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qilver wrote:

very good analysis, breaking down the teams and predicting who will prevail....

personally, i would like to see another team take it this year, besides the SA or Detroit...
I highly doubt Cav's will get very far..they look weak against Pistons in the first two games.
also, I think SA is very banged up, and playing injured...esp, Tony Parker, he is their main contributor in assist and opening up for shot opportunities by his dribble penetration, unfortunatly for the Spurs, he is at about 80%, and is slowed somewhat by his injuries.

Exactly. The Pistons is sure to advance with ease. And the Spurs will really struggle in this series.

qilver wrote:I also would like to see Dallas move on this year, and take that series. Phx Suns and Clippers, i first thought they would run them out the building, but after watching game #2, i am not sure what to think. You know Suns already lack size, but are better shooters and run the break behind Nash, the best of any team. But it could go either way now...and you know the Suns are going to come out with a vengeance for game #3, but Clips will counter-attack the break with their game plan, we'll see what happens for Friday nights game.

The Clippers will take advantage of the rebounds and inside presence, but yes, the Suns will not disregard this and will come up with something for sure. And it's gonna be interesting on how the Suns will adjust to this problem.

Nets and Clippers fall, crash and burn on their home court, there goes their home court advantage..., they should have won those games.... :beaten: :beaten: :beaten:
oh well, that is the unpredictable NBA for you....

the quest continues for the other teams...

so far Detroit still looks headed towards the Championship...
i don't see another dominating team that wants it more...unfortunately...
:shakehead:

qilver wrote:Nets and Clippers fall, crash and burn on their home court, there goes their home court advantage..., they should have won those games.... :beaten: :beaten: :beaten:
oh well, that is the unpredictable NBA for you....

Agreed, they should have won, but like I said, the Nets and the Clippers will probably split their home games :sweat: . Expect them to come out strong in game 4.......and hopefully win it :fingerscrossed:

qilver wrote:so far Detroit still looks headed towards the Championship...
i don't see another dominating team that wants it more...unfortunately...
:shakehead:

Yeah, I hate to admit it but they are a one tough team right now =T . Looks like they were really disappointed in what happened in last year's championship, so they became hungry and poured out their frustrations this season by winning games and dominating the league :sweat: .

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Yeah, I hate to admit it but they are a one tough team right now =T . Looks like they were really disappointed in what happened in last year's championship, so they became hungry and poured out their frustrations this season by winning games and dominating the league :sweat: .

not even a hot shooting, speedy Suns will be able to contain Pistons, if they even get to the finals....
Pistons defense will shut down most opponents, not to mention their Phx-like hot shooting at times...

Dallas wins 104-103, as Nowitzki hits two clutch freethrows in the final seconds...over the Spurs, now up 2-1 over SA. :thumbsup:

Cav's win at home over the Pistons, 86-77, now cut series lead to 2-1 Pistons. :beatyou:

qilver wrote:Dallas wins 104-103, as Nowitzki hits two clutch freethrows in the final seconds...over the Spurs, now up 2-1 over SA. :thumbsup:

This was one hell of a game. The Mavericks almost lost this game if it wasn't for Manu Ginobili's error. Ginobili wasn't able to handle the ball coming from a pass from Horry and the ball bounced off into the backcourt and out of bounds with like 3 seconds left. But the Mavs did a good job in this game nonetheless :applaud: .

qilver wrote:Cav's win at home over the Pistons, 86-77, now cut series lead to 2-1 Pistons. :beatyou:

Well, look at that.....the Cavaliers have avoided a sweep. But they won't last long :beaten: .

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Well, look at that.....the Cavaliers have avoided a sweep. But they won't last long :beaten: .

Saw some of the coverage on ESPN when I went bowling last nighjt. It looked like it was a really close game until last several minutes of the game.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Well, look at that.....the Cavaliers have avoided a sweep. But they won't last long :beaten: .

i agree...they will probably go down in game #5 or #6....

qilver wrote:

i agree...they will probably go down in game #5 or #6....

And it looks like the Nets will suffer the same fate with the Cavaliers :puppydog: . They lost game 4 to the Heat 92-102, losing 2 of their home games and now at risk of losing the series as well :shakehead: .

On the other hand, the LA Clippers won against the Phoenix Suns 114-107 to tie the series.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

And it looks like the Nets will suffer the same fate with the Cavaliers :puppydog: . They lost game 4 to the Heat 92-102, losing 2 of their home games and now at risk of losing the series as well :shakehead: .

On the other hand, the LA Clippers won against the Phoenix Suns 114-107 to tie the series.

I don't think the Nets will survive this series...they don't look too good.., losing 2 at home...

Clips look good going into game 5, but look for Phx to come out strong and probably take it, but i hope the Clips can manage without an injured Kamen.

I think this game for the Clips was a must-win game, and they did pull out a victory, but should have won the previous game...

hopefully they can steal a game in Phx, and take it home...

losing Kamen will hurt their lineup, and put more pressure and change their game plan...they will have to make the necessary adjustments, cause Phx is going to give them a dogfight and launch the 3's and run the break a lot in Phx....it'll be tough.

qilver wrote:


I don't think the Nets will survive this series...they don't look too good.., losing 2 at home...

Sad to say but that's reality :( . I'm still optimistic about this though :bonk:

qilver wrote:hopefully they can steal a game in Phx, and take it home...

losing Kamen will hurt their lineup, and put more pressure and change their game plan...they will have to make the necessary adjustments, cause Phx is going to give them a dogfight and launch the 3's and run the break a lot in Phx....it'll be tough.

Looks like this series is an even playing field, now that both teams are lacking in big men. But the Clippers still have Elton Brand at the Power Forward position, so they should still dominate inside.

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Looks like this series is an even playing field, now that both teams are lacking in big men. But the Clippers still have Elton Brand at the Power Forward position, so they should still dominate inside.

i doubt that Kamen will return for the playoffs, a hyper-ext shoulder injury will keep him on the sidelines, unfortunatately for the Clips.
I am really glad they took that game and tied the series, so this is going atleast 6 games....but as i said, i think the Phx Suns will take the next game, and if they do, can the Clips follow up and take it to #7, which i predict Suns will win it, unless they win two straight and win it in #6. They are strong at home, despite losing game #2, big. Don't get me wrong, i favor the Clips, as they are my favorite, but Suns are my second favorite team, I also wouldn't mind having Dallas take it this year, instead of Pistons or SA.

Cav's win, barely over the Pistons 74-72, and tie the series. This game was boring, and LeBron shot a miserable 8-23, and missing quite a few FT's, but they still won it....I am glad they are taking it to the Pistons.

Dallas and SA....
Mav's not shooting too well early on...but tied it at Halftime 53-53.

qilver wrote:Cav's win, barely over the Pistons 74-72, and tie the series. This game was boring, and LeBron shot a miserable 8-23, and missing quite a few FT's, but they still won it....I am glad they are taking it to the Pistons.

The Cavaliers won again?! :shocked: Lucky bastards, now the Nets are the only team which is down 1-3 :ashamed: :bonk:

The Mavericks win in OT 123-118 in a very intense game :applaud: . I wasn't that satisfied by their win in game 3 because I felt that they were just lucky that time, but now they really showed that they can compete for the title. If the Nets will be eliminated soon, I think I'll begin rooting for the Mavericks :mrgreen:

Saito_Hajime wrote:The Mavericks win in OT 123-118 in a very intense game :applaud: . I wasn't that satisfied by their win in game 3 because I felt that they were just lucky that time, but now they really showed that they can compete for the title. If the Nets will be eliminated soon, I think I'll begin rooting for the Mavericks :mrgreen:

i'm kinda glad that Mav's were able to win that one, and take the Spurs to the limit. I want to see Dallas eliminate Spurs and go to the conference finals...

it would be nice if Clips can over take Suns, but Phx is very tough...
another good thing is that Detroit lost again, and now are tied with Cav's.. 2-2. Too bad for the Net's, not sure if they can win in Miami down 1-3.

qilver wrote:

i'm kinda glad that Mav's were able to win that one, and take the Spurs to the limit. I want to see Dallas eliminate Spurs and go to the conference finals...

it would be nice if Clips can over take Suns, but Phx is very tough...

Same here. I really think that Dallas have a great supporting players that complement great players like Nowitzki, Terry and Stackhouse. I gotta give credit to under rated players like Dampier, Diop and Harris for helping out the star players when they badly needed it :thumbsup: .

qilver wrote: Too bad for the Net's, not sure if they can win in Miami down 1-3.

Well, at least they are not alone, now that the Spurs is facing the same situation :bonk: :hehe:

Saito_Hajime wrote:

Well, at least they are not alone, now that the Spurs is facing the same situation :bonk: :hehe:

I just hope that the Mav's can close the Spurs out, and win the series, and not choke and fail like what Lakers did in the Phx series... :shakehead:

qilver wrote:

I just hope that the Mav's can close the Spurs out, and win the series, and not choke and fail like what Lakers did in the Phx series... :shakehead:

Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that one :sweat: . The Spurs is a tough team like the Suns and could do the same thing, so the Mavericks should be aware of this and should give it their all to close this series soon.