The Official NBA Playoffs thread

First Round

Eastern Conference

1. Boston Vs 8. Hawks - Boston wins series 4-3

2. Detriot Vs 7. 76ers - Detroit wins series 4-2

3. Magic Vs. 6. Toronto - Magic win series 4-1

4. Cavs Vs 5. Wizards - Cavs win series 4-2

Western Conference

1. Lakers Vs 8. Nuggets - Lakers sweep series 4-0

2. Hornets Vs 7. Mavericks - Hornets win series 4-1

3. Spurs Vs 6. Suns - Spurs win series 4-1

4. Jazz Vs 5. Rockets - Jazz win series 4-2

Second Round

Eastern Conference

1. Boston Vs. 4. Cavs - Gm. 1:Tue., May 6: at Boston, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)

2. Detroit Vs. 3. Orlando - Detroit leads series 2-0 (Gm. 2: DET 100, ORL 93)

Western Conference

1. Lakers Vs. 4. Jazz - Lakers lead series 1-0 (Gm. 1: LAL 109, UTA 98 )(Gm. 2: Wed., May 7: at L.A., 10:30 p.m. (TNT))

2. Hornets Vs. 3. Spurs - Hornets lead series 2-0 (Gm. 2: NOH 102, SAS 84)

Current Standings (as of April 15th)

Eastern Conference

1 z-Boston (65-16)

2 y-Detroit (57-23)

3 y-Orlando (50-30)

4 x-Cleveland (45-36)

5 x-Washington ( 43-38 )

6 x-Toronto (41-40)

7 x-Philadelphia (40-41)

8 x-Atlanta (37-43)

Western Conference

1 y-LA Lakers (56-25)

2 x-New Orleans (55-25)

3 x-San Antonio (55-26)

4 y-Utah (54-27)

5 x-Houston (54-27)

6 x-Phoenix (54-27)

7 x-Dallas (50-31)

8 x-Denver (49-32 )

x - Clinched playoff berth.
y - Clinched division title.
z - Clinched conference title.

As of right now, things can change in the Western Confernce. For the first time in NBA history, 5 teams may end up tied in the end (New Orleans, San Antonio, Utah, Houston, Phoenix). New Orleans can still make first (and the Lakers can end up second). Denver can pass up Dallas for the 7th seed (they own the tiebreaker over Dalls). Tons and tons of tiebreakers are going to come into place if teams tie.

After Wednesday night, the official matchups will be posted.

Blazers - Celtics final, Blazers in 7

(I am predicting next years)

GO BALZERS

raps all the wayrapsrule4

[QUOTE="rapsrule4"]raps all the wayCStheGreat

Shouldn't this go in the sports board? xSIZEMATTER

[QUOTE="CStheGreat"][QUOTE="rapsrule4"]raps all the waycell_dweller

Did you see the Sixers game lats night, they got ripped off, foul with .2 seconds left, thats BS, how does a ref make that call.Bauers-Twin

The rockets will win the NBA Playoffs ...... !!!!!!!! Norg

Well I pick the lakers to win it all ;) xSIZEMATTER

Congrats on the first seed!

Update: The regular season is finally over. What a crazy year it has been.

Final seedings:

Eastern Conference WLPCTGBHMRDCONFDIVPFPA DIFF STRK L10

1 z-Boston 66 16 .805 - 35-6 31-10 41-11 14-2 100.5 90.3 +10.3Won 4 9-1

2 y-Detroit 59 23 .720 7 34-7 25-16 37-15 11-5 97.5 90.1 +7.4Won 4 8-2

3 y-Orlando 52 30 .634 14 25-16 27-14 38-14 12-4 104.5 99.0 +5.5Won 3 6-4

4 x-Cleveland 45 37 .549 21 27-14 18-23 28-24 7-9 96.4 96.7 -0.4Lost 1 5-5

5 x-Washington 43 39 .524 23 25-16 18-23 29-23 10-6 98.8 99.2 -0.3Lost 1 5-5

6 x-Toronto 41 41 .500 25 25-16 16-25 29-23 10-6 100.2 97.3 +2.9Lost 1 4-6

7 x-Philadelphia 40 42 .488 26 22-19 18-23 25-27 7-9 96.6 96.2 +0.4Lost 4 3-7

8 x-Atlanta 37 45 .451 29 25-16 12-29 24-28 9-7 98.2 100.0 -1.8Lost 3 5-5

First Round Matchups:

#1. Celtics Vs #8. Hawks

#2. Pistons Vs #7. 76ers

#3. Magic Vs #6. Toronto

#4. Cleveland Vs #5. Washington

Western Conference WLPCTGBHMRDCONFDIVPFPA DIFF STRK L10

1 z-LA Lakers 57 25 .695 - 30-11 27-14 37-15 12-4 108.6 101.3 +7.3Won 4 8-2

2 y-New Orleans 56 26 .683 1 30-11 26-15 34-18 10-6 100.9 95.6 +5.3Lost 1 6-4

3 x-San Antonio 56 26 .683 1 34-7 22-19 33-19 10-6 95.4 90.6 +4.8Won 2 7-3

4 y-Utah 54 28 .659 3 37-4 17-24 33-19 10-6 106.2 99.3 +6.9Lost 1 7-3

5 x-Houston 55 27 .671 2 31-10 24-17 33-19 8-8 96.7 92.0 +4.7Won 1 6-4

6 x-Phoenix 55 27 .671 2 30-11 25-16 31-21 10-6 110.1 105.0 +5.0Won 2 7-3

7 x-Dallas 51 31 .622 6 34-7 17-24 33-19 10-6 100.4 95.9 +4.5Won 1 6-4

8 x-Denver 50 32 .610 7 33-8 17-24 31-21 10-6 110.7 107.0 +3.7Won 2 6-4

First Round Matchups:

#1. Lakers Vs #8. Nuggets

#2. Hornets Vs #7. Mavericks

#3. Spurs Vs #6. Suns

#4. Utah Vs #5. Rockets

I'm still pissed off the blazers couldnt make it into the playoffs... Tolwan

Lakers over anyone.

And what is up with this stupid conference crap - 2 better west coast teams cant be in the play offs because 2 sucky teams from the east coast eats up their slots!

Lakers over anyone.

And what is up with this stupid conference crap - 2 better west coast teams cant be in the play offs because 2 sucky teams from the east coast eats up their slots!

Sajedene

Lakers over anyone.

And what is up with this stupid conference crap - 2 better west coast teams cant be in the play offs because 2 sucky teams from the east coast eats up their slots!

Sajedene

[QUOTE="Sajedene"]

Lakers over anyone.

And what is up with this stupid conference crap - 2 better west coast teams cant be in the play offs because 2 sucky teams from the east coast eats up their slots!

CStheGreat

go PISTONS!!

yeah this is how the east will go,

pistons beat sixers

celtics beat hawks

pistons and celtics move to conference finals.

hopefully pistons win east (i guess I won't care if the celtics win)

eastern conference team wins against any western conference team, because western conference matchups go long into the series and team gets tired.

there you go.

[QUOTE="CStheGreat"][QUOTE="Sajedene"]

Lakers over anyone.

And what is up with this stupid conference crap - 2 better west coast teams cant be in the play offs because 2 sucky teams from the east coast eats up their slots!

SmashBrosLegend

The Celtics NEED to win the Championship for KG. He deserves it more than anyone!Uma-Chan

The fanboy in me says the Lakers will beat the Celtics in 6 games for championship number 15 8)-Halftime-

Here are my first round picks: Eastern conference Celtics over Hawks in five Pistons over 76ers in five Magic over Raptors in six Wizards over Cavaliers in seven Western conference Lakers over Nuggets in six Mavericks over Hornets in seven Suns over Spurs in seven Jazz over Rockets in fourSmashBrosLegend

Dallas Mavericks all the way all day!

i'm not feeling too confident about the nugs' chances versus the lakers. unless the lakers' team hotel is in vail, of course.romocop33

We have to contain Kobe and contest the 3-pointers if we want to have a chance at winning. Sadly, we always end up playing the hardest team in the first round.

Game 1 has now finished for all 16 teams. Here are the results:

Eastern Conference

1. Boston Vs 8. Hawks - Boston lead series 1-0

2. Detriot Vs 7. 76ers - 76ers lead series 1-0

3. Magic Vs. 6. Toronto - Magic lead series 1-0

4. Cavs Vs 5. Wizards - Cavs lead series 1-0

Western Conference

1. Lakers Vs 8. Nuggets - Lakers lead series 1-0

2. Hornets Vs 7. Mavericks - Hornet leads series 1-0

3. Spurs Vs 6. Suns - Spurs lead series 1-0

4. Jazz Vs 5. Rockets - Jazz lead series 1-0

Tonight's Matchups:

Wizards @ Cleveland - 7:00 PM EST (TNT) [Cavs lead series 1-0]

Jazz @ Houston - 9:30 EST (TNT) [Jazz lead series 1-0]

Updates:

Cleveland Cavelier's stretch series lead to 2-0 with a 30 point rout of Wizards (Cavs 116, Wizards 86)

Utah extends series lead to 2-0 over the Rockets. (Final: Jazz 90, Rockets 84)

Eastern Conference

4. Cleveland Vs. 5. Washington - Cleveland leads series 2-0

Western Conference

4. Houston Vs. 5. Utah - Utah leads series 2-0

Looks like T-Mac will not progress to the second round again this year. He has yet to reach the second round in his career. Lebron is showing Deshawn Stevenon and the Wizards why he talk is cheap.

The Lakers are gonna win it all.kingdre

[QUOTE="kingdre"]The Lakers are gonna win it all.CStheGreat

Utah? No problem. I'd be more worried about Phoenix. As for the Celtics... we'll see.

[QUOTE="CStheGreat"][QUOTE="kingdre"]The Lakers are gonna win it all.kingdre

Utah? No problem. I'd be more worried about Phoenix. As for the Celtics... we'll see.

Go Cavs and Lakers!

I might miss the Lakers game tonight though.

Too late for a school night.