Tale Of The Tape: NHL Playoffs Vs. NBA Playoffs

It happens every spring. It’s inevitable. The NBA and the NHL teams are not only competing for their respective championships, they are competing for the attention of sports fans everywhere. So which post-season is preferable? Let’s take a look.

New York Rangers v Montreal Canadiens - Game Two

Miami Heat v Indiana Pacers - Eastern Conference Finals Game 1

NHL Playoffs

NBA Playoffs

Lord Stanley’s Cup, AKA The Holy Grail. It is legendary. There is only one passed on every year from team to team. Players can drink out of it and christen their children in it.	Trophy	The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy: It’s really shiny.
Alex O… Alex Ovech… how do you pronounce that? Oh, his team his out? Wait, does Wayne Gretzky still play?	Star Power	LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Steph Curry, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker, Dwyane Wade… Need we go on?
Saturday afternoon games	Television Coverage	Charles Barkley
So far this playoff season there have been 19 OT Games, 6 game 7s And 6 of the past 12 Stanley Cup Finals have been decided by a 7th game. Did we mention OT’s are sudden death? The drama doesn’t get any more heart pounding than that. Plus, well, fighting.	Excitement Level	The Miami Heat Vs. The Brooklyn Nets
May include one goalie tearing off the ice as the other works furiously to defend his charge as his teammates are outmanned. It’s the fastest most furiously played 60 seconds of the game.	Final Minute	Takes a half-hour to finish and features superstars flopping and fouling to get the calls they want.

Lord Stanley’s Cup, AKA The Holy Grail. It is legendary. There is only one passed on every year from team to team. Players can drink out of it and christen their children in it.

Trophy

The Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy: It’s really shiny.

Alex O… Alex Ovech… how do you pronounce that? Oh, his team his out? Wait, does Wayne Gretzky still play?

Star Power

LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Chris Bosh, Steph Curry, Carmelo Anthony, Tony Parker, Dwyane Wade… Need we go on?

Saturday afternoon games

Television Coverage

Charles Barkley

So far this playoff season there have been 19 OT Games, 6 game 7s And 6 of the past 12 Stanley Cup Finals have been decided by a 7th game. Did we mention OT’s are sudden death? The drama doesn’t get any more heart pounding than that. Plus, well, fighting.

Excitement Level

The Miami Heat Vs. The Brooklyn Nets

May include one goalie tearing off the ice as the other works furiously to defend his charge as his teammates are outmanned. It’s the fastest most furiously played 60 seconds of the game.

Final Minute

Takes a half-hour to finish and features superstars flopping and fouling to get the calls they want.

The winner is

NHL Playoffs

3 out of 5

Despite the intimacy you may have with the most popular NBA players both on and off the court thanks to the lack of helmets and infinitely better television coverage – the NHL Playoffs are much more exciting and intense to watch; fast-paced, fisticuffs and final death. Plus, there’s no toothless champagne drinking out of the Larry O’Brien trophy.

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