Playoffs

NBA, NHL or whatever. Talk about it here. I'll start:

Who are your picks for the NBA Eastern Conference Finals? I've got the Cleveland Cavaliers and Atlanta Hawks.
Who are your picks for the NBA Western Conference Finals? I've got Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets.

Chicago and Toronto are battling for the last playoff spot In the Eastern Conference in the NBA right now. With Chicago playing Cleveland as we speak.

The Western Conference is pretty much locked up with just a handful of meaningful games with any true implications.

All will be set by April 14th. I'm excited for the upcoming games.

Now for some hockey. With the Washington Capitals being the cream of the crop sitting atop the Eastern Conference and the league with 118 points as to date. They will be the team to beat. The Caps have pretty much locked up the Presidents' Trophy and will be the Number 1 seed. Who they will play we will have to wait and see. As of right now The Boston Bruins and New York Rangers are fighting for the eighth seed while all the other playoff bound teams, both the Western and Eastern Conferences, will now jockey for position.

As fo right now my picks of ECC Would be Washington and my pick for WCC would be a toss up between Chicago and Vancouver. Although I think the Detroit Red Wings will be a favourite for most also. My darkhorse pick would be the Phoenix Coyotes for WCC.

Darkhorse picks for the NBA: Charlotte Bobcats and Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Standings as of today. Remember that these are not final and are subject to change in the next few days.

Eastern Conference:

1. Cleveland
2. Orlando
3. Boston
4. Atlanta
5. Milwaukee
6. Miami
7. Charlotte
8. Toronto/Chicago

Western Conference:

1. LA Lakers
2. Dallas
3. Denver
4. Phoenix
5. Utah
6. Portland
7. San Antonio
8. Oklahoma City

NHL Standings:

Eastern Conference:

1. Washington
2. New Jersey
3. Buffalo
4. Pittsburgh
5. Ottawa
6. Montreal
7. Philadelphia
8. Boston/NY Rangers

Western Conference:

1. Chicago
2. San Jose
3. Vancouver
4. Phoenix
5. Detroit
6. Nashville
7. Los Angeles
8. Colorado

Again nothing is set in stone until all games are played but this is the current playoff seeding.

By season's end I will be back to update and comment on the current standings. Goodnight!

NBA: Both Toronto and Chicago lost last night and are going to play each other tomorrow. With a couple crucial games down the road this should get interesting.

NHL; Boston won last night clinching a playoff spot.It's now down to Philly, Montreal and NY. Each with 1 game in hand with the winners landing the final spot in the EC.

LOL! DK, you are killing me! I'm not too "hockeyish" so I won't be able to add anything to that column. I'll marinate on the NBA - I don't know right now; I have a few comments, but I'm going to wait. Of course w/me being a Lakers girl, I definitely want to see them do well...I'll see.

okay, after watching the Raptors go through their painstakingly slow, and at times comical performances to successfully not make the playoffs after having an uneasy lead in 5th place in the East, I'm excited to see some quality FIRST ROUND NBA matchups. Congratulations to the Joakim Noah and the Bulls for earning their way into the 8th spot and getting to go down in history as the first team Lebron James and the Cavs beat on their way to their 1st NBA title.

WEST
Lakers over OKC in 5 or 6
Dallas over San Antonio in 6 or 7
Phoenix over Portland in 5
Denver over Utah in 7

EAST
Orland over Charlotte in 4 or 5
Atlanta over Milwaukee in 5 or 6
Miami over Boston in 6 or 7
Cavs over Bulls in 4 or 5

SECOND ROUND

LAKERS over NUGGETS in 7
DALLAS over PHX in 7

CAVS in 5
MAGIC in 6

CONFERENCE FINALS

CAVS in 6 vs. MAGIC
MAVS in 7 vs. LAKERS, or in 5 vs. any other team

NBA CHAMPS

a well-rested CAVS teams in 5

Woo woo!! Go Miami!! Take that! Kevin Garnett, sit on the bench! 😛

I feel bad that I couldn't have been here to comment some more on the playoffs. I spent a good chunk actually at the games hahahaha! It's a pretty crazy time of year for me but seems like there are a whole lot of upsets in hockey and the NBA playoffs are going on as planned except for the Denver/Jazz Series which was pretty much 50/50. The Suns and Spurs have a rematch from a few years back and the Lakers are most likely going to win against the Jazz. Although Utah has a pretty scrappy team and they could muster up enough of a challenge to take them to a game 7.

Who would have seen Montreal taking it in 7 against the Almighty Capitals? That series was bananas and all the trash talk was hilarious. Great series.Philly beating New Jersey was pretty good too. Seeing as how a couple of Philly's top players were out with injuries. I thoroughly enjoyed the Phoenix/Detroit games. Those were amazing and watching Zetterberg and Datsyuk do their thing owning the ice.

The second round for both sports right now and I don;t think I'll have the time to be here for that much yet either. People keep giving me these damn tickets hahahaha! Anyway, I'm glad I managed to at least get something in.

Hey DK! ((eWaves))

I've watched most of the games in the NBA series (except Portland & these Atlanta Hawks - blech). I have to say (and yes, I'm biased), but the Oklahoma vs. Lakers was by far the best series thus far. I watched a limited amount of the Hawks vs. Orlando - joke! Most are fairly entertaining, but while I watched this young group of kids playing for Oklahoma, my heart swooned for them and I'm a LAKER GIRL! I know that in about 2-3 years, they are just going to be ridiculous (as long as the coaching staff doesn't mess up their chemistry by trades, etc). Durant and Westbrook are just stellar. I look forward to watching them play for years to come. San Antonio...wish they would just go away. I know everyone (well, not everyone, but a lot of people) have a hard on for a Lakers vs. Cavs showdown, but I really don't...but as you know, I still want my Lakers to be present; whomever they play 🙂

I don't blame you or anyone for liking the OKC/LA matchup. Everyone I know wanted the Thunder to win that one. It was an exciting series and not to mention the Lakers played like shit the first few games then finally decided to show up near the end there. Everyone other matchup was a bore because you kind of already knew who would win to begin with.

San Antonio needs to lose. Goddamn are they boring to watch. I want the Suns to win after the debacle from the last playoffs when Horry took out Nash. And the fact that Nash is my boy! Two Time MVP!

I actually want a Suns Jazz final. I don't know why but I want to see that.

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!! My Bruins just beat the Flyers to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the NHL playoffs. 4-1 BABY!!!! SUCK IT PHILLY!

I think that the Celtics just threw up a little in their mouth! A loss in Boston - 124 to 95! Egads. I so am NOT a Cavs fan 😢 but not a Celtics fan either, so I guess it's a wash! Go LAKERS!

WOOH!!! Up 2-0 on the Magic. Thank you Vince Carter for missing those crucial free throws.

Anybody else get the feeling that it'll be a Blackhawks/Flyers Final in the NHL? That would be an exciting matchup that would. Both are very young teams too.

The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Posted by DK09
Anybody else get the feeling that it'll be a Blackhawks/Flyers Final in the NHL? That would be an exciting matchup that would. Both are very young teams too.

The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Same here man. I want Steve Nash, and Grant Hill (former Piston baby), and Amarie and Gordon (he was a bad ass with the Spurs after Nash had to get his eye checked).

OMG, Nash so deserves a ring, who the hell else would play with only one eye :O!!! Not Kobe, Not Anthony. Nope Nash is in a league all his own. They better win tomorrow night ....

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The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Love Nash, but I don't know if the Suns will be able to pull it off; I could be wrong, and anything can happen because they are only down 2 games behind. Other than that, you already know I love the Lakers 🙂. I'm disappointed in the Magic, because I just expected more from them, and that's not to say that they've been blown out or anything (because they haven't) but I just thought they would have had a more impressive and stronger showing. I think it's not so much that they underestimated the Celts, but more that they manhandled the Hawks so dominantly that they may have taken at least one win at home for granted. As we see...you can't take ANYTHING for granted. Also, I think that since the Lakers had to play so tough to win in their last series, they were ready to play hard and they just have come out swinging. The Suns hung in there in game 2, but could just not get over that hurdle. Will the Suns will at least one game at home? Likely. Will they will this series? Probably not.

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Posted by DK09
Anybody else get the feeling that it'll be a Blackhawks/Flyers Final in the NHL? That would be an exciting matchup that would. Both are very young teams too.

The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Same here man. I want Steve Nash, and Grant Hill (former Piston baby), and Amarie and Gordon (he was a bad ass with the Spurs after Nash had to get his eye checked).

OMG, Nash so deserves a ring, who the hell else would play with only one eye :O!!! Not Kobe, Not Anthony. Nope Nash is in a league all his own. They better win tomorrow night ....

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Grant Hill is a walking miracle right now. After toiling away in Orlando he's finally made it onto a good team. I remember Game 6 in the Western Semis he went up and blocked Jerryd Bayless' dunk attempt and I fucking exploded! Kept yelling "Son, old man river just blocked yo young ass! Sit the fuck down! Sit the fuck down!" G-Hill definitely turned back the clock on that play. Nash is goddamn beast! Played several games with one eye and then had his nose busted up and pushed it back in place. Warrior like that deserves a ring!

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The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Love Nash, but I don't know if the Suns will be able to pull it off; I could be wrong, and anything can happen because they are only down 2 games behind. Other than that, you already know I love the Lakers 🙂. I'm disappointed in the Magic, because I just expected more from them, and that's not to say that they've been blown out or anything (because they haven't) but I just thought they would have had a more impressive and stronger showing. I think it's not so much that they underestimated the Celts, but more that they manhandled the Hawks so dominantly that they may have taken at least one win at home for granted. As we see...you can't take ANYTHING for granted. Also, I think that since the Lakers had to play so tough to win in their last series, they were ready to play hard and they just have come out swinging. The Suns hung in there in game 2, but could just not get over that hurdle. Will the Suns will at least one game at home? Likely. Will they will this series? Probably not.

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Here's to hoping! I'm ok with having another Celts/Lakers final again just to renew the rivalry and all that but, man..., it's Steve Nash! He got robbed of a third MVP so he should at least get a ring for that. Hahahahahaha!

I'm not all that surprised that the Magic are playing so badly against the Celtics. With the emergence of Rondo(RONDOOOOOOOOOOO!!!) and Big Baby playing like he's KG himself there's really no stopping them. Not to mention the overall team defense and heart and desire the Celts have over Orlando. They just want it more. When you stop to think about it the Orlando offense is predicated on dumping the ball into the post and then kicking it back out for 3's. Dump, kick, dump, kick. it's not that hard to defend. All you have to do is double Dwight if the occasion calls for it then have your defense rotate and pick up the open man and ta-da shut down D!

I have no idea what happened to the Hawks. I had such high expectations going into the playoffs that this team would go farther. Let's not fault them for having no low post presence either. Their Center was Al Horford! Put Horford up against Howard and Howard eats him alive nine times out of ten.

Last night's game of ORL/BOS was a pretty scrappy affair I might add. Lots of techs were handed out and Big Baby is just hilarious. I mean look at this face he makes hahahahaha!

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Anybody else get the feeling that it'll be a Blackhawks/Flyers Final in the NHL? That would be an exciting matchup that would. Both are very young teams too.

The Lakers are steamrolling the Suns right now. Ugghh... yucky, I really want Nash to win a ring this year.

Same here man. I want Steve Nash, and Grant Hill (former Piston baby), and Amarie and Gordon (he was a bad ass with the Spurs after Nash had to get his eye checked).

OMG, Nash so deserves a ring, who the hell else would play with only one eye :O!!! Not Kobe, Not Anthony. Nope Nash is in a league all his own. They better win tomorrow night ....

Grant Hill is a walking miracle right now. After toiling away in Orlando he's finally made it onto a good team. I remember Game 6 in the Western Semis he went up and blocked Jerryd Bayless' dunk attempt and I fucking exploded! Kept yelling "Son, old man river just blocked yo young ass! Sit the fuck down! Sit the fuck down!" G-Hill definitely turned back the clock on that play. Nash is goddamn beast! Played several games with one eye and then had his nose busted up and pushed it back in place. Warrior like that deserves a ring!

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OMG RIGHT! Grant Hill is the shit right now, basically because he got on a good team and he got his 'groove' back 😉 Yep, I remember that block too! They were talking about it on ESPN online but you know there has to be a bunch of those wonderful haters that come and say rotten things about Grant but whatever with them.

Nash is a freaking beast, no one can deny that!!!!! I've been in his corner for years and now its time for him and the others on the Suns to get a ring.

Game 5 was a monster! It almost went into overtime if it wasn't for that damn Ron Artest haha, it's so funny, he almost went done in history for pulling one of the stupidiest moves in the NBA playoffs but he redeemed himself and I was crushed. I wanted to Suns to get it. I would feel better if this was a Game 7 and not a Game 6 ....

Oh and may I add ...


GOOOOO BOSTON 😄

Yep, my two favorite teams are Boston (East) and Suns (West). I hope the Suns win tonight, OMG I hope, I hope, I hope. If not, I want Rondo to kick Kobe's ass.

Celtics/Lakers tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! The rivalry is back on. RONDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

DK, you KNOW you are my boy, but this is where we gotta' part ways. I got my avie changed to KB, cuz I gotta represent the Lake Show....we'll be back on track after the NBA playoffs! LOL!
Just one thing, I think the game comes on Thursday night, but I could be wrong 😉

Oh crap?!?! It is Thursday! Fuck... I had all this crap set up for tonight hahahahah!!! It's all good I can wait until the 3rd.

Nothing like a friendly rivalry to get things going! I hope Artest reverts to his old self and starts chucking threes from nowhere again. The man cannot shoot consistently at all. I'm saying it's going to go 7 games with the Celts winning it over the Lakers again. Rondo's going to cut up Fisher! Break his ankles all game!

Posted by DK09
I'm saying it's going to go 7 games with the Celts winning it over the Lakers again. Rondo's going to cut up Fisher! Break his ankles all game!

DAMN YOU DK! (LOL) Yeah, friendly rivalry is never bad. I get it, the Lakers are like the Yankees - either you love em' or you hate em' there is no in between, and that's the way I like it! I am NO fence straddler (usually)! I think you are right about the 7 games, but I beg to differ on the outcome. It's about damn time Rondo brought his ass to the dance ready to play...I'm not sayin...I'm just sayin...😉

Say Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttt?!?!? Rondo's been bringing it all season long. It's on now! It is ON! Can't wait for it to start now! I'M PUMPED!!!!

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Say Wuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuttt?!?!? Rondo's been bringing it all season long. It's on now! It is ON! Can't wait for it to start now! I'M PUMPED!!!!

No, I wasn't talking this season, I was speaking of 2008! I must (begrudgingly) admit that he's brought it this year; specifically the playoffs. Can you believe they were thinking of getting rid of Ray Allen! I'm sure the coaching staff is sitting back thinking, "WTF were we smokin'!" LMAO!

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Two words. It moved.

LMAO! Chris Pronger stole the pucks from the Blackhawks pratice session. Oh man, I love the playoffs!

What happened to the Suns was a bunch of bull-shit ... I'm still not over it but whatever. Boston needs to kicked ass, seriously!!!! Everyone on Boston needs to be on their game in order to beat these jokers. They have alot of big men and Kobe (for the buster he is) can actually make decent 3-point shots.

I'm not gonna worry about Game1, that was an accident.

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Celtics/Lakers tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!! The rivalry is back on. RONDOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!

RAJAN RONGO BETTER GET IT TOGETHER FOR GAME 2. That's my guy, he better help lead the rest.

But I'm still pissed that it isn't the Celtics vs the Suns. Thats messed up but oh well.

YAY BLACKHAWKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OMG, I was so freaking happy for them last night. Chicago has been crazy every since too LOL!!!!!!

Job well done men 🙂 🙂 🙂 🙂

Okay, Boston needs to make the series even again .... we had the last game won but their were too many players that were off on Tuesday. I'll see how it all goes tonight.

Game 4 was sweet to death! Now tonight is Game 5, I hope Boston can do a repeat.

Bring it home Glen. Bring it home. Watching him yell his ass off while drooling made my night. Him and Nate rob are like Shrek and donkey! Hahahahahhaahah! I'm going to get piss ass drunk tonight!

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Bring it home Glen. Bring it home. Watching him yell his ass off while drooling made my night. Him and Nate rob are like Shrek and donkey! Hahahahahhaahah! I'm going to get piss ass drunk tonight!

LMAO @ Shrek and donkey comment xD!

They are good together and that yell by Big Baby was epic! Damn it all to hell, I want BOSTON to take it all!!!! I wish Rajan Rondo was more seasoned to go up against Kobe -- that would be heaven right there.

Oh crap this is what I get for not being regular on the forums!!!

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!

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Oh crap this is what I get for not being regular on the forums!!!

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!! I've been wondering where you were at! Good grief!! LMAO!

And where is DK too! (although, he has been on this thread recently 🙂).

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Oh crap this is what I get for not being regular on the forums!!!

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!! I've been wondering where you were at! Good grief!! LMAO!

And where is DK too! (although, he has been on this thread recently 🙂).

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HAHAHAH Hi USC!!!!

GOOOO LAKERS!!!!! Nice picture btw 😛

WHO'S HOUSE?!?!?!?!? KOBE'S HOUSE!!!!!!!


Sorry, East Coast! West side is the best side!!!!!

shockingly ive been watching all these games. i have a major crush on sasha because he wears headbands. it made me sad when he cut his hair but it appears to be growing back 🙂

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Oh crap this is what I get for not being regular on the forums!!!

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!! I've been wondering where you were at! Good grief!! LMAO!

And where is DK too! (although, he has been on this thread recently 🙂).

HAHAHAH Hi USC!!!!

GOOOO LAKERS!!!!! Nice picture btw 😛

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YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *chants - KOBE, KOBE, KOBE, KOBE*
One of my homeboys was in L.A. for business and got tix to game six!!!! Lucky SOB! LOL!

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shockingly ive been watching all these games. i have a major crush on sasha because he wears headbands. it made me sad when he cut his hair but it appears to be growing back 🙂

Hah hey if it gets a woman to get fired up about sports, I'm down.

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Posted by VirgoHero
Oh crap this is what I get for not being regular on the forums!!!

GO LAKERS!!!!!!!!

EXACTLY!!! I've been wondering where you were at! Good grief!! LMAO!

And where is DK too! (although, he has been on this thread recently 🙂).

HAHAHAH Hi USC!!!!

GOOOO LAKERS!!!!! Nice picture btw 😛

YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! *chants - KOBE, KOBE, KOBE, KOBE*
One of my homeboys was in L.A. for business and got tix to game six!!!! Lucky SOB! LOL!

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That Game 6 would have been a fun one to go to. Boston got beat down HARD!!!!!

I HATE ALL OF YOU!

I'mma kidding. it was a pretty close game 7 but you know you guys showed up and ours guys couldn't close it out. GODDAMNIT!!!!!! How about Artest's little thank you speech at the end hahahah! He thanked his doctors and his psychiatrist! Dude's batshit crazy but makes for good television.