Five Reasons why the NHL playoffs are better than the NBA:
1. DRAMA - Now I know what you're thinking... the NBA is all about drama.
Thats true but its character drama - the headlines the next day are, “Who said what to who?” “Referee blows call” “Did you see this guy blow in that guys ear?”
and let us not forget the incredible hollywood acting of the players flopping to the floor when they didn't even get touched. Basically its the equivalent of Real Housewives of 'you pick the city'”.
I think it would be a really good idea if NBA players sat down and watched an NHL game to see men on the floor not whining and complaining about foul calls and falling down in theatrical pain because another player touched them on the elbow with a feather.
The only drama in the NHL is the story of the game developing on the ice.
Famous NBA Flop
I realize #1 alone proves the point but theres more....
2. Team play versus Stars - in the NBA you have 5-6 players who have zero impact on the game as they sit on the bench throughout. The NHL requires all 21 ready to go and swap out lines.
3. Sudden Death Overtime - there is absolutely no NBA equivalent to that excitement and intensity.
4. Close Contested Games - NHL games are always down to wire. 22 NHL playoff games went into overtime. 39 games were decided by 1 goal.
The average NBA point difference in Conference Finals was 14.8, thats not a close game.
5. Pace - in the last minute of an NBA game it takes about 35 minutes to play. Versus the NHL super fast pace. Players have to make decisions on the fly. You cannot walk out of the room in the last few minutes of an NHL game, if you do you might miss two goals and broken jaw. However in the last few minutes of an NBA game you can go to the store and get back in time to watch 4 more timeouts.
So there you have it. Pretty Basic. Pretty Simple. Very Real.
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