Likely Playofff Matchups

[slinslin]

East

Indiana vs Boston - Boston upset Indiana last year
New Jersey vs New York - Marbury vs Kidd, NY vs NJ
Detroit vs New Orleans - 2 physical teams, could be ugly
Milwaukee vs Miami - 2 lottery teams from last year

West

Minnesota vs Denver - Carmelo vs KG, Can the Wolves finally win a series? Or can the Nuggets once against upset a #1 team?
Sacramento vs Houston - Offense vs Defense
San Antonio vs Memphis - Memphis won the season series, Hubie Brown might take some pages out of the Suns book from last year with his team and Bo Outlaw
LA Lakers vs Dallas - Star studded battle, Season series tied 2-2


Except for the Kings and TWolves I think that every series could be an upset.

 

[George O'Brien]

East

Indiana vs Boston - Boston upset Indiana last year

I can't see the Celtics winning this. Indiana is just too much better team.

New Jersey vs New York - Marbury vs Kidd, NY vs NJ

I guess someone has to win this, but I'm not sure why. Neither team is playing especially well. I guess I will root against NY because any team with a salary structure of $94 million rising to $97 million next season deserves to lose.

Detroit vs New Orleans - 2 physical teams, could be ugly

Detroit will sweep. The Hornets are a mess and without a healthy Baron Davis, they are just not very good.

Milwaukee vs Miami - 2 lottery teams from last year

Miami has been playing better lately, but the Bucks probably have more talent. This could be close

West

Minnesota vs Denver - Carmelo vs KG, Can the Wolves finally win a series? Or can the Nuggets once against upset a #1 team?

Denver will be totally overmatched. Maybe if all the games were in Denver they would have a chance, but I don't see the Nuggets winning any games in Minnesota.

Sacramento vs Houston - Offense vs Defense

Neither team is playing well. Maybe if the Kings put Webber back on IR. Could go either way.

San Antonio vs Memphis - Memphis won the season series, Hubie Brown might take some pages out of the Suns book from last year with his team and Bo Outlaw

Unless Gasol and Wells are back and healthy, the Spurs are just too much for the Grizzlies.

LA Lakers vs Dallas - Star studded battle, Season series tied 2-2

Depends on which Laker team shows up. The super hot, passing-moving-running team that had a long winning streak. Or the disjointed, dispirited, poor passing team that lost three in a row. If the first shows up, the Mavs are toast, but if the Lakers don't get out their funk they will get run out of the gym.

Except for the Kings and TWolves I think that every series could be an upset.

I think the Kings are vulnerable. I don't give the Celtics, Hornets, nor Grizzlies much chance although I think Memphis will give a good fight.

 

[sly fly]

East

Indiana vs Boston - Boston upset Indiana last year
New Jersey vs New York - Marbury vs Kidd, NY vs NJ
Detroit vs New Orleans - 2 physical teams, could be ugly
Milwaukee vs Miami - 2 lottery teams from last year

West

Minnesota vs Denver - Carmelo vs KG, Can the Wolves finally win a series? Or can the Nuggets once against upset a #1 team?
Sacramento vs Houston - Offense vs Defense
San Antonio vs Memphis - Memphis won the season series, Hubie Brown might take some pages out of the Suns book from last year with his team and Bo Outlaw
LA Lakers vs Dallas - Star studded battle, Season series tied 2-2


Except for the Kings and TWolves I think that every series could be an upset.

Indiana - Blowout. Snoozefest.
NJ - Better get their act together. NY is still bad.
Detroit- Blowout. Snoozefest.
Milwaukee- Good series/bad teams.

Minnesota- Experience vs. youth. Mr. Garnett is the Teacher.
Houston- Upset special. Break up the Kings.
San Antonio- Spurs in 4. Parker eats up JWil.
Lakers- Exciting series, but Mavericks are still Lakers ******.

The East sucks so bad that they may have to change the rules and reassign playoff seeds. 1 plays 16, 2 plays 15, and so on.

San Antonio vs. Detroit in the Finals.

Spurs win 2 in a row. Can't stop the Big Fundamental.

 

[slinslin]

Kobe fouls Patterson. Patterson missed both freethrows.

Kobe hits a 3 with 1 second to go to tie the game.

At the same time Sacramento is losing against Golden State.

A Lakers win and yet again a Kings loss will put Lakers on top of the pacific matching them against Houston and Sacramento against Dallas.

In the East Miami and New Orleans leapfrogged Milwaukee because Jalen Rose hit a game winning 3 against Milwaukee.

Indiana vs Boston
NJ vs NY
Detroit vs Milwaukee
Miami vs New Orleans

Minnesota vs Denver
Sac/La vs Houston
San Antonio vs Memphis
LA/Sac vs Dallas

 

[Billythekid]

Wow, if LA wins that is HUGE! Sacramento are choking in a huge way.

 

[Billythekid]

Sacramento now within 2. Great ending to the season as far matchups go for LA and SAC.

SAC don't want Dallas in the 1st round i would think.

 

[slinslin]

Shaq misses FT. Portland gets the last shot in OT with the game tied again.

 

[slinslin]

And Chris Webber is so done.

He will never be a top 5 PF again.

He is like Antonio McDyess with better passing right now and maybe a little more athleticism since he had a nice one-handed alley oop dunk against the Lakers.

 

[Billythekid]

Sac don't deserve to win the pacific. They have witted their season away with half assed performances that hardly speak of championship contender material.

I hope they get their act together in the playoffs. They're a fun team to watch when they're on.

Did shaq foul on the last play?

 

[Billythekid]

Second OT!

Sac will have to sweat it out a lil longer.

 

[slinslin]

Go Portland.

I don't want to hear about Yao vs Shaq all the time. And I couldn't root against the Lakers.

Shaq fouled out. Kobe missing shots in OT. Of course just hit a three and an assist for a dunk.

 

[slinslin]

Man the Lakers were down 2 with a second left in 2OT and Kobe hits a three after the timeout.