Official Playoff Prediction/Discussion thread

[sohi 23]

[h1]2008 NBA Playoffs Bracket[/h1]

First Round	Conf. Semifinals	Conf. Finals	NBA Finals
Eastern Conference
	(1) Boston ( Atlanta	0 0
	(4) Cleveland (5) Washington	0 0
	(3) Orlando (6) Toronto	0 0
	(2) Detroit (7) Philadelphia	0 0
Western Conference
	(1) LA Lakers ( Denver	0 0
	(4) Utah (5) Houston	0 0
	(3) San Antonio (6) Phoenix	0 0
	(2) New Orleans (7) Dallas	0 0

Eastern Conference	Western Conference
(1) Boston (66-16) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 ( Atlanta (37-45) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Celtics lead 3-0 Nov. 9: at Celtics 106, Hawks 83 Mar. 2: at Celtics 98, Hawks 88 Apr. 12: Celtics 99 at Hawks 89	(1) Los Angeles (57-25) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 ( Denver (50-32) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Lakers lead 3-0 Nov. 29: at Lakers 127, Nuggets 99 Dec. 5: Lakers 111 at Nuggets 107 Jan. 21: at Lakers 116, Nuggets 99
(2) Detroit (59-23) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (7) Philadelphia (40-42) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 2-2 Nov. 23: at Pistons 83, 76ers 78 Jan. 23: Pistons 86 at 76ers 78 Mar. 12: 76ers 83 at Pistons 82 Apr. 9: at 76ers 101, Pistons 94	(2) New Orleans (56-26) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away)vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (7) Dallas (51-31) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 2-2 Dec. 1: at Hornets 112, Mavericks 108 (OT) Dec. 14: at Mavericks 89, Hornets 80 Feb. 20: at Hornets 104, Mavericks 93 Apr. 16: at Mavericks 111, Hornets 98
(3) Orlando (52-30) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (6) Toronto (41-41) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Magic lead 2-1 Nov. 7: Magic 105 at Raptors 96 Feb. 20: at Raptors 127, Magic 110 Mar. 4: at Magic 102, Raptors 87	(3) San Antonio (56-26) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (6) Phoenix (55-27) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Suns lead 3-1 Dec. 17: Suns 100 at Spurs 95 Jan. 31: Spurs 84 at Suns 81 Mar. 9: at Suns 94, Spurs 87 Apr. 9: Suns 96 at Spurs 79
(4) Cleveland (45-37) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (5) Washington (43-39) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Tied 2-2 Dec. 5: at Wizards 105, Cavaliers 86 Jan. 23: at Cavaliers 121, Wizards 85 Feb. 22: at Cavaliers 90, Wizards 89 Mar. 13: at Wizards 101, Cavaliers 99 [h1]Tentative 2008 NBA Playoff Schedule[/h1] Updated: April 16, 2008, 5:21 PM ET Comment Email Print FIRST ROUND - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1) Date Time and Channel (Subject to change) Sat April 19 ABC 3:00 + ESPN 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30 Sun April 20 ABC 3:00 + TNT 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30 Mon April 21 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00 Tue April 22 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00 Wed April 23 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Thu April 24 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00 Fri April 25 ESPN 8:00 & 10:30 + ESPN2 7:00 Sat April 26 TNT 3:00 & 5:30 + ESPN 8:00 & 10:30 Sun April 27 ABC 1:00 & 3:30 + TNT 7:00 & 9:30 Mon April 28 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00 Tue April 29 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 7:00 & 9:30 Wed April 30 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00 Thu May 1 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 7:00 & 9:30 Fri May 2 ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 + ESPN2 7:00 & 9:30 Sat May 3 TNT 3:00, 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30 Sun May 4 ABC 1:00 & 3:30 + TNT 7:30 & 10:00 CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1) Date Time and Channel (Subject to change) Mon May 5 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Tue May 8 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Wed May 7 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Thu May 8 ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 Fri May 9 ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 Sat May 10 ABC 8:00 & ESPN 10:30 Sun May 11 ABC 3:30 + TNT 7:30 Mon May 12 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Tue May 13 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Wed May 14 TNT 7:30 & 10:00 Thu May 15 ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 Fri May 16 ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 Sun May 18 ABC 3:30 + TNT 7:30 Mon May 19 TNT 7:00 & 9:30 CONFERENCE FINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1) Date Time and Channel Tue May 20 East ESPN 8:30 Wed May 21 West TNT 9:00 Thu May 22 East ESPN 8:30 Fri May 23 West TNT 9:00 Sat May 24 East ABC 8:30 Sun May 25 West TNT 9:00 Mon May 26 East ESPN 8:30 Tue May 27 West TNT 9:00 #Wed May 28 East ESPN 8:30 #Thu May 29 West TNT 9:00 #Fri May 30 East ESPN 8:30 #Sat May 31 West TNT 9:00 #Sun June 1 East ESPN 8:30 #Mon June 2 West TNT 9:00 NBA FINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-3-2) Date Time and Channel Thu June 5 ABC 9:00 Sun June 8 ABC 9:00 Tue June 10 ABC 9:00 Thu June 12 ABC 9:00 #Sun June 15 ABC 9:00 #Tue June 17 ABC 9:00 #Thu June 19 ABC 9:00	(4) Utah (54-2 Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 (5) Houston (55-27) Games remaining: 0 (0 Home, 0 Away) vs. +.500: 0 vs. Div: 0 REGULAR SEASON SERIES Jazz lead 2-1 Nov. 1: Rockets 106 at Jazz 95 Jan. 27: Jazz 97 at Rockets 89 Apr. 14: at Jazz 105, Rockets 96

Alright here are my picks:
1st round:
Lakers over Denver in 5
Suns over the Spurs in 7
Jazz over Rockets in 6
Dallas over NO in 7

Boston over ATL in 4
Washington over the Cavs in 7
Pistons over 76ers in 6
Orlando over the Raptors in 6

2nd round:
Lakers beating the Jazz in 6
Suns beating the Mavs in 7

Boston over Wizards in 5
Pistons over Magic in 6

3rd:
Lakers beating the Suns in 7
Boston over Pistons in 7

Finals:
Lakers over the Celtics in 6



Post your predictions

 

[jpzx]

Suns over Spurs? No way. I got Spurs sailing all the way to the Finals and through.

 

[acidicality]

1st round:
WEST-
Lakers over Nuggets in 6
Mavs over Hornets in 7
Suns over Spurs in 6
Jazz over Rockets in 6

EAST-
Celtics over Hawks in 5
Pistons over Sixers in 7
Magic over Raps in 6
Wizards over Cavs in 6

2nd round:
West:
Suns over Mavs in 7
Jazz over Lakers in 7
East:
Boston over Wizards in 6
Pistons over Magic in 5

WCF: Suns over Jazz in 7
ECF: Celtics over Pistons in 6

NBA Finals: Celtics over Suns in 6

 

[sohi 23]

Originally Posted by JPZx

Suns over Spurs? No way. I got Spurs sailing all the way to the Finals and through.

Ehh, I think it will go 7.
It's easily the most intriguing 1st round series.
Mavs, Hornets, Suns, Spurs in 1 bracket is

Anyway, I think the Suns will pull it out. For someone reason, Duncan has trouble against Shaq and I see Amare having a big series like he always does againstthe Spurs.
Have ya'll seen %%# he has played since he moved to pf??
Nasty.

 

[xxxxmt23xxxx]

i like how the Suns are playing the Spurs in the 1st round!

and i dont see the 76ers getting to the ECF

 

[passback]

The 6ers wont get out of the first round

Anyway...

1st RD

LA over Denver in 4
DAL over NO in 6
PHO over SA in 7
UTAH over HOU in 7

BOS over ATL in 4
DET over PHI in 4
ORL over TOR in 6
CLE over WAS in 7

2nd RD
LA over UTAH in 6
DAL over PHO in 7

BOS over CLE in 6
DET over ORL in 5

3rd RD
LA over DAL in 7
BOS over DET in 7

FINALS
LA over BOS in 7

 

[N41D]

Really think the Celtics are winning the crown...

They will probably cruise through the East, and the winner of the West is going to have gone through three grueling series on their way to the Finals...

 

[atljunkie]

1st round:
WEST-
Lakers over Nuggets in 6
Hornets over Mavericks in 7
Suns over Spurs in 6
Jazz over Rockets in 6

EAST-
Celtics over Hawks in 5
Pistons over Sixers in 6
Magic over Raps in 6
Wizards over Cavs in 6

2nd round:
West:
Suns over Hornets in 7
Lakers over Jazz in 7
East:
Boston over Wizards in 6
Pistons over Magic in 5

WCF: Suns over Lakers in 7
ECF: Celtics over Pistons in 6

NBA Finals: Celtics over Suns in 6

 

[sohi 23]

Originally Posted by XxxxMT23xxxX

i like how the Suns are playing the Spurs in the 1st round!

and i dont see the 76ers getting to the ECF

They're my bracket buster team word to Davidson
They went 22-12 since Feb. 5th. They lost 4 in a row to end the season, but I attribute that to that horrible Cavs game
I'll think about it some more, but as of right now I pretty sure they'll suprise some people.

 

[allen3xis]

1st Round

LA over Denver - 6
NO over Dallas - 7
SA over PHO - 7
Utah over HOU - 7

(if we had 3, 7 game series

)

Bos over ATL - 5
DET over PHI - 5
ORL over TOR - 6
CLE over Wash - 6


2nd Round

LA over Utah - 6
SA over NO - 7

BOS over CLE - 6
DET over ORL -5


CF

LA over SA - 6
DET over BOS -7


Finals
LA over DET - 6

 

[sohi 23]

I think Bynum and Ariza will be back by the Conference finals, but even if they don't come back I'm still confident that this Lakers team can make arun for the chip.
If we play defense like we are capable of, sometimes we look great on D... other times not so much, and cut down on the 3s I think we can beat anybody

 

[MVP]

EASTERN CONFERENCE
1st Round:
(1) Boston Celtics (in 4) vs. (

Atlanta Hawks
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Washington Wizards (in 7)
(3) Orlando Magic (in 6) vs. (6) Toronto Raptors
(2) Detroit Pistons (in 6) vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
Conference Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics (in 6) vs. (5) Washington Wizards
(2) Detroit Pistons (in 6) vs. (3) Orlando Magic
Conference Finals:
(1) Boston Celtics (in 7) vs. (2) Detroit Pistons

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1st Round:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (in 6) vs. (

Denver Nuggets
(4) Utah Jazz (in 6) vs. (5) Houston Rockets
(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) PhoenixSuns (in 7)
(2) New Orleans Hornets vs. (7) DallasMavericks (in 7)
Conference Semifinals:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (in 6) vs. (4) Utah Jazz
(6) Phoenix Suns (in 7) vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
Conference Finals:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (in 7) vs. (6) Phoenix Suns

NBA FINALS
(1) Los Angeles Lakers (in 7) vs. (1) Boston Celtics

There you have it, order will be restored to the universe and all will be as it should be as the Lakers will hang another big boy banner up atStaples.

 

[kingofallkickz]

orlando to the finals baby!!!!

 

[aj232kb8]

Lakers all the way.....

 

[willinc]

Conference Semifinals

Mavs
vs
Spurs

Lakers
vs
Jazz

Celtics
vs
Magic

Pistons
vs
Cavs

Conference Finals

Spurs
vs
Lakers

Celtics
vs
Pistons

Finals

Spurs
vs
Celtics


Celtics in 6

 

[franchise3]

@ either the Spurs or Suns getting knocked out in the first round.

Clash of the Titans right there.

 

[thasoleful1]

whens umm the playoff schedules gonna be revealed?

 

[checkoutmygrill]

i see everyone has orlando winning in 6

ill say orlando in 7

 

[gaseousfashion]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round:
(1) Boston Celtics over (8/) Atlanta Hawks in 4
(5) Washington Wizards over (4) Cleveland Cavaliers in 7
(2) Detroit Pistons over (7) Philadelphia 76ers in 5
(3) Orlando Magic over (6) Toronto Raptors in 6

Conference Semifinals:
(1) Boston Celtics over (5) Washington Wizards in 7
(2) Detroit Pistons over (3) Orlando Magic in 6

Conference Finals:
(1) Boston Celtics over (2) Detroit Pistons in 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (8/) Denver Nuggets in 5
(4) Utah Jazz over (5) Houston Rockets in 6
(2) New Orleans Hornets over (7) Dallas Mavericks in 6
(6) Phoenix Suns over (3) San Antonio Spurs in 7

Conference Semifinals:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (4) Utah Jazz in 6
(6) Phoenix Suns over (2) New Orleans Hornets in 7

Conference Finals:
(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (6) Phoenix Suns in 6

NBA FINALS
(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (1) Boston Celtics in 7

 

[soulize dp]

Damn it, my Raps are looking like underdogs again this year...

 

[lvjordan238]

I got the same as Sohi except I'll give the Hawks 1 win over the C's, and a seven game Finals.

 

[barondavis5]

Originally Posted by soulize dp




Damn it, my Raps are looking like underdogs again this year...

damn why do they have to put games on NBA TV? comcast is crap and wont add NBA TV HD, i hope mojo is gonna play the games.

 

[mez 0ne]

First Round

(1) Boston Celtics over (8/) Atlanta Hawks in 4
(5) Washington Wizards over (4) Cleveland Cavaliers in 7 (can go either way)
(2) Detroit Pistons over (7) Philadelphia 76ers in 5
(3) Orlando Magic over (6) Toronto Raptors in 6

(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (8/) Denver Nuggets in 5
(4) Utah Jazz over (5) Houston Rockets in 6
(2) New Orleans Hornets over (7) Dallas Mavericks in 6
(6) Phoenix Suns over (3) San Antonio Spurs in 7



2nd round:

(1) Boston Celtics over (5) Washington Wizards in 6
(2) Detroit Pistons over (3) Orlando Magic in 5 or 6

.(1) Los Angeles Lakers over (4) Utah Jazz in 7
(6) Phoenix Suns over (2) New Orleans Hornets in 6




Conference Finals:

Pistons over Celtics in 6 (can go either way)

Lakers over PHX in 6(finally)




Finals:

Lakers Vs. Pistons

???????????????

 

[barondavis5]

thats what i want it to be Pistons vs Lakers, would be an awesome finals.

 

[Truth]

1st round:
WEST-
Lakers over Nuggets in 5
Hornets over Mavs in 7
Suns over Spurs in 7
Jazz over Rockets in 6

EAST-
Celtics over Hawks in 4
Pistons over Sixers in 5
Magic over Raps in 6
Wizards over Cavs in 7

2nd round:
West:
Suns over Hornets in 7
Lakers over Jazz in 6
East:
Boston over Wizards in 6
Pistons over Magic in 6

WCF: Lakers over Suns in 7
ECF: Celtics over Pistons in 7

NBA Finals: Lakers over Celtics in 7