Here's the fourth assignment/topic for our finalists, and the one with the tightest deadline to date:

Game 3 or Game 4 of the NBA Finals

Basically the finalists can choose which game they want to write about, but they must choose one game specifically and the deadline will be decided by which one they choose.

If they choose Tuesday night's Game 3, the piece must be posted on their blog no later than 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Wednesday night.

If they choose Thursday night's Game 4, the piece must be posted on their blog no later than 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT Friday night.

This format is meant to allow the writers a little flexibility while also testing their ability to write a timely piece in what amounts to basically a 24-hour deadline.

What to write about? Again, it's relatively open-ended, but it must be about specifically what happens in one of those two games.

Good luck to our four remaining finalists.

-Tom