Western Conference Houston vs. Oklahoma City Game 1 -- Sun., April 21, Houston at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. Game 2 -- Wed, April 24, Houston at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Game 3 -- Sat., April 27, Oklahoma City at Houston, 9:30 p.m. Game 4 -- Mon., April 29, Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD Game 5* -- Wed. May 1, Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD Game 6* -- Fri., May 3, Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD Game 7* -- Sun., May 5, Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD San Antonio vs. L.A. Lakers Game 1 -- Sun., April 21, L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 3:30 p.m. Game 2 -- Wed., April 24, L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. Game 3 -- Fri., April 26, San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 7:30 p.m. Game 4 -- Sun., April 28, San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, 7 p.m. Game 5* -- Tue., April 30, L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBD Game 6* -- Thu., May 2, San Antonio at L.A. Lakers, TBD Game 7* -- Sat., May 4, L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, TBD Denver vs. Golden State Game 1 -- Sat., April 20, Golden State at Denver, 5:30 p.m. Game 2 -- Tue., April 23, Golden State at Denver, 10:30 p.m. Game 3 -- Fri., April 26, Denver at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Game 4 -- Sun., April 28, Denver at Golden State, 9:30 p.m. Game 5* -- Tue., April 30, Golden State at Denver, TBD Game 6* -- Thu., May 2, Denver at Golden State, TBD Game 7* -- Sat., May 4, Golden State at Denver, TBD L.A. Clippers vs. Memphis Game 1 -- Sat., April 20, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Game 2 -- Mon., April 22, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Game 3 -- Thu., April 25, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Game 4 -- Sat., April 27, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 4:30 p.m. Game 5* -- Tue., April 30, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD Game 6* -- Fri., May 3, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD Game 7* -- Sun., May 5, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD Eastern Conference Miami vs. Milwaukee Game 1 -- Sun., April 21, Milwaukee at Miami, 7 p.m. Game 2 -- Tue., April 23, Milwaukee at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Game 3 -- Thu., April 25, Miami at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. Game 4 -- Sun., April 28, Miami at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. Game 5* -- Tue., April 30, Milwaukee at Miami, TBD Game 6* -- Thu., May 2, Miami at Milwaukee, TBD Game 7* -- Sat., May 4, Milwaukee at Miami, TBD New York vs. Boston Game 1 -- Sat., April 20, Boston at New York, 3 p.m. Game 2 -- Tue., April 23, Boston at New York, 8 p.m. Game 3 -- Fri., April 26, New York at Boston, 8 p.m. Game 4 -- Sun., April 28, New York at Boston, 1 p.m. Game 5* -- Wed., May 1, Boston at New York, TBD Game 6* -- Fri., May 3, New York at Boston, TBD Game 7* -- Sun., May 5, Boston at New York, TBD Indiana vs. Atlanta Game 1 -- Sun., April 21, Atlanta at Indiana, 1 p.m. Game 2 -- Wed., April 24, Atlanta at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. Game 3 -- Sat., April 27, Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Game 4 -- Mon., April 29, Indiana at Atlanta, TBD Game 5* -- Wed., May 1, Atlanta at Indiana, TBD Game 6* -- Fri., May 3, Indiana at Atlanta, TBD Game 7* -- Sun., May 5, Atlanta at Indiana, TBD Brooklyn vs. Chicago Game 1 -- Sat., April 20, Chicago at Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Game 2 -- Mon., April 22, Chicago at Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Game 3 -- Thu., April 25, Brooklyn at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Game 4 -- Sat., April 27, Brooklyn at Chicago, 2 p.m. Game 5* -- Mon., April 29, Chicago at Brooklyn, TBD Game 6* -- Thu., May 2, Brooklyn at Chicago, TBD Game 7* -- Sat., May 4, Chicago at Brooklyn, TBD
Starting off with a bang with Celtics/Knicks. Knicks have only won a single playoff game in like ten years. I think Pierce and Garnett still have enough left to test them.
I think the Thunder will roll over the Rockets but the rest look really good. If Denver had Gallinari I'd say they'd easily beat Golden State as well but they don't so it's a good match up. And JohnR, I'll ignore your condescending comment in the other thread for now.
"Not so much. But give the guy credit, there aren't many absolute nobodies who can hit for 30 two straight games. He's in a pretty small club." If you were being sarchastic my apologies. If not then yeah.
I don't know how you are reading my inoffensive, complimentary, and accurate post, but however you are reading it, it's not right. I meant (and gave) no harm. Moving on.
Nets? Nets?? Nets??? Begone Brooklynite. Thunder Griz Spurs Nuggets Heat Nets* Hawks Knicks * Only because Noah doesn't look to be right
Warriors were 1 - 3 but one loss went to OT and another loss went to double OT. Gallo was their leading scorer in the regular season series. Bogut didn't play in any of the four games.
Thunder Clips Lakers Nuggets round 2 Nuggets Thunder Finals Western - Thunder ====== Heat Nets Knicks Pacers Round 2 Heat Knicks Miami to the finals - yup I am going out on the limb == = = = = Miami NBA finals winner
first round thunder over rockets in 5 memphis over clippers in 6 spurs over lakers in 6 nuggets over warriors in 5 heat over bucks in 4 nets over bulls in 7 knicks over boston in 5 pacers over hawks in 6
OTOH, there is absolutely nothing going on in the East. Yeah, there are some intriguing matches if you look at them in a vacuum, but since the Heat will ultimately emerge as the Eastern champs, they're basically irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.
You won't watch Knicks Heat if it comes to that? I mean, who really has a chance against the Heat anyway? Might as well turn it off for two seasons. I think Melo's improvement is an interesting development worth watching. He seems much more focused/serious about his legacy and career. Of course Boston could win this round so we'll see.
I'm half convinced that the Knicks have a better chance than OKC. The Knicks can get hot and very deadly on 3s. It's pretty unlikely they can do so 4x, but maybe. On the other hand, OKC always looks to me like a poor man's Miami. Very good athletes and wing play, run well, but Miami does it all better. I have a hard time seeing OKC as anything but a noble and consistent loser to Miami.
Yeah - I agree. There is an argument for the Knicks - Chandler and Kidd have Championship experience, Melo is playing out of his mind on offensive a la Dirk, and they have role players that can be effective. They also seem to be a decent matchup for whatever reason - that elusive "got their number" question hangs over this series if it happens. I don't see it happening simply because Lebron can single handedly beat teams now, but that series might be closer than OKC Heat. It's a bummer that the Spurs seem to be falling apart at the worst time - I was pretty shocked they cut Jackson.
The Lakers are horrible against fast pace teams like Denver and the Clippers. Even though Parker can penetrate and give our defense hell, it still a better match up for us compared to OKC. I heard that Jackson and Pops were having some personal issues over Jackson's role, and it got heated and management decided to let him go.
The key to the Knicks isn't just on Melo. He's obviously going to score a lot regardless. It's the bench and the 3 pointers. The Knicks won a lot because they hit a ton of 3's. But the Heat are obvious favorites.