NBA Play-Offs 2007

[Kings]

NBA Finals
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San Antonio Spurs(3) 4 - 0 Cleveland Cavaliers(2)
Nov 3: Cleveland 88, at San Antonio 81
Jan 2: at Cleveland 82, San Antonio 78

Jun 7, San Antonio Spurs 85 - Cleveland Cavaliers 76 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070607/CLESAS/boxscore.html)
Jun 10, San Antonio Spurs 103 - Cleveland Cavaliers 92 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070610/CLESAS/boxscore.html)
Jun 12, Cleveland Cavaliers 72 - San Antonio Spurs 75 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070612/SASCLE/boxscore.html)
Jun 14, Cleveland Cavaliers 82 - San Antonio Spurs 83 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070614/SASCLE/boxscore.html)

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Quarter-Finals
Detroit Pistons(1) 4 - 0 Orlando Magic(8)
Dec 8: Detroit 87, at Orlando 83
Feb 21: at Detroit 110, Orlando 88
Feb 23: Detroit 94, at Orlando 89
Apr 11: at Detroit 104, Orlando 99

Apr 21, Detroit Pistons 100 - Orlando Magic 92 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070421/ORLDET/boxscore.html)
Apr 23, Detroit Pistons 98 - Orlando Magic 90 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070423/ORLDET/boxscore.html)
Apr 26, Orlando Magic 77 - Detroit Pistons 93 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070426/DETORL/boxscore.html)
Apr 28, Orlando Magic 93 - Detroit Pistons 97 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070428/DETORL/boxscore.html)

Cleveland Cavaliers(2) 4 - 0 Washington Wizards(7)
Nov 1: at Cleveland 97, Washington 94
Nov 18: at Washington 111, Cleveland 99
Apr 6: Cleveland 99, at Washington 94

Apr 22, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 - Washington Wizards 82 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/WASCLE/boxscore.html)
Apr 25, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 - Washington Wizards 102 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070425/WASCLE/boxscore.html)
Apr 28, Washington Wizards 92 - Cleveland Cavaliers 98 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070428/CLEWAS/boxscore.html)
Apr 30, Washington Wizards 90 - Cleveland Cavaliers 97 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070430/CLEWAS/boxscore.html)

New Jersey Nets(6) 4 - 2 Toronto Raptors(3)
Nov 1: at New Jersey 102, Toronto 92
Dec 15: at Toronto 90, New Jersey 78
Jan 9: at New Jersey 101, Toronto 86
Feb 14: at Toronto 120, New Jersey 109

Apr 21, Toronto Raptors 91 - New Jersey Nets 96 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070421/NJNTOR/boxscore.html)
Apr 24, Toronto Raptors 89 - New Jersey Nets 83 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070424/NJNTOR/boxscore.html)
Apr 27, New Jersey Nets 102 - Toronto Raptors 89 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070427/TORNJN/boxscore.html)
Apr 29, New Jersey Nets 102 - Toronto Raptors 81 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070429/TORNJN/boxscore.html)
May 1, Toronto Raptors 98 - New Jersey Nets 96 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070501/NJNTOR/boxscore.html)
May 4, New Jersey Nets 98 - Toronto Raptors 97 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070504/TORNJN/boxscore.html)

Chicago Bulls(5) 4 - 0 Miami Heat(4)
Oct 31: Chicago 108, at Miami 66
Dec 27: at Chicago 109, Miami 103
Jan 27: at Chicago 100, Miami 97
Mar 7: at Miami 103, Chicago 70

Apr 21, Chicago Bulls 96 - Miami Heat 91 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070421/MIACHI/boxscore.html)
Apr 24, Chicago Bulls 107 - Miami Heat 89 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070424/MIACHI/boxscore.html)
Apr 27, Miami Heat 96 - Chicago Bulls 104 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070427/CHIMIA/boxscore.html)
Apr 29, Miami Heat 79 - Chicago Bulls 92 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070429/CHIMIA/boxscore.html)

Semi-Finals
Detroit Pistons(1) 4 - 2 Chicago Bulls(5)
Jan 6: at Chicago 106, Detroit 89
Feb 25: at Detroit 95, Orlando 93
Mar 29: at Chicago 83, Detroit 81
Apr 4: Chicago 106, at Detroit 88

May 5, Detroit Pistons 95 - Chicago Bulls 69 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070505/CHIDET/boxscore.html)
May 7, Detroit Pistons 108 - Chicago Bulls 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070507/CHIDET/boxscore.html)
May 10, Chicago Bulls 74 - Detroit Pistons 81 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070510/DETCHI/boxscore.html)
May 13, Chicago Bulls 102 - Detroit Pistons 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/DETCHI/boxscore.html)
May 15, Detroit Pistons 92 - Chicago Bulls 108 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070515/CHIDET/boxscore.html)
May 17, Chicago Bulls 85 - Detroit Pistons 95 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070517/DETCHI/boxscore.html)

Cleveland Cavaliers(2) 4 - 2 New Jersey Nets(6)
Dec 20: at New Jersey 113, Cleveland 111
Jan 6: at Cleveland 96, New Jersey 91
Apr 12: at Cleveland 94, New Jersey 76

May 6, Cleveland Cavaliers 81 - New Jersey Nets 77 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070506/NJNCLE/boxscore.html)
May 8, Cleveland Cavaliers 102 - New Jersey Nets 92 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070508/NJNCLE/boxscore.html)
May 12, New Jersey Nets 96 - Cleveland Cavaliers 85 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070512/CLENJN/boxscore.html)
May 14, New Jersey Nets 85 - Cleveland Cavaliers 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070514/CLENJN/boxscore.html)
May 16, Cleveland Cavaliers 72 - New Jersey Nets 83 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070516/NJNCLE/boxscore.html)
May 18, New Jersey Nets 72 - Cleveland Cavaliers 88 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070518/CLENJN/boxscore.html)

Finals
Cleveland Cavaliers(2) 4 - 2 Detroit Pistons(1)
Dec 21, Detroit 87, at Cleveland 71
Feb 4, Detroit 90, at Cleveland 78
Mar 7, Cleveland 101, at Detroit 97
Apr 8, at Detroit 87, Cleveland 82

May 21, Detroit Pistons 79 - Cleveland Cavaliers 76 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070521/CLEDET/boxscore.html)
May 24, Detroit Pistons 79 - Cleveland Cavaliers 76 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070524/CLEDET/boxscore.html)
May 27, Cleveland Cavaliers 88 - Detroit Pistons 82 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070527/DETCLE/boxscore.html)
May 29, Cleveland Cavaliers 91 - Detroit Pistons 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070529/DETCLE/boxscore.html)
May 31, Detroit Pistons 107 - Cleveland Cavaliers 109 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070531/CLEDET/boxscore.html)
Jun 2, Cleveland Cavaliers 98 - Detroit Pistons 82 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070602/DETCLE/boxscore.html)

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Quarter-Finals
Golden State Warriors(8) 4 - 2 Dallas Mavericks(1)
Nov 6: Golden State 107, at Dallas 104
Mar 12: at Golden State 117, Dallas 100
Apr 17: at Golden State 111, Dallas 82

Apr 22, Dallas Mavericks 85 - Golden State Warriors 97 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/GSWDAL/boxscore.html)
Apr 25, Dallas Mavericks 112 - Golden State Warriors 99 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070425/GSWDAL/boxscore.html)
Apr 27, Golden State Warriors 109 - Dallas Mavericks 91 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070427/DALGSW/boxscore.html)
Apr 29, Golden State Warriors 103 - Dallas Mavericks 99 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070429/DALGSW/boxscore.html)
May 1, Dallas Mavericks 118 - Golden State Warriors 112 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070501/GSWDAL/boxscore.html)
May 3, Golden State Warriors 111 - Dallas Mavericks 86 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070503/DALGSW/boxscore.html)

Phoenix Suns(2) 4 - 1 Los Angeles Lakers(7)
Oct 31: at Los Angeles 114, Phoenix 106
Mar 4: at Phoenix 99, Los Angeles 94
Apr 8: Phoenix 115, at Los Angeles 107
Apr 13: at Phoenix 93, Los Angeles 85

Apr 22, Phoenix Suns 95 - Los Angeles Lakers 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/LALPHX/boxscore.html)
Apr 24, Phoenix Suns 126 - Los Angeles Lakers 98 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070424/LALPHX/boxscore.html)
Apr 26, Los Angeles Lakers 95 - Phoenix Suns 89 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070426/PHXLAL/boxscore.html)
Apr 29, Los Angeles Lakers 100 - Phoenix Suns 113 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070429/PHXLAL/boxscore.html)
May 2, Phoenix Suns 119 - Los Angeles Lakers 110 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070502/LALPHX/boxscore.html)

San Antonio Spurs(3) 4 - 1 Denver Nuggets(6)
Jan 10: San Antonio 92, at Denver 83
Feb 20: at San Antonio 95, Denver 80
Apr 18: Denver 100, at San Antonio 77

Apr 22, San Antonio Spurs 89 - Denver Nuggets 95 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/DENSAS/boxscore.html)
Apr 25, San Antonio Spurs 97 - Denver Nuggets 88 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070425/DENSAS/boxscore.html)
Apr 28, Denver Nuggets 91 - San Antonio Spurs 96 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070428/SASDEN/boxscore.html)
Apr 30, Denver Nuggets 89 - San Antonio Spurs 96 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070430/SASDEN/boxscore.html)
May 2, San Antonio Spurs 93 - Denver Nuggets 78 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070502/DENSAS/boxscore.html)

Utah Jazz(4) 4 - 3 Houston Rockets(5)
Nov 1: at Utah 107, Houston 97
Jan 5: at Houston 100, Utah 86
Apr 1: Utah 86, at Houston 83
Apr 18: at Utah 101, Houston 91

Apr 21, Houston Rockets 84 - Utah Jazz 75 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070421/UTAHOU/boxscore.html)
Apr 23, Houston Rockets 98 - Utah Jazz 90 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070423/UTAHOU/boxscore.html)
Apr 26, Utah Jazz 81 - Houston Rockets 67 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070426/HOUUTA/boxscore.html)
Apr 28, Utah Jazz 98 - Houston Rockets 85 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070428/HOUUTA/boxscore.html)
Apr 30, Houston Rockets 96 - Utah Jazz 92 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070430/UTAHOU/boxscore.html)
May 3, Utah Jazz 94 - Houston Rockets 82 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070503/HOUUTA/boxscore.html)
May 5, Houston Rockets 99 - Utah Jazz 103 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070505/UTAHOU/boxscore.html)

Semi-Finals
Utah Jazz(4) 4 - 1 Golden State Warriors(8)
Nov 4: at Utah 106, Golden State 82
Nov 25: at Golden State 91, Utah 78
Mar 20: at Utah 104, Golden State 100
Apr 9: at Golden State 126, Utah 102

May 7, Utah Jazz 116 - Golden State Warriors 112 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070507/GSWUTA/boxscore.html)
May 9, Utah Jazz 127 - Golden State Warriors 117 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070509/GSWUTA/boxscore.html)
May 11, Golden State Warriors 125 - Utah Jazz 105 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070511/UTAGSW/boxscore.html)
May 13, Golden State Warriors 101 - Utah Jazz 115 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/UTAGSW/boxscore.html)
May 15, Utah Jazz 100 - Golden State Warriors 87 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070515/GSWUTA/boxscore.html)

San Antonio Spurs(3) 4 - 2 Phoenix Suns(2)
Nov 8: at San Antonio 111, Phoenix 106
Feb 1: at Phoenix 103, San Antonio 87
Apr 5: at San Antonio 92, Phoenix 85

May 6, Phoenix Suns 106 - San Antonio Spurs 111 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070506/SASPHX/boxscore.html)
May 8, Phoenix Suns 101 - San Antonio Spurs 81 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070508/SASPHX/boxscore.html)
May 12, San Antonio Spurs 108 - Phoenix Suns 101 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070512/PHXSAS/boxscore.html)
May 14, San Antonio Spurs 98 - Phoenix Suns 104 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070514/PHXSAS/boxscore.html)
May 16, Phoenix Suns 85 - San Antonio Spurs 88 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070516/SASPHX/boxscore.html)
May 18, San Antonio Spurs 114 - Phoenix Suns 106 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070518/PHXSAS/boxscore.html)

Finals
San Antonio Spurs(3) 4 - 1 Utah Jazz(4)
Nov 29: at Utah 83, San Antonio 75
Dec 28: at San Antonio 106, Utah 83
Jan 31: at Utah 97, San Antonio 93
Mar 30: at San Antonio 102, Utah 93

May 20, San Antonio Spurs 108 - Utah Jazz 100 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070520/UTASAS/boxscore.html)
May 22, San Antonio Spurs 105 - Utah Jazz 96 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070522/UTASAS/boxscore.html)
May 26, Utah Jazz 109 - San Antonio Spurs 83 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070526/SASUTA/boxscore.html)
May 28, Utah Jazz 79 - San Antonio Spurs 91 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070528/SASUTA/boxscore.html)
May 30, San Antonio Spurs 109 - Utah Jazz 84 (http://www.nba.com/games/20070530/UTASAS/boxscore.html)

[damelo]

golden state is not yet sure to be in...

[T.W.Is.M.]

and new jersey is above washington at #6, so they face the raptors.also chicago is not 4 sure in the 2nd place, maybe the cavs finish 2nd.let's wait one more day 4 the final standings and then write our predictions.

[rikhardur]

The Warriors reach the playoffs.

[T.W.Is.M.]

my prediction will be:
Detroit-Orlando 4-0
Cleveland-Washington 4-1
Toronto-New Jersey 4-3
Chicago-Miami 2-4

Dallas-Golden State 4-0
Phoenix-LA Lakers 4-1(:mad: )
San Antonio-Denver 4-1
Houston-Utah 4-2

[LuDux]

Gilbert Arenas ir ready to return
"And then if they go to Game 5 I’m coming in, I’m going to play. All they are going to do is just sit me in the corner for offense and I’m going to shoot threes, just in case it comes down to a game winner. I still got the Hibachi going. I mean, I can’t walk or run, but I’m going to try. Hell, I could play Games 1-4, just stick me in the corner"
http://www.nba.com/blog/gilbert_arenas.html


58 foreigners from 28 countries will play in Playoffs this year (44/24 last year)
Warriors Suns Spurs and Raptors will have 6 each. All 5 teams with Lithuanians reached playoffs


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[Markoishvili]

My thoughts on the first two games

Nets at Raptors
- i was expecting this to happen, for almost every player important piece on Toronto`s roster this was first post season experience. Bosh got two qucik fouls and was benched for most of the first half, but i didn`t like the way he played. He keep jacking up shots from the mid-range instead of going inside, and in the end he missed two important FTs, i think he is the tragic figure of game one. Hero of the game was Boki Nachbar who is coming up huge lately turning himself into a formidable force. When Raptors closed the gap at 1, Nachbar calmly hit three-pointer from the corner and than swished both FTs to seal the win. I really like how this guy is playing taking full advantage of space that is created by Carter, Kidd and Jefferson.

Kidd make sure to get all of his teammates going with 8 first quarter assist, while Vince Carter choked mightly and if the Nets lossed this game it would be because of him. He couldn`t hit anything and keep forcing tough shot after tough shot.

Andrea Bargnani was overwhelmed in his 2nd game after recovering from injury, he played so badly in the first half that Smitch didn`t put him on the floor in the 2nd opting for Kris Humphries instead. Jose Calderon came up huge in a 4th quarter rally, but his turnover when he passed the ball to his teammate Derrick Martin on the bench costed them.

Miami at Chicago
...very very bad officiating, the fouls called on Shaq in the 2nd half were hilarious and with him on the floor Heat would probably win this game. Wade was also in the foul trouble, but was playing were badly during 2nd and 3rd quarter. Somehow he again found his game in the closing minutes bringing the Heat on a verge of comeback, but also making a crucial mistake while firing away fallaway three-pointer on the wing when there was enough time to still pass the ball to someone in the better position. However, his late game appearance gives Heat a hope. Walker was good with some three-pointers and hitting FTs( is 43% on the year, tonight 6/6).

The hero of the game was Nocioni with a series of big-time buckets in the 4th quarter. That guy is a true motor of Chicago, his energy is amaizing and he is as tough as they get. Loul Deng played terrific game, this kid is really turning himself into a All-Star, has great size, basketball IQ and ballhandling ability. Gordon played well, but not so good as boxscore shows.

Swiss Thabo Sefolosha was huge in defending Wade when he was on the floor, while also contributing offensively. This kid will be a big time player, in a year or too. He is long, athletic, can defend, put the ball on the floor or pass. His shooting is a bit erratic at this point.

The highlight of the game was when Ben Wallace hit the shot-clock on a turnaround jumper from the middle-post.

[T.W.Is.M.]

If Markoishvili is right about the Bulls-Heat game, I'm starting 2 think Stern is afraid that Miami can eliminate his favorite and beloved team(and this is not the Bulls of course).So Dallas, San Antonio and Phoenix should b also careful!

[rikhardur]

I didn't see the game, but the Heat looked unstable and sometimes crappy in the regular season, it wouldn't surprise at all me if they would get eliminated. (I'm still to understand how they were champions last season, but that's another matter).

[Markoishvili]

Orlando@Detroit

- Magic was able to get close late in the game, but the win was never in doubt for the Pistons, who are superior in this series and Magic will have a hard time winning more than a one game. Dwight Howard is terrific physical specimen, but he is so mechanical in the post and his hands are poor. He commited 7 turnovers, missed 8 FTs, he blowed half a dozen of good passes from teammates which should have resulted in easy dunks.

Darko Milicic had a solid showing infront of Detroit crowd, his highlight plays was a terrific assist for a Howard`s dunk late in the game when Orlando needed basket. He had a 2 solid dunks and a nice hook shot. His defense was also alright, despite missing on some rotations. He is much better rebounder than numbers show doing a good job of positioning and boxing out, but since Howard cleans the glass, he doesn`t get many captures in stat-sheet.

Jammer Nelson is a SG in a body of PG, with him on the court Magic offense lacked any fluidity. Dooling did a good job coming of the bench and scoring some points, while Arroyo is excellent offensive player, the shame is that he doesn`t play a lick of defense. Turkoglu hit some big shots, but him and Hill are a step to slow to create things effectively againts Hamilton and Prince.

Billiups hit all the improtant shots for Detroit, while Hamilton worked extremely hard on both ends. Wallace had a good shooting night, otherwise un-impressive showing, whle Carlos Delfino give them some scoring of the bench.

Utah@Rockets

Utah is executing very well and hitting thier shots, whle playing hard defense. T-Mac is out of the game so far, Kirilenko and Giricek did a good job on him. Yao Ming gets all the calls he want down in the post, while being guarded by shorter and athletically poor Mehmet Okur, who is having huge troubles in the post, but hit two three-pointers.

Jazz has a very balanced attack with 5 players scoring between 6 and 8 points, while Yao scored 15 of 33 Houston`s points so far. Deron Williams might be on a good way to log triple-double in his first playoff game...6pts, 8rebs and 6ast at the halftime.

[Calvin]

NBA playoffs are as entertaining as ever.

[rikhardur]

Wizards 82 Cavaliers 97
(Antawn Jamison 28 pts + 14 rebs | Larry Hughes 27 pts)
The Wizards without Arenas are absolutely doomed. It's awful when a team depends so much on a player, imo it's inconceivable how someone can create a team going by that logic.

Lakers 87 Suns 95
(Kobe Bryant 39 pts | Leandro Barbosa 26 pts)
Kobe scores and scores but it's no use.

[rikhardur]

Two of the top-seeded teams lose game 1:

Nuggets 95 Spurs 89
(Allen Iverson 31 pts + 5 assists | Tony Parker 19 pts + 6 rebs + 8 assists)

Warriors 97 Mavericks 85
(Baron Davis 33 pts + 14 rebs + 8 assists + 3 steals | Josh Howard 21 pts + 13 rebs + 3 steals)

[-K2-]

I read that AK47 was crying on practice...

there are some rumors...

*he is mad cuz he is not playing
*he had a nervous breakdown and he is out for the series

I dont know what to believe... and I still hate Sloan, thats the same snit he did to Arroyo

[Picek]

NBA playoffs are as entertaining as ever.
you are hard to go along with but I have to agree with You on this one..
I have spent much of the weekend watching games, I have only missed Cavs - Wizards because there was no direct transmission via satellite in Europe but I have watched the other ones..
and I have to admit the games were great..
with a lots of great bball, drama, turnarounds and with outsiders winning few games..

[rikhardur]

I read that AK47 was crying on practice...

there are some rumors...

*he is mad cuz he is not playing
*he had a nervous breakdown and he is out for the series

I dont know what to believe... and I still hate Sloan, thats the same snit he did to Arroyo
Kirilenko should leave the Jazz, Sloan is totally destroying him. I wouldn't be surprised if his nervous breakdown was connected to the fact that he does not play as before and is now just another player for the Jazz.

[rikhardur]

Magic 90 Pistons 98
(Hedo Türkoğlu 22 pts | Richard Hamilton 22 pts + 6 assists)

Jazz 90 Rockets 98
(Carlos Boozer 41 pts + 12 rebs + 6 assists | Tracy McGrady 31 pts + 10 rebs + 5 assists)

[CHINA TEAM]

2:0:D :D :D

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[Picek]

Anthony Parker like in the good old times..
he had a phantastic game..
so fun to watch him again..
and the rest of Raptors as well..
hopefully they'll kick them out..

[rikhardur]

Nets 83 Raptors 89
(Vince Carter 19 pts + 11 rebs + 5 assists + 3 steals | Anthony Parker 26 pts + 8 rebs + 4 steals

Heat 89 Bulls 107
(Dwayne Wade 21 pts + 7 assists | Ben Gordon 27 pts + 7 rebs + 5 assists)

Lakers 98 Suns 126
(Kobe Bryant 15 pts + 5 assists | Leandro Barbosa 26 pts)
The Lakers are definitely no opponent at all. Leandro has been fantastic so far, leading the team in scoring in these two games (and coming off the bench.)

[T.W.Is.M.]

Nets 83 Raptors 89
(Vince Carter 19 pts + 11 rebs + 5 assists + 3 steals | Anthony Parker 26 pts + 8 rebs + 4 steals

Heat 89 Bulls 107
(Dwayne Wade 21 pts + 7 assists | Ben Gordon 27 pts + 7 rebs + 5 assists)

Lakers 98 Suns 126
(Kobe Bryant 15 pts + 5 assists | Leandro Barbosa 26 pts)
The Lakers are definitely no opponent at all. Leandro has been fantastic so far, leading the team in scoring in these two games (and coming off the bench.)

I had some hope the Lakers would win one game, but it looks like I was too optimistic:(
The real surprise 4 me is the Bulls being up 2-0.Probably Wade is not ready yet and the Heat is depending too much on him.Maybe they should change their gameplan a bit 2 give him more time.
I was expecting the Raptors 2 bounce back in game 2.I believe they can escape with one more win in New Jersey and reclaim home court advantage.I think it will b a long series:)

[rikhardur]

Nuggets 88 Spurs 97
(Carmelo Anthony 26 pts + 10 rebs | Tim Duncan 22 pts + 7 rebs + 5 assists + 5 blocks)

Wizards 102 Cavaliers 109
(Antawn Jamison 31 pts + 10 rebs + 3 blocks | LeBron James 27 pts + 8 rebs + 7 assists)

Warriors 99 Mavericks 112
(Stephen Jackson 30 pts | Jason Terry 28 pts + 3 steals)

[Calvin]

I'm upset with the officiating of the Laker game. If Kobe Bryant shoots more freethrows than the entire Suns than the officiating needs to be evaluated and replaced. The nba shouldn't alieniate it's remaining fans by favoring the Lakers. NBA fans want to see the best teams in the world perform not celebrity basketball. Tonight's Suns game was celebrity basketball featuring Kobe Bryant. If the nba continues to pull the same bullsh*t I'll ignore the playoffs. I'm not the only one the nba ratings and attendence is pitiful relative to the nfl. Get out of New York City, David Stern. You're not as smart as you think you are and the country is ignoring your league. Cuban is right. Establish some fairness that's your only chance to draw some interest in your league.

[rikhardur]

Pistons 93 Magic 77
(Tayshaun Prince 23 pts + 7 rebs + 5 assists + 3 steals | Jameer Nelson 27 pts)

Rockets 67 Jazz 81
(Yao Ming 26 pts + 14 rebs | Carlos Boozer 22 pts + 12 rebs)

Suns 89 Lakers 95
(Amare Stoudamire 24 pts + 10 rebs | Kobe Bryant 45 pts + 6 rebs + 6 assists)

[T.W.Is.M.]

I'm upset with the officiating of the Laker game. If Kobe Bryant shoots more freethrows than the entire Suns than the officiating needs to be evaluated and replaced. The nba shouldn't alieniate it's remaining fans by favoring the Lakers. NBA fans want to see the best teams in the world perform not celebrity basketball. Tonight's Suns game was celebrity basketball featuring Kobe Bryant. If the nba continues to pull the same bullsh*t I'll ignore the playoffs. I'm not the only one the nba ratings and attendence is pitiful relative to the nfl. Get out of New York City, David Stern. You're not as smart as you think you are and the country is ignoring your league. Cuban is right. Establish some fairness that's your only chance to draw some interest in your league.

It depends on how u c it.4 me who haven't watched the game, by looking at the stats it all seems normal!Kobe shot 26 shots, of which 10 were layups(38%) and dunks and 16 were jump shots.All Suns players shot 75 times, of which 17 were layups and dunks(23%) and the rest were jump shots.Kobe shot 13 ft's while the Suns shot 12.I don't c why a team whose offensive game consists mainly on jump shots should shoot many ft's.On the other hand, isn' t it normal that Kobe Bryant goes 2 the line 13 times in a home playoff game when in the regular season he averaged 10 ft per game?
Anyway, maybe the Suns r right though.Maybe they should complain about the refs.So can the Heat about their game 1.It's time 4 the Mavericks and the Spurs 2 complain, maybe their turn is coming!:cool:

[Nikoo]

13FT shot is not THAT much-6 shooting fouls. Check out how Kobe shaked Shawn Marion and than throw it down on Amare:eek:

[rikhardur]

Raptors 89 Nets 102
(T.J. Ford 27 pts + 8 assists | Vince Carter 37 pts + 5 assists)
Jason Kidd with an amazing triple-double: 16 pts + 19 assists + 16 rebs.

Bulls 104 Heat 96
(Ben Gordon 27 pts + 5 rebs | Dwayne Wade 28 pts + 9 rebs + 5 assists + 3 steals)

Mavericks 91 Warriors 109
(Dirk Nowitzki 20 pts + 12 rebs + 3 steals | Jason Richardson 30 pts + 8 rebs)
This is getting very interesting...

[T.W.Is.M.]

Raptors 89 Nets 102
(T.J. Ford 27 pts + 8 assists | Vince Carter 37 pts + 5 assists)
Jason Kidd with an amazing triple-double: 16 pts + 19 assists + 16 rebs.

Easy win 4 the Nets, Carter was amazing, Kidd did everything, Jefferson was also good, scored 18 and nobody gave him a look because of Kidd and Carter.
Toronto never threatened, Bosh was nowhere in the court, I noticed Bargnani was playing only in the 4th quarter...yet the difference was just 13.What if the Raptors improve in game 4?

Bulls 104 Heat 96
(Ben Gordon 27 pts + 5 rebs | Dwayne Wade 28 pts + 9 rebs + 5 assists + 3 steals)

:eek: no comment!Wade scores 28, Shaq scores 23+13 rebs and the Heat lose at home!

Mavericks 91 Warriors 109
(Dirk Nowitzki 20 pts + 12 rebs + 3 steals | Jason Richardson 30 pts + 8 rebs)
This is getting very interesting...

Now we really have a series there.Great effort 4 the Warriors, now the pressure is on the Mavericks 2 win game 4 or else they r really in danger!I'm looking forward 2 the next games there.

[rikhardur]

Pistons 97 Magic 93
(Chauncey Billups 25 pts + 6 assists | Dwight Howard 29 pts + 17 rebs)
The Pistons completed their 4-0 sweep and are the first team to go to the next stage.

Cavaliers 98 Wizards 92
(LeBron James 30 pts + 6 rebs + 9 assists | Antawn Jamison 38 pts + 11 rebs)

Spurs 96 Nuggets 91
(Tony Parker 21 pts + 6 assists | Carmelo Anthony 28 pts + 12 rebs)

Rockets 85 Jazz 98
(Yao Ming 20 pts + 9 rebs | Deron Williams 25 pts + 7 assists)

[rikhardur]

The regning champions are simply swept away by the Bulls:

Bulls 92 Heat 79
(Ben Gordon 24 pts + 3 steals | Dwayne Wade 24 pts + 10 assists + 5 rebs)


Has this happened in recent times (the champion being swept in the first round)?

[BBallfanJ]

The party's over in South Beach.:D

[T.W.Is.M.]

The regning champions are simply swept away by the Bulls:

Bulls 92 Heat 79
(Ben Gordon 24 pts + 3 steals | Dwayne Wade 24 pts + 10 assists + 5 rebs)


Has this happened in recent times (the champion being swept in the first round)?

From the beginning of the 90s I can't think any season that the champions were even eliminated(let alone swept) in the first round.The only case that is even worse 4 the champions was the 1998-99 season when the Bulls didn't qualify 4 the playoffs, which was logical since Jordan had retired and Pippen and Rodman had left the team.

[rikhardur]

Suns 113 Lakers 100 (Amare Stoudamire 27 pts + 21 rebs | Kobe Bryant 31 pts + 7 rebs + 9 assists)
Nash had 23 assists, one shy of the all-time record for assists in a playoff game.

Raptors 81 Nets 102
(Andrea Bargnani 16 pts | Vince Carter 27 pts + 7 rebs + 7 assists)

Mavericks 99 Warriors 103
(Jerry Stackhouse 24 pts | Baron Davis 33 pts + 8 rebs)
Nowitzki and Co. are on the brink of being eliminated :eek:

[Levenspiel]

There's still one very critical trait that puts up NBA before Euroleague: Unpredictability.

[T.W.Is.M.]

Mavericks 99 Warriors 103
(Jerry Stackhouse 24 pts | Baron Davis 33 pts + 8 rebs)
Nowitzki and Co. are on the brink of being eliminated :eek:

Things r getting very interesting here!The Warriors r in the spot that the Lakers were 1 year ago against Phoenix.Let's c if they can do what LA didn't do.
BTW, the 8th-seeded team has eliminated the top-seeded twice, Denver beat Seattle 3-2 in 1994(coming back from a 0-2 start) and New York beat Miami 3-2 in 1999.Golden State is on the brink of being the first 8th-seeded team 2 eliminate a No1 in a best-of-7 series(change applied first in 2003).
The evolution of these 8th-seeded teams in the playoffs is also interesting:Denver came very close 2 being the first ever team 2 win a series after starting with 0-3(against Utah, they tied at 3-3 but lost game 7).New York won the eastern conference(!) and lost at the finals 2 the Spurs.If the Warriors complete the upset, I believe they have a chance against Houston or Utah...

[stuart]

Mavericks 99 Warriors 103
(Jerry Stackhouse 24 pts | Baron Davis 33 pts + 8 rebs)
Nowitzki and Co. are on the brink of being eliminated :eek:
The Warriors are scary. With Nellie's famous brand of small-ball combined with the super athletic eight rotation players -- Baron Davis, Jason Richardson, Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes, Monta Ellis, Andris Biedrins, Al Harrington, and Mickael Pietrus. All of them but Biedrins are effective outside shooters.

Dallas seemed afraid to shoot the ball because any rebound that came to the Warriors -- they were off and running.

Stuart

[stuart]

I also wanted to add that the Warriors have nothing to lose, and though they say all the right things about the Mavs, they don't respect the Mavs and all that they have accomplished. The Golden State Warriors are a bit ignorant, combine that with their super confidence and their 3-1 record against them, and that allows them to come into the series with a swagger.

Stuart

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 97 Wizards 90
(LeBron James 31 pts + 11 rebs + 7 assists + 3 steals | Antawn Jamison 31 pts)
Another sweep, the first ever for the Cavs.

Jazz 92 Rockets 96
(Carlos Boozer 26 pts + 8 rebs + 3 steals | Tracy McGrady 26 pts + 16 assists)

Spurs 96 Nuggets 89 (Tim Duncan 22 pts + 11 rebs + 6 assists | Carmelo Anthony 29 pts + 6 rebs)

[wardjdim]

Dirk Nowitzki will take over this series starting tonight.
He needs to score 40 minimum and ignore Avery's comments. Dirk is the key. He is the MVP. If he plays like the MVP, then there is nothing else to be said, neither by me, nor by Nellie.

Too bad, because the Warriors are so great to watch. :D

[stuart]

The EL connection has lead the Raptors to a huge 59-42 halftime lead over the NJ Nets (Jose Calderon 7-11 for 14pts, Andrea Bargnani is 6-6 for 17pts, and Anthony Parker has 12 points). Nets are up 3-1 so it's imperative that the Raptors continue playing strong.

Stuart

[rikhardur]

Nets 96 Raptors 98
(Vince Carter 30 pts + 5 rebs | José Calderón 25 pts + 8 assists)

Warriors 112 Mavericks 118
(Baron Davis 27 pts + 9 assists | Dirk Nowitzki 30 pts + 12 rebs)

[mavs128]

Nets 96 Raptors 98
(Vince Carter 30 pts + 5 rebs | José Calderón 25 pts)

Warriors 112 Mavericks 118
(Baron Davis 27 pts + 9 assists | Dirk Nowitzki 30 pts + 12 rebs)


was at the Mavericks Warriors game tonight, amazing game, great atmosphere. Dallas goes up 21 in the first half, only to have the lead erased by an endless barage of 3-pointers by Golden State. Golden State goes up 9 on the mavs with 3 minutes left off 2 straight 3-pointers and a half-court alley-oop. Then Dirk comes back and hits a 3, blocks a shot on defense, and hits another 3. Golden State ends up not scoring a point in the final 3 minutes+, Baron Davis gets ejected on fouls, Stephen Jackson gets thrown out for showing up a ref, and this series is on to game 6 in golden state. Great stuff.

[Picek]

Nets 96 Raptors 98
(Vince Carter 30 pts + 5 rebs | José Calderón 25 pts)
europeans carried Raptors in this game..
great game by Calderon, Bargnani and Parker (he is almost one of us) but that almost wasn't enough at the end..
almost, thanks to Nachbar :D
Raptors are playing better with Calderon as their PG..
too bad Mitchell doesn't see that..

[T.W.Is.M.]

A very difficult game is coming 4 the Raptors.In New Jersey they didn't look competitive and they have 2 improve much if they want 2 keep their hopes alive.I think the Nets r heavy favorites now.
In the other series, the Mavs' "mistake" was that they made the Warriors believe they can advance.The best way of turning the series around 4 Dallas would b a big emphatic game 2 win.Instead, the Warriors fought this game and took game 3 in a convincing way.The psychology of this series is now reversed and the Warriors act like the stronger team.They have a unique opportunity 2 end the series, but even if they don't make it, they still have another shot.

[stuart]

was at the Mavericks Warriors game tonight, amazing game, great atmosphere. Dallas goes up 21 in the first half, only to have the lead erased by an endless barage of 3-pointers by Golden State. Golden State goes up 9 on the mavs with 3 minutes left off 2 straight 3-pointers and a half-court alley-oop. Then Dirk comes back and hits a 3, blocks a shot on defense, and hits another 3. Golden State ends up not scoring a point in the final 3 minutes+, Baron Davis gets ejected on fouls, Stephen Jackson gets thrown out for showing up a ref, and this series is on to game 6 in golden state. Great stuff.
Awesome game for a Mavs and Warriors fan (save for the result). It really looked like the Mavs were going to be eliminated after the barrage of threes by GS. It's amazing what one game can do for a MVP-candidate -- Dirk really stepped up and looked poised. His aggression is needed for Dallas to win -- he needs to take an Iverson-mentality -- he shoots everytime and let the rest of the Mavs pick up slack.

Stuart

[T.W.Is.M.]

Awesome game for a Mavs and Warriors fan (save for the result). It really looked like the Mavs were going to be eliminated after the barrage of threes by GS. It's amazing what one game can do for a MVP-candidate -- Dirk really stepped up and looked poised. His aggression is needed for Dallas to win -- he needs to take an Iverson-mentality -- he shoots everytime and let the rest of the Mavs pick up slack.

Stuart

I still believe though that if the Mavericks get eliminated, Nowitzki will probably lose the MVP

[rikhardur]

Lakers 110 Suns 119 (Kobe Bryant 34 pts | Amare Stoudamire 27 pts + 16 rebs)

Nuggets 78 Spurs 93 (Allen Iverson 21 pts + 8 assists | Michael Finley 26 pts)

[mavs128]

I still believe though that if the Mavericks get eliminated, Nowitzki will probably lose the MVP


the MVP is voted on before the start of the playoffs.

Dirk is considered a lock at this point.

[mavs128]

Lakers 110 Suns 119 (Kobe Bryant 34 pts | Amare Stoudamire 27 pts + 16 rebs)

Nuggets 78 Spurs 93 (Allen Iverson 21 pts + 8 assists | Michael Finley 26 pts)


and the Spurs and Suns meet in round 2. If the Mavericks go on to lose the Warriors, then Spurs-Suns might as well be the NBA championship. I don't see the Pistons or Bulls beating them.

[T.W.Is.M.]

the MVP is voted on before the start of the playoffs.

Dirk is considered a lock at this point.

Is he really voted before the playoffs?I mean, officially yes, but since the winner is not announced yet, how can we b sure that the 1st round doesn't affect unofficially?

[Picek]

anybody watching this?
what is Jackson doing :eek: :cool:

[Picek]

man this is wild..
what an atmosphere..
you've gotta love this..

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Dallas OUT :eek: Jackson have now only 10/19 for 2, 7/8 for 3, 4/6 for 1, 5 reobunds, 3 steals, 2 assist and 31 points :rolleyes:

Utah beat today T-Mac & company and now we have 3-3. Final game on Sunday in Houston.

[Picek]

Mavs are chokers and Dirk is o v e r r a t e d :D :D
happy fishing :D

[Picek]

and Nelly
http://www.latino-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/nelly-furtado-2007-10-01.jpg
beats Mark
http://www.umpbump.com/press/wp-content/uploads/2006/06/thefinger.jpg

gotta go, late for work...
this is gonna be a great day :D

[Picek]

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/767/gfmgmfpi7.jpg

nice pic :D

[rikhardur]

Rockets 82 Jazz 94 (Tracy McGrady 26 pts + 10 rebs | Carlos Boozer 22 pts + 9 rebs)
And the Jazz are there for the decisive game 7.

Mavericks 86 Warriors 111 (Josh Howard 20 pts + 6 rebs | Stephen Jackson 33 pts + 5 rebs + 3 steals)
Quite a disappointment :( Nowitzki scores only 8 pts and the Mavs are purely humiliated by the Warriors. Congrats to Don Nelson, he's doing a terrific job, he's a great coach, nothing new about that.

[Nikoo]

Irk was saving himself for Eurobasket 2007:p . I hope that this Wariors win will disprove 3 "truths":
1. NBA is upset lacking unlike the Euroleague and NCAA
2. Baron Davis is mindless chucker who cant win a bollock
3. Dirk can be put in the same sentence as KG, Tim Duncan, Elvin Hayes and Karl Malone. Those 4 guys would lit the Wariors up(I'd say 29pts, 15r 3a 3b on avg.).
I want Utah to beat the Rockets and Boozer to demolish GS by playing real basketball.

[damelo]

I think the Warriors did a great job by defending Dirk, and on the other hand, their fast game got them lots of open Threes...
Dipointing from dallas they underrated GS this way...

[LuDux]

http://fileserver2.jpghosting.com/images/gsowned_7e35939d3d27d6142a53b5e4f8d0a39a.jpg

[T.W.Is.M.]

The Warriors fans when dressed all in yellow make their arena look like Yad Eliahu!:D
Good luck 2 the Warriors in the second round.

[-K2-]

Mavs are chokers and Dirk is o v e r r a t e d :D :D
happy fishing :D
so sad, but I agree

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Bye Bye Chris Bosh & company :D

Richard Jefferson's go-ahead bucket with 8.3 seconds left and game-saving steal with 1.9 left secured the Nets' 98-97 Game 6 and series win over the Raptors.
http://www.nba.com/games/20070504/TORNJN/boxscore.html

Jason Kidd -> 18 points, 15 assists and 8 rebounds :rolleyes:

[Picek]

Ming was seen at the Houston airport buying a ticket for this birdie..

http://www.air-and-space.com/20060228%20LAX/DSC_3322%20747-409F%20B-18720%20China%20Airlines%20Cargo%20left%20rear%20t ake-off%20l.jpg

it won't fly him to the moon but it will take him back home :D

Jazz was simply a better team throughout the series and T-Mac once again showed he is a loser..
it's a bit harsh on him but that's a plain fact...
so, happy fishing to him too :D

it's Warriors - Jazz in the semi's..
who would have tought?
IMO Rockets would be a better opponent for Warriors...
I won't be surprised if this series goes to game 7 as well..

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Carlos Boozer scored 35 points to lead the Jazz as they regained the lead late in Saturday's 103-99 Game 7 win in Houston. They advance to face the Warriors.
http://www.nba.com/games/20070505/UTAHOU/boxscore.html

Richard Hamilton and the Pistons led by 13 points at the half and never let the Bulls get close as they cruised to a 95-69 Game 1 victory on Saturday.
http://www.nba.com/games/20070505/CHIDET/boxscore.html

[-K2-]

Ming was seen at the Houston airport buying a ticket for this birdie..

http://www.air-and-space.com/20060228%20LAX/DSC_3322%20747-409F%20B-18720%20China%20Airlines%20Cargo%20left%20rear%20t ake-off%20l.jpg

it won't fly him to the moon but it will take him back home :D

Jazz was simply a better team throughout the series and T-Mac once again showed he is a loser..
it's a bit harsh on him but that's a plain fact...
so, happy fishing to him too :D

it's Warriors - Jazz in the semi's..
who would have tought?
IMO Rockets would be a better opponent for Warriors...
I won't be surprised if this series goes to game 7 as well..
difference between TMac and Nowitzki is that TMac did not have the ball on his hand when it counted ;)

Houston went to Yao went it mattered...

[Buducnost PG]

Watched the boxscore from Nets vs. Cavs from game 1. And i see Carter was forcing shoot after shoot and Nachbar and Jefferson which had a good rythm were not involved enough. Carter shoot 7/23. But that is the NBA and his stars. The same was with the Cavs. Pavlovic with 15 Points and a good game. But James and Hughes also forced it to much. I watched couple of Cavs games this year and James to often force his shoots. I don´t understand this, because he his also a good passer and could help more his team then, then to force this many shoots.

[rikhardur]

Nets 77 Cavaliers 81 (Vince Carter 21 pts + 13 rebs + 6 assists | LeBron James 21 pts + 11 rebs + 7 assists)

Spurs 111 Suns 106 (Tim Duncan 33 pts + 16 rebs | Steve Nash 31 pts + 8 assists)

[Nikoo]

Watched the boxscore from Nets vs. Cavs ...
Refs didnt call 4-5 fouls on Carter so he shot offbalanced J from the post.


Suns-SA Spurs was one of the best games in 00s, Steve Nash looked like Rocky Balboa :D and Tim Duncan showed why he is one of the two best PF ever. MikeD made a fatal mistake-during the 3rd Q he called Marion(6'7) and Diaw(6'8) to guard TD and he abused them.

[T.W.Is.M.]

Refs didnt call 4-5 fouls on Carter so he shot offbalanced J from the post.


Suns-SA Spurs was one of the best games in 00s, Steve Nash looked like Rocky Balboa :D and Tim Duncan showed why he is one of the two best PF ever. MikeD made a fatal mistake-during the 3rd Q he called Marion(6'7) and Diaw(6'8) to guard TD and he abused them.

That's the bad thing about smallball.Duncan had one of his best games in the last seasons from what I saw in the boxscore!And guess who else surpassed again his averages in a playoff victory...Robert Horry again...10 pts 7 rebs, he was the top reserve of the Spurs!

[Levenspiel]

About the Rockets-Jazz series: Carlos Boozer wanted it this way!

He was the subject of hottest bashing and trading talks last season, since most people believed he wanted out of Utah and was faking about his injury.

He played a strong regular season, but what I saw in the playoffs was truly impressive. His desire to win was so apparent, and he won just as any big player.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons 87-108 (0-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070507/CHIDET/boxscore.html

Warriors vs. Utah Jazz 112:116 (0-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070507/GSWUTA/boxscore.html

Kirilineko has only 13 points,7 rebounds,7 blocks(!) and4 assists :eek:

[Picek]

Pistons are looking like when they've won championship ring..
even better I would say, their bench is longer, Webber is more usable in offence then Ben was..
their offence is simply more versatile then it was before while their D is almost on the same level as it was in Brown era..
and the way things are going right now I expect another Pistons - Spurs final..
ofcourse it's playoff and a lot of unexpected things can happen but after watching most of the playoffs games I would be really surprised if we won't see another Pistons - Spurs final..

but let's wait and see..
we already had one big upset who knows what is going to happen next.

[alitops]

:) hey

i am new in this site and i want someone to tell me how i can get PLAYOFF torrent for example yesterday torrent. :) :)

[Picek]

ola

no need for you to shout..
as for the torrents, you just need to be good with Rikhardur and you will get them:
http://forums.interbasket.net/showthread.php?t=2416&page=17

[T.W.Is.M.]

Pistons are looking like when they've won championship ring..
even better I would say, their bench is longer, Webber is more usable in offence then Ben was..
their offence is simply more versatile then it was before while their D is almost on the same level as it was in Brown era..
and the way things are going right now I expect another Pistons - Spurs final..
ofcourse it's playoff and a lot of unexpected things can happen but after watching most of the playoffs games I would be really surprised if we won't see another Pistons - Spurs final..

but let's wait and see..
we already had one big upset who knows what is going to happen next.

probably u r right, I just hope LeBron(or the Bulls or even the Nets) thinks otherwise;)

[PHILIPeurobasket]

:) hey

i am new in this site


Hello and welcome on board :) I see that you are first guy from Sweden ;)

[PHILIPeurobasket]

NJ Nets vs. Cleveland Cavaliers 92:102 (0-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070508/NJNCLE/boxscore.html

SA Spurs vs. Phoenix Suns 71:90 and 4 minutes to end
http://www.nba.com/games/20070508/SASPHX/boxscore.html

[PHILIPeurobasket]

GS Warriors vs. Utah Jazz 117:127 after OT (0-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070509/GSWUTA/boxscore.html

[rikhardur]

At last Kirilenko returned to being the old Kirilenko ;) Hope it remains that way.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls 81:74 (3-0)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070510/DETCHI/boxscore.html

[Picek]

another title winning performance by the Pistons..
down by 19 at the beginning of third quarter and at the end it was +7...
phantastic performance by Prince and Bulls are done, they just need to finish them..
Sheed was also outstanding
on sunday it will probably be all over..
Detroit basketball :cool:

[damelo]

It was tougher that time, I think Bulls will get one.

[T.W.Is.M.]

It was tougher that time, I think Bulls will get one.

The Bulls look just not ready 4 that level yet.They r probably discouraged as they r a young team and I don't c them winning on Sunday either.This match was just suicidal 4 Chicago!

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Utah Jazz vs. GS Warriors 105:125 (2-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070511/UTAGSW/boxscore.html

Baron Davis - 32 points, 9 assists, 6 steals, 4 rebounds
Andris Biedrins - 13 points and 13 rebounds

[mavs128]

The Bulls look just not ready 4 that level yet.They r probably discouraged as they r a young team and I don't c them winning on Sunday either.This match was just suicidal 4 Chicago!


I could see them trading Luol deng, their first round pick, and some spare parts (maybe Thabo or Thomas) to Memphis for Pau

[Picek]

I could see them trading Luol deng, their first round pick, and some spare parts (maybe Thabo or Thomas) to Memphis for Pau
I don't think they will trade Thomas..
it wouldn't be a smart move..

btw. anyone watched Warriors - Jazz last night?
what about a one hand dunk by Davis over Kirilenko with 3 minutes to go :D
sweet jesus you've gotta see that.. :D
and the ground in hall was shaking..
11 3pointers in first half alone, they've forced Jazz to 15 TOs..
20 point win with Jackson still a non factor..

[Picek]

you've gotta see this:

http://nba.aolsportsblog.com/2007/05/12/baron-davis-monster-dunk-on-andre-kirilenko/

:D

http://www.sfgate.com/c/pictures/2007/05/12/sp_warrior4qtrgame34942kw.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpwjB0IzoU&mode=user&search=

[Picek]

i've found it on youtube as well

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYpwjB0IzoU&mode=user&search=

[rikhardur]

Like that I'd dunk over him as well :p Can't that be considered a foul? I mean, he literally puts his hand all over Kirilenko's face.

[Levenspiel]

Utah played a great portion of the game with no PG or anyone close to a PG. Williams and Fisher got into foul trouble too early and Brown was sidelined with injury; so Kirilenko was their playmaker.

Utah is clearly the better team, I'm sure about that; but I'm not sure they can win the series.

[T.W.Is.M.]

Utah is clearly the better team, I'm sure about that; but I'm not sure they can win the series.

R u sure?I have only watched game 3, but from what I've read, Utah won their home games with difficulty and lost easily in Golden State.That's not a sign of a stronger team.It actually reminds me of the Warriors' 1st round series with the Mavs.With a crowd like this I think the Warriors will win all home games, so if they can escape with a victory from Utah, they can win the series.

[Levenspiel]

Yes, I'm sure the Jazz are the better team, just like the Mavericks was. But the better one does not always win. In this case, it's a matter of adaptation.

Besides, it's better to compare teams when all the stones are in proper places, not when a team has to play with no PG, especially a team like Jazz. In games 2 and 3, Kirilenko was the playmaker.

If Deron can stay in the next game, the series probably will end 4-1. My guess ;).

[T.W.Is.M.]

As I said I've only seen the Warriors just once, that was today in game 3 vs Utah.I liked the tempo of their game and their defense at times while I didn't like the constant ise of 3p which makes their game too dependable on them.Their arena reminds me of Yad Eliahu because of the fans wearing all yellow and because of the noise after every good play of the Warriors.I think that crowd is very helpful 2 the team and that Golden State is the favorite at home in every game in this series.In yesterday's game Williams was in foul trouble very quickly, but even when he was in court he couldn't do much 2 help his team.I think that since the Mavs lost 3 game in Auckland, the Jazz can suffer the same fate.

[Levenspiel]

Personally I like to watch Warriors' up-tempo game, just as I enjoyed Don Nelson's former Mavericks with bombers like Nash, Nowitzki, Finley, Howard and Walker.

But Nelson's main offensive strategy is "chaos", and I believe that will hit a wall somewhere against more "structured" Jazz.

Deron is a very important player for Utah. He's the brain and that's what matters most againts Warriors defense (they always cut the passing lanes and double- or triple-teams Boozer). In the last game, he was apparently angry at the refs and could not contribute in small intervals he could play.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. NJ Nets 85:96 (2-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070512/CLENJN/boxscore.html

Lebron - 18 points + 12 rebounds
Jason - 23 points + 14 assists + 13 rebounds :eek:

Phoenix Suns vs. SA Spurs 101:108 (1-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070512/PHXSAS/boxscore.html

Duncan - 33 points + 19 rebounds

[T.W.Is.M.]

Personally I like to watch Warriors' up-tempo game, just as I enjoyed Don Nelson's former Mavericks with bombers like Nash, Nowitzki, Finley, Howard and Walker.

But Nelson's main offensive strategy is "chaos", and I believe that will hit a wall somewhere against more "structured" Jazz.

Deron is a very important player for Utah. He's the brain and that's what matters most againts Warriors defense (they always cut the passing lanes and double- or triple-teams Boozer). In the last game, he was apparently angry at the refs and could not contribute in small intervals he could play.

I partly agree with your view of the Warriors.I believe though that as the playoffs r getting deeper, they r finding a kind of offensive plan, a rather simplistic one:"give the ball 2 Baron & Jason they know what 2 do and the rest of us can wait and shoot":D
Probably they will hit a wall indeed, I just believe that they can suffer that against 2 teams, the Spurs and the others that I don't even wanna mention(hint:they will complete a sweep tonight:mad: ).I'm not saying they will eliminate any other opponent, but they can fight anybody else and give them a hard time.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls 87:102 (3-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/DETCHI/boxscore.html

Utah Jazz vs. GS Warriors 115:101 (3-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/UTAGSW/boxscore.html

[T.W.Is.M.]

Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls 87:102 (3-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/DETCHI/boxscore.html

Utah Jazz vs. GS Warriors 115:101 (3-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070513/UTAGSW/boxscore.html

Two opposite results than I expected.The bad thing is that the Bulls came up a little late and The Jazz have almost secured qualification so these series don't have much interest from now on.I hope the Nets can win game 4 and make their series exciting(the Suns-Spurs series is already exciting no matter what happens).

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. NJ Nets 87:85 (3-1)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070514/CLENJN/boxscore.html

Phoenix Suns vs. SA Spurs 104:98 (2-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070514/PHXSAS/boxscore.html

[T.W.Is.M.]

I hope the Nets can win game 4 and make their series exciting(the Suns-Spurs series is already exciting no matter what happens).

I did great again with predictions and wishes!!!:p
I think it's time 2 wish that the Pistons win the title:D :D

[Picek]

I think it's time 2 wish that the Pistons win the title:D :Dit's working :D
you should stop now :D

btw. what about suspensions?
Horry getting suspended for two and Stoudemire and Diaw for one game..
Horry did deserve his suspension 'cause his foul really was a hard one but at the end it looks like Horry can smile about it while the suns can only cry..
without Diaw and Stoudemire.. :rolleyes:

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons 108:92 (2-3)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070515/CHIDET/boxscore.html

GS Warriors vs. Utah Jazz - there still play ;)

[rikhardur]

The Jazz did what the Mavericks weren't able to do. Good playoffs they're playing :) And Kirilenko seems to be back, it can't be a coincidence that the Jazz started playing so good after he got hot again ;)

[T.W.Is.M.]

it's working :D
you should stop now :D

btw. what about suspensions?
Horry getting suspended for two and Stoudemire and Diaw for one game..
Horry did deserve his suspension 'cause his foul really was a hard one but at the end it looks like Horry can smile about it while the suns can only cry..
without Diaw and Stoudemire.. :rolleyes:

no way!!!I c the Pistons going all the way now!!:D :D :D
(my friend I like the Pistons as much as u like PAO so...)
about the suspensions...
of course it's in favor of the Spurs, but Horry is the only Spurs player coming from the bench except Manu who can really help the team.it's just that winning spirit he has.so it's not that big advantage 4 San Antonio as anybody thinks.I think it's a 50-50 game and a 50-50 series from now on.

[LuDux]

Same game, same rule broken, no suspension
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Y39nRO5keRM

[T.W.Is.M.]

Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended 4 leaving their bench during an altercation, that's what nba.com wrote.There was no altercation in that video, so it's not the same rule.

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Detroit Pistons vs. Chicago Bulls 95:85 (4-2)
http://www.nba.com/games/20070517/DETCHI/boxscore.html

Richard Hamilton scored 23 and Detroit became the fifth franchise in the last 30 years to make five consecutive conference finals as it eliminated Chicago, 95-85

[LuDux]

Stoudemire and Diaw were suspended 4 leaving their bench during an altercation, that's what nba.com wrote.There was no altercation in that video, so it's not the same rule.

I read somewhere that in this episode players were shouting in each others face. Maybe it was different episode.

So I was wrong. Sue me

Still, Spurs are dirty. I don't remember them being dirty before this series, except Bruce Lee Bowen

And Horry thinks Nash was flopping then he hit courtside:rolleyes:

Here's interesting info:
The 1996-97 New York Knicks were leading their second round series against the hated Miami Heat three-games-to-one when Heat forward P.J. Brown decided to body slam Knick point guard Charlie Ward into the first row of spectators. A group of concerned Knick players left the bench area to watch the mêlée from the opposite side of the court. As a result, they were then severely shorthanded by similar league suspensions for the remainder of the series. The Knicks eventually went on to lose the series in seven games, after being forced to play without Patrick Ewing, Allan Houston, Larry Johnson, John Starks, and Charlie Ward.

Incredibly, that Knicks versus Heat conflict occurred May 14, 1997.

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 88 Nets 72 (LeBron James 23 pts + 8 rebs + 8 assists | Jason Kidd 19 pts + 12 rebs + 8 assists)

Suns 106 Spurs 114 (Amare Stoudamire 38 pts + 12 rebs + 4 blocks | Manu Ginóbili 33 pts + 11 rebs + 6 assists + 4 steals)


The Cavs and the Spurs are in their Conference finals -> Spurs vs Jazz and Cavs vs Pistons.

[stuart]

Manu was awesome, came up big in the last game.

Stuart

[stuart]

So far... my All-Nba Playoffs

First Team:
F - Carlos Boozer
F - Tim Duncan
C - Amare Stoudemire
G - Jason Kidd (averaged a triple double?!)
G - Baron Davis

Second Team:
F - LeBron James
F - Luol Deng
C - Yao Ming
G - Steve Nash
G - Chauncey Billups

Honorable Mention: Deron Williams, Memo Okur, Ben Gordon, Richard Hamilton, Jason Richardson, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Stephen Jackson, Mikki Moore, Rasheed Wallace, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Shawn Marion

Stuart

[Levenspiel]

I'm very much impressed by Boozer in the playoffs. He's emerging as a top5 PF in the league. I might even claim Tim Duncan will have a very tough job in this series.

However, I do not think Jazz have the tools to stop Ginobili & Parker, and imo, that's where the Spurs will probably win the west finals.

Jazz's only chance depends on how badly they want the finals.

[joewalks]

it's working :D
you should stop now :D

btw. what about suspensions?
Horry getting suspended for two and Stoudemire and Diaw for one game..
Horry did deserve his suspension 'cause his foul really was a hard one but at the end it looks like Horry can smile about it while the suns can only cry..
without Diaw and Stoudemire.. :rolleyes:

Horry is always there, in every way helping every team he's with securing play-off victories:D

that last 2 games of the series are crucial and again Horry made the difference

[rikhardur]

Jazz 100 Spurs 108 (Deron Williams 34 pts + 7 rebs + 9 assists | Tim Duncan 27 pts + 10 rebs + 5 assists)

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 76 Pistons 79 (Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 22 pts + 13 rebs | Richard Hamilton 24 pts + 7 assists)

[joewalks]

will be Spurs vs Pistons in the NBA Finals

[Levenspiel]

Jazz 100 Spurs 108 (Deron Williams 34 pts + 7 rebs + 9 assists | Tim Duncan 27 pts + 10 rebs + 5 assists) Parker and Ginobili torched the Jazz, as I expected, but Boozer was far from being a threat. He did not face Duncan in offense or defense, but Duncan dominated the paint at both ends.

Williams is shining more with each day passing. Gotta watch his dunk over Oberto. Think, he's just a sophomore!

[T.W.Is.M.]

Parker and Ginobili torched the Jazz, as I expected, but Boozer was far from being a threat. He did not face Duncan in offense or defense, but Duncan dominated the paint at both ends.

Williams is shining more with each day passing. Gotta watch his dunk over Oberto. Think, he's just a sophomore!

Indeed, Deron Williams seems 2 have the future in front of him, he has very good potential and he is evolving into a team leader.I think it will b helpful 4 him that he has played college bball and he was a star there, in terms of knowing basics of the sport.
His dunk over Oberto was great but I can't judge him by this game because he just caught fire in the 4th quarter and that's not his normal style of play.

[Levenspiel]

Spurs made it to 2-0.

The interesting thing is that Spurs play excellent with their stars and role players, they make great moves in offense and good defense, see some heroics from Ginobili, while the Jazz lose easy basket opportunities, shoot much worse both from the field and perimeter; yet they caught up with Spurs at their both meetings...

I guess this is "always looking on the bright side of life" ;).

[FRANKY 13]

Ginobili's 5 straight points in the final seconds of the 3rd quarter and Bowen's 3 threepointers in the money time, when the Jazz were desperately trying to strike back finished the game.

Parker was absolutely great, looking like a real PG in one of these few nights in his life. Hats off.

No comment about Duncan. The man is arguably the best PF ever. Gino scored when needed and played great defense as always.

Memo and Kirilenko were not tragic, but really average. Huge dissapointment.

The Spurs are just too strong.

Prediction:The Jazz are going to get a win in SLC and lose the other 2, but their greatest achievement this year is the experiences they got at the highest level.

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 76 Pistons 79 (LeBron James 19 pts + 6 rebs + 7 assists + 3 steals | Rasheed Wallace 16 pts + 11 rebs)

[T.W.Is.M.]

Cavaliers 76 Pistons 79 (LeBron James 19 pts + 6 rebs + 7 assists + 3 steals | Rasheed Wallace 16 pts + 11 rebs)

Just watched the game!WTF was this?Stern has obviously decided 2 give the Pistons another championship just like 2004!!!Nice...he can b happy about his "champions".

[rikhardur]

Spurs 83 Jazz 109 (Tony Parker 25 pts + 7 assists | Deron Williams 31 pts + 8 assists + 5 steals)

[T.W.Is.M.]

Williams is playing great in this series.I think after these playoffs he will b considered one of the league's top PGs already.

[rikhardur]

Pistons 82 Cavaliers 88 (Rasheed Wallace 16 pts + 5 rebs | LeBron James 32 pts + 9 rebs + 9 assists)

[Levenspiel]

Williams is playing great in this series.I think after these playoffs he will b considered one of the league's top PGs already. Williams is injured and he might not play in the next game. Websites say it'll be game-time decision.

We might see Kirilenko as the Jazz's pg again, and if that happens it will be the end for them.

[T.W.Is.M.]

Williams is injured and he might not play in the next game. Websites say it'll be game-time decision.

We might see Kirilenko as the Jazz's pg again, and if that happens it will be the end for them.

That's really bad news 4 the Jazz.If Deron doesn't play I don't c a way how they can win(only if they go 2 desperation moves and they work)

[rikhardur]

Spurs 91 Jazz 79 (Manu Ginóbili 22 pts + 6 rebs + 3 steals | Deron Williams 27 pts + 10 assists + 3 steals)

[rikhardur]

Pistons 87 Cavaliers 91 (Chauncey Billups 23 pts + 9 rebs | LeBron James 25 pts + 11 assists + 7 rebs + 3 steals)

[T.W.Is.M.]

Pistons 87 Cavaliers 91 (Chauncey Billups 23 pts + 9 rebs | LeBron James 25 pts + 11 assists + 7 rebs + 3 steals)

Here we have a real series!After having seen games 2 and 3 though I have a question in my mind about this matchup:Since the Cavs tried 2 run more 2 win game 3(which implies that their main weapon is a faster tempo plus they r trapped in Detroit's defense in set offense) what r they gonna do 2 win in Detroit?Also what is the condition of Larry Hughes?Can he help the team?And if no,how many more big games can the rookie Daniel Gibson have in an important series like that?It looks like the Pistons have an edge here(even if they don't play better they can have the clowns in grey on their side!).

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Spurs in big NBA FINAL!

San Antonio Spurs - Utah Jazz 109 : 84
SA: Duncan 21, Parker 21, Ginobili 12, Finley 9, Barry 9, Elson 9, Vaughn 8, Oberto 7, Bowen 6, Bonner 5, Udrih 2, Horry 0
Utah: Kirilenko 13, Williams 11, Harpring 11, Boozer 9, Okur 8, Millsap 8, Araujo 7, Brewer 7, Giricek 5, Brown 3, Fisher 2, Collins 0
4-1 for San Antonio Spurs

[PHILIPeurobasket]

Detroit Pistons - Cleveland Cavs 107 : 109
Detroit: Hamilton 26, Billups 21, Webber 20, Wallace 17, Prince 10, Maxiell 9, McDyess 2, Hunter 2, Davis 0, Delfino 0
Cleveland: James 48, Ilgauskas 16, Gibson 11, Hughes 9, Varejao 9, Gooden 7, Pavlovic 6, Jones 3, Snow 0, Marshall 0, Pollard 0
3-2 for Cleveland Cavs

LJ James -> 48 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists !!! WOW WOW WOW !!!

http://grafika.e-basket.pl/zdjecia/duze/1138824604.jpg

[PHILIPeurobasket]

http://bi.gazeta.pl/im/1/4197/z4197781Z.jpg

Lebron and his Cavaliers beat today Detroit 98:822, and they will 1st time in team history play in NBA Final :) !!!!!!

LJ scored today 20 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists

[Nikoo]

FIRE FLIP. FIRE FLIP.

Spurs in 3. They will humiliate the Cavs so bad that they wont want to play in game 4 . Oberto will stop LeSilver with career ending foul for both guys-Fabio with 2 broken hands, James with broken neck:D

[Joško Poljak Fan]

Oberto will stop LeSilver with career ending foul for both guys
it's LeBronze :rolleyes:

[Nikoo]

He moved to the Finals (silver for 2nd place:D)

[rikhardur]

Actually imo the Pistons didn't deserve to get to the finals at all, their regular season was somewhat weak and they didn't clearly show they deserved in the playoffs either. Congrats to the Cavs.

[Levenspiel]

Gibson killed the Pistons. It's great to watch a game when a second-round pick rookie decides who's the boss.

LeBron made only 2 field goal attempts at the first half, making neither of them.

Looks like an easy job for the Spurs from now on.

[lornblade]

im a fan of lebron, i'll cheer for the cavs to win but if i'll bet my money i'll select the spurs.

[Sit]

My Finals Preview (http://sitsnbablog.blogspot.com/2007/06/nba-finals-preview.html)

Yeah, I think that Spurs will win it easily. Being daring and calling a sweep but I think it's more likely to end 4-2.

[T.W.Is.M.]

I also think that the Spurs r the clear favorite, mainly because of their experience.They have the ability 2 slow down LeBron in some games, which will give them a couple of victories.The key is the first 2 games in San Antonio;if the Spurs win both they r heavy favorites, it's very difficult 4 the Cavs 2 make a second straight comeback from 0-2.But let's not forget that Cleveland won both regular season games.Maybe that means absolutely nothing, but it may imply a difficulty of the Spurs vs this particular opponent.Most probable score imo is 4-2

[Sit]

Spurs won't be caught napping and in the playoffs, the game is slower and the ball goes into the paint more. That's where Tim Duncan will make a huge presence felt. LeBron won't be allowed to venture inside as much as Detroit allowed him to.

I don't thnik regular season games count for too much... and the scorelines were pretty close in both games anyway.

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 76 Spurs 85 (Daniel Gibson 16 pts + 4 steals | Tony Parker 27 pts + 7 assists)

[Levenspiel]

Parker unlocked Cavs defense by a 4-point play and two great assists in consecutive sets in the second period. Game was over already!

James sucked. He was at 0-8 and 2-12 fg till the garbage minutes in the last period where he scored two threes.

[ballerwannabe]

u no wot i reckon the series may actually be tied at some point. Happens year to year in the finals, with the leading team usually up 2-0 and let 1 or 2 games slip b4 gathering together 2 finish the series strong.

My predictions: I think the spurs will win game 2, then a series of loose 1 win 1 until the series is 4-2 spurs win championship. I don't think cleveland right now have the 'essential' pieces to win a championship. There's too much LeBron and not enough offensive help from teamates.

[T.W.Is.M.]

Cleveland needs big offensive games by another player 2 win games.I believe if they can find 4 such games, they will do it.The question is which players can do that...If we look at game 1, we can c Duncan dominating in the paint just like he did vs Utah, Parker making the Cavs' defense collapse with his drives(he is by far quicker than the injured Hughes and Pavlovic and more experienced than Gibson), Manu shooting well and contributing in the offensive game too, Bowen playing great defense on LeBron(with the assistance of Duncan always) and even hitting a couple of 3s 2 help increase the lead.We saw the Spurs moving the ball quickly and correctly, getting open shots(only Finley was missing them), we saw the rest of the frontline helping too(Elson finished some plays and Horry gave out 6 assists, plus he put the final stab on the Cavs bringing the difference to 18).
On the other hand, LeBron was nowhere for 43 mins, Ilgauskas couldn't face Duncan, Hughes couldn't help, Gooden was good in the 3rd quarter, but unnoticeable in the rest.What does remain?Gibson, Varejao and Pavlovic.Well, what could anybody expect rather than an easy win 4 the Spurs?However, when James woke up(late) the 18 points became 9 and that's a psychological win 4 the Cavaliers 4 game 2.
I also think that San Antonio will win game 2 and Cleveland will win game 3.Then I expect the teams 2 share the next 2 matches and San Antonio 2 close the series in game 6.But who knows...maybe LeBron has other things in his mind;)

[Levenspiel]

I'll make a bold prediction (for fun ;)): 4-0 Spurs.

[T.W.Is.M.]

I'll make a bold prediction (for fun ;)): 4-0 Spurs.

:)
I would say that too if it weren't 4 the final 6-7 mins of the game and if I didn't remember the 2005 finals(two easy victories 4 the Spurs in SA followed by two easy victories 4 the Pistons in Detroit).Is that what u want or what u believe?

[Levenspiel]

Oh, that's what I want :).

Although Cavs may get a win at home, I still believe that's not very likely. You know, it's always more fun watching games if you've been into some sort of betting ;).

[rikhardur]

Cavaliers 92 Spurs 103 (LeBron James 25 pts + 7 rebs + 6 assists | Tony Parker 30 pts)

[donmar]

Cavaliers 92 Spurs 103 (LeBron James 25 pts + 7 rebs + 6 assists | Tony Parker 30 pts)


In my heart I wish the Cavaliers will win but my brains think that the Spurs will win... Considering the finals is between Lebron James against the triumvirate of Tim Duncan-Manu Ginobili-Tony Parker... the odds for Cavs to win is @#$%ing huge!... So the Spurs by 4-2

[Levenspiel]

The second game also followed the Spurs tradition; first boost the lead to 30 points, then let it melt away in the last quarter.

I guess they've been too bored with playing Jazz and Cavs, and wanted to bring some excitement to the games.

[rikhardur]

Spurs 75 Cavaliers 72 (Tony Parker 17 pts + 5 rebs | LeBron James 25 pts + 8 rebs + 7 assists)

[T.W.Is.M.]

OK game 4 is tonight and it probably will b the last game of the season.Let's c what the Spurs can do 2 make it more entertaining and interesting.I've lost hope that LeBron could change sth dramatically in the series.Actually the only hope 4 the Cavs 2 win at least a game is 2 find an unexpected hero like Daniel Gibson in game 6 vs the Pistons.And the way I c this team, Gibson would b the most likely 2 repeat that performance, if someone should.At least let it b a close game with the winner being determined in the end.

[Calvin]

The nba regular season is so soft players like Lebron couldn't be effective with the physicality of the finals. Even though the nba plays more games the euroleague and uefa have more real competions. It was easy too see whom were prepared for the finals, spurs and whom weren't, cavs. Maybe the nba could increase competetiveness of the regular season by cutting the playoff teams from 16 to 8.

[rikhardur]

Spurs 83 Cavaliers 82 (Manu Ginóbili 27 pts + 5 rebs | LeBron James 24 pts + 10 assists + 6 rebs)

Spurs champions with a sweep and Parker named the MVP of the final. The year of the Europeans in the NBA and perhaps the least interesting finals in years.

[Levenspiel]

Ginobili = titles!

Great winner. Olympics, world championships, euroleague, nba title... he has won every possible thing I guess.

[donmar]

Ginobili = titles!

Great winner. Olympics, world championships, euroleague, nba title... he has won every possible thing I guess.

I thought Shaq won everything (1991 Pan American Games Champion, 1994 Basketball Tournament of the Americas Champion, 1994 World Championship gold medalist (and MVP), 1996 Basketball Tournament of the Americas Champion, 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist (and MVP), NBA champions - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, NBA MVP - 2000, NBA Finals MVP - 2000-2003, NBA All-Star MVP - 2000 and 2004, NBA Top 50 Greatest Player of all time, etc... )

[donmar]

Spurs 83 Cavaliers 82 (Manu Ginóbili 27 pts + 5 rebs | LeBron James 24 pts + 10 assists + 6 rebs)

Spurs champions with a sweep and Parker named the MVP of the final. The year of the Europeans in the NBA and perhaps the least interesting finals in years.

Parker deserved the MVP award!:)

[rikhardur]

Parker deserved the MVP award!:)
He sure did ;)

[T.W.Is.M.]

Easy series 4 the Spurs and a clear victory in game 4 no matter what the score shows.Parker was deservedly the MVP because he was the most consistent between the Spurs' big 3.Duncan didn't play so well in Cleveland, he was very good in 2 quarters but mediocre in the other 6(yesterday he was good only in defense) and Manu had an off night in game 3.LeBron was a disappointment in the finals considering his performances in the eastern finals and no other Cavalier managed 2 step up and help.Probably Gooden was the most consistent one, but he didn't make his presence felt under the basket.Ilgauskas was good only in game 3, Gibson was good considering his age and(lack of) experience, Varejao was the one who fought more than the others, but he ruined everything with his bad choice in game 3 when he could have won the match and change the whole series.Maybe it will b a valuable lesson 4 the Cavs in their effort 2 gain experience and establish themselves as a top team.The Spurs r without doubt the best team in the last 5 years.They r not the most exciting team 2 watch, but they do the right things in the right time.The only thing left 4 them is 2 win back-to-back titles.They should b considered the top favorite 4 next year, but I think they will have 2 find the motivation 2 keep their performance level 2 repeat as champions.