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My team is the Houston Rockets!!!!! We did pretty well in Game 1...now if we can hold that through to the second round.

^ Yeah thanks to your team I was bored as hell last night. Freakin Yao woulda had 100 if they kept him in the whole game! Portland is just too young I think, no real leaders and I dont think they have anybody with playoff experience. Who would the Rockets play in the next round, I haven't checked yet? Also Sam do you think that if they get out of the first round this year they're goin to dump T-Mac?

LeBron = Uber Pwnage!

GO CAVS!

(and I am from NE Ohio originally so I'm not just cheering for the frontrunner)

ROCKETS!

I suppose I'm following the Hornets. They play Colorado tonight.

Ya Yao was perfect last night. 9/9 from the field, 6/6 from the line.

If we get into the next round we will play the winner of JazzvLakers (I mean Lakers lol). And I don't think we will dump TMac next year (since his contract goes through next year) and I don't think anyone else will trade for him either, since his contract for next year is 21million. Its going to be his make or break season. If he plays good, someone (probably not Rockets) will sign him. If he doesn't play good...well, lets just say I hope he invested his money well.

im gonna get slammed in here, but i say blazers. hey at least there in it this year.gotta rep ghetto oregon in someway.

WOOT!! go CAVS......where in NE Ohio were you from?? i grew up in Canton.....an hour down 77 from Cleveland

lebron is a  monster!!! id like to see him go all the way

I was thoroughly impressed with the Hawks and Nuggest last night.  I cant wait til the second round games though so these blow outs will cease. Lets see if the Celtics can get back at the Bulls tonight and I'm sure the Cavs will steam roll again.

Man, that was an amazing game two between the Celtics and Bulls. I was rooting for the underdog (Bulls), but it was still a good game

I grew up in Akron, bout 5 miles from Summit Mall.  SWENSONS BABY! AND GO CAVS!

....and when I finally make it down to Ft. Lauderdale we will have to meet up.  My friend from Hudson lives down there.

Yeah I was too. I think there were a couple home team calls in that game but whatever.  Like one of Ray Allen's 3's in that last quarter I swear was a 2 cuz his foot was on the line. But since they were at home NOBODY mentioned it or disputed it but I swear I saw it even in the replay. I think it was his 3rd to last one in the 4th. Air Gordon was on NBA Jam fire last night though!

sounds good!  Lebrons home town of A K rowdy...let me know when your down visiting..CAVS tonight baby!

you said it best! Cant wait to watch the game tonight!

GO CAVS!!!!!

what a game last night. go cavs and lakers!!!!and even portland played well last night!

the CAVS are steamrolling Detroit....if they would have finished out the game last night playing hard they would have killed them....keep it rolling

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^I cried

I took a break from all the blow outs over the last couple days. I did see Mutombo go out though. Damn shame, it's almost like the Rockets are cursed or something.

But did anybody see the halftime show of the Hawks and Heat last night?  When they had the fake cardboard Hawk drop from the ceiling! Charles Barkley's face and reaction was priceless! I was dying laughing for like 5 minutes especially when they kept replaying it in slomo. LOL!!!!

ROCKETS TO ROUND 2 AFTER 12 Years!!!

I cant believe this Celtics/Bulls series! 5 out of 6 games have gone to OT!

I'm a Celt's fan, and the series has been great but, Pierce is an idiot. Rumor's locally are that KG has been working out and may play game 7, and round 2 if there is one.

i cant believe it either...
but last nights game was the best one. it was really closee, and they needed a 3rd OT to decide this one. but my BOI rose made a heroic block to win the game. go bulls!

Pierce's fault still he should have not fouled Noah on that dunk it gave him the 3 point play and fouled out. He should have let that dunk go completely un contested, and kept him self in the game!

^ yea that was BS, but he was playing in the heat of the moment.  plus, the AND1 shot is what gave them the 1 pt victory!!  dammit -  it should have gone to the 4th OT!  Ray Allen was out of fucking control last nigh!

game 7 here we go, lets go C's!

51 points is great. I will be at game 7, and we better win!

man, bulls celtics has been the best series so far (after rockets of course lol), I was kinda pissed it went into OT, cause the Rockets game was right after, so they didn't start showing it until the 3rd quarter, but still...the 3OT's were intense

I have a feeling KG is going to make a showing in 7 and if they advance, continue to sit until he is needed again (being injured and all)

Latest news locally is that KG is done for the entire playoffs. Basically the celtics came out on a local sports raido station and killed at the rumors.

well see what happens tomorrow, I hope the my Bulls play as hard and win the game 7.

im pulling for the bulls too!!  by far the best series right now

i'm rooting for the bulls as well, being the "technical" underdog (although they surely don't show it when they play)...CMON NOAH!!! lol

I want the Bulls to win as well.  I think the Celt's are getting too old a team to keep up...

I hate that dude. No clue why but just looking at him just frustrates me. LOL!!! I'll root for the Bulls on the behalf of Derrick Rose though!

LOL, i get what ya mean, there are people that I see and think of the same thing lol...

On to the second round! I like the 2nd round matchups a lot better.

The title is gonna read like this:
Cleveland Caveliers Lebron James VS Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant!!!!!
Cavs take it in 6.....BOUYAAA!!!

I don't think the Cav's make it out of the east.

I think they'll get past Orlando fairly easy especially with Courtney Lee out. The cavs have a decent amount of veterans that know their role where as the Magic have a lot of young potential but will be exposed.  The Celtics are struggling defensively without Garnett and will have a hell of a time against the Cavs which they did even when Garnett was available during the regular season. And you noticed that I didnt even mention the Cavs/Hawks series. No need to.... LOL!!!

Against who? the Magic? you gotta be kidding Mike.
They're gonna kill Orlando and who ever else gets in their way or haven't you heard, Lebron James is already
NBA MVP, why do you think James is still with the Cavs, money of course and this squad is already molded around
Lebron, shit Kobe can't win an entire game by himself you need the team too and that's how it's gonna look when they meet in the finals.
I'm a Knick do or die and you'll never take that from me but you gotta give credit it's due, every year since James been on the court his skills just keep getting better and better, tell me of any center or guard that can stop James once he's in the post, shit you might get a face full of ball's sweat when he's coming in for that dunk, LOL.
My moneys on Cavs.

Update: Last night 5/11/09 the Cav's also swept the Hawks...any questions?
NEXT!!!

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its gonna read like this
Cleveland Caveliers Lebron James VS Denver Nuggets Carmelo Anthony

im still sure its going be lakers and cavs, but lakers needs to wake the fuck up and start playing for reals, they have to much ego thats why.  Dont get wrong but the lakers is the best team in the west, if they get their shit together.

Careful don't count out the Celtics.

^^ i have no idea how they pulled that one off last night.  smart free throw game was def a part of it - 21 for 21 FTW!!

Gotta give it to the Celtics, even without KG they still got game.

yeah orlando blew that game big time last night....that could have been the series deciding game right there....orlando better grow some balls and suck it up

orlando always blows there lead. hopefully they will win the series.

Orlando is done!

orlando might come back

Orlando is a frustrating team to watch. They get a lead and then all of a sudden they just stop doing the things that got them the lead like pounding it inside to Dwight. They've spoiled 2 leads so far in this series I believe!? Jesus! I like the Celtics but I like parity and want to see a young up and coming team make it so that Lebron can blow them out. LOL!

I disagree I want to see Celtics Cavs. The Pierce vs. James 1 on 1 match up is interesting to me. Pierce seems to play him very well on the defensive side.

The other thing is I dont like some of the calls the Celtics get at home. I've seen Ray Allen's foot on the line a couple times for some 3's that havent been called, that air ball that Rondo shot with like 14 seconds left the other night that they claimed hit the rim which resulted in the Celtics getting another possession. There's just something about that team I dont like, maybe it's their attitudes. I know they are the champs and have the right to be that way but it irks the hell out of me. Between, Rondo, House, Perkins, and Pierce they all just have this thing about them that makes it look like the game is owed to them.

Wait a minute if your going to talk about getting call's let's talk about Mr. James. He just calls/non calls like no one else in the league. In his case it doesn't matter if he is home or on the road he can do no wrong.

Very true but in my eyes it's not as bad because it doesn't look as blatant because he hasnt won anything.  It looks more obvious when the Champs are getting calls like that at home because they are the Champs and they are at home.  All the best players in the league get calls like that, Carmelo, D-Wade, Dwight Howard, Kobe and lets not even get started on MJ. However when you're the world champs and you get calls like I'm talking about at home it looks like they're getting more help than the average team rather than the average player.  One player getting calls is not as bad as the whole team getting em just because they got a ring and everybody's riding the bandwagon and wanna watch em get another.

Well, well if it ain't the Magic pullin' off a surprise, last nights game was a nail biter, still hangin' on though, doesn't Howard look a lot like Shaq on the free throw line?
Gotta step up his game.

I totally disagree with you. I dont see all that many calls going the celtics way. Maybe you only see it when you not a fan of a specific team. I fully admit to being a homer but, the start player calls need to go I hate it with a passion. It's at its worst in the NBA to.

^So to narrow it down to one particular situation. You actually think the ball hit the rim on Rondo's air ball the game before last which resulted in the Celtics getting the possession back and dont think in any way that helped them win the game?

I totally agree player calls should be done away with, I've hated it forever especially when MJ was playing(infamous Byron Russell pushoff for game winner).  And all this flopping shit has got to go to!

he went 4 for 10 last night.  are you kidding me?  the are FREE POINTS - i dont know how Van Gundy puts up with that.  I'd make him stand at the line in the off season until he hit 100 straight.

How about them ROCKETS!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah to say the least I was very surprised about that. I'm rootin for em but I think the Lakers will finally wake up and close it out. I would prefer not but that's what I'm expecting.

LMFAO!!!
Shit a hundred?
Let's try a thousand.

Very disappointed in the celtics bit without Garnetts points they came short, Cavs are on fire and i think Orlando will have to fight to pass them...

Yes! celitics are done. good riddins lol looks like things didnt go there way after all hahahah. and i was very surprised by houston but i knew that on a good day the lakers would finish the job. but still a good fight. and I still say nuggets vs cavs in the finals. remember i said it first lol

Rockets had a good season! Would of been nice to knock off the Laker's, but we were just so disadvantaged in the height category last night, and phil was able to take advantage of that with Gasol

What's up with all the Boston Bashing?

Like I said before, most people like parity. Same thing happened with the Patriots, Cowboys, Yankees, Lakers, etc. It's boring as hell when one team wins all the games and has a billion championships. They want to see different players and teams come up through the ranks.

i tend to cheer for the underdogs thats all. i am tired of the same teams always in the playoffs. dallas, lakers, san antonio, etc. i like to see young teams come up and upset the favored teams.

How were the Celtics not the under dog in this years playoffs? Everyone thought that Orlando was going to sweep them. They were missing the #1 player, and 60% of the bench if that doesn't make you an underdog I don't know what does.

I never considered the Celtics an underdog at all. Just because they're missing one all star doesnt make them a underdog.  The point guard is one of the if not the most important position on the floor. You can't be successful in the NBA without a good PG, take a look at the Nuggets. The Magic were missing Jameer Nelson, granted Rafer Alston came in and has done a good job Jameer was their guy and was on track to be an all star before his injury.   Besides half the guys on Boston would start over the guys on the Magic any day of the week! LOL!!!

Rondo over Alston

Allen over Reddick

Pierce over Turkoglu

But, Orlando had and major advantage at C and PF. Dwight Howard is a beast, and the Celtics didnt have an answer.

Meh, The Cavaliers are taking how the trophy this year, barring some major meltdown or tragic injury to LeBron James.  Good for them, James has played his heart out for the last 3 seasons to get them to this level

Nobody has an answer for that guy, except try to get him in foul trouble. Still as you just admitted the Magic only had the advantage at 2 out of 5 positions on the floor. The Magic just out played them. It was a good run though, only thing now is that it's decision time cuz they're team isn't exactly getting any younger besides Rondo, Big Baby, and kinda Eddie House.  Right now they're running with a late 90's all star team. LOL!! Jesus Shuttlesworth, The Big Ticket, Starbury, The Truth....

Marbury will be long gone. They have a couple solid player in the D league. I think they need to worry more after next year.


On a light note who on earth saw last nights game coming

Definite shocker last night!!!! I cant believe the Cavs let the Magic come back on em especially after Lebron almost dropped 50! It's getting interesting.... I am glad I got to watch a Cavs game that wasnt over by the 3rd quarter even though it kind of looked like it was gonna happen.

it was crazy when he knocked down the shot clock/camera from the dunk

Yeah there was a good amount of shockers during that game. Howard bringing down the shot clock, just about every play Lebron made, Moe Williams beyond half court shot to end the half, and he almost had a game winner. Good shit!

ya it's going to be a good series

i was shocked! i went off to bed early so i missed the 4th quarter, only to be shocked by the results in the morning. what a game!

I think both playoff series are going to be very fun to watch.

Hell of a game last night too with Kobe and Melo battling it out once again!

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Damn i was happy as heck that Lebrom made that freaking shot, y are they giving up such a big lead that they have in the beginning and then have to sweat it out the last minute of the game...they shouldve been up 2-0, just like denver nuggets shouldve been too

They're not used to playing full games.  The first two rounds of the playoffs all of their games were basically over by the 3rd quarter, they werent used to teams fighting back.  Now that the Magic fight back after getting down they cant pull their offense back together in the fourth. Remember, in the first two rounds they were winning by an average of almost 20 a game....

I think the first 2 rounds were a blur for them , cuz they ended so fast, its tru wat u said , if they dont get there act together they are going fishing ....

They're sleepin' on the Magic, fuck around and the Cav's are gonna lose this one.
WAKE UP FUCKERS!!!!

i think the cavs might lose the eastern finals

After last nights game you might have hit that one on the head.

Unless Howard pulls the bone head move and gets another T the Cav's are finished.

yeah i was pretty bummed when they lost last night...its gonna be very hard to come back down 3-1...im still hoping

Damn, now both teams I wanted to go are down!

i know the cavs has a chance to win tonight but when they go back to orlando, its over, so my final prediction orlando vs lakers finals

CAV'S
BELEIVE!!!

ill beleive again if they win on saturday!

The role players are gonna have to do their job more consistently.  Lebron cant carry em like this the whole way. He's gonna eventually run out of steam. Either scoring or assisting in the last 31 of 32 points!!! What!? I dont know how much better you can do it.

lakers advances to the finals

I think Kobe's getting fitted for his next ring as we speak.  Whether it be Cleveland or Orlando I think the Lakers are takin it all.

Well they gave it their best shot, what can I say, the Magic are a better team, a little bit disappointed tho, I really wanted James to get a ring.
Oh well maybe next year, granted he's still with the Cav's, GO KNICKS!!!!

the "king" goes down!

its a shame too see him go down after such a great year, and sweep in the first two rounds.
i hope i am wrong but i think orlando my take the whole thing! but then again i was wrong about nuggets and cleveland in the finals  

if Orlando plays it smart they have a chance to take it all the way , but who knows now , teams i thought would be at the end are not , but ill still watch..

Shit the way their playin they just might take it.

Kobe is a fuckin assassin. Nuf said.