Today was (is) the last day of the regular season. Once all the west coast games get finished the matchups will be available...I predict the Pistons will beat the Mavs in the Finals and Cuban will sell them and buy the Chicago Cubs...but anyway, here's a thread for us who will watch the NBA Playoffs, regardless that the entire league plays zero defense and travels so much that cross overs have become a thing of the past since nobody even dribbles anymore

4/19/2007 12:15:01 AM

East

1 Detroit vs 8 Orlando
2 Cleveland vs 7 Washington
3 Toronto vs 6 New Jersey
4 Miami vs 5 Chicago (Bulls have homecourt)


West

1 Dallas vs 8 Golden State
2 Phoenix vs 7 LA Lakers
3 San Antonio vs 6 Denver
4 Utah vs 5 Houston (Rockets have homecourt)


I'm actually more excited about each of the 4 Western series than any of the East series


Let's start the predictions


Detroit in 5
Cleveland in 4
Toronto in 6
Miami in 7


Dallas in 6
Phoenix in 5
San Antonio in 6
Houston in 6



Detroit over Miami in 7
Cleveland over Toronto in 6


Dallas over Houston in 6
San Antonio over Phoenix in 7


Detroit over Cleveland in 6

Dallas over San Antonio in 7


Dallas over Detroit in 6




[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 1:38 AM. Reason : readability]

4/19/2007 1:18:56 AM

Detroit in 5
Cleveland in 5
Toronto in 7
Miami in 7
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Dallas in 5
Phoenix in 6
San Antonio in 7
Houston in 6
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Detroit over Miami in 6
Cleveland over Toronto in 6
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Dallas over Houston in 5
San Antonio over Phoenix in 7
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Detroit over Cleveland in 6
Dallas over San Antonio in 6
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Detroit over Dallas in 6

^your seedings are off i believe...if top seeds win its 1-4 and 2-3...but cant that change if a couple lower seeds win just so the highest seed plays the lowest speed? or is that just some idea i heard? are my seedings right? for some reason i thought it was a little bit more flexible of a bracket than march madness, for example

[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 1:35 AM. Reason : .]

[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 1:36 AM. Reason : .]

4/19/2007 1:33:12 AM

Yeah my matchups were messed up

That was a fuckup

Its 1/8 plays 4/5 and 2/7 plays 3/6

Unlike the NFL, it is a 'hard bracket' that doesn't give the higher seeds the worst team remaining

Home court is always determined by best record tho, not seeding



Schedule out already, they don't fuck around

Quote :

"WESTERN CONFERENCE Dallas vs. Golden State Game 1 - Sun April 22 Golden State at Dallas 8:30PM 9:30PM TNT Game 2 - Wed April 25 Golden State at Dallas 8:30PM 9:30PM TNT Game 3 - Fri April 27 Dallas at Golden State 7:30PM 10:30PM ESPN Game 4 - Sun April 29 Dallas at Golden State 7:00PM 10:00PM TNT Game 5 * Tue May 1 Golden State at Dallas TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Thu May 3 Dallas at Golden State TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sat May 5 Golden State at Dallas TBD TBD TNT Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers Game 1 - Sun April 22 L.A. Lakers at Phoenix 12:00PM 3:00PM ABC/R Game 2 - Tue April 24 L.A. Lakers at Phoenix 7:30PM 10:30PM TNT Game 3 - Thu April 26 Phoenix at L.A. Lakers 7:30PM 10:30PM TNT Game 4 - Sun April 29 Phoenix at L.A. Lakers 12:30PM 3:30PM ABC/R Game 5 * Wed May 2 L.A. Lakers at Phoenix TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Fri May 4 Phoenix at L.A. Lakers TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sun May 6 L.A. Lakers at Phoenix TBD TBD TBD San Antonio vs. Denver Game 1 - Sun April 22 Denver at San Antonio 6:00PM 7:00PM TNT Game 2 - Wed April 25 Denver at San Antonio 6:00PM 7:00PM TNT Game 3 - Sat April 28 San Antonio at Denver 6:00PM 8:00PM ESPN Game 4 - Mon April 30 San Antonio at Denver TBD TBD TBD Game 5 * Wed May 2 Denver at San Antonio TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Fri May 4 San Antonio at Denver TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sun May 6 Denver at San Antonio TBD TBD TBD Utah vs. Houston Game 1 - Sat April 21 Utah at Houston 8:30PM 9:30PM ESPN Game 2 - Mon April 23 Utah at Houston 8:30PM 9:30PM TNT Game 3 - Thu April 26 Houston at Utah 7:00PM 9:00PM NBATV Game 4 - Sat April 28 Houston at Utah 8:30PM 10:30PM ESPN Game 5 * Mon April 30 Utah at Houston TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Thu May 3 Houston at Utah TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sat May 5 Utah at Houston TBD TBD TNT EASTERN CONFERENCE Detroit vs. Orlando Game 1 - Sat April 21 Orlando at Detroit 7:00PM 7:00PM ESPN Game 2 - Mon April 23 Orlando at Detroit 7:00PM 7:00PM TNT Game 3 - Thu April 26 Detroit at Orlando 8:00PM 8:00PM TNT Game 4 - Sat April 28 Detroit at Orlando 3:00PM 3:00PM TNT Game 5 * Tue May 1 Orlando at Detroit TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Thu May 3 Detroit at Orlando TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sat May 5 Orlando at Detroit TBD TBD TNT Cleveland vs. Washington Game 1 - Sun April 22 Washington at Cleveland 12:30PM 12:30PM TNT Game 2 - Wed April 25 Washington at Cleveland 8:00PM 8:00PM NBATV Game 3 - Sat April 28 Cleveland at Washington 5:30PM 5:30PM TNT Game 4 - Mon April 30 Cleveland at Washington TBD TBD TBD Game 5 * Wed May 2 Washington at Cleveland TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Fri May 4 Cleveland at Washington TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sun May 6 Washington at Cleveland TBD TBD TBD Toronto vs. New Jersey Game 1 - Sat April 21 New Jersey at Toronto 12:30PM 12:30PM ESPN Game 2 - Tue April 24 New Jersey at Toronto 7:00PM 7:00PM NBATV Game 3 - Fri April 27 Toronto at New Jersey 7:00PM 7:00PM ESPN2 Game 4 - Sun April 29 Toronto at New Jersey 7:30PM 7:30PM TNT Game 5 * Tue May 1 New Jersey at Toronto TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Fri May 4 Toronto at New Jersey TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sun May 6 New Jersey at Toronto TBD TBD TBD Miami vs. Chicago Game 1 - Sat April 21 Miami at Chicago 2:00PM 3:00PM ABC/R Game 2 - Tue April 24 Miami at Chicago 7:00PM 8:00PM TNT Game 3 - Fri April 27 Chicago at Miami 8:00PM 8:00PM ESPN Game 4 - Sun April 29 Chicago at Miami 1:00PM 1:00PM ABC/R Game 5 * Tue May 1 Miami at Chicago TBD TBD TBD Game 6 * Thu May 3 Chicago at Miami TBD TBD TBD Game 7 * Sat May 5 Miami at Chicago TBD TBD TNT "

[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 1:46 AM. Reason : they should put the entire toronto/jersey series on nbatv...and I'm from jersey]

4/19/2007 1:40:36 AM

oh yeah baby

I love the NBA Playoffs

4/19/2007 1:45:03 AM

ah ok right on, couldnt remember which playoff seedings were which

because to win, you gotta take it one game at a time!

4/19/2007 1:45:15 AM

detroit in 4
cleveland in 6
new jersey in 7
miami in 7

dallas in 5
phoenx in 5
sanantonio in 6
utah in 7

miami in 7
cleveland in 7

dallas in 5
san antonio in 6

miami in 5
san antonio in 7

san antonio in 5

4/19/2007 1:46:10 AM

Pistons in 6
Cavs in 4
Raptors in 6
Heat in 4

Mavs in 6
Suns in 6
Nuggets in 7
Jazz in 6

Heat beat the Pistons in 7
Raptors eat the Cavs in 5

Mavs beat the Jazz in 7
Suns beat the Nuggets in 5

Heat beat the Raptors in 7
Mavs beat the Suns in 6

Mavs over the Heat in 7


[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 5:27 AM. Reason : spacing]

4/19/2007 5:25:54 AM

Im gonna switch to the Nets over the Raptors in the first round in 6

Raptors first time in playoffs in a long time and VC will play like it matters to stick it to his old team

and Kidd will have about 3 triple doubles in the series

4/19/2007 10:13:08 AM

Detroit in 5
Cleveland in 5
New Jersey in 7
Chicago in 6

Dallas in 6
Phx in 5
Denver in 6
Houston in 7


Detroit over Chicago in 7
Cleveland over New Jersey in 6

Dallas over Houston in 6
Phx over Denver in 7


Detroit over Cleveland in 5
Dallas over Phx in 7


Dallas over Detroit in 7
Stackhouse vs. Sheed

Its going to be great this year, there is a lot of quality basketball to watch come playoff time.

4/19/2007 10:34:24 AM

A lot of you have confidence that Miami can turn that so-called switch on it appears.

The Western Conference is back to way better than the East. Here's what I will say:

Detroit in 6
Cleveland in 7 (AGAIN)
New Jersey in 7
Chicago in 7

Dallas in 5
Phoenix in 6
San Antonio in 5
Houston in 7

Detroit over New Jersey in 6
Cleveland over Chicago in 6

Houston over Dallas in 7
Phoenix over San Antonio in 6

Detroit over Cleveland in 6
Phoenix over Houston in 6

Phoenix over Detroit in 7

Nash MVP proves haters wrong. Probably a little bias in my predictions there but I think with a fully healthy Amare they are going to be tough.

[Edited on April 19, 2007 at 11:59 AM. Reason : Damn home-court bs]

4/19/2007 11:57:02 AM

take these to the BANK!!!

Pistons in 5
Cavs in 4
Toronto in 7
Chicago in 6

Dallas in 6
LAKERS in 7
Spurs in 7
Rockets in 6

Pistons over bulls in 6
Raptors over Cavs in 7

Dallas over Rockets in 6
Spurs over Lakers in 6

Pistons over Raptors in 5
Spurs over MAVS in 7

Spurs over Pistons in 5

4/19/2007 5:20:46 PM

im really looking forward to the Phoenix Lakers series

4/19/2007 5:23:20 PM

I dont think it will be as competitive as recent years series between the two.

Kobe has really played great in the last few weeks, but by doing so he has essentially regressed the cohesion of the team, something that will be needed in a series against the Suns. This will be over in 4 games, 5 games tops.

Suns will dominate this series.

4/19/2007 5:25:42 PM

I pick the Suns to win in 6 but who knows...watch Kobe put up 52 points in an opening game win in Phoenix

4/19/2007 5:26:57 PM

I'd like the see the raptors make it deep into the playoffs. Thery are never any good

4/19/2007 5:32:48 PM

in the playoffs, phil jackson always changes something about the team to make them look completely different and to throw the opponents off a bit

I wouldnt be suprised to see the lakers get one of the first two games

with KOBE on your team you always have a shot

4/19/2007 5:37:56 PM

I was supposed to make this thread


See you at Finals time

4/19/2007 9:19:55 PM

I put $50 on Cleveland to win the East at the beginning of the season at 6:1 odds.

Getting the #2 seed last night was HUGE!

Now they get an easy series against Washington (w/o Buler & Arenas)

Then a cozy matchup against Toronto or NJ

Then a tired Detroit (no depth) or a banged up Miami in the Finals.

Had the Bulls not lost the Cavs would have had to go through Miami round 1, Detroit round 2, then Chicago/Toronto Round three.... That would have been impossible.


If it wasnt for the gay ass way the Pistons picked up Webber I think Cleveland would be considered the favorites to win the East.

Even with Webber the Cavs still have a decent shot. Definitely worth 6:1 odds.

4/19/2007 9:26:20 PM

go rockets

time for mcgrady to show he is a winner

4/19/2007 9:53:38 PM

dont sleep on that "tired" Detroit team

they've been resting their starters just like Dallas

4/19/2007 9:54:20 PM

detroit 4 - houston 2

4/20/2007 12:45:21 AM

am i the only one that does brackets for this irl? we got a little pool going

4/20/2007 1:06:17 AM

lakers going to the western finals at least

4/20/2007 2:08:17 AM

My Playoff Bracket:

Detroit over Orlando in 5
Cleveland over Washington in 4
New Jersey over Toronto in 7
Miami over Chicago in 6

Dallas over Golden State in 6
Phoenix over L.A. Lakers in 6
San Antonio over Denver in 5
Houston over Utah in 5

Detroit over Miami in 7
New Jersey over Cleveland in 6

Dallas over Houston in 6
San Antonio over Phoenix in 5

Detroit over New Jersey in 6
Dallas over San Antonio in 7

Dallas over Detroit in 6

Finals MVP: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks)

4/20/2007 4:04:02 PM

here is my bracket...more how i would like it to go

Detroit over Orlando in 5
Cleveland over Washington in 5
New Jersey over Toronto in 6
Chicago over Miami in 7

Dallas over Golden State in 5
Phoenix over L.A. Lakers in 5
Denver over San Antonio in 7
Houston over Utah in 6

Detroit over Chicago in 6
Cleveland over New Jersey in 7

Houston over Dallas in 7
Phoenix over Denver in 6

Detroit over Cleveland in 6
Houston over Phoenix in 7

Detroit over Houston in 7

Finals MVP: Chauncey Billups (Pistons)

4/20/2007 5:22:39 PM

i miss the beginning, how bad did carter get booed??

4/21/2007 1:33:19 PM

Kind of heavily, but these Canadians don't really know what heckling is all aboot

Kidd is playing really well tho, so is is Jefferson

4/21/2007 1:45:00 PM

well its definitely working

4/21/2007 2:30:58 PM

"how do you block it out, vince?"

"well i dont, dont you have access to my stats for today?"

4/21/2007 2:41:02 PM

wow...luol deng has 33 points and is absolutely killing miami

4/21/2007 5:36:33 PM

shaq fouled out whilst trying to take a charge

the apocalypse is upon us

4/21/2007 5:44:28 PM

OH MAN THE NBA SUCKS SO MUCH I DONT KNOW IF I CAN STAND TO WATCH ANYMORE

4/21/2007 5:59:37 PM

go bulls

4/21/2007 6:07:28 PM

great upsets today, denver and GS both winning on the road,

FUCK DIRK and the mavs
Lets get AI a ring!

4/23/2007 12:17:52 AM

So do GS and Denver really have a chance of winning 4?

I believe they do, GS is just a bad match up for Dallas. I believe the Spurs will win, but it may go 7 games.

4/23/2007 12:24:44 AM

I think Denver has a better chance of beating the spurs in the series than GS has on beating the mavs. Id love to see both of them move on though

4/23/2007 8:06:30 AM

Quote :

"Panthro All American 4375 Posts user info edit post I dont think it will be as competitive as recent years series between the two. Kobe has really played great in the last few weeks, but by doing so he has essentially regressed the cohesion of the team, something that will be needed in a series against the Suns. This will be over in 4 games, 5 games tops. Suns will dominate this series. 4/19/2007 5:25:42 PM "

4/23/2007 9:42:06 AM

Quote :

"great upsets today, denver and GS both winning on the road, FUCK DIRK and the mavs Lets get AI a ring!"

Are you fucking serious?
Wow---where are all the Dirk haters coming from? I mean really----


GO MAVS---how can you not respect a team that 65+ games this year? At least they decided to play during the regular season. The only other team that I am OK with winning it all is the Suns...

4/23/2007 10:13:41 AM

Quote :

"Are you fucking serious? Wow---where are all the Dirk haters coming from? I mean really---- GO MAVS---how can you not respect a team that 65+ games this year? At least they decided to play during the regular season."

Quote :

"Dallas over Detroit in 6 Finals MVP: Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks)"

Just saying...

4/23/2007 10:26:36 AM

I LIKE THE BULLS AND THE ROCKETS (THE TWO 5 SEEDS) TO MAKE A DEEP RUN THIS YEAR

4/23/2007 12:40:57 PM

If I could physically glue Dirk's feet to the block, he's dominate. He is still too Euro (relies on that fade jumper----though usually it is money). I'd rather see him go to the rack...*much like the dunk after he got his previous shot blocked*
God that was gorgeous

4/23/2007 1:48:42 PM

wait so we should give dallas the championship b/c they won the most games??

isnt the point of the playoffs is that the records are thrown out?

4/23/2007 6:40:12 PM

don't steal my pick of the rockets on the finals

4/23/2007 7:18:23 PM

Doesn't seem like we run a lot of the same sets as the Pistons. The piston players are individually way more skilled than any of our players, so they can take their guys one on one.

4/23/2007 7:22:25 PM

wtf decided matt devlin and stephanie ready are worthy to announce the playoffs?

TNT apparently

A rare lapse in judgement on their part

4/23/2007 7:23:44 PM

I love seeing JJ Redick pouting on the bench.

4/23/2007 7:58:38 PM

Quote :

"wait so we should give dallas the championship b/c they won the most games?? isnt the point of the playoffs is that the records are thrown out?"

You so often fail at reading comprehension: I said how can you NOT RESPECT a team that won an almost record setting amount of games this year...not that they should be handed the trophy

4/24/2007 12:13:07 AM

^^^This is Devlin's 2nd year working for TNT in the playoffs. Not sure about Steph.

4/24/2007 10:37:50 AM

yeah Devlins a jack of all trades

Doesn't mean I have to like him

best was when he did a FOX NFL game with Siragusa this year

If it had been a 3 man booth with Bill Maas, I probably would have shit my pants laughing

4/24/2007 10:57:33 AM