2009 NBA Playoffs Thread

[msubulldogs21]

Eastern Conference

 

(EST time)

 

1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs 8 Detroit Pistons

Series starts Saturday (3:00 ABC)

 

4 Atlanta Hawks vs 5 Miami Heat

Series starts Sunday (8:00 TNT)

 

2 Boston Celtics vs 7 Chicago Bulls

Series starts Saturday (12:30 ESPN)

 

3 Orlando Magic vs 6 Philadelphia 76ers

Series starts Sunday (5:30 TNT)

 

 

Western Conference

 

1 Los Angeles Lakers vs 8 Utah Jazz

Series starts Sunday (3:00 ABC)

 

4 Portland Trail Blazers vs 5 Houston Rockets

Series starts Saturday (10:30 ESPN)

 

2 Denver Nuggets vs 7 New Orleans Hornets

Series starts Sunday (10:30 TNT)

 

3 San Antonio Spurs vs 6 Dallas Mavericks

Series starts Saturday (8:00 ESPN)

 

I'm going:

 

Cavs over Pistons in 4

Heat over Hawks in 7

Celtics over Bulls in 4

Magic over Sixers in 5

 

Lakers over Jazz in 5

Blazers over Rockets in 7

Hornets over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Mavs in 6

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Go Heat.

[Cocos Disciples]

Eastern Conference

 

1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs 8 Detroit Pistons

Series starts Saturday (2:00 ABC)

 

4 Atlanta Hawks vs 5 Miami Heat

Series starts Sunday (7:00 TNT)

 

2 Boston Celtics vs 7 Chicago Bulls

Series starts Saturday (11:30 ESPN)

 

3 Orlando Magic vs 6 Philadelphia 76ers

Series starts Sunday (4:30 TNT)

 

 

Western Conference

 

1 Los Angeles Lakers vs 8 Utah Jazz

Series starts Sunday (2:00 ABC)

 

4 Portland Trail Blazers vs 5 Houston Rockets

Series starts Saturday (9:30 ESPN)

 

2 Denver Nuggets vs 7 New Orleans Hornets

Series starts Sunday (9:30 TNT)

 

3 San Antonio Spurs vs 6 Dallas Mavericks

Series starts Saturday (7:00 ESPN)

 

I'm going:

 

Cavs over Pistons in 4

Heat over Hawks in 7

Celtics over Bulls in 4

Magic over Sixers in 5

 

Lakers over Jazz in 5

Blazers over Rockets in 7

Hornets over Nuggets in 7

Spurs over Mavs in 6

 

Is this true?

 

EDIT: 12:30. That makes much more sense.

[msubulldogs21]

Is this true?

 

My bad. I posted all those in central time.

[J-Beck]

Looks like it's gonna be tough without KG.

 

I don't see the Celts making it past the Cavs without him.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Dallas is up on the Spurs 99-89, late. The Mavs could surprise in this playoffs. Maybe not go to the finals, but I could see them matching up with LA in the WCF (I thought this before the playoffs started, for the record).

[msubulldogs21]

Ok, who saw Houston winning Game 1 by 27?

[J-Beck]

Yea Houston played real well... Yao started off 7-7 with 16 pts in the first quarter and ended 9-9 with 24 pts.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

Erick Dampier's a f***ing dumbass. He made a public guarantee that his first foul in game 3 would have Tony Parker on his back. Not that I have any issue with the premise, but WHY announce this publicly? Just do it on the court. Now the refs are going to be all over his and Dallas's dick the rest of the series, and it could very well cost them advancement.

[Jacoby_Ellsbury]

lol @ new orleans

[TheKilo]

[youtube=Best Interview Ever]QFFn-kH7WMw

[msubulldogs21]

^ Wow

[YanksHater213]

Ron Artest gets results.

[Keeper]

Bulls were foolish to let him go. But he is a whack job.

[redsoxrules]

The Cavs are rolling

I'll be shocked if they dont win it all

[See Red]

They won't if my nuggets keep rolling along like they have been

[YanksHater213]

They won't if my nuggets keep rolling along like they have been

 

I think Cavs > anyone

 

But I wouldn't be surprised to see the Nuggs beat the Lakers. The single most underrated team int he NBA at the moment. f***ing love the Nuggs. Spare me the Celts, I'd enjoy seeing the Nuggets win.

[See Red]

Both teams are rolling for sure... I want to see how the cavs handle the hawks in atlanta because I know the hawks can't win on the road, so I expected the results we have seen so far. I'd love to pretend I can engage in intelligent sports banter but I just recently went 9 weeks without so much as an NCAA tourney update and my Internet use is limited to a iphone on which I get one bar of service if I'm lucky so I really don't know much that's going on in the world. I don't see how anybody can beat a team who's bench is playing like denvers is though

[See Red]

Melo = clutch

 

I didn't like the officiating in that second half. Made it impossible for the nuggets to defend the paint but dirk forced up some bad shots and the nuggets came away with with the win.

[chakes17]

Nuggets/Cavs finals would be most entertaining to me, go cavs!

[redsoxrules]

Cavs win again tonight

 

LB's line

 

47 Points, 12 Reb, 8 Ass....f***ing sick

[See Red]

Lebrons the best I've ever seen play the game.

[TheKilo]

Let's see him win one before we even say something like that.

[See Red]

Let's see him win one before we even say something like that.

 

I tend to think using team accomplishments to determine an individuals ability is pretty silly, to be honest.

 

And I'll add that I say that having caught magic and Jordan towards the ends of their careers.

[TheKilo]

If he's the best ever he should be able to win at least one, is my point.

[See Red]

I'm just saying I've never seen better, not nessecarily that he's the greatest. but I also caught Jordan at the end of his career. Rings do little for me, though.

[RobiForMVP]

Go Magic (Sadly New Jersey didn't make it)

[redsoxrules]

Cavs sweep the Hawks . 8-0 in playoffs

 

LB, 27 points, 8 Reb and 8Ass

 

How long until they lose a game?

[See Red]

I'd say right about the same time they play a real team. Let's be real here, neither the hawks or pistons would make the playoffs in the west

[Cocos Disciples]

f***ing Rockets got me all excited.