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New York is surely frustrated with the way Game 4 ended and with the physicality and extra curriculars starting to take center stage in this series it will be interesting to see how the Rangers react.New Jersey in these playoffs. New Jersey looked very sloppy in their Game 3 loss and couldn't muster any offense getting blanked for the second time in the series

On to the City of Brotherly Love as the Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of their Best-of-seven series. The game is scheduled for an 8:00 pm start time and it will be televised live on TNT. Currently the odds have Philadelphia favored by 2 points with the total sitting at 175.5 points for the contest.

While the Bulls beat the Waratahs 24-27 last week and the Rebels 35-41 the week before the Highlanders have been struggling to find their past form.

The Highlanders last victory was in Round 10 when they beat the Cheetahs 33-36. Since then they have suffered back to back losses against the Sharks in Durban and the Hurricanes in Dunedin last week.

The Highlanders have played the Bulls at home (they have played the Bulls in Dunedin, Palmerston North and Invercargill) 6 times and they have won five times and lost just once.

The Highlanders record against the Bulls at home translates to them winning 83% of their matches.

The Brumbies have faced many tests in 2012 but their match against the Hurricanes in Wellington must be the toughest of the season so far. With the cruel injury that struck down in form flyhalf Christian Lealiifano in the final play of the Waratahs match, the call went out for a replacement flyhalf. There was talk that local hero and current backs coach Stephen Larkham could fill the void, but I suspect that was one giant smokescreen from coach Jake White to take the pressure of the two remaining candidates for the position – Robbie Coleman and Zack Holmes.

Without Chris Bosh, the Heat looked less like a title contender and more like a confused and lost team, especially within their half-court offense.

The Pacers wisely focused on that and used it to their benefit. Never allowing the Heat to take over the game in transition, and instead forcing the Heat to beat them in the half-court set, which they couldn't do.

To conclude, the youth of the Thunder will be too much for the aging Lakers, who have not been fortunate enough to get everyone to play their best at the same time this postseason. If the Lakers are able to find a way to win one of the first two games of the series in Oklahoma City than this matchup could be very interesting.

It wasn't all good news however as Chris Bosh left the game with an abdominal strain late in the second quarter. Big men David West and Roy Hibbert led the visitors with 17 points apiece, while Danny Granger struggled with just seven points on 1-10 shooting.

The 76ers were often criticized for being too young and not having a star they could depend on in the clutch and Boston was considered old. All-Stars like Rajon Rondo and future Hall of Famer Ray Allen were being rumored to be traded at the deadline, but offers were pulled back at the last minute.

The season series produced some highly entertaining games of different kinds.

There were low-scoring games, such as Phoenix's 1-0 win on Feb. 16 and Los Angeles' 1-0 win on Jan. 5. There were high-scoring games, such as the Kings' 4-3 win on Dec. 26, 2011, and the Coyotes' 5-4 shootout victory on Feb. 21 after going down 3-0 in the first period (see video).