2012 NBA Playoffs

[Deleterious]

WESTERN CONFERENCE - FIRST ROUND
San Antonio vs. Utah
Game 1 - Sun. April 29, Utah at San Antonio, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
Game 2 - Wed. May 2, Utah at San Antonio, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Sat. May 5, San Antonio at Utah, 10 p.m., TNT
Game 4 - Mon. May 7, San Antonio at Utah, TBD
Game 5 * Wed. May 9, Utah at San Antonio, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. May 11, San Antonio at Utah, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. May 13, Utah at San Antonio, TBD

Oklahoma City vs. Dallas
Game 1 - Sat. April 28, Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 2 - Mon. April 30, Dallas at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Thu. May 3, Oklahoma City at Dallas, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 4 - Sat. May 5, Oklahoma City at Dallas, 7:30 p.m., TNT/R
Game 5 * Mon. May 7, Dallas at Oklahoma City, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. May 10, Oklahoma City at Dallas, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. May 12, Dallas at Oklahoma City ,TBD, TNT

L.A. Lakers vs. Denver
Game 1 - Sun. April 29, Denver at L.A. Lakers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 2 - Tue. May 1, Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Fri May 4, L.A. Lakers at Denver, 10:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 - Sun. May 6, L.A. Lakers at Denver, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 5 * Tue. May 8, Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. May 10, L.A. Lakers at Denver, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. May 12, Denver at L.A. Lakers, TBD, TNT

Memphis vs. L.A. Clippers
Game 1 - Sun. April 29, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2 - Wed. May 2, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Sat. May 5, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 4:30 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 - Mon. May 7, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD
Game 5 * Wed. May 9, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. May 11, Memphis at L.A. Clippers, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. May 13, L.A. Clippers at Memphis, TBD

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EASTERN CONFERENCE - FIRST ROUND
Chicago vs. Philadelphia
Game 1 - Sat. April 28, Philadelphia at Chicago, 1 p.m., TNT
Game 2 - Tue. May 1, Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Fri. May 4, Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m., ESPN
Game 4 - Sun. May 6, Chicago at Philadelphia, 1 p.m., ABC
Game 5 * Tue. May 8, Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. May 10, Chicago at Philadelphia, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. May 12, Philadelphia at Chicago, TBD, TNT

Miami vs. New York
Game 1 - Sat. April 28, New York at Miami, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 2 - Mon. April 30, New York at Miami, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 3 - Thu. May 3, Miami at New York, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 4 - Sun. May 6, Miami at New York, 3:30 p.m., ABC/R
Game 5 * Wed. May 9, New York at Miami, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. May 11, Miami at New York, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. May 13, New York at Miami, TBD

Indiana vs. Orlando
Game 1 - Sat. April 28, Orlando at Indiana, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 2 - Mon. April 30, Orlando at Indiana, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV
Game 3 - Wed. May 2, Indiana at Orlando, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV
Game 4 - Sat. May 5, Indiana at Orlando, 2 p.m., ESPN
Game 5 * Tue. May 8, Orlando at Indiana, TBD
Game 6 * Fri. May 11, Indiana at Orlando, TBD
Game 7 * Sun. May 13, Orlando at Indiana, TBD

Boston vs. Atlanta
Game 1 - Sun. April 29, Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2 - Tue. May 1, Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV
Game 3 - Fri. May 4, Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m., ESPN2
Game 4 - Sun May 6, Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 5 * Tue. May 8, Boston at Atlanta, TBD
Game 6 * Thu. May 10, Atlanta at Boston, TBD
Game 7 * Sat. May 12, Boston at Atlanta, TBD, TNT

* if necessary
All times are Eastern
TBD - To Be Determined
R - ESPN radio

[alwaysthrowheat]

Are we going to make this a prediction thread as well?

[Deleterious]

Are we going to make this a prediction thread as well?

Absolutely.

[jonjd]

What is the best series to everyone? NY-MIA will have storylines.

[Deleterious]

Clippers-Grizzlies is the one I want to watch the most. I also am interested to see what Utah can do with San Antonio.

[Deleterious]

Ray Allen May Miss Game 1 - RealGM Wiretap

[Deleterious]

Bulls take game 1.

I bet Doug Collins is back on TNT next year.

[Deleterious]

Forgot to mention that Rose left with a knee injury.

[Deleterious]

https://twitter.com/#!/DanWoikeSport...25535037657089

Derrick Rose headed to local hospital for an MRI. Yikes.

[Chopper]

All I care about is Miami not winning it all.

[Hart]

All I care about is Miami not winning it all.

I don't think there is an Eastern Conference top that can knock them out. They rolled thru the Eastern Conference last year and I suspect they do it again this year.

[Hart]

What is the best series to everyone? NY-MIA will have storylines.

Miami-NY would definitely be the best if the games are close. They are both high profile teams and of course Lebron is going to be the story of the playoffs every year until he wins a championship. But I don't see NY taking more than 1 game at best.

I think the best series to watch will be the Lakers-Nuggets.

[Deleterious]

Derrick Rose tore his ACL and is done for the year.

Iman Shumpert tore his ACl and is also done for the year.

[Hart]

Derrick Rose tore his ACL and is done for the year.

Iman Shumpert tore his ACl and is also done for the year.

Very disappointed about Rose. The Bulls were potentially the only team in the East that could put up a fight against the Heat.

[Deleterious]

Durant hits a huge shot to win it.

Man I love NBA playoffs.

[Hart]

Rondo just got tossed for bumping an official. It looked like he stumbled a little bit on the officials feet but I don't see anyway he is not suspended for a game because the league is going to protect their officials.

In Rondo's defense, I thought there were two terrible calls down the stretch against the Celtics that are going to cost them the game. He has a right to be upset and while the officials did not give the Hawks the game, they certainly made it very tough for the Celtics to come back the last 2 minutes.

[Deleterious]

Butler Fractures Left Hand - RealGM Wiretap

Lin Plays One On One May Return Against Miami - RealGM Wiretap

[T&P_Fan]

Clip joint was down 95-71 with 9 mins to go and then came back and won, pretty incredible.

[Deleterious]

His feet got tangled up with the ref, but I don't think that caused him to bump the ref. Rondo has to be suspended a game.

[Deleterious]

https://twitter.com/#!/RoyceWebb/sta...27933611016194

Three previous teams have lost playoff game when leading by 18+ going to 4th quarter. All advanced to NBA Finals. Two won the NBA title.

Kinda crazy.

[T&P_Fan]

2012 NBA playoffs -- Amare Stoudemire of New York Knicks injures hand after loss - ESPN New York

A frustrated Amare Stoudemire punched glass casing surrounding a fire extinguisher minutes after the New York Knicks' loss to the Miami Heat, according to a team source. The Knicks power forward suffered lacerations on his left hand which required stitches.

A league source told ESPNNewYork.com that Stoudemire is "almost certain" to miss Game 3 on Thursday in New York and there is a possibility that Stoudemire could miss the rest of the series....

[Deleterious]

The Knicks have actually played their best without Stoudemire.

[alwaysthrowheat]

The Knicks have actually played their best without Stoudemire.

I wonder if they think about amnestying him and going after Deron. Or maybe bringing in Gerald Wallace and another decent player like Ray Allen.

[Deleterious]

I wonder if they think about amnestying him and going after Deron. Or maybe bringing in Gerald Wallace and another decent player like Ray Allen.

They used their amnesty on Billups.

[Deleterious]

Josh Smith Sprains Knee - RealGM Wiretap

[alwaysthrowheat]

They used their amnesty on Billups.

Ah, good point. Oops.

[Nastradamus]

too bad what Stoudemire has become. He was an absolute monster early on in his career. That WCF against Duncan, just sick.

[T&P_Fan]

too bad what Stoudemire has become. He was an absolute monster early on in his career. That WCF against Duncan, just sick.

Too many injuries and too many years with Dantoni, Amre plays no defense and without Lin has no one to give him the pick and roll. Looks like the Knicks will get swept again, they were just outmatched in the 4th quarter yesterday.

The Mavs look to be done as well, down 3-0 to the Thunder. A lot of crappy first round series being played right now.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

Miami down 2 games to 1. Setting the over/under for Bron/Wade Free Throw attempts at 32.5 for game 4. I'm taking the over..... Be prepare Heat haters to watch the most unsatisfying game of your life. I expect lot's of nonsense from the refs.

[Greyson]

I want the lakers to go all the way this year!

[Motor City Sonics]

meant to quote scrub............sorry scrub.



Come on, you didn't actually think that David Stern was going to allow Indiana or a no-star Philadelphia team to get a step closer to facing one of the two small market West teams in the Final, did you?


They now have their storylines. The Hated Heat, The Three Amigos, The Last Harrah for The Spurs and The Upstarts in OKC.

People in Seattle must want to vomit.

The whole thing is so damn crooked.

The NBA is rotten. Rotten to the core.

[ScrubBeaterUpper]

I watched game 4 and didn't notice any bias. Usually when things get crooked the refs will simply call things tighter to give the more athletic (read better) team the advantage. I have suspected it quite a bit in the NCAA tourney as well as the NBA. They will call things evenly, but the agenda will favor a certain teams strengths. If it is real and not imagined, it is subtle. NFL,NBA,MLB all have their curious moments.

Didn't notice it in the Heat/Pacers series like I thought I would.

[T&P_Fan]

I agree that the NBA is rotten and crooked. I still watch it though. Don't know why, it is obvious the refs bias favor players, there is no doubt in anyones mind.

I want the spurs to crush the thunder.

[Truth]

I've watched more playoff games than Piston games this season. I like both teams still standing in the west. I would prefer Boston over Miami but if the whole thing is fixed I doubt the Celtics have a shot.

[DetroitCity313]

meant to quote scrub............sorry scrub.



Come on, you didn't actually think that David Stern was going to allow Indiana or a no-star Philadelphia team to get a step closer to facing one of the two small market West teams in the Final, did you?


They now have their storylines. The Hated Heat, The Three Amigos, The Last Harrah for The Spurs and The Upstarts in OKC.

People in Seattle must want to vomit.

The whole thing is so damn crooked.

The NBA is rotten. Rotten to the core.

What did the NBA do that warrants this post? Miami beat Indiana. There was no bias there. Boston beat Philly. No bias.

[Motor City Sonics]

The NBA is completely fixed. Once it was small market OKC and boring San Antonio in the West - you knew there was no way in HELL that league was going to let Boston win the East. They needed the villain in the Finals. And look at how some of those games in the ECF were called. To me it's as obvious as that fight last weekend. If you don't think the NBA is rigged to help certain teams - you are a sucker.

[MC24]

Pulling for the Heat to win the Championship

[Truth]

I'm rooting for OKC. I find much more about what I like in sports in that team than I do the Heat. And it will be entertaining to hear the sports talkers explain what the newest issue for the Heat is.

[PuNk42AE]

Lets go OKC!

[DetroitCity313]

The NBA is completely fixed. Once it was small market OKC and boring San Antonio in the West - you knew there was no way in HELL that league was going to let Boston win the East. They needed the villain in the Finals. And look at how some of those games in the ECF were called. To me it's as obvious as that fight last weekend. If you don't think the NBA is rigged to help certain teams - you are a sucker.

So why didn't the NBA fix it to have San Antonio and OKC lose? I am sorry, but Miami beat Boston. Bad calls were made both ways.