NBA Playoffs 2009

[Kings]

Los Angeles Lakers 4 : 1 Orlando Magic
Dec 20: at Orlando 106, Los Angeles 103
Jan 16: Orlando 109, at Los Angeles 103

06.04 Los Angeles Lakers 100 - Orlando Magic 75
06.07 Los Angeles Lakers 101 - Orlando Magic 96
06.09 Orlando Magic 108 - Los Angeles Lakers 104
06.11 Orlando Magic 91 - Los Angeles Lakers 99
06.14 Orlando Magic 86 - Los Angeles Lakers 99






1st Round

Cleveland Cavaliers 4 : 0 Detroit Pistons
Nov 19: at Detroit 96, Cleveland 89
Feb 1: Cleveland 90, at Detroit 80
Feb 22: at Cleveland 99, Detroit 78
Mar 31: at Cleveland 79, Detroit 73

04.18 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 - Detroit Pistons 84
04.21 Cleveland Cavaliers 94 - Detroit Pistons 82
04.24 Detroit Pistons 68 - Cleveland Cavaliers 79
04.26 Detroit Pistons 78 - Cleveland Cavaliers 99

Boston Celtics 4 : 3 Chicago Bulls
Oct 31: at Boston 96, Chicago 80
Dec 19: at Boston 126, Chicago 108
Mar 17: at Chicago 127, Boston 121

04.18 Boston Celtics 103 - Chicago Bulls 105
04.20 Boston Celtics 118 - Chicago Bulls 115
04.23 Chicago Bulls 86 - Boston Celtics 107
04.26 Chicago Bulls 121 - Boston Celtics 118
04.28 Boston Celtics 106 - Chicago Bulls 104
04.30 Chicago Bulls 128 - Boston Celtics 127
05.02 Boston Celtics 109 - Chicago Bulls 99

Orlando Magic 4 : 2 Philadelphia 76ers
Nov 6: at Orlando 98, Philadelphia 88
Nov 26: Orlando 96, at Philadelphia 94
Feb 28: Orlando 106, at Philadelphia 100

04.19 Orlando Magic 98 - Philadelphia 76ers 100
04.22 Orlando Magic 96 - Philadelphia 76ers 87
04.24 Philadelphia 76ers 96 - Orlando Magic 94
04.26 Philadelphia 76ers 81 - Orlando Magic 84
04.28 Orlando Magic 91 - Philadelphia 76ers 78
04.30 Philadelphia 76ers 89 - Orlando Magic 114

Atlanta Hawks 4 : 3 Miami Heat
Dec 12: Atlanta 87, at Miami 73
Jan 26: at Miami 95, Atlanta 79
Feb 27: at Atlanta 91, Miami 83
Apr 14: at Atlanta 81, Miami 79

04.19 Atlanta Hawks 90 - Miami Heat 64
04.22 Atlanta Hawks 93 - Miami Heat 108
04.25 Miami Heat 107 - Atlanta Hawks 78
04.27 Miami Heat 71 - Atlanta Hawks 81
04.29 Atlanta Hawks 106 - Miami Heat 91
05.01 Miami Heat 98 - Atlanta Hawks 72
05.03 Atlanta Hawks 91 - Miami Heat 78


2nd Round

Cleveland Cavaliers 4 : 0 Atlanta Hawks
Nov 22: at Cleveland 110, Atlanta 96
Dec 13: at Atlanta 97, Cleveland 92
Mar 1: Cleveland 88, at Atlanta 87
Mar 21: at Cleveland 102, Atlanta 96

05.05 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 - Atlanta Hawks 72
05.07 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 - Atlanta Hawks 85
05.09 Atlanta Hawks 82 - Cleveland Cavaliers 97
05.11 Atlanta Hawks 74 - Cleveland Cavaliers 84

Orlando Magic 4 : 3 Boston Celtics
Dec 1: at Boston 107, Orlando 88
Jan 22: Boston 90, at Orlando 80
Mar 8: Orlando 86, at Boston 79
Mar 25: at Orlando 84, Boston 82

05.04 Boston Celtics 90 - Orlando Magic 95
05.06 Boston Celtics 112 - Orlando Magic 94
05.08 Orlando Magic 117 - Boston Celtics 96
05.10 Orlando Magic 94 - Boston Celtics 95
05.12 Boston Celtics 92 - Orlando Magic 88
05.14 Orlando Magic 83 - Boston Celtics 75
05.17 Boston Celtics 82 - Orlando Magic 101


3rd Round

Orlando Magic 4 : 2 Cleveland Cavaliers
Jan 29: at Orlando 99, Cleverland 88
Mar 17: at Cleverland 97, Orlando 93
Apr 3: at Orlando 116, Cleverland 87

05.20 Cleveland Cavaliers 106 - Orlando Magic 107
05.22 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 - Orlando Magic 95
05.24 Orlando Magic 99 - Cleveland Cavaliers 89
05.26 Orlando Magic 116 - Cleveland Cavaliers 114
05.28 Cleveland Cavaliers 112 - Orlando Magic 102
05.30 Orlando Magic 103 - Cleveland Cavaliers 90






1st Round

Los Angeles Lakers 4 : 1 Utah Jazz
Jan 2: at Los Angeles 113, Utah 100
Feb 11: at Utah 113, Los Angeles 109
Apr 14: at Los Angeles 125, Utah 112

04.19 Los Angeles Lakers 113 - Utah Jazz 100
04.21 Los Angeles Lakers 119 - Utah Jazz 109
04.23 Utah Jazz 88 - Los Angeles Lakers 86
04.25 Utah Jazz 94 - Los Angeles Lakers 108
04.27 Los Angeles 107 - Lakers Utah Jazz 96

Denver Nuggets 4 : 1 New Orleans Hornets
Nov 27: New Orleans 105, at Denver 101
Jan 3: at Denver 105, New Orleans 100
Jan 28: at New Orleans 94, Denver 81
Mar 25: Denver 101, at New Orleans 88

04.19 Denver Nuggets 113 - New Orleans Hornets 84
04.22 Denver Nuggets 108 - New Orleans Hornets 93
04.25 New Orleans Hornets 95 - Denver Nuggets 93
04.27 New Orleans Hornets 63 - Denver Nuggets 121
04.29 Denver Nuggets 107 - New Orleans Hornets 86

Dallas Mavericks 4 : 1 San Antonio Spurs
Nov 4: Dallas 98, at San Antonio 81
Dec 9: San Antonio 133, at Dallas 126
Feb 24: at San Antonio 93, Dallas 76
Mar 4: at Dallas 107, San Antonio 102

04.18 San Antonio Spurs 97 - Dallas Mavericks 105
04.20 San Antonio Spurs 105 - Dallas Mavericks 84
04.23 Dallas Mavericks 88 - San Antonio Spurs 67
04.25 Dallas Mavericks 99 - San Antonio Spurs 90
04.28 San Antonio Spurs 93 - Dallas Mavericks 106

Houston Rockets 4 : 2 Portland Trail Blazers
Nov 6: at Portland 101, Houston 99
Feb 24: at Houston 98, Portland 94
Apr 5: at Houston 102, Portland 88

04.18 Portland Trail Blazers 81 - Houston Rockets 108
04.21 Portland Trail Blazers 107 - Houston Rockets 103
04.24 Houston Rockets 86 - Portland Trail Blazers 83
04.26 Houston Rockets 89 - Portland Trail Blazers 88
04.28 Portland Trail Blazers 88 - Houston Rockets 77
04.30 Houston Rockets 92 - Portland Trail Blazers 76


2nd Round

Los Angeles Lakers 4 : 3 Houston Rockets
Nov 9: at Los Angeles 111, Houston 82
Jan 13: Los Angeles 105, at Houston 100
Mar 11: Los Angeles 102, at Houston 96
Apr 3: at Los Angeles 93, Houston 81

05.04 Los Angeles Lakers 92 - Houston Rockets 100
05.06 Los Angeles Lakers 111 - Houston Rockets 98
05.08 Houston Rockets 94 - Los Angeles Lakers 108
05.10 Houston Rockets 99 - Los Angeles Lakers 87
05.12 Los Angeles Lakers 118 - Houston Rockets 78
05.14 Houston Rockets 95 - Los Angeles Lakers 80
05.17 Los Angeles Lakers 89 - Houston Rockets 70

Denver Nuggets 4 : 1 Dallas Mavericks
Nov 7: at Denver 108, Dallas 105
Dec 15: Denver 98, at Dallas 88
Jan 13: at Denver 99, Dallas 97
Mar 27: Denver 103, at Dallas 101

05.03 Denver Nuggets 109 - Dallas Mavericks 95
05.05 Denver Nuggets 117 - Dallas Mavericks 105
05.09 Dallas Mavericks 105 - Denver Nuggets 106
05.11 Dallas Mavericks 119 - Denver Nuggets 117
05.13 Denver Nuggets 124 - Dallas Mavericks 110


3rd Round

Los Angeles Lakers 4 : 2 Denver Nuggets
Nov 1: Los Angeles 104, at Denver 97
Nov 21: at Los Angeles 104, Denver 90
Feb 27: at Denver 90, Los Angeles 79
Apr 9: at Los Angeles 116, Denver 102

05.19 Los Angeles Lakers 105 - Denver Nuggets 103
05.21 Los Angeles Lakers 103 - Denver Nuggets 106
05.23 Denver Nuggets 97 - Los Angeles Lakers 103
05.25 Denver Nuggets 120 - Los Angeles Lakers 101
05.27 Los Angeles Lakers 103 - Denver Nuggets 94
05.29 Denver Nuggets 92 - Los Angeles Lakers 119

[mvblair]

Thanks for starting this thread, Kings!

Now the NBA season really begins. Personally, I think the Play-Offs should be a round-robin style tournament where losers are eliminated once they lose their first three games. But...oh well.

Time for predictions!!
East

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Detroit Pistons
Cleveland in 4. Maybe 5. Cleveland will be in the Finals.

Boston Celtics vs. Chicago Bulls
With a healthy Garnett: Boston in 5. With a hurt Garnett: Boston in 7. Chicago is playing well, but they're not strong enough yet.

Orlando Magic vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Orland in 5. Philly has started to turn sour.

Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat
Atlanta in 6. Miami has a good coach and a great star, but Atlanta has a good coach and much better depth.

West

Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz
Los Angeles in 6. The match-ups are great: Deron Williams vs Dereck Fisher. Kobe Bryant vs Andrei Kirilenko. Lamar Odom vs whoever LA has at SF. Pau Gasol vs Mehmut Okur. Andrew Bynum vs Carlos Boozer. ...in theory, I really think Utah has a puncher's chance. Unfortunately, Pau, Odom, and Kobe are just too clever.

Denver Nuggets vs. New Orleans Hornets
Denver in 5. Without a hurt Peja Stojakovic, NOLA has too little scoring compared to Denver.

San Antonio Spurs vs. Dallas Mavericks
Wow. This is a tough one. San Antonio in 7. Or Dallas in 7. I don't know. San Antonio is still a very tough team without Manu, but he always brings world-class scoring and creativity to this team in the post-season. Without it, they're going to struggle. Of course, Dallas is a one-man show because neither Kidd nor Howard are that good. Dirk is their only chance.

Portland Trail Blazers vs. Houston Rockets
Houston in 5. Portland has a lovely, beautiful, fun style. Unfortunately for them, Houston has Yao Ming.

[Buzissa]

Western Conference:

LA Lakers (1) - Utah (8) - 4-1 or 4-2 for the Lakers;
Portland (4) - Houston (5) - balanced matchup, Houston will win 4-2 or 4-3 (this is more difficult, because the last game will be in Portland, so 4-2)
Denver (2) - New Orleans (7) - Denver will win without difficulties: 4-1 or 4-2...
San Antonio (3) - Dallas (6) - with Ginobili injured, Dallas has a chance... I anticipate a very balanced matchup, my bet goes to Dallas: 4-2 or 4-3, 4-3 is more difficult to Dallas by the same reasons than Houston - Portland matchup...

Eastern Conference

Cleveland (1) - Detroit (8) - 4-0 or 4-1, no chances to Detroit...
Atlanta (4) - Miami (5) - one of the most balanced matchups, the win will go to Atlanta in the last game...
Boston (2) - Chicago (7) - With Garnett injured Boston will have more difficulties, even so they will win, but Chicago has a chance... 4-3 to Boston
Orlando (3) - Philadelphia (6) - 4-2 or 4-3 to Orlando...

[rikhardur]

EAST
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons 4-0
Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls 4-1
Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers 4-0
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat 2-4

WEST
Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz 4-2
Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Hornets 3-4
San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks 3-4 (Nowitzki bias)
Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets 1-4


Amazing how my predictions match Matt's

[mvblair]

Amazing how my predictions match Matt's

You read my post before you posted your predictions, didn't you?

Seriously, I think the first round is pretty predictable this year. I think there are really only two series that are "in the air:" Portland/Houston and Dallas/San Antonio.

I think Houston has a clear advantage, but Portland is just so young and "jumpy" that they could give an upset.

Dallas/San Antonio is a tough, tough call. Basketball rarely comes down to one player (the NBA does at the end of games a lot), but I think this series will depend all on how SA defends Dirk. If they can deny the ball to Dirk, San Antonio will win.

[LordOfLeyte]

SAS - DAL series

Dirk vs Duncan



Kidd vs Parker

Nothing like a good old fashioned Spurs - Mavs rivalry and a good way to cap off the ending decade. Regardless who wins, I'm going to enjoy this... for old time's sake like the 2003 DAL - SAS series where Steve Kerr's shooting bailed out the Spurs. But in 2006, Dirk and the mavs got the better of the Spurs as Nowitzki's shooting prowess nailed the Spurs. What memories.

I'm looking at Parker showing Kidd how advantageous young legs are. Back in 2003, Kidd's plays owned Parker but SAS won it over the nets.

[Khalid80]

My Predictions:

EAST
Cleveland Cavaliers vs Detroit Pistons 4-0 (The Pistons r in the worst of conditions at the curren moment)
Boston Celtics vs Chicago Bulls 4-1 (Pierce, Allen, and Rondo will step up their performance big time without Garnett)
Orlando Magic vs Philadelphia 76ers 4-1 (How will the Sixers contain Howard and limit Orlando from 3PT range?)
Atlanta Hawks vs. Miami Heat 2-4 (Wade will carry the whole team on his shoulders as expected)

WEST
Los Angeles Lakers vs Utah Jazz 4-1 (The Lakers will be focused, but do have to take into consideration that the Jazz r really tough to beat on their home court).
Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Hornets 4-3 (really tough to predict. Smith has been great recently for the Nuggets and along with Melo and Billups they have good experience. If the Hornets do win Chris Paul will be the main reason for this as expected)
San Antonio Spurs vs Dallas Mavericks 4-3 (I have a gut feeling that Duncan is hiding something for the playoffs since his stats were very mediocre this regular season. Never rule out Dirk as well. That's why this will be the series to watch in the first round)
Portland Trail Blazers vs Houston Rockets 2-4 (Blazers have a very descent team but Yao and the Rockets will prevail. Scola will be one of the main X-factors for the Rockets)

[bestplayer]

here's mine..

EAST:

cleveland-detroit : 4-1 - lebron's too harsh for detroit.
boston- chicago : 4-2 - but bulls has prayers yet to be answered.
orlando- phila : 4-0 - howard will break the board.
atlanta-miami : 3-4 - i love to see heat winning! hehehe

WEST:

lakers- utah : 4-3 - jerry will not let his boys surrender easily.
mavs- spurs : 4-2 - spurs will cherish its good old days.
denver- hornets : 2-4 - chauncey will develop fatigue, has to play 48mins.
houston-portland : 3-4 - hard to predict. houston will be more erratic.

[Dtown]

Cavs-Pistons - Cavs in 5.
Pistons are good for one game, but this will be over quickly. Sad to see the run end but there's no way the Pistons win.

Celtics-Bulls - Celtics in 6
No Garnett, plus the Bulls becoming dominant at home means the Bulls snag a few wins.

Magic-Sixers - Orlando in 5
Neither team's looked very impressive down the stretch, but I'm not sure anyone on Philly can really hamper Dwight.

Hawks-Heat -Hawks in 7
Hawks are the better team, but Wade's the best player on the court by far. I think homecourt will be the only difference here.


Lakers - Jazz - Lakers in 6
The Lakers are in no danger of losing this series the Jazz can not win on the road. That said winning in Salt Lake City is no cake walk, and the Jazz will make them work for it.

Nuggets - Hornets - Nuggets in 7
This is going to be a war, and it wouldn't surprise me if the Hornets won. Billups vs. CP3 will go a long way toward saying who wins.

Spurs - Mavs - Spurs in 6
Both teams are past their glory years, though they still have the guys that can dominate a game. I'm going with Spurs championship experience to carry them through.

Blazers - Rockets - Blazers in 6
The Blazers are back, and might just be my darkhorse in the West. They're young, entertaining as hell, and don't have enough experience to fear anyone. The Rockets...those poor Rockets have their streak continue, least they can't blame this one on Tracey. I think we'll call this Brandon Roy's coming out party.

[Khalid80]

Let the games begin!

Bulls-Celtics 105-103 (Final score after OT who would have imagined!).
Oh my God! what a game and what a performance by Derrick Rose!!
(Definitely ROY)

[Dtown]

Great way to start the Playoffs, Boston and Chicago going to overtime!

Rose has been scary good.

[Dtown]

Bulls get the win. Wow it'll be interesting to see how the Celtics try to bounce back.

[eliooo93]

what a game and what a performance by Derrick Rose!!

He was simply amaizing! 36pts, 11asts. he is the first player to tie karim abdul jabbar's record: most points scored by a rookie in his first playoff game.
T.Thomas had some crucial points in OT and J.Noah added 17rebs. The bulls are really dangerous!!!

[Khalid80]

Cavs-Pistons 102-84 Final score. Lebron had a great game (38 points, 8 rebound, 7 assists). Rodney Stuckey was the best for the Pistons (20 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists).

[Dtown]

After watching this game, I'm not sure the Pistons can get a game.