EASTERN CONFERENCE - FIRST ROUND(1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Brooklyn NetsGame 1 - Sun. April 19, Brooklyn at Atlanta, 5:30 PM, TNT Game 2 - Wed . April 22, Brooklyn at Atlanta, 7:00 PM, NBA TV Game 3 - Sat. April 25, Atlanta at Brooklyn, 3:00 PM, TNT Game 4 - Mon. April 27, Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBD Game 5 * - Wed. April 29, Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBD Game 6 *- Fri. May 1, Atlanta at Brooklyn, TBD Game 7 *- Sun. May 3, Brooklyn at Atlanta, TBD(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Boston CelticsGame 1 - Sun. April 19, Boston at Cleveland, 3:00 PM, ABCGame 2 - Tue. April 21, Boston at Cleveland, 7:00 PM, TNT Game 3 - Thu. April 23, Cleveland at Boston, 7:00 PM, TNT Game 4 - Sun. April 26, Cleveland at Boston, 1:00 PM, ABC Game 5 * - Tue. April 28, Boston at Cleveland, TBD Game 6 * - Thu. April 30, Cleveland at Boston, TBD Game 7 * - Sat. May 2, Boston at Cleveland , TNT(3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Milwaukee BucksGame 1 - Sat. April 18, Milwaukee at Chicago, 7:00 PM, ESPN Game 2 - Mon. April 20, Milwaukee at Chicago, 8:00 PM, TNT Game 3 - Thu. April 23, Chicago at Milwaukee, 8:00 PM, NBA TV Game 4 - Sat . April 25, Chicago at Milwaukee, 5:30 PM, TNT Game 5 *- Mon. April 27, Milwaukee at Chicago, TBD Game 6 * - Thu. April 30, Chicago at Milwaukee, TBD Game 7 * - Sat. May 2, Milwaukee at Chicago, TNT(4) Toronto Raptors vs. (5) Washington WizardsGame 1 - Sat. April 18, Washington at Toronto, 12:30 PM, ESPN Game 2 - Tue. April 21, Washington at Toronto, 8:00 PM, NBA TV Game 3 - Fri. April 24, Toronto at Washington, 8:00 PM, ESPN2 Game 4 - Sun. April 26, Toronto at Washington, 7:00 PM, TNT Game 5 *- Wed. April 29, Washington at Toronto, TBD Game 6 * - Fri. May 1 ,Toronto at Washington, TBD Game 7 * - Sun. May 3, Washington at Toronto, TBDWESTERN CONFERENCE - FIRST ROUND(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) New Orleans PelicansGame 1 - Sat. April 18, New Orleans at Golden State, 3:30 PM, ABC Game 2 - Mon. April 20, New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 PM , TNT Game 3 - Thu. April 23, Golden State at New Orleans, 9:30 PM, TNT Game 4 - Sat. April 25, Golden State at New Orleans, 8:00 PM ,ESPN Game 5 * - Tue. April 28, New Orleans at Golden State, TBD Game 6 * - Fri. May 1, Golden State at New Orleans, TBD Game 7 * - Sun. May 3, New Orleans at Golden State, TBD(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Dallas MavericksGame 1 - Sat. April 18, Dallas at Houston, 9:30 PM, ESPN Game 2 - Tue. April 21, Dallas at Houston, 9:30 PM, TNT Game 3 - Fri. April 24, Houston at Dallas, 7:00 PM, ESPN Game 4 - Sun. April 26, Houston at Dallas, 9:30 PM, TNT Game 5 * - Tue. April 28, Dallas at Houston, TBD Game 6 * - Thu. April 30, Houston at Dallas, TBD Game 7 * - Sat. May 2, Dallas at Houston, TNT(3) L.A. Clippers vs. (6) San Antonio SpursGame 1 - Sun. April 19, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 PM, TNT Game 2 - Wed. April 22, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 PM, TNT Game 3 - Fri. April 24, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 9:30 PM, ESPN Game 4 - Sun. April 26, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio, 3:30 PM, ABC Game 5 - * Tue. April 28, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers,TBD Game 6 - * Thu. April 30, L.A. Clippers at San Antonio,TBD Game 7 - * Sat. May 2, San Antonio at L.A. Clippers, TNT(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Memphis GrizzliesGame 1 - Sun. April 19, Portland at Memphis, 8:00 PM, TNT Game 2 - Wed. April 22, Portland at Memphis, 8:00 PM, TNT Game 3 - Sat. April 25, Memphis at Portland, 10:30 PM, ESPN Game 4 - Mon. April 27, Memphis at Portland, 10:30 PM, TNT Game 5 *- Wed. April 29, Portland at Memphis, TBD Game 6 * - Fri. May 1, Memphis at Portland, TBD Game 7 *- Sun. May 3, Portland at Memphis, TBDAtlanta over Brooklyn in 5Cleveland over Boston in 4Chicago over Milwaukee in 5Toronto over Washington in 7Golden State over New Orleans in 5Houston over Dallas in 7San Antonio over LA in 6Memphis over Portland in 7Atlanta over Toronto in 5Cleveland over Chicago in 7Golden State over Memphis in 7San Antonio over Houston in 6Cleveland over Atlanta in 6Golden State over San Antonio in 7Golden State over Cleveland in 7Who ya got?
4/16/2015 11:10:06 AM
Atlanta over Brooklyn in 6Cleveland over Boston in 5Chicago over Milwaukee in 6Toronto over Washington in 7Golden State over New Orleans in 5Houston over Dallas in 7San Antonio over LA in 7Memphis over Portland in 6Atlanta over Toronto in 6Cleveland over Chicago in 7Golden State over Memphis in 6San Antonio over Houston in 6Cleveland over Atlanta in 5Golden State over San Antonio in 7Golden State over Cleveland in 7FAAAAAN-TASTIC
4/16/2015 11:21:01 AM
Eastern Conference first round is going to be a fucking snoozefest. Western Conference first round is going to be a wet dream.
4/16/2015 11:37:06 AM
Nice to see the Bulls have all their first round games at home
4/16/2015 11:44:52 AM
Hawks in 5Cavs in 5Bulls in 6Wizards in 7Warriors in 6Rockets in 7Spurs in 6Grizzlies in 7Hawks in 6Cavs in 5Warriors in 5Spurs in 7Cavs in 6Spurs in 6Spurs in 6
4/16/2015 2:45:40 PM
LOL at the Clippers. Get SAS in the first round. Fuck Chris Paul. I see the Spurs vs Lebron again in the finals with the Spurs winning it all. I'll be rooting for someone else to win the West though other than Cockpuncher Paul.
4/16/2015 4:54:33 PM
Let's go CAVS or BULLS. otherwise...ATL, bla, Brooklyn big blaBoston...ahh they ain't winning but it's cool when they are in it.Toronto and DC...snoooze me to death, but my friends live in DC so could check a game out. Cavs only excitement, the NBA is praying for the top 2 i mentioned.
4/16/2015 5:36:25 PM
Atlanta over Brooklyn in 5Cleveland over Boston in 4Chicago over Milwaukee in 6Washington over Toronto in 7Golden State over New Orleans in 5Houston over Dallas in 7San Antonio over LA in 7Memphis over Portland in 7Atlanta over Washington in 5Cleveland over Chicago in 7Golden State over Memphis in 5San Antonio over Houston in 7Atlanta over Cleveland in 7Golden State over San Antonio in 7Golden State over Atlanta in 5
4/16/2015 5:44:52 PM
man if the Hawks made the Finals it would be so boring
4/16/2015 7:21:08 PM
Lebron's Cavs from 5 years ago would beat this Hawks team
4/16/2015 7:36:53 PM
SA over the Cavs
4/16/2015 7:37:27 PM
Atl Ober bknCle over bosChi ober miltor over wasCle ocer atlchi ocer torCle over chiGso oger nophou oger dalsas over lacmem over porGso over housas over memSas over gsoCle ober sas
4/16/2015 10:30:02 PM
Champs
4/16/2015 10:46:22 PM
Champs of never winning a playoff series
4/16/2015 10:47:22 PM
they whipped the hell out of Golden State last year
4/16/2015 10:56:46 PM
sorry, Chris Paul is such a loser sometimes i forget he has won a couple playoff series
4/16/2015 11:00:50 PM
JJ on the other hand only has only won two five playoff series in his career[Edited on April 16, 2015 at 11:20 PM. Reason : forgot about the Finals run in '09]
4/16/2015 11:03:48 PM
Trevor Lacey will have a better NBA career than JJ Redick
4/16/2015 11:13:30 PM
foh
4/16/2015 11:15:18 PM
Pelicans vs Warriors will be similar to Mavs vs Warriors '07.'15 Warriors and '07 Mavs both have the same record. Both the 1 seed. Both (will) have the MVP on the team. Both playing a team who's star is (Baron/Anthony) DAVIS.Plus to top it all off, the Warriors have to pass on the Karma i.e. St. Louis -> NC State -> LSUAll of the factors are present
4/16/2015 11:48:00 PM
LINCOLN'S SECRETARY WAS A KENNEDYKENNEDY'S SECRETARY WAS A LINCOLN[Edited on April 17, 2015 at 12:35 AM. Reason : DIRK LOVES SPICY CURRY]
4/17/2015 12:24:11 AM
Hawks over Bklyn in 4Hawks over Raptors in 4Hawks over Cavs in 4Hawks over Spurs in 4WHOOOOOOOOO LET DA HAWKS OUT?? CAW, CAW CAW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBeG3h8tMOk[Edited on April 17, 2015 at 9:48 AM. Reason : BIG MOUTH BIG TALK YALL THINKIN IM BARRY WHITE]
4/17/2015 9:44:47 AM
4/17/2015 10:15:14 AM
I was just referring to the 111 ppg the Clips scored in the series, and a 40 point Game 2 victory
4/17/2015 10:20:48 AM
They won by 5 in game 7 at home. One 40 point game and 111 ppg didn't mean shit. It was a close series, for sure.
4/17/2015 10:50:32 AM
Ugly game but can't complain about OT to open the playoffsAnd Doris Burke is actually not bad, but Pam Ward has forever ruined female announcers for me.
4/18/2015 3:08:24 PM
Ill probably be labeled a troll for calling out the openly sexist post and if thats the case, ill proudly continue to be a troll.
4/18/2015 4:11:30 PM
The day that I don't straight shoot, I'll drop out of my anti-women hate group
4/18/2015 4:36:49 PM
It's crazy how good Curry is[Edited on April 18, 2015 at 5:19 PM. Reason : .]
4/18/2015 5:18:45 PM
MVP. Anthony Davis is nasty though. Give him a few years
4/18/2015 5:27:16 PM
Curry is really really good, but Davis seems like a cartoon character on the basketball court. Just unreal.
4/18/2015 6:00:22 PM
I don't think I remember thinking Davis was going to be this good.Curry is such a good shooter, every little head fake or shoulder shake can yield a blow by
4/18/2015 6:04:46 PM
Imagine if Davis ever gets a real PG to feed him in the paint off pick and rolls. Dude is just insanely mobile for a 7 footer. Thanks NBA for rigging the drafts so that Charlotte missed out on two potential legends (Shaq and Davis). At least Charlotte got mourning in the Shaq draft, but fucking MKG instead of Davis is just depressing to even think about.
4/18/2015 10:39:14 PM
nobody forced them to pick MKGin hindsight should have taken Drummond, Lillard, Beal, or Waiters
4/18/2015 10:56:45 PM
In hindsight the blazers should've drafted jordanCool post
4/18/2015 11:25:49 PM
It's really impossible to make a call between the Spurs and Warriors.warriors will be much fresher and spurs have some injury issues this year. If I had to pick now I think gsw is the clear favorite obviously due to an easy road.But if the spurs get to WCF and are healthy It's a 50-50 type series.I like Cleve over atl with sefolosha out.got a nutload on Houston and wizards first round. Some on spurs. A Little on Boston vs Cleve at 20:1 odds. And 2:1 odds on Boston winning more games than dallasAnd lol MKG is a stud. Waiters is absolutely terrible. He might be out of the league in a few years. I'd rather have mkg than Beal or Lillard. Lillard is a pg, theyre a dime a dozen and he's a horrible defender.[Edited on April 19, 2015 at 12:35 AM. Reason : a]
4/19/2015 12:31:29 AM
Davis would be playing in france if they didnt do the louisiana purchase.
4/19/2015 2:11:42 AM
good game in Cleveland right nowCeltics are so damn fun to watch
4/19/2015 3:55:23 PM
what a slap in the face to the western conference this series is going to be
4/19/2015 5:34:11 PM
and man I just realized that the clippers actually have a better record than the cavs and they get the spurs in the first round...man that's some funny shit
4/19/2015 7:21:26 PM
Lots of people sleeping on Memphis, including myself somewhat. They could very realistically beat GSW in the second round, provided they get by Portland. Fuck, the West is DEEP.
4/19/2015 8:30:40 PM
wow the clippers are playing about as good as they can play, griffin had two of his season dunk highlights within a few minutes of each other; I could still see the Spurs winning this series though(btw the clippers fans/stadium should adopt the Ballmer arm dance whenever things are going well for the team[Edited on April 20, 2015 at 1:18 AM. Reason : k]
4/20/2015 1:15:28 AM
spurs look old and tired.
4/20/2015 11:38:16 AM
they didn't play a very good game and Chris Paul and Blake Griffin played at an elite levelthe Spurs are fine
4/20/2015 12:02:29 PM
All I know is they better win Wednesday or they're in
4/20/2015 1:35:42 PM
plus tony parker got dinged up for the whole game, this whole series is kind of frustrating; these are the two best playing teams in the west right now outside of golden state and one has to go home in the first roundedit: my god why is sportscenter in the morning so awful now; there were three or four tim tebow headlines in a row; I DON'T GIVE A FUCK; let alone it not being close to nfl season; talk about the fucking playoffs[Edited on April 20, 2015 at 2:34 PM. Reason : k]
4/20/2015 2:23:46 PM
Parker looks slow/sore/tired/old I'm hoping the Spurs can bounce back.
4/20/2015 2:52:58 PM
^he was hurtas critical as I'm going to be of the Cavs path to the finals... they are actually starting to develop an interesting dynamic; Irving never really being much of a point guard has actually really helped matters; in fact he may be playing better with lebron than either Wade or Bosh did; like a much more talented version of mo williams when he was lebron's sidekick (lebron actually seems like a pretty good basketball mind as though he saw the potential in that)still a lot to be seen though...also I don't see all the Kevin Love negativity either, if they make it to the finals and then he bails on the team he's going to look like a total fraud (assuming he goes to some rebuilding project where he's the guy); I mean he may be kind of a fraud as it is but he's still averaging a double double on a contending team right now, if they win a few titles that should secure his legacy much more than piling up stats because everyone else on your team stinks(granted I haven't seen a ton of games to compare his minn and cleveland careers to see if the Blatt's offense is really squeezing him out and there's much more he can show)[Edited on April 20, 2015 at 4:06 PM. Reason : k]
4/20/2015 4:05:14 PM
He got some good post looks (and converted) in game one. They don't exactly have a lot of post-scoring, so that's a huge plus for them. He was, and always has been, a great rebounder...particularly on the offensive side. I tuned in and out of the game, but when I was tuned in, he was really active on the offensive glass. They're going to need that in the conference finals and against whoever they face in the west if they make it that far.They don't need Love to run through most of the East...but they're going to need him big time if they want to get any further than that.
4/20/2015 4:11:08 PM
Love has had a bad back all season. he looked a lot like the Minnesota Kevin Love yesterday, though
4/20/2015 5:11:02 PM