2014 NBA Playoffs, Day 10

Get out the brooms!  It's a recap of Day 10 of the NBA Playoffs.

Also, a #1 seed is in trouble.  And the other averted what could have been some seriously hot water.

First up, Miami vs. Charlotte.

Surprisingly, no Al Jefferson for the Bobcats was not the disaster that most thought it would be.  The Bobcats won three quarters of the game.

Of course, that ignores the third quarter, which Miami won handily 32-17.

Let's face it, this was going to happen with or without Jefferson.  Once he was injured, really, the lack of talent in Charlotte was doomed to fall in four or five games.  It just so happened that Miami found their killer instinct and though they let the Bobcats think they were in it in the first half, they managed to close it out without serious trouble.

Miami sweeps the series and faces Toronto or Brooklyn in the next round.

Next, Atlanta vs. Indiana.

Is it safe to say that Indiana is in trouble?

Hell, if not now, then when?

I feel comfortable saying that Indiana is in trouble.  They just have a bad matchup with the Hawks and their own unit is in such disarray that they've really had very little chance of coming out of this series with a win.

Roy Hibbert continues to struggle.  He was in foul trouble and thus had few minutes on the court, but in this game he had an assist and missed both shots he took.  Wow.  For a guy who was dominating series last season, this is not a good look.

It's not like the Hawks are a great team, either.  They've got some solid shooters, though, and that seems to be just enough to get them over the top against the Pacers.

I'll be damned if I can explain it, though.

Atlanta leads 3-2.  Game 6 is Thursday.

Finally, San Antonio vs. Dallas.

It's never good to be down 3-1 in a seven-game series.  San Antonio avoided this fate by winning Monday in Dallas.  The starting lineup was decent, but it was Ginobili and Boris Diaw off the bench that made the difference.

Although given some of the ugly turnovers in this game, that might not be entirely accurate.

I'm not sure how the best team in the league can suddenly have a problem with turnovers.  14 last night isn't too bad, especially when compared to 24 in Game 2.  Still, it's how some of them looked that is the bad thing.

And despite all the guys in double figures in scoring, it's hard to say that any of them (except Ginobili) played all that well.

Either way, San Antonio got the win they needed and now they've got home-court back.

The series is tied 2-2.  Game 5 is Wednesday.

Later today, Game 5 in Chicago, Oklahoma City, and Los Angeles. With a win in Chicago, Washington can clinch the series and move on to the second round.