I'm At the Top of the World Tonight, and I Ain't Comin' Down

It's a very exciting week in the NBA world. Scratch that, it's a very exciting week in the Western Conference of the NBA world. With the Eastern Conference playoff picture decided, all eyes are focused on the Wild Wild West. The seventh and eighth place seeds go to Dallas and Denver, respectively, but the rest is up for grabs. With Utah's big win against the Rockets on Monday night, The Jazz still are in the hunt for home-court advantage, at least in the first round of the playoffs.

Utah looked good last night, from what I saw (confession: I chose a rockin' Jimmy Eat World concert over basketball. Can you blame me? Yes. Should you? No.) Carlos Boozer had a good game, finishing with another double-double. We need him to be at the top of his game on Wednesday in the showdown with the Spurs in San Antonio. If you pay attention to history, you will need to pop some Zoloft pills before the game -- the Jazz haven't won in San Antonio since Tim Duncan was in diapers. If there is a year Utah can win, however, it's now.

Everybody settle in for the wildest season-ending scramble in NBA history. Put the children to bed, lock the women in the cellar, and get ready to rock!