2011 NBA Playoff Game Thread/Discussion

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:36 pm

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago vs. Indiana
Game 1 - Sat April 16, Indiana at Chicago, 1:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/ESPN3D
Game 2 - Mon April 18, Indiana at Chicago, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 21, Chicago at Indiana, 7:00 p.m. ET, NBA TV
Game 4 - Sat April 23, Chicago at Indiana, 2:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 5 * Tue April 26, Indiana at Chicago, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 28, Chicago at Indiana, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sat April 30, Indiana at Chicago, TBD, TNT

Miami vs. Philadelphia
Game 1 - Sat April 16, Philadelphia at Miami, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/R
Game 2 - Mon April 18, Philadelphia at Miami, 7:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 21, Miami at Philadelphia, 8:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 4 - Sun April 24, Miami at Philadelphia, 1:00 p.m. ET, ABC
Game 5 * Wed April 27, Philadelphia at Miami, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri April 29, Miami at Philadelphia, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 1, Philadelphia at Miami, TBD, TBD

Boston vs. New York
Game 1 - Sun April 17, New York at Boston, 7:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 2 - Tue April 19, New York at Boston, 7:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Fri April 22, Boston at New York, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Sun April 24, Boston at New York, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/R
Game 5 * Tue April 26, New York at Boston, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri April 29, Boston at New York, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 1, New York at Boston, TBD, TBD

Orlando vs. Atlanta
Game 1 - Sat April 16, Atlanta at Orlando, 7:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 2 - Tue April 19, Atlanta at Orlando, 7:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
Game 3 - Fri April 22, Orlando at Atlanta, 8:00 p.m. ET, ESPN2/ESPN3D
Game 4 - Sun April 24, Orlando at Atlanta, 7:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 5 * Tue April 26, Atlanta at Orlando, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 28, Orlando at Atlanta, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sat April 30, Atlanta at Orlando, TBD, TNT

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio vs. Memphis
Game 1 - Sun April 17, Memphis at San Antonio, 1:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 2 - Wed April 20, Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
Game 3 - Sat April 23, San Antonio at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Mon April 25, San Antonio at Memphis, TBD, TBD
Game 5 * Wed April 27, Memphis at San Antonio, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri April 29, San Antonio at Memphis, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 1, Memphis at San Antonio, TBD, TBD

L.A. Lakers vs. New Orleans
Game 1 - Sun April 17, New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC/R
Game 2 - Wed April 20, New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Fri April 22, L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 4 - Sun April 24, L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 5 * Tue April 26, New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 28, L.A. Lakers at New Orleans, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sat April 30, New Orleans at L.A. Lakers, TBD, TNT

Dallas vs. Portland
Game 1 - Sat April 16, Portland at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 2 - Tue April 19, Portland at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Thu April 21, Dallas at Portland, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 4 - Sat April 23, Dallas at Portland, 5:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 5 * Mon April 25, Portland at Dallas, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Thu April 28, Dallas at Portland, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sat April 30, Portland at Dallas, TBD, TNT

Oklahoma City vs. Denver
Game 1 - Sun April 17, Denver at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 2 - Wed April 20, Denver at Oklahoma City, 8:00 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 3 - Sat April 23, Oklahoma City at Denver, 10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN/R
Game 4 - Mon April 25, Oklahoma City at Denver, 10:30 p.m. ET, TNT
Game 5 * Wed April 27, Denver at Oklahoma City, TBD, TBD
Game 6 * Fri April 29, Oklahoma City at Denver, TBD, TBD
Game 7 * Sun May 1, Denver at Oklahoma City, TBD, TBD

Post #2 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:44 pm

BigSlam wrote:I really hope the Nuggets end up playing the Thunder in a 7 game playoff series this year.

Watching Nene and Perkins go at it would be awesome.

OHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!

Tupik · Post #3 » by **Tupik** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:24 pm

Nuggets - Thunder
Boston - NY
Dallas - Portland
Miami - 6ers

are the most interesting matchups, I think we'll all agree on that.
It's really too bad we don't get to see Knicks - Heat though, that would have been fun. What sucks more is that I have a party on Saturday night (the earliest games being at 7pm here) FFFFFFUUUUUU

Post #4 » by **fatlever** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 2:07 pm

rank the teams in order of who you want to see win the finals

1. oklahoma city
2. denver
3. dallas
4. san antonio
5. portland
6. philadelphia
7. memphis
8. chicago
9. indiana
10. lakers
11. atlanta
12. orlando
13. new york
14. new orleans
15. boston
16. miami

Tupik · Post #5 » by **Tupik** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 3:38 pm

1 - Bulls
2 - Blazers
3 - Mavs
4 - Lakers

Then I don't really care. Bulls for Rose and Noah, Blazrs for Batum, Mavs for Kidd and Dirk, Lakers for history.

Post #6 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 4:42 pm

1. oklahoma city
2. portland
3. denver
4. memphis
5. philadelphia
6. dallas
7. chicago
8. new orleans
9. lakers
10. san antonio
11. atlanta
12. indiana
13. boston
14. new york
15. orlando
16. miami

SWedd523 · Post #7 » by **SWedd523** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 6:55 pm

1. Oklahoma City
2. Portland
3. Denver
4. Philadelphia
5. Memphis
6. San Antonio
7. Dallas
8. Chicago
9. Orlando
10. Indiana
11. Atlanta
12. New Orleans
13. Los Angeles
14. New York
15. Boston
16. Miami

Jaruff · Post #8 » by **Jaruff** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:32 pm

1. Miami - Just to troll everyone.
2. Indiana - I'd lol if a 37-win team won the Finals.
3. San Antonio
4. Denver
5. Memphis
6. OKC
7. Chicago
8. Dallas
9. Boston
10. Los Angeles
11. New York
12. Portland
13. Philadelphia
14. New Orleans
15. Atlanta
16. Orlando

doc.end · Post #9 » by **doc.end** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 7:58 pm

fatlever wrote:rank the teams in order of who you want to see win the finals

1. oklahoma city
2. denver
3. dallas
4. san antonio
5. portland
6. philadelphia
7. memphis
8. chicago
9. indiana
10. lakers
11. atlanta
12. orlando
13. new york
14. new orleans
15. boston
16. miami

Pretty much the same as yours except I don't care about Sixers, would put Magic on like 14th and put knicks and Hornets above Atlanta. Too bad Tuners and new Nuggets are first round matchup. Too soon. 3rd, 4th 5th interchangable.

Marvel · Post #10 » by **Marvel** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:39 pm

Couldn't care less.

It's all about 18.

That Thunder - Denver series will be over in 5-6.

amcoolio · Post #11 » by **amcoolio** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 12:41 am

I won't be watching, but Bulls winning the finals would be worst possible scenario. Can you imagine how obnoxious their fans would be?

Orlando has some pretty arrogant fans as well, as does NYK.

Really only Lakers, Spurs, Celtics, Heat can even win the finals, so it doesn't matter. I'm saying Lakers over Heat in 7.

W_HAMILTON · Post #12 » by **W_HAMILTON** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:36 am

fatlever wrote:rank the teams in order of who you want to see win the finals

1. philadelphia
2. new orleans
3. san antonio
4. atlanta
5. orlando
6. oklahoma city
7. memphis
8. chicago
9. denver
10. indiana
11. portland
12. boston
13. new york
14. dallas
15. miami
16. lakers

Battery · Post #13 » by **Battery** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 4:57 am

W_HAMILTON wrote:
fatlever wrote:rank the teams in order of who you want to see win the finals

1. philadelphia
2. new orleans
3. san antonio
4. atlanta
5. orlando
6. oklahoma city
7. memphis
8. chicago
9. denver
10. indiana
11. portland
12. boston
13. new york
14. dallas
15. miami
16. lakers

I see ya still got that woody for Okafor. :-?

Tupik · Post #14 » by **Tupik** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:23 pm

amcoolio wrote:I won't be watching, but Bulls winning the finals would be worst possible scenario. Can you imagine how obnoxious their fans would be?

Honestly when I watch basketball I couldn't care less about the fans, I love Noah, I love Rose, and I like how they play as a team, I see no reason not to root for them.

W_HAMILTON · Post #15 » by **W_HAMILTON** » Fri Apr 15, 2011 10:00 pm

I did it more from a negative standpoint rather than a positive, ie, starting at 16 with who I don't want winning the championship and going through process of elimination. I don't really want to see any team outside of the Bobcats winning a championship. Also, I forgot about the Richardson ordeal so I put ORL higher than I should have.

Post #16 » by **BigSlam** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 11:30 am

W_HAMILTON wrote:I did it more from a negative standpoint rather than a positive, ie, starting at 16 with who I don't want winning the championship and going through process of elimination. I don't really want to see any team outside of the Bobcats winning a championship. Also, I forgot about the Richardson ordeal so I put ORL higher than I should have.

Plus, if Paul wins a championship with New Orleans before his contract is up he might be more open to the idea of signing somewhere else?

thruthefire · Post #17 » by **thruthefire** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 5:38 pm

We definitely would have won our first playoff game if GW was still here. Bulls are by far the best match-up for us of the East's top four.

Fred Williamson · Post #18 » by **Fred Williamson** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 6:12 pm

I love Rose but I don't think his career is going to last more than 10years.

and holy crap, I'm surprised how good of a player Psycho-T has become

Fred Williamson · Post #19 » by **Fred Williamson** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:23 pm

Tyler Hansbrough, UNSTOPPABLE

Jaruff · Post #20 » by **Jaruff** » Sat Apr 16, 2011 7:39 pm

Pacers just pulled a Lolcat performance.