home tilts) have the home advantage.

Else where in NHL “Qtrs” play, both Carolina vs East top seed Washington and defending champion/2 time finalist Florida, are also series favorites, sans home ice advantage.

The Las Vegas Golden Knights have home advantage and are slight favorites vs last year’s league runner-up, Edmonton Oilers, in their quarterfinal series.

NBA: Already an upset, as Indiana (Pacers) walked into Cleveland (hard to fit Indiana into Cleveland) but at least ’twas the significant game and series underdog Pacers, “semis” losers to Boston last season, winning game 1.

Tonight the Celtics and Knicks begin their series, as do the Thunder and Nuggets.

Tomorrow night, the Golden State Warriors who won twice at Houston vs the Rockets, including #7, in their prelim, open at Minnesota vs the Timberwolves, who denied their once twin cities dwelling, Lakers in 2 of 3 road tilts, in what was a 5 game Minne prelims win.

Adam Lowry, pictured above, had the series winning goal for the Winnipeg Jets.