West champs survive Rockets scare.

Two of the youngest teams in the NBA went to war as the top seed in the West and the reigning Western Conference Champions Oklahoma City Thunder survive a late push by the eight seeded Houston Rockets after a series which saw the Thunder up 3-0, the Rockets winning two straight before the Thunder wrapped them up in six games on the road.

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The Rockets came into the season as the youngest team in the NBA with the players averaging 25 years of age. They also underwent a major roster overhaul during the off-season and during the regular season itself. Coming into the playoffs, Only two players remained from the Rockets roster last year. Chandler Parsons who have stepped up big during his sophomore campaign this season and Greg Smith who have become servicable throughout the season. Talking more about the major overhaul, they brought in a big fish in James Harden who has turned himself from a sixth man in Oklahoma City to the face of the Rockets franchise. They also brought in Jeremy Lin coming off from his Linsanity days in New York. As well as other players like Omer Asik, Carlos Delfino, Francisco Garcia, Aaron Brooks (Brooks, a relic from the Rockets' last playoff run in 2009) and Patrick Beverley. Down 0-3 in the series, everyone else thought it would end in a sweep. However, they pushed the series to six games before bowing out at home in Game 6.

As for the Thunder, who are gunning for a season of redemption after losing to the Heat in the NBA Finals last season, their road back to the Finals hit a roadblock during this series as their spark plug All-Star point guard in Russell Westbrook went down with an injury after Game 2 that put him out of commission for the rest of the playoffs. Now, the focus is now on Kevin Durant who scored well in the series and is the leading scorer in this year's playoffs so far. But Durant can't do it alone, he must find other options on offense. Players like Serge Ibaka, Kevin Martin, Reggie Jackson and Derek Fisher should step up offensively if the Thunder would have a shot on winning the championship. Aside from the usual defensive presence of Ibaka, Kendrick Perkins, Thabo Sefolosha and Nick Collison. The Thunder may have survived this series, but their road to redemption will get tougher with each game that come along.

The Thunder will face the fifth seeded Memphis Grizzlies who stunned the Los Angeles Clippers in six games setting up a rematch between the two teams in the second round who last fought in 2011.

As for the Rockets, though their season ended in a bitter defeat, with a lot of cap space this off-season, the future looks bright for these "Youngbloods" as they will look to catch another big fish come the off-season, and work on the development of their young but already potent team. Watch out for them to make a ton of noise come next season.

Now here are the scores from all games of the series:

Game 1 @ Oklahoma City: Rockets 91-120 Thunder

Rockets leaders:

Points: Harden 20, Beverley 11, Delfino 10

Rebounds: Jones 8, Asik 7, Harden 6

Assists: Lin 4, Beverley 4, Brooks 3

Thunder leaders:

Points: Durant 24, Westbrook 19, Ibaka 17

Rebounds: Westbrook 8, Ibaka 7, Durant 6

Assists: Westbrook 10, Durant 4, Jackson 4, Collison 4

Game 2 @ Oklahoma City: Rockets 102-105 Thunder

Rockets leaders:

Points: Harden 36, Parsons 17, Beverley 16

Rebounds: Asik 14, Beverley 12, Harden 11

Assists:Harden 6, Beverley 6, Lin 3

Thunder leaders:
Points: Durant 29, Westbrook 29, Ibaka 12

Rebounds: Ibaka 11, Sefolosha 7, Perkins 6

Assists: Durant 9, Westbrook 4, Jackson 3

Game 3 @ Houston: Thunder 104-101 Rockets

Thunder leaders:

Points: Durant 41, Ibaka 17, Jackson 14

Rebounds: Durant 14, Ibaka 11, Sefolosha 9

Assists: Durant 4, Jackson 3, Martin 3

Rockets leaders:

Points: Harden 30, Parsons 21, Garcia 18

Rebounds: Harden 8, Asik 8, Parsons 7, Jones 7

Assists: Parsons 7, Harden 6, Delfino 4

Game 4 @ Houston: Thunder 103-105 Rockets

Thunder leaders:

Points: Durant 38, Jackson 18, Martin 16

Rebounds: Durant 8, Collison 6, Ibaka 5, Liggins 5

Assists: Durant 6, Jackson 3

Rockets leaders:

Points: Parsons 27, Asik 17, Beverley 16

Rebounds: Asik 14, Parsons 10, Beverley 4, Delfino 4

Assists: Parsons 8, Harden 3, Beverley 3, Delfino 3

Game 5 @ Oklahoma City: Rockets 107-100 Thunder

Rockets leaders:

Points: Harden 31, Asik 21, Garcia 18

Rebounds: Asik 11, Harden 8, Beverley 8

Assists: Parsons 4, Garcia 3, Harden 3, Brooks 3

Thunder leaders:
Points: Durant 36, Jackson 20, Ibaka 14

Rebounds: Ibaka 9, Sefolosha 8, Durant 7

Assists: Durant 7, Sefolosha 6, Jackson 3

Game 6 @ Houston: Thunder 103-94 Rockets

Thunder leaders:

Points: Durant 27, Martin 25, Jackson 17

Rebounds: Collison 9, Durant 8, Jackson 7, Ibaka 7

Assists: Jackson 8, Durant 6, Martin 3

Rockets leaders:

Points: Harden 26, Parsons 25, Asik 13

Rebounds: Asik 13, Parsons 7, Harden 6, Garcia 6

Assists: Harden 7, Garcia 5, Parsons 3

Thunder win series 4-2

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Grizzlies "Grit-n-Grind" themselves to Round 2.

In a battle of two contrasting styles, the "Grit-n-Grind" fifth seeded Memphis Grizzlies advance to the second round after knocking out the team that knocked them out of the first round last season, the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers as a second team playing at the Staples Center bows out of the first round this season.

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The Clippers finished a franchise season as they won the Pacific Division title for the first time in franchise history and had their best winning season in franchise history. Led by the Lob City duo of Chris Paul and Blake Griffin, the Clippers were poised on following up their nice playoff run from last season. Joining the duo are Jamal Crawford, DeAndre Jordan, Caron Butler, Chauncey Billups, Matt Barnes, Ryan Hollins and Eric Bledsoe to name some. The Clippers looked good when they won the first two games at home including a Paul game winner in Game 2. However, the series went down for them afterwards as they lost the next four games (including one at home) to drop the series and ending a promising season for these men from Lob City.

The Grizzlies haven't missed a beat, even after trading away their star forward in Rudy Gay to the Raptors during the season. In fact, they have played better without Gay as the main focus went to their big men in Zach Randolph who had an All-Star worthy season for the Grizzlies and Marc Gasol who won the Defensive Player of the Year this season and putting up All-star numbers. They also had a big spark from Mike Conley who has been vital in running the "Grit-n-Grind" offense. The players the got in the Gay trade like veteran Tayshaun Prince and Ed Davis made their impact on this Grizzlies team. As well as players like Tony Allen, Jerryd Bayless, Darrell Arthur and Quincy Pondexter. Now, these "Grit-n'-Grind" Grizzlies continue their chase for a shot at the championship this season.

The Grizzlies will face the top seeded team in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder who survived against the eight seeded Houston Rockets after being up 3-0 in the series and allowing the Rockets to take two games afterwards before the Thunder finally wrapped them up in six games. Thus, it sets up a rematch of their 2nd round battle in 2011.

As for the Clippers, it was a bitter finish to a promising year. In one of those seasons where they came up better than their Staples co-tentants. The spotlight will be on their head coach Vinny del Negro, whether or not he'll continue to coach the Clippers or someone else would come and coach these men from Lob City.

Here are the scores from all games of the series:

Game 1 @ Los Angeles: Grizzlies 91-112 Clippers

Grizzlies leaders:

Points: Bayless 19, Gasol 16, Randolph 13

Rebounds: Davis 6, Randolph 4, Prince 4

Assists: Gasol 7, Conley 5, Bayless 3, Prince 3

Clippers leaders:

Points: Paul 23, Billups 14, Crawford 13, Butler 13

Rebounds: Jordan 8, Butler 7, Odom 7, Griffin 5

Assists: Paul 7, Bledsoe 4, Griffin 3, Odom 3

Game 2 @ Los Angeles: Grizzlies 91-93 Clippers

Grizzlies leaders:
Points: Conley 28, Gasol 17, Allen 16

Rebounds: Allen 10, Randolph 8, Gasol 7

Assists: Conley 9, Gasol 2, Bayless 2

Clippers leaders:
Points: Paul 24, Griffin 21, Crawford 15

Rebounds: Griffin 8, Jordan 8, Odom 5

Assists: Paul 9, Griffin 4, Odom 2

Game 3 @ Memphis: Clippers 82-94 Grizzlies

Clippers leaders:

Points: Griffin 16, Barnes 12, Billups 11

Rebounds: Jordan 8, Paul 6, Hollins 4

Assists: Paul 4, Crawford 3, Bledsoe 3

Grizzlies leaders:
Points: Randolph 27, Gasol 16, Allen 13, Pondexter 13

Rebounds: Randolph 11, Allen 9, Gasol 8

Assists: Conley 10, Randolph 2, Gasol 2

Game 4 @ Memphis: Clippers 83-104 Grizzlies

Clippers leaders:

Points: Paul 19, Griffin 19, Crawford 12

Rebounds: Griffin 10, Odom 3

Assists: Paul 6, Bledsoe 5, Griffin 2

Grizzlies leaders:
Points: Randolph 24, Gasol 24, Prince 15, Conley 15

Rebounds: Gasol 13, Randolph 9, Prince 6

Assists: Conley 13, Gasol 4, Prince 3

Game 5 @ Los Angeles: Grizzlies 103-93 Clippers

Grizzlies leaders:
Points: Randolph 25, Gasol 21, Conley 20

Rebounds: Randolph 11, Gasol 8, Allen 8

Assists: Conley 6, Allen 4, Gasol 4

Clippers leaders:

Points: Paul 35, Crawford 15, Bledsoe 7

Rebounds: Barnes 9, Jordan 8, Paul 5

Assists: Griffin 5, Paul 4, Crawford 3

Game 6 @ Memphis: Clippers 105-118 Grizzlies

Clippers leaders:
Points: Barnes 30, Paul 28, Butler 14

Rebounds: Barnes 10, Jordan 4, Paul 4, Hill 4

Assists: Paul 8, Bledsoe 3

Grizzlies leaders:

Points: Randolph 23, Conley 23, Allen 19

Rebounds: Gasol 7, Allen 7, Prince 6
Assists: Conley 7, Allen 6, Prince 5

Grizzlies win series 4-2

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Knicks survive emotional Celtics rally.

In a emotional battle between two rival cities, the second seeded New York Knicks survive a comeback push by the seventh seeded Boston Celtics who came back to won two games after trailing the series 0-3. The Knicks would take the series in six games and advance to the second round for the first time since 2000.

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The Celtics managed to come back to the playoffs despite losing their superstar point guard in Rajon Rondo to a season-ending foot injury. Led by their trusted veterans in Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, the Celtics keep themselves above the win column despite getting hit by the injury bug all season long. They also got big contributions from Jason Terry, Jeff Green, Brandon Bass and Avery Bradley all season long. They were down 0-3 in the series and managed to put the Knicks on the brink of a 7th and decisive game back in New York. They trailed by 20 points in the 4th quarter and managed to bring the lead down to four. But the Knicks, made all the stops in the final three minutes of the game to seal the series. Despite bowing out in the series, the Celtics fought with a lot of heart and determination especially coming off the Boston Marathon tragedy which is well appreciated by any NBA fan.

The Knicks, led by the new scoring champion Carmelo Anthony won the Atlantic Division title for the first time since 1994. They showed their dominance in this series by going out with three straight wins on the Celtics, before the Celtics won two straight to extend the series before bowing out in Game 6. Anthony is backed up well by J.R. Smith, Tyson Chandler, Raymond Felton, Steve Novak and the rest of the Knicks roster who have been playing great basketball in the Big Apple. The Knicks now continue their run back into contending for a championship come June.

The Knicks will face the third seeded Indiana Pacers in the second round who wrapped up the sixth seeded Atlanta Hawks in similar fashion. Setting up a rebirth of a classic Eastern Conference rivalry.

As for the Celtics, question now looms on whether Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett on whether they will cap off their careers in Boston together with the returning Rajon Rondo or move elsewhere to finish their illustrious Hall of Fame worthy careers.

Now here are the scores from all games of the series:

Game 1 @ New York: Celtics 78-85 Knicks

Celtics leaders:

Points: Green 26, Pierce 21, Bradley 15

Rebounds: Bass 10, Garnett 9, Green 7

Assists: Pierce 7, Bradley 4, Garnett 3

Knicks leaders:

Points: Anthony 36, Smith 15, Felton 13

Rebounds: Martin 9, Anthony 6, Chandler 5, Smith 5, Shumpert 5, Kidd 5

Assists: Felton 6, Kidd 3, Shumpert 3

Game 2 @ New York: Celtics 71-87 Knicks

Celtics leaders:

Points: Pierce 18, Garnett 12, Green 10, Crawford 10

Rebounds: Garnett 11, Bass 10, Pierce 6

Assists: Pierce 6, Terry 3, Bradley 2

Knicks leaders:

Points: Anthony 34, Smith 19, Felton 16

Rebounds: Martin 11, Felton 7, Kidd 6

Assists: Prigioni 5, Felton 2, Kidd 2, Martin 2

Game 3 @ Boston: Knicks 90-76 Celtics

Knicks leaders:

Points: Anthony 26, Smith 15, Felton 15

Rebounds: Chandler 8, Shumpert 8, Kidd 6

Assists: Felton 10, Kidd 6, Smith 3

Celtics leaders:

Points: Green 21, Pierce 17, Terry 14

Rebounds: Garnett 17, Green 9, Bass 7

Assists: Pierce 5, Green 4, Garnett 2, Terry 2

Game 4 @ Boston: Knicks 90-97 Celtics (OT)

Knicks leaders:
Points: Anthony 36, Felton 27, Shumpert 12

Rebounds: Shumpert 12, Chandler 11, Kidd 9

Assists: Felton 3, Anthony 2, Prigioni 2, Kidd 2

Celtics leaders:

Points: Pierce 29, Green 26, Terry 18

Rebounds: Garnett 17, Pierce 8, Green 6

Assists: Pierce 6, Garnett 6, Terry 4

Game 5 @ New York: Celtics 92-86 Knicks

Celtics leaders:

Points: Green 18, Terry 17, Bass 17, Pierce 16, Garnett 16

Rebounds: Garnett 18, Bass 5

Assists: Garnett 5, Green 4

Knicks leaders:
Points: Anthony 22, Felton 21, Smith 14

Rebounds: Chandler 11, Anthony 7, Shumpert 6, Felton 6

Assists: Felton 4, Anthony 2, Chandler 2, Smith 2

Game 6 @ Boston: Knicks 88-80 Celtics

Knicks leaders:
Points: Anthony 21, Shumpert 17, Prigioni 14

Rebounds: Chandler 12, Anthony 7, Smith 7

Assists: Felton 7, Anthony 5, Prigioni 3

Knicks win series 4-2

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Pacers advance to Round 2 for 2nd straight year.

In a series full of double-digit victories, the third seeded Indiana Pacers wrapped up the sixth seeded Atlanta Hawks in six games to advance to the second round for the second straight season.

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The Hawks returned to the playoffs for the sixth straight season, that is after they lost one of their main men in Joe Johnson through a trade with the Nets. They were led by Josh Smith who should have been an All-Star this season if not for his off-court troubles. Al Horford had another great season in a Hawks uniform. While Jeff Teague had a career year. They also got help from Kyle Korver, Deshawn Stevenson, Ivan Johnson to name some. They fought their hearts out especially coming back in Game 6 from a huge deficit, but they eventually came up short on their home floor.

As for the Pacers, they won the Central Division title for the first time since 2004 despite losing their main man from their last playoff run Danny Granger to injuries which kept him out for most of the season. With Granger's absence, Paul George stepped up his game leading to a All-Star season for him. Together with David West, George Hill, Roy Hibbert, Lance Stephenson and DJ Augustin. The Pacers turned around a bad start to their season as they were able to get back in third place in the Eastern Conference standings. Now, they'll be back in the second round as their playoff run to prove continues.

The Pacers will now face the second seeded New York Knicks who wrapped up the seventh seeded Boston Celtics in similar fashion as the Pacers setting up a rebirth between these two fierce rivals from the 1990's.

As for the Hawks, the spotlight is now on Josh Smith who is a free agent this offseason, will he stay in his hometown team or move to another team for next season? A lot of uncertainty lies in "The Highlight Factory" this off-season.

Now here are the scores from all games of the series:

Game 1 @ Indiana: Hawks 90-107 Pacers

Hawks leaders:

Points: Teague 21, Smith 15, Horford 14

Rebounds: Smith 8, Horford 6, Johnson 5

Assists: Teague 7, Smith 5, Horford 3, Mack 3

Pacers leaders:

Points: George 23, Hill 18, Hibbert 16

Rebounds: George 11, West 9, Hibbert 8

Assists: George 12, Stephenson 4

Game 2 @ Indiana: Hawks 98-113 Pacers

Hawks leaders:

Points: Harris 17, Smith 16, Teague 16

Rebounds: Horford 10, Smith 6, Stevenson 5

Assists: Horford 5, Teague 5, Harris 4

Pacers leaders:

Points: George 27, Hill 22, Hibbert 15, Green 15

Rebounds: Hibbert 9, George 8, Pendergraph 7

Assists: George 3, West 3, Hibbert 3, Hill 3, Augustin 3

Game 3 @ Atlanta: Pacers 69-90 Hawks

Pacers leaders:

Points: West 18, George 16, Green 10

Rebounds: George 9, Hibbert 9, Hansbrough 9

Assists: Hill 3, Stephenson 2, West 2

Hawks leaders:

Points: Horford 26, Smith 14, Teague 13

Rebounds: Horford 16, Johnson 7, Smith 6, Teague 6

Assists: Smith 6, Teague 5, Harris 4

Game 4 @ Atlanta: Pacers 91-102 Hawks

Pacers leaders:

Points: George 21, West 15, Hibbert 14

Rebounds: George 12, Stephenson 9, Hibbert 7

Assists: Stephenson 8, Hill 6

Hawks leaders:

Points: Smith 29, Korver 19, Horford 18

Rebounds: Smith 11, Petro 8, Horford 5, Harris 5, Korver 5, Johnson 5

Assists: Teague 6, Harris 6, Smith 4, Horford 4

Game 5 @ Indiana: Hawks 83-106 Pacers

Hawks leaders:

Points: Smith 14, Horford 14, Harris 13

Rebounds: Horford 9, Smith 5, Korver 5

Assists: Teague 5, Harris 3, Horford 2

Pacers leaders:

Points: West 24, George 21, Hibbert 18

Rebounds: Stephenson 12, George 10, Hibbert 9

Assists: Hill 10, George 5, Stephenson 4

Game 6 @ Atlanta: Pacers 81-73 Hawks

Pacers leaders:

Points: West 21, Hill 21, Hibbert 17

Rebounds: Hibbert 11, Stephenson 11, West 8

Assists: George 7, Stephenson 6

Hawks leaders:

Points: Horford 15, Smith 14, Harris 14

Rebounds: Smith 9, Horford 7, Petro 6

Assists: Smith 3, Horford 3, Teague 3

Pacers win series 4-2

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Warriors win the high-octane wars.

In a battle of two high-octane teams. The "Youngbloods" prevailed as the sixth seeded Golden State Warriors pull off a stunning first round victory against the athletic and tall third seeded Denver Nuggets in six thrilling games to advance to the second round.

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The Nuggets had a great regular season where they finished with a franchise best 57 wins in the season. However, they suffered a big loss before the start of the playoffs when Danilo Gallinari suffered a season-ending injury. The Nuggets showed their athleticism and their experience advantage over the Warriors all series long. As well as their huge depth with players like Ty Lawson, Andre Iguodala, Kenneth Faried, Wilson Chandler, Andre Miller and JaVale McGee. They won two games in this series, one on a Andre Miller game-winner in Game 1, and pushed the series to a Game 6 with a win in Game 5 at home. Unfortunately, they were unable to take advantage in full of their strengths of their Warriors as one of their best seasons in franchise history ends in bitter defeat.

The Warriors used their high octane offense to their advantage led by their "Splash Brothers" duo of Stephen Curry who is the 4th best scorer in the NBA Playoffs and Klay Thompson. They also withstand the loss of David Lee for most of the series after he suffered an injury in Game 1. Lee, came back to play a few minutes in Game 6. Outside of Curry, the Warriors got big contributions from Andrew Bogut, Harrison Barnes, Carl Landry, Jarrett Jack and Draymond Green throughout the series. They won all three home games as well as Game 2 in Denver. Now these Warriors from the Bay Area are ready to bring their all on to the next round.

The Warriors will now face the second seeded San Antonio Spurs in the second round who have been resting since their sweep of the Lakers in the first round.

As for the Nuggets, they suffered another first round exit. Now it's a matter of how will they improve come next season, and could we see some changes in personnel along the way? That we will have to see as their off-season begins now.

Now here are the scores from all games of the series:

GAME 1 @ Denver: Warriors 95-97 Nuggets

Warriors leaders:

Points: Thompson 22, Curry 19, Landry 14

Rebounds: Bogut 12, Lee 12, Jack 8

Assists: Jack 10, Curry 9, Bogut 3

Nuggets leaders:

Points: Miller 28, Lawson 12, Chandler 11, Fournier 11

Rebounds: Chandler 13, Iguodala 10, Koufos 7

Assists: Miller 5, Iguodala 5, Lawson 4

GAME 2 @ Denver: Warriors 131-117 Nuggets

Warriors leaders:
Points: Curry 30, Jack 26, Barnes 24

Rebounds: Bogut 8, Barnes 6, Curry 5

Assists: Curry 13, Jack 7, Thompson 2, Barnes 2

Nuggets leaders:

Points: Lawson 19, Brewer 19, Iguodala 18, Miller 18

Rebounds: Chandler 6, Miller 5, Iguodala 4

Assists: Lawson 12, Iguodala 7, Miller 5

GAME 3 @ Golden State: Nuggets 108-110 Warriors

Nuggets leaders:

Points: Lawson 35, Brewer 16, Faried 15

Rebounds: Chandler 9, Faried 7, Iguodala 5

Assists: Lawson 10, Iguodala 5, Miller 4

Warriors leaders:

Points: Curry 29, Jack 23, Barnes 19, Landry 19

Rebounds: Bogut 9, Barnes 7, Jack 5, Landry 5, Green 5

Assists: Curry 11, Jack 7

GAME 4 @ Golden State: Nuggets 101-115 Warriors

Nuggets leaders:
Points: Lawson 26, Iguodala 19, Brewer 14

Rebounds: Faried 12, Iguodala 8

Assists: Lawson 6, Chandler 3, Iguodala 2

Warriors leaders:

Points: Curry 31, Jack 21, Landry 17

Rebounds: Green 6, Bogut 5, Jack 5

Assists: Jack 9, Curry 7, Thompson 5

GAME 5 @ Denver: Warriors 100-107 Nuggets

Warriors leaders:

Points: Barnes 23, Jack 20, Thompson 19

Rebounds: Barnes 9, Jack 6, Thompson 6

Assists: Curry 8, Jack 5, Green 3

Nuggets leaders:

Points: Iguodala 25, Lawson 19, Chandler 19
Rebounds: Iguodala 12, Faried 10, McGee 8

Assists: Lawson 10, Iguodala 7, Miller 5

GAME 6 @ Golden State: Nuggets 88-92 Warriors

Nuggets leaders:
Points: Iguodala 24, Lawson 17, Chandler 11, Faried 11

Rebounds: Faried 11, McGee 10, Iguodala 9

Asssists: Iguodala 6, Lawson 6, Chandler 3, Miller 3

Warriors leaders:

Points: Curry 22, Green 16, Bogut 14

Rebounds: Bogut 21, Green 10, Barnes 5, Landry 5, Curry 5

Assists: Curry 8, Jack 4, Bogut 3

Warriors win series 4-2

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19 YEARS STRONG!

So yeah, another year ends in my journey. April 30 has come again on the calendar sheets, and I usher in a brand new year of this journey called LIFE.

As the title states, I'm already 19 years old starting today. Well, this April 30 was a bit different than in previous years. In the past couple of years, I threw parties for all my close PEEPS. However, this year I spent my whole day with my entire family. Since I'm saving my party money for the NBA game this October here in the Philippines. Because my team, the Houston Rockets will be playing in that game against the Indiana Pacers.

We went to SM North EDSA to have my birthday lunch at Shakey's. Well, I didn't ask for their birthday choir which they do on birthdays of people who dine on all their branches nationwide. Afterwards, we went buying a few clothing. Then before we went back home for the rest of the day. We bought some desserts like pastillas, brownies and ice cream to enjoy for the rest of the day. It's a shame though I wasn't able to take photos along the way since our camera has been lost and we can't find it along our home for the past month. Though I didn't get to spend it with other people in person, it was worth spending time with my family on my day. Add to that, I got a nice birthday win from the Houston Rockets as they won Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the NBA Playoffs 105-103 to keep their season alive. I was watching the game until halftime, but I had to bail out since we had to go on that trip for lunch. At least, they got the win and no brooms were sweeping on my birthday.

I'll take this moment to thank those who remembered my birthday with all the greetings and best wishes on Facebook & Twitter, as well as those who texted my phone for their well wishes. You all have played a part in my life and I'm always thankful to each and every one of you. One thing that made my day is that I was greeted by my "crush" as well as a good old friend of mine. It truly made my day even special. Sorry I can't throw a party this year because like I said earlier, I'm saving for the game. I hope I can throw one next year as I finish the mission which is to graduate.

Of course, I'll thank my family for always being there for me in my life from the start until the very end. Finally, I thank God that I made it through another year of my life, and I'll always look up to you every step in my life. I'm hopeful that this year will be filled with a lot of blessings.

Danke! Merci! Thank You! Salamat!
19 years on, I still got a lot to prove.
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