No. 1 vs. No. 8

Game 1 Sat April 17 Chicago at Cleveland 3:00PM ABC
Game 2 Mon April 19 Chicago at Cleveland 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 Thu April 22 Cleveland at Chicago 7:00PM TNT
Game 4 Sun April 25 Cleveland at Chicago 3:30PM ABC/R
Game 5* Tue April 27 Chicago at Cleveland TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Cleveland at Chicago TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Chicago at Cleveland TBD TNT

No. 2 vs. No. 7

Game 1 Sun April 18 Charlotte at Orlando 5:30PM TNT
Game 2 Wed April 21 Charlotte at Orlando 7:00PM TNT
Game 3 Sat April 24 Orlando at Charlotte 2:00PM TNT
Game 4 Mon April 26 Orlando at Charlotte TBD TBD
Game 5* Wed April 28 Charlotte at Orlando TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Orlando at Charlotte TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Charlotte at Orlando TBD TBD

No. 3 vs. No. 6

Game 1 Sat April 17 Milwaukee at Atlanta 5:30PM ESPN
Game 2 Tue April 20 Milwaukee at Atlanta 7:00PM NBATV
Game 3 Sat April 24 Atlanta at Milwaukee 7:00PM ESPN
Game 4 Mon April 26 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD TBD
Game 5* Wed April 28 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Atlanta at Milwaukee TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Milwaukee at Atlanta TBD TBD

No. 4 vs. No. 5

Game 1 Sat April 17 Miami at Boston 8:00PM ESPN
Game 2 Tue April 20 Miami at Boston 8:00PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Boston at Miami 7:00PM ESPN
Game 4 Sun April 25 Boston at Miami 1:00PM ABC
Game 5* Tue April 27 Miami at Boston TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Boston at Miami TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Miami at Boston TBD TNT









No. 1 vs. No. 8

Game 1 Sun April 18 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 3:00PM ABC/R
Game 2 Tue April 20 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers 10:30PM TNT
Game 3 Thu April 22 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 9:30PM TNT
Game 4 Sat April 24 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City 9:30PM ESPN/R
Game 5* Tue April 27 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers TBD TBD

No. 2 vs. No. 7

Game 1 Sun April 18 San Antonio at Dallas 8:00PM TNT
Game 2 Wed April 21 San Antonio at Dallas 9:30PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Dallas at San Antonio 9:30PM ESPN
Game 4 Sun April 25 Dallas at San Antonio 7:00PM TNT
Game 5* Tue April 27 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Dallas at San Antonio TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 San Antonio at Dallas TBD TNT

No. 3 vs. No. 6

Game 1 Sun April 18 Portland at Phoenix 10:30PM TNT
Game 2 Tue April 20 Portland at Phoenix 10:00PM NBATV
Game 3 Thu April 22 Phoenix at Portland 10:00PM NBATV
Game 4 Sat April 24 Phoenix at Portland 4:30PM TNT
Game 5* Mon April 26 Portland at Phoenix TBD TBD
Game 6* Thu April 29 Phoenix at Portland TBD TBD
Game 7* Sat May 1 Portland at Phoenix TBD TNT

No. 4 vs. No. 5

Game 1 Sat April 17 Utah at Denver 10:30PM ESPN
Game 2 Mon April 19 Utah at Denver 10:30PM TNT
Game 3 Fri April 23 Denver at Utah 10:30PM ESPN2
Game 4 Sun April 25 Denver at Utah 9:30PM TNT
Game 5* Wed April 28 Utah at Denver TBD TBD
Game 6* Fri April 30 Denver at Utah TBD TBD
Game 7* Sun May 2 Utah at Denver TBD TBD




Who ya got?

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 8:34 AM. Reason : x]

4/15/2010 8:33:30 AM

Cavs vs. Lakers

Cavs win

'nuff said

4/15/2010 8:48:12 AM

CAN

NOT

FUCKING

WAIT



And I have no idea who I like. But I'll at least take a guess at the first round.

Cleveland over Chicago in 4. Chicago would have to play one 'out of their minds' game to take one from the Cavs...and the Cavs would have to fuck up bad as well in that same game.

Same thing in Orlando. Although Charlotte might get one. So Orlando in 5.

Atlanta in 5. Sucks Bogut is out...or this series might have gone 7.

Boston in 7. I see Wade going nuts in this whole series...but only being able to pull out 3 victories because the rest of his teams blows. Boston is floundering. Possibility that they miraculously "flip the switch" and make a run in the East...but I just don't see it.



Lakers in 6. They better be careful. But if Bynum comes back healthy, they could sweep this series. OKC is really talented though...and I see that talent taking 2 games.

Dallas in 7. Yeah...I don't really know. The West is going to be fun.

Phoenix in 6. Suns are playing too well...and although Portland has played great despite all their injuries, I just don't think they can hold it together for a whole series. A lot depends on how much an injured Roy can give them.

Utah in 6. I would say 5 the way Denver has been playing, but Carmelo and Billups have to account for at least 2 wins.

I may weigh in a little later on what I have for the rest of the playoffs.

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 9:06 AM. Reason : .]

4/15/2010 8:53:59 AM

Night-By-Night

Sat 4-17
Game 1 - Chicago @ Cleveland - 3:00 ABC
Game 1 - Milwaukee @ Atlanta - 5:30 ESPN
Game 1 - Miami @ Boston - 8:00 ESPN
Game 1 - Utah @ Denver - 10:30 ESPN

Sun 4-18
Game 1 - Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers - 3:00 ABC
Game 1 - Charlotte @ Orlando - 5:30 TNT
Game 1 - San Antonio @ Dallas - 8:00 TNT
Game 1 - Portland @ Phoenix - 10:30 TNT

Mon 4-19
Game 2 - Chicago @ Cleveland - 8:00 TNT
Game 2 - Utah @ Denver - 10:30 TNT

Tue 4-20
Game 2 - Milwaukee @ Atlanta - 7:00 NBATV
Game 2 - Miami @ Boston - 8:00 TNT
Game 2 - Portland @ Phoenix - 10:00 NBATV
Game 2 - Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers - 10:30 TNT

Wed 4-21
Game 2 - Charlotte @ Orlando - 7:00 TNT
Game 2 - San Antonio @ Dallas - 9:30 TNT

Thu 4-22
Game 3 - Cleveland @ Chicago - 7:00 TNT
Game 3 - LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City - 9:30 TNT
Game 3 - Phoenix @ Portland - 10:00 NBATV

Fri 4-23
Game 3 - Boston @ Miami - 7:00 ESPN
Game 3 - Dallas @ San Antonio - 9:30 ESPN
Game 3 - Denver @ Utah - 10:30 ESPN2

Sat 4-24
Game 3 - Orlando @ Charlotte - 2:00 TNT
Game 4 - Phoenix @ Portland - 4:30 TNT
Game 3 - Atlanta @ Milwaukee - 7:00 ESPN
Game 4 - LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City - 9:30 ESPN

Sun 4-25
Game 4 - Boston @ Miami - 1:00 ABC
Game 4 - Cleveland @ Chicago - 3:30 ABC
Game 4 - Dallas @ San Antonio - 7:00 TNT
Game 4 - Denver @ Utah - 9:30 TNT

Mon 4-26
Game 4 - Orlando @ Charlotte - TBD
Game 4 - Atlanta @ Milwaukee - TBD
Game 5 - Portland @ Phoenix - TBD

Tue 4-27
Game 5 - Chicago @ Cleveland - TBD
Game 5 - Miami @ Boston - TBD
Game 5 - San Antonio @ Dallas - TBD
Game 5 - Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers - TBD

Wed 4-28
Game 5 - Charlotte @ Orlando - TBD
Game 5 - Milwaukee @ Atlanta - TBD
Game 5 - Utah @ Denver - TBD

Thu 4-29
Game 6 - Cleveland @ Chicago - TBD
Game 6 - Boston @ Miami - TBD
Game 6 - Dallas @ San Antonio - TBD
Game 6 - Phoenix @ Portland - TBD

Fri 4-30
Game 6 - Orlando @ Charlotte - TBD
Game 6 - Atlanta @ Milwaukee - TBD
Game 6 - Denver @ Utah - TBD
Game 6 - LA Lakers @ Oklahoma City - TBD

Sat 5-1
Game 7 - Chicago @ Cleveland - TBD TNT
Game 7 - Miami @ Boston - TBD TNT
Game 7 - San Antonio @ Dallas - TBD TNT
Game 7 - Portland @ Phoenix - TBD TNT

Sun 5-2
Game 7 - Charlotte @ Orlando - TBD
Game 7 - Milwaukee @ Atlanta - TBD
Game 7 - Utah @ Denver - TBD
Game 7 - Oklahoma City @ LA Lakers - TBD

4/15/2010 11:31:08 AM

Go celtics!

4/15/2010 11:42:09 AM

at 2-2 against cleveland I think it's entirely possible for the bulls to win ONE game

4/15/2010 12:19:22 PM

bulls will win it all

4/15/2010 12:25:03 PM

red X logos ITT

4/15/2010 12:33:42 PM

Quote :

"at 2-2 against cleveland I think it's entirely possible for the bulls to win ONE game"

No Lebron in that last win. So it doesn't count. And I just think the Cavs are going to be in a mission. One game is possible...just don't think its likely. Two is out of the question.

4/15/2010 1:15:47 PM

But what is Lebron gonna do in Chicago when Paxson and Del Negro jump him in the tunnel under the arena?

4/15/2010 1:54:02 PM

Call Mr. Wesley and have one of them knocked off.

4/15/2010 1:56:20 PM

Dammit man I spent half an hour making this thread perfect and now the team logo images won't load

4/15/2010 2:05:55 PM

Quote :

"Dammit man I spent half an hour making this thread perfect and now the team logo images won't load"

4/15/2010 2:10:50 PM

go take another pic with your shirt off

4/15/2010 2:19:25 PM

Running out of beat material?

** On a more related note. This is my favorite time of the year. NBA/NHL Playoffs and the start of baseball.

I really think the Thunder can push the Lakers a bit. Not win the series like Golden State did a few years back from the 8 seed, but definitely push them. I don't really have an upset pick but gun to my head I'd have to go San Antonio over Dallas, even though they are an aging club.

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 2:25 PM. Reason : x]

4/15/2010 2:24:02 PM

Hollinger's picks

Its insider so I hope I'm violating one or more TWW protocols by posting the article in its entirety

Quote :

"West First Round (1) L.A. Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City Season series: 3-1 Lakers. Odds say: Lakers 56.4%; Thunder 43.6% Everyone seems to think L.A. will just turn it on now that the playoffs have started. Count me among the skeptics. In fact, I think it's going to take all the Lakers can muster to get out of the first round. Andrew Bynum's return will help, but the Lakers have other issues to deal with, from Kobe Bryant's late-season struggles to Jordan Farmar's unheralded injury that could leave L.A. more dependent than ever on the flailing Derek Fisher. The saving grace for L.A. is that the Thunder aren't clicking right now, either. Kevin Durant is a monster, but Russell Westbrook has been in a funk since mid-March and the Thunder were just 9-8 over their final 17 games. I'm not sure the Lakers will win a game in Oklahoma City, but they'll do just enough to get out of this alive. Pick: Lakers in seven (2) Dallas vs. (7) San Antonio Season series: 3-1 Mavs. Odds say: Spurs 74.5%; Mavs 24.5% This is one of two matchups that really vexed me, because the statistical indicators basically collide with themselves. Let's start at the top. In a previous piece on the Mavs that got Dallas fans stirred up, I mentioned I thought my Power Rankings had overrated San Antonio. Oops. As it turns out, they were remarkably prescient: San Antonio went on to crush one contender after another the rest of the way. (Lesson: Never try to make playoff predictions in early March. Not that making them in mid-April will turn out much better.) Second, there's that whole 41-0 thing. Dallas won the season series with San Antonio 3-1, so the Spurs would be a glaring exception to the rule if I were to pick them. I've been cynical about Dallas' contender status ("Really?" Mavs nation says, "You don't say?"), but the Mavs played much better over the final 10 days of the season and ended up with a respectable point differential over the final quarter of the season. The Mavs also are 23-7 since trading for Caron Butler and Brendan Haywood, which is superior to San Antonio's 20-11 mark in that time. The difference is that San Antonio played one of the league's most difficult schedules over the final quarter of the season, while Dallas' schedule looked like it was drawn up by TCU's football program. (You like that? Two Dallas sports insults in one sentence! P.S.: Roger Staubach was a ninny.) In all seriousness, Dallas played the league's second-easiest schedule over the final quarter. Of the Mavs' final 21 games, 12 were against lottery teams, two others were against the lottery-esque Bulls and one was against San Antonio's scrubs -- plus, 12 of the 21 games were at home. So only six of 21 were against playoff-caliber competition, and they lost four of those games (and two others). Meanwhile, San Antonio faced a murderer's row over the final month. Eleven of the Spurs' final 17 opponents won 50 games, and two others (Memphis and Houston) were respectable, plus 10 of the 17 were on the road. In that time, the Spurs beat Cleveland, L.A., Orlando, Denver, Boston and Oklahoma City, and posted a better scoring margin against the brutal schedule than Dallas did against its parade of softies. As noted, the last team to defy the 41-0 rule was the Spurs, who did it the last time they went into a series without home-court advantage in the first round. It looks like they'll do it again. Pick: Spurs in six (3) Phoenix vs. (6) Portland Season series: 2-1 Blazers. Odds say: Suns 64.9%; Blazers 35.1% The odds and head-to-head matchups say the Blazers have a chance; common sense says otherwise. Forget the fact that Phoenix is the hottest team in the West at the moment and that the Blazers are Brandon Roy wasn't as good this season as he was in 2008-09, but there's still a serious diminution in production when he's off the court. Portland was 8-9 in games he missed in the regular season and had a negative scoring margin in those 17 games. While the rest of the Blazers were good enough at times to hammer Orlando by 15 and even beat the Suns in Phoenix without him, they also were bad enough to lose to Washington and New Orleans. We'll talk more about the Suns down below, but suffice it to say, I'll be surprised if they're tested in Round 1, buying them more time to get Robin Lopez back into playing shape. Pick: Suns in five (4) Denver vs. (5) Utah Season series: 3-1 Nuggets. Odds say: Jazz 61.2%; Nuggets 38.8% If you're wondering about Carlos Boozer, you're worrying about the wrong guy. Paul Millsap can replicate much of what Boozer provides -- it's Andrei Kirilenko's absence that sent Utah sideways over the final three weeks. The Jazz had the best Power Ranking of any team in the West prior to his calf strain and had won 20 of 24 games in which Kirilenko had played at least 25 minutes. But with him gone, the Jazz went only 11-7 down the stretch and missed out on a division title that the Nuggets had basically laid at Utah's feet. Denver, in the meantime, went only 13-8 after losing Kenyon Martin to a knee injury. While Martin played in the final three games, he wasn't that Kenyon Martin and in fact pulled himself out of Sunday's rout at Phoenix at the half because his knee was still bothering him. The Nuggets have home court, which is important but less crucial than history might indicate. Because of the altitude and the travel, Denver and Utah historically have massive splits between home and road records; this season, the Nuggets had a 15-game differential and the Jazz an 11-game split. But with no back-to-backs, just one-hour flights and only a 1,000-foot elevation difference, it shouldn't be as large a factor here. The Jazz have a superior scoring margin and the same win-loss record, and Kirilenko is expected back for Game 1, all of which would make me hugely confident in Utah were it not for that 41-0 staring me in the face. Denver had a healthy Martin for all four meetings, though, and I'm suspecting it won't for this faceoff. As a result, I'll spit into the wind of history a second time here. Pick: Utah in six East First Round (1) Cleveland vs. (8) Chicago Season series: 2-2 split. Odds say: Cavs 97.0%; Bulls 3.0% Cleveland needs a tuneup to work Shaquille O'Neal back into the mix, and the Cavs will get one with the Bulls. While Chicago rallied to make the playoffs and has proved to be a feisty opponent in the teams' regular-season meetings, I have trouble seeing the Bulls providing much of an obstacle in the postseason. We have more important stuff to talk about, so let's not dwell on this one. Pick: Cavs in four (2) Orlando vs. (7) Charlotte Season series: 3-1 Orlando. Odds say: Magic 91.9%; Bobcats 8.1% Orlando was the best team in the league in the second half of the season, so it's a little odd that nobody seems to want to talk about it. Over the final quarter of the season, its average scoring margin was a jaw-dropping plus-12.8, and for the whole season, it led the NBA at plus-7.4. Make no mistake: This is a formidable, championship-caliber outfit. For Charlotte, here's Larry Brown in a nutshell: He took the team to its first playoff appearance, and he might be already lining up his next gig. The Bobcats likely will take one game from Orlando, given Charlotte's phenomenally large home-road splits this season (31 home wins against just 13 on the road, an 18-game differential that was the league's largest this season). However, things will take a turn for the worse for Charlotte when Brown leaves the bench in the second quarter of Game 4 to take the Philadelphia job. Pick: Magic in five (3) Atlanta vs. (6) Milwaukee Season series: 2-1 Atlanta. Odds say: Hawks 74.8%; Bucks 25.2% The Bucks have gone 4-2 since losing Andrew Bogut two weeks ago, so they aren't exactly chopped liver without him. Nonetheless, their hopes of pulling a first-round upset probably went out the window when Bogut hit the floor. Atlanta beat the Bucks in Milwaukee this past weekend in a game that both sides were trying to win, providing a grim omen for the Bucks' playoff hopes. A raucous home crowd (partially of Bogut's creation) should be able to snag a win for them, but I can't see them doing much more against a deep, balanced Hawks squad, especially with the 41-0 rule staring them in the face. Pick: Hawks in five (4) Boston vs. (5) Miami Season series: 3-0 Boston. Odds say: Celtics 54.2%; Heat 45.8% We think of the Celtics as contenders and the Heat as pretenders, but they finished only three games apart in the standings. Boston started 23-5 and finished 27-27; Miami was 24-27 at one point but finished 23-8 in its final 31 games. So we have two sides going in opposite directions, and normally that and Dwyane Wade would be enough to get me to side with the Heat. But this is a bad matchup for Miami. Boston beat the Heat all three times they played, and two of those meetings were in Miami; furthermore, the Celtics were missing Paul Pierce for one of those games and Kevin Garnett for another. The Celtics' defensive approach against the Heat has been interesting, and effective: Wade has run wild on them, but the Heat have yet to produce another 20-point scorer in a game against Boston. Sum it all up, and I think the Celtics can survive this one ... barely. Much like a year ago in the Chicago-Boston series, it will go down to the wire and probably provide our best first-round series. The 41-0 rule says it would be foolish to pick against the Celtics here, so in the absence of compelling counterarguments, I'll take them by a whisker. Pick: Celtics in seven "

[Edited on April 15, 2010 at 3:03 PM. Reason : x]

4/15/2010 3:03:29 PM

I say the lakers still win it all but I would bet this is the last championship in their dynasty (if lebron is smart and puts himself in a good situation next year), kobe will start to have obvious drop off next yr I bet since the high school to nba guys tend to age worse and lebron needs another year of experience

4/15/2010 3:19:34 PM

Hoping and believe OK makes huge splash and takes out Kobe in first Round. I don't even like Durant, but will be cheering him on.

However, with that said, that would dissapoint me from seeing King James take on the Black Momba in the finals (What the NBA is PRAYING FOR)


III

PS - Here's to Orlando shooting no where near what they shot % wise against Cavs last year

4/15/2010 3:32:54 PM

no one in the world is gonna watch Milwaukee/Atlanta.

4/15/2010 3:34:41 PM

I'm glad they're playing each other so Charlotte/Orlando isn't the "Who gives a shit" series this year

4/15/2010 3:36:05 PM

Hollinger copies me...except for the Mavs/Spurs...which to me is the hardest series of the opening round to pick.

I've got delusions that the Suns can make a REAL run this year. This is the best chance they've had since the refs fucked them over in the Spurs series a few years back by suspending Amare. That fucking blew. Since the Lakers have lost their luster, everyone in the West is beatable.

I don't know if anyone can beat the Cavs...except maybe the Magic.

4/15/2010 3:57:46 PM

noob question, what is the 41-0 rule

4/15/2010 4:14:00 PM

In the first round, when the home-court team has won the regular-season series, it also has won the playoff series 41 straight times.

4/15/2010 4:19:24 PM

Awesome

4/16/2010 11:23:05 AM

^ lol

4/16/2010 11:26:34 AM

JJ Hickson enjoys dunking.

http://www.cavstheblog.com/?p=2134

4/16/2010 9:45:24 PM

^ Sweet vid

^^ Hilarious, but Hawks is boring.

Should have been:



or

4/16/2010 10:12:59 PM

I like how in all of those pictures, the subtitle is a mascot, except for Atlanta.

4/16/2010 10:48:06 PM

cleveland in 4
orlando in 5
atlanta in 5
boston in 7 (tough pick)

lakers in 6
dallas in 7 (could go either way)
phoenix in 5
utah in 7 (im flipping this pick if Kirilenko is ready to go when the series starts)

2nd rd
cleve in 5
orl in 5

lakers in 6
dallas in 5 (id take spurs too if they beat dallas)


East Finals
Orl in 6

West finals
Dallas in 6 (prob lakers in 7 if its vs spurs)

Finals
Orl in 6 (id take cleve over anyone also)


The Lakers don't look strong enough to win this year, kpbe just isn't a dominant player anymore and bynum isnt healthy. Gasol is still a beast and Odom is still good but Fisher is just too much of a liability and they have no outside shooting. I love the way Dallas matches up with them if they meet. Dallas will struggle with the Spurs though, most of the numbers show the Spurs defeating Dallas but I'm overlooking that due to the homecourt advantage. The spurs are quite a bit younger than the Spurs of old.

The Cavs and Magic are both better than anyone out West and the Magic beat the cavs so badly last year i just cant pick against them.

OKC will give the Lakers a tougher series than most expect, portland and mil would be tough outs if not for the injuries to roy and bogut.

4/16/2010 10:50:32 PM

(obv i meant id flip my utah pick if kirilenko is still shut down, he is the key for utah). sorry too late to edit

I really wish Dallas didnt have to face the spurs id drop a nutload on them to beat the lakers i think.

Instead i guess ill take orlando heavy to win the finals. The best bet out there is probably east to win the finals since either Orl or Cle should win it all.

4/16/2010 11:26:17 PM

Cavs/Mavs is +700 under possible finals matchups. Might be worth a small bet.

[Edited on April 17, 2010 at 3:20 AM. Reason : .]

4/17/2010 3:19:13 AM

mavs beating the lakers? you guys are smokin that chroooonic

Quote :

"The Lakers don't look strong enough to win this year, kpbe just isn't a dominant player anymore and bynum isnt healthy."

wooooow just stop.



[Edited on April 17, 2010 at 3:29 AM. Reason : artest?]

4/17/2010 3:26:47 AM

Kobe had his worst season this year since his 2nd year in the league. I don't need to stop.

Without Kobe they would still be one of the better teams in the league this season. He simply wasn't that good this year, period.

I know you're going to point to a few games where he plays well this postseason and undoubtedly you'll point to his SCORING while I point out his overall inefficiency. Why do you think Gasol is bitching so much?

[Edited on April 17, 2010 at 10:59 AM. Reason : a]

4/17/2010 10:56:25 AM

its the regular season which doesn't matter. this is the first season kobe knew all season they could coast into teh playoffs. Then he played through a broken finger, strained knee, and sprained ankle. I know you're going to say hes gotten hurt because he's old but thats just not the case.

27-5-5 is still amazing numbers on a team this loaded. right at his career average in everything

[Edited on April 17, 2010 at 11:09 AM. Reason : whats the fusss about. you speak like hes shooting 30% or something.]

4/17/2010 11:07:18 AM

Well the Lakers caught a big break by not having to face Portland with a healthy Roy... or both SA & Dallas.... or Utah with a healthy Kirilenko...

So I wouldnt be shocked if they get to the NBA Finals (though I will bet on Dallas with the odds if they meet in the West finals)

But they should be dogs to Orl or Cleveland in the Finals if they get there.

Kobe is still good, he's just not a dominant force like Howard and Lebron are right now.

4/17/2010 12:12:32 PM

i know they wont win it, but i can still hope that the Bobcats can bring the first ever major sports title to NC

cause the Panthers wont be doing it anytime soon

4/17/2010 12:22:21 PM

even if you disrespect hockey, the stanley cup is still a major sports title

4/17/2010 12:39:10 PM

^^ yeah man what the fuck

4/17/2010 12:42:40 PM

i just get so bummed out knowing i may never see a major sports title in NC in my life

lets go watch some hurricanes playoff action!

i hear Chopper Harrision is down for it

4/17/2010 12:48:22 PM

Guess I should make my picks before the games start at 3 today


Cavs in 4
Orlando in 5
Atlanta in 5
Miami in 6

Lakers in 5
Dallas in 7
Phoenix in 5
Denver in 7

Cleveland and Orland both destroy Miami and Atlanta in 5

Dallas and LA both take 7 to beat Phoenix and Denver

In the Conference Finals...Cleveland beats Orlando in 7, Dallas takes out LA in 6

And Lebron finally gets his ring, taking out the Mavs in 6 games

4/17/2010 1:18:36 PM

fuck off

4/17/2010 1:19:06 PM

fuck you too man

4/17/2010 1:21:38 PM

lol. that was for the dude not recognizing the Stanley Cup as a major sports title. I have no beef with you.

4/17/2010 1:24:56 PM

Future Wager 04/17/10 13:40 ET
bet 500.00 to win 3,000.00 Result: Pending

2009/2010 NBA Championship - Odds to Win
Orlando Magic 06/30/10(20:30 ET)
+600


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bet 500.00 to win 800.00 Result: Pending

2009/2010 NBA Championship - Odds to Win
Cleveland Cavaliers 06/30/10(20:30 ET)
+160


Future Wager 04/17/10 13:41 ET
bet 11.99 to win 41.97 Result: Pending

Thunder vs Lakers - Exact Games - 7 Game Series (2-2-1-1-1)(All Bets Action)
6 Games Lakers Win 04/29/10(20:00 ET)
+350

4/17/2010 1:48:05 PM

Going all in with that 11.99 bet

and I like Simmons idea of taking 7-1 on a Cavs/Mavs final

I might put a few hundred on that myself

4/17/2010 1:54:28 PM

the 11.99 was the wiring fee they refunded me had to do something with it.

I prefer 20:1 Dallas vs Orlando but i figured thats dumb b/c id rather have 30:1 that Orlando BEATS dallas in the finals. (parlaying dallas 5:1 to win west and Orl 6:1 to win champ).

But i couldnt find that bet. Anyway, Im going to wait to see if Dallas can get by SAS before i take dallas for anything. At that point i like their chances at ~4:1 to get past phoe and lal

4/17/2010 1:56:57 PM

wtf is up with these jumpshots

4/17/2010 3:09:17 PM

Cavs with a great 1st quarter

this could get ugly

[Edited on April 17, 2010 at 3:40 PM. Reason : Bron talking shit]

4/17/2010 3:30:57 PM

I think it takes Dallas no more than 5 games to beat the Spurs

4/17/2010 3:53:35 PM

on paper that series is WAY too close for it to go less than 6 games so i doubt that, but we'll see.

Cleveland looks great, but the Bulls are pretty bad and they have no post scoring or size. I'd be surprised to see Chicago even steal a game they are severly outmatched.

I wouldn't read anything into the Clev-Orl matchup from this series.

4/17/2010 4:54:04 PM