Basketball (NBA, College, etc.)

gaijinmark wrote:

bmwracer wrote:Orlando eliminates Boston from the playoffs, 101-82.

:woot: No matter how things turn out with Denver, at least one good thing happened this year. :dancing: [/list:u]

True. :victory: :applaud:

Kobe to Chauncey: "Talk to the hand..." :hehe:

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Game one, Western Division Finals, tonight at Staples.

Game one Eastern Division Finals, tomorrow in Cleveland.

My predictions: Lakers in six, Cavs in six. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:
My predictions: Lakers in six, Cavs in six. :sweat:

Disclaimer: "Depending upon which Laker team shows up" [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: Disclaimer: "Depending upon which Laker team shows up" [/list:u]

You're right.

I shoulda added an asterisk. :sweat:

bmwracer wrote:My predictions: Lakers in six, Cavs in six. :sweat:

Those seem about right. I could see the Magic maybe extending it to Game 7, and Lakers winning in less than 6.

Nuggets are improved, but they still play less D than L.A. ... which is saying something. :shakehead:

gaijinmark wrote: Disclaimer: "Depending upon which Laker team shows up" [/list:u]

No disclaimer necessary.

Even if Odom + Bynum don't show up, Lakers likely will still "outshoot" the Nuggs and win the series ... perhaps in just a few more games. :sweat:

adub2adub wrote:Those seem about right. I could see the Magic maybe extending it to Game 7, and Lakers winning in less than 6.

The Magic did take the regular season series from the Cavs, 2-1, but LeBron is really on a mission. :sweat:

Nuggets are improved, but they still play less D than L.A. ... which is saying something. :shakehead:

It is.

But with a seasoned vet like Chauncey Billups, the Nuggets are a lot more dangerous as well. :sweat:

EDIT: Is it my imagination or is Denver the most tattooed team in the NBA?? Yakuza members pale in comparison, I think. :sweat:

Lakers shoot rather poorly, but manage to eke out a win, 105-13, thanks to Kobe's 40 points... Gasol and Bynum were pretty much no-shows. :sweat:

adub2adub wrote:
Even if Odom + Bynum don't show up, Lakers likely will still "outshoot" the Nuggs and win the series ... perhaps in just a few more games. :sweat:

You may be right, that's pretty much what happened. But this series is a long way from being over. :sweat: [/list:u]

gaijinmark wrote: You may be right, that's pretty much what happened. [/list:u]

I'll say: the Lakes threw up almost 20 more shots than the Nuggs... And Bynum was ineffective unlike the previous game seven.

Bynum seems to flip-flop from bad game to good game... He'll probably have a good game Thursday. :fingerscrossed:

LeBron drops 49 on the Magic, but they have the last laugh, 107-106, handing the Cavs their first loss of the playoffs... And at home. :victory:

bmwracer wrote:LeBron drops 49 on the Magic, but they have the last laugh, 107-106, handing the Cavs their first loss of the playoffs... And at home. :victory:

And I was thinking the Cavs would continue their dominance during the second half. :grumble: Hell of a game by James.

Anyhow, definitely have to give credit to the Magic for making the comeback. Lewis really stepped up in the second half for them.

deseipher wrote:And I was thinking the Cavs would continue their dominance during the second half. :grumble: Hell of a game by James.

Anyhow, definitely have to give credit to the Magic for making the comeback. Lewis really stepped up in the second half for them.

Now the pressure is squarely on the Cavs for game two.

bmwracer wrote:LeBron drops 49 on the Magic, but they have the last laugh, 107-106, handing the Cavs their first loss of the playoffs... And at home. :victory:

Bikkuri shita! :shocked:

Takoyama wrote:Bikkuri shita! :shocked:

Me too. :)

^^Sir Charles Barkley is looking like a genius at the moment. :beaten:

Lakers lose, 106-103. :shakehead:

Doesn't appear that anyone can stop Carmelo Anthony.

Cavs beat the Magic, 96-95, on a three-point buzzer beater by Lebron.

These conference games so far have all been down to the wire .... great stuff!


It's nice to see Orlando and Denver stick it to the 99% of fans and "experts" for automatically assuming a Lakers-Cavs Finals before the playoffs even started. Nuggs and Magic playing with big chips on their shoulders. :applaud: