All times Eastern, compiled from several places at nba.com (because they haven't fixed their own pages yet)
WESTERN
1 LOS ANGELES LAKERS (65-17) vs. UTAH JAZZ (48-34) 8 Game 1: Sun. @LAL 3PM Game 2: Tue. @LAL 10:30PM Game 3: 4/23 @UTA 10:30PM Game 4: 4/25 @UTA 9PM Game 5: 4/27 @LAL TBD * Game 6: 4/30 @UTA TBD * Game 7: 5/2 @LAL TBD *
2 DENVER NUGGETS (54-28) vs. NEW ORLEANS HORNETS (49-33) 7 Game 1: Sun. @DEN 10:30PM Game 2: Wed. @DEN 10:30PM Game 3: 4/25 @NOH 1PM Game 4: 4/27 @NOH TBD Game 5: 4/29 @DEN TBD * Game 6: 5/1 @NOH TBD * Game 7: 5/3 @DEN TBD *
3 SAN ANTONIO SPURS (54-28) vs. DALLAS MAVERICKS (50-32) 6 Game 1: Sat. @SAS 8PM Game 2: Mon. @SAS 9:30PM Game 3: 4/23 @DAL 8:30PM Game 4: 4/25 @DAL 4PM Game 5: 4/28 @SAS TBD * Game 6: 5/1 @DAL TBD * Game 7: 5/3 @SAS TBD *
4 PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS (54-28) vs. HOUSTON ROCKETS (53-29) 5 Game 1: Sat. @POR 10:30PM Game 2: Tue. @POR 10PM Game 3: 4/24 @HOU 9:30PM Game 4: 4/26 @HOU 9PM Game 5: 4/28 @POR TBD * Game 6: 4/30 @HOU TBD * Game 7: 5/2 @POR TBD *
EASTERN
1 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS (66-16) vs. DETROIT PISTONS (39-43) 8 Game 1: Sat. @CLE 3PM Game 2: Tue. @CLE 8PM Game 3: 4/24 @DET 7PM Game 4: 4/26 @DET 3:30PM Game 5: 4/29 @CLE TBD * Game 6: 5/1 @DET TBD * Game 7: 5/3 @CLE TBD *
2 BOSTON CELTICS (62-20) vs. CHICAGO BULLS (41-41) 7 Game 1: Sat. @BOS 12:30PM Game 2: Mon. @BOS 7PM Game 3: 4/23 @CHI 8PM Game 4: 4/26 @CHI 1PM Game 5: 4/28 @BOS TBD * Game 6: 4/30 @CHI TBD * Game 7: 5/2 @BOS TBD *
3 ORLANDO MAGIC (59-23) vs. PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (41-41) 6 Game 1: Sun. @ORL 5:30PM Game 2: Wed. @ORL 7PM Game 3: 4/24 @PHI 8PM Game 4: 4/26 @PHI 6:30PM Game 5: 4/28 @ORL TBD * Game 6: 4/30 @PHI TBD * Game 7: 5/2 @ORL TBD *
4 ATLANTA HAWKS (47-35) vs. MIAMI HEAT (43-39) 5 Game 1: Sun. @ATL 8PM Game 2: Wed. @ATL 8PM Game 3: 4/25 @MIA 6:30PM Game 4: 4/27 @MIA TBD Game 5: 4/29 @ATL TBD * Game 6: 5/1 @MIA TBD * Game 7: 5/3 @ATL TBD *
My "upset" picks for this round are the Mavs, the Rockets and the Heat. None of which are really very "upset" due to the big bunch of teams stuck in the middle of these seeds. I am only picking the Heat because I still can't imagine the Atlanta Hawks as a playoff team and will surely be wrong on that one when the Hawks sweep. ;-)
Originally posted by CRZI am only picking the Heat because I still can't imagine the Atlanta Hawks as a playoff team and will surely be wrong on that one when the Hawks sweep. ;-)
Tenth best home record in the league and on a bit of a roll right now. Let's go Hawks!
Portland getting the #4 spot is the worst thing that could have happened to the Lakers, especially since the Blazers got placed opposite the annual "one-and-done" Rockets. The Blazers have that magic touch against the Lakers, especially at the Rose Garden, which has to have some kind of voodoo magic spell in place. That series is going seven games and if the Blazers take one in L.A., the local media will have a coronary. I don't like the way this is shaping up at all.
With that in mind, maybe writing off the Spurs was a bit premature.
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