NBA PLAYOFF THREAD

[ELCABALLO45]

EAST FINALS

(2) Orlando Magic vs. (4) Boston Celtics

Series tied 0-0

Game 1: Sunday 3:30pm ET

 

WEST FINALS

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Phoenix Suns

Series tied 0-0

Game 1: Monday 9:00pm ET

 

Conference semi's results

 

EAST

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Boston Celtics

Boston WINS series 4-2.

 

(3) Orlando Magic vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks

Orlando WINS series 4-0.

 

 

WEST

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Utah Jazz

Los Angeles WINS series 4-0.

 

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

Phoenix WINS series 4-0.

 

 

First Round results

 

EAST

(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Chicago Bulls

Cleveland WINS series 4-1.

 

(2) Orlando Magic vs. (7) Charlotte Bobcats

Orlando WINS series 4-0.

 

(3) Atlanta Hawks vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks

Atlanta WINS series 4-3.

 

 

(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Miami Heat

Boston WINS series 4-1.

 

WEST

 

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City Thunder

Los Angeles WINS series 4-2.

 

 

(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

San Antonio WINS series 4-2.

 

 

(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Portland Trailblazers

Phoenix WINS series 3-2.

 

(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Utah Jazz

Utah WINS series 4-2.

 

Edited May 14, 2010 by ELCABALLO45

[Garwilly]

Where is that from? I'd like to know the rest of the schedule.

[ELCABALLO45]

Where is that from? I'd like to know the rest of the schedule.

 

ESPN said a couple games, and I got the Bucks game off of jsonline.com, I will be updating it as soon as i figure it out

[Garwilly]

Bulls tickets on sale at 10 am

[Guest]

Here's what the AP has.

 

EASTERN CONFERENCE

 

CLEVELAND vs. CHICAGO

Saturday, April 17: Chicago at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Monday, April 19: Chicago at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Thursday, April 22: Cleveland at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 25: Cleveland at Chicago, 3:30 p.m.

x-Tuesday, April 27: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD

x-Thursday, April 29: Cleveland at Chicago, TBD

x-Saturday, May 1: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD

 

ORLANDO vs. CHARLOTTE

Sunday, April 18: Charlotte at Orlando, 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 21: Charlotte at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 24: Orlando at Charlotte, 2 p.m.

Monday, April 26: Orlando at Charlotte, TBD

x-Wednesday, April 28: Charlotte at Orlando, TBD

x-Friday, April 30: Orlando at Charlotte, TBD

x-Sunday, May 2: Charlotte at Orlando, TBD

 

ATLANTA vs. MILWAUKEE

Saturday, April 17: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20: Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Saturday, April 24: Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Monday, April 26: Atlanta at Milwaukee, TBD

x-Wednesday, April 28: Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBD

x-Friday, April 30: Atlanta at Milwaukee, TBD

x-Sunday, May 2: Milwaukee at Atlanta, TBD

 

BOSTON vs. MIAMI

Saturday, April 17: Miami at Boston, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20: Miami at Boston, 8 p.m.

Friday, April 23: Boston at Miami, 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 25: Boston at Miami, 1 p.m.

x-Tuesday, April 27: Miami at Boston, TBD

x-Thursday, April 29: Boston at Miami, TBD

x-Saturday, May 1: Miami at Boston, TBD

 

WESTERN CONFERENCE

 

L.A. LAKERS vs. OKLAHOMA CITY

Sunday, April 18: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 22: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, April 24: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

x-Tuesday, April 27: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD

x-Friday, April 30: L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, TBD

x-Sunday, May 2: Oklahoma City at L.A. Lakers, TBD

 

DALLAS vs. SAN ANTONIO

Sunday, April 18: San Antonio at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, April 21: San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Friday, April 23: Dallas at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 25: Dallas at San Antonio, 7 p.m.

x-Tuesday, April 27: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD

x-Thursday, April 29: Dallas at San Antonio, TBD

x-Saturday, May 1: San Antonio at Dallas, TBD

 

PHOENIX vs. PORTLAND

Saturday, April 17: Portland at Phoenix , 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 19: Portland at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, April 22: Phoenix at Portland, 10 p.m.

Saturday, April 24: Phoenix at Portland, 4:30 p.m.

x-Monday, April 26: Portland at Phoenix, TBD

x-Thursday, April 29: Phoenix at Portland, TBD

x-Saturday, May 1: Portland at Phoenix, TBD

 

DENVER vs. UTAH

Sunday, April 18: Utah at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 20: Utah at Denver, 10 p.m.

Friday, April 23: Denver at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 25: Denver at Utah, 9:30 p.m.

x-Wednesday, April 28: Utah at Denver, TBD

x-Friday, April 30: Denver at Utah, TBD

x-Sunday, May 2: Utah at Denver, TBD

[bcl412]

So, who's a better matchup for the Bulls in the second round? Heat or Celtics

[chuckywang]

So, who's a better matchup for the Bulls in the second round? Heat or Celtics

 

Is this a joke?

[OleMissCub]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

[bcl412]

So, who's a better matchup for the Bulls in the second round? Heat or Celtics

 

Is this a joke?

 

I don't mean to overlook Cleveland by any means but it is fun to talk about future (and probable) match ups.

[RedFlash]

So, who's a better matchup for the Bulls in the second round? Heat or Celtics

 

Is this a joke?

 

Cavs fans seems to think it's their right to already talk about the 2nd round. Don't get me wrong, when you have LBJ you should feel cocky, but Cleveland hasn't done enough or dominate enough to warrant such cockiness.

 

While I won't pretend to think the Bulls will win this series, Cleveland for the most part isn't nearly as good as their record says they are. They have a mediocre coach, and their supporting cast leaves a lot to be desired, excluding Jamison and Williams.

[mhuber92211]

Ugh. I'm not sure if the Blazers really wanted the 6th seed and matchup with Phoenix. With Roy hurting (and possibly out) the "young and athletic" bench that has been hyped for 3 seasons better step up. Rudy & Miller have to be huge if Roy is down

[chuckywang]

Why did the Heat rest Wade when they were playing for seed?

[ELCABALLO45]

Why did the Heat rest Wade when they were playing for seed?

 

They probably wanted to lose to stay out of LeBron's side of the bracket.

[chuckywang]

Why did the Heat rest Wade when they were playing for seed?

 

They probably wanted to lose to stay out of LeBron's side of the bracket.

 

Backfired big time ... Nets are so bad that they can't even win a forfeit game.

[Sammy Sofa]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

[OleMissCub]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

A) March Madness doesn't last two whole months, it lasts just over two weeks.

 

B) I should have also added that the way the NBA plays basketball isn't all that appealing to me. Maybe I just don't watch enough of it (I do watch a good amount of NCAAB), but everytime I see an NBA game on TV and watch a few minutes it's just not very exciting. Seems like 90% of the shots aren't even contested, whereas in the college game there appears to be much more emphasis on defense. It just looks like two different games to me.

[CubbieBum]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

Umm March Madness lasts 1 month and no where near half the teams make the tournament.

[Sammy Sofa]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

Umm March Madness lasts 1 month and no where near half the teams make the tournament.

 

It still takes a long-ass time and there's still an absurd amount of teams competing. I have no idea why one would expect that the time span for playoffs must occur within a certain amount of time. Why is one month OK, but over one month is not? Yeah, over half the teams in the NBA make the playoffs, but how is that so much worse than wading through 65 teams in a tournament, which is soon going to be expanded to nearly 100?

Edited April 15, 2010 by Sammy Sofa

[OleMissCub]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

Umm March Madness lasts 1 month and no where near half the teams make the tournament.

 

Playoff dates for last year:

 

March Madness - 21 days

MLB - 28 days

NFL - 29 days

NHL - 55 days (yuck)

NBA - 57 days

[SouthSideRyan]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

Umm March Madness lasts 1 month and no where near half the teams make the tournament.

 

It still takes a long-ass time and there's still an absurd amount of teams competing. I have no idea why one would expect that the time span for playoffs must occur within a certain amount of time. Why is one month OK, but over one month is not?

 

The issue is you have a bunch of mediocre teams competing for long-ass periods of time. It doesn't bother you much when Mississippi Valey State is in the NCAAs, because they're gone in a day. I'm going to be stuck watching the Bulls for a full week.

[OleMissCub]

Why is one month OK, but over one month is not?

 

Because I don't like the leagues that have the long playoffs. I guess that is the bottom line for me.

 

Although I don't know how I'd feel if MLB lasted two months. I suppose I'd get pretty tired of watching the Yankees and Phillies beat up on people for two months.

[Andy]

The MLB playoffs getting longer would blow severely. We already have teams like the 06 Cardinals and 05 (I think) Padres getting in barely over .500 on occasion - expanding them would make things like that nearly an every-year occurrence.

[CubbieBum]

horray for playoffs that seem to last two freaking months and that half the teams in the league are able to make

 

I can only assume you're also not a fan of college basketball.

 

Umm March Madness lasts 1 month and no where near half the teams make the tournament.

 

It still takes a long-ass time and there's still an absurd amount of teams competing. I have no idea why one would expect that the time span for playoffs must occur within a certain amount of time. Why is one month OK, but over one month is not? Yeah, over half the teams in the NBA make the playoffs, but how is that so much worse than wading through 65 teams in a tournament, which is soon going to be expanded to nearly 100?

 

Because one month is around what most playoff systems last. Two months is way too long. 2 months is double 1 month and thus a much longer amount of time. You seem to believe there isn't much difference between 1 month and 2 months.

 

Also playing a factor, albeit small, is the NBA playoffs used to be shorter but they somewhat recently made every series a 7 game series.

[Sammy Sofa]

For me, if I enjoy a sport, I don't give a crap how long the playoffs take.

[Sammy Sofa]

Also playing a factor, albeit small, is the NBA playoffs used to be shorter but they somewhat recently made every series a 7 game series.

 

And thank God they did.