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Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:37 am**

( 2 ) New Orleans Hornets (56-26) vs. ( 7 ) Dallas Mavericks (51-31)

Game 1 - Sat April 19 - MAVERICKS 92 @ HORNETS 104 FINAL
Game 2 - Tue April 22 - MAVERICKS 103 @ HORNETS 127 FINAL
Game 3 - Fri April 25 - HORNETS 87 @ MAVERICKS 97 FINAL
Game 4 - Sun April 27 - HORNETS 97 @ MAVERICKS 84 FINAL
Game 5 - Tue April 29 - Dallas at New Orleans 7:00 M EST (TNT)
Game 6 * Thu May 1 New Orleans at Dallas TBD TBD
Game 7 * Sat May 3 Dallas at New Orleans TBD TNT
* if necessary

REGULAR SEASON SERIES
Tied 2-2
Dec. 1: at Hornets 112, Mavericks 108 (OT)
Dec. 14: at Mavericks 89, Hornets 80
Feb. 20: at Hornets 104, Mavericks 93
Apr. 16: at Mavericks 111, Hornets 98

Projected Starting Lineup

PG - Chris Paul
SG - Morris Peterson
SF - Peja Stojakovic
PF - David West
C - Tyson Chandler

Projected Starting Lineup

PG - Jason Kidd
SG - Jason Terry
SF - Josh Howard
PF - Dirk Nowitzki
C - Erick Dampier

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Who wins this first round series?

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:40 am**

mavericks will come through.

mavs in 6, close it out at home.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:42 am**

I think Mavs will win this series as well. All it takes is for the Mavs to steal one in New Orleans which I believe they will.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:44 am**

my first playoff thread here on RealGM

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:44 am**

Hmm. . .this is a tough one

I'm going with Dallas in 6

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:44 am**

Dallas in 7.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:45 am**

Mavs in 7. Peja's playoff choking has always been overblown, but Dallas just has so much more experience.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:45 am**

Going New Orleans in 7, but it's really close, I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:46 am**

Dtown84 wrote:Going New Orleans in 7, but it's really close, I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 1:58 am**

As a Mavs fan, I think people are underrating the Hornets.

Will be a tough series is all I know.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:02 am**

Dtown84 wrote:Going New Orleans in 7, but it's really close, I wouldn't be surprised either way.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:05 am**

I think this is the best 1st round matchup...Hands down

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:07 am**

mattyBoi wrote:I think this is the best 1st round matchup...Hands down

not if the spurs and suns matchup.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:11 am**

new orleans has no chance

Dallas in 6

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:21 am**

Dallas in 5.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:23 am**

tmacformvp07 wrote:new orleans has no chance

Dallas in 6

No chance? This is a team which has been better than Dallas on the season, how the hell do they have no chance? They're 5 seeds higher and they have NO CHANCE???

As a homer I've got to back Dallas to win, but it WILL go to 6 or 7.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:27 am**

kidd is an old bastard, he will take care of chris paul even if paul is better right now.

i would like the hornets to win. but mavs on 6.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:28 am**

As Dirk goes, so do the Mavs.

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:28 am**

Hornets in 7

Posted: **Thu Apr 17, 2008 2:34 am**

I'll take the Mavs

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