[matthewh133]

Thunder have the Nuggets covered IMO. They've beaten them the last two games comfortably and the match-ups look in their favor.

 

[matthewh133]

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[bangengeman]

Matchups are already set!
 
First round locks look like *just* Chicago, San Antonio (if the Ginobili injury isn't serious), Miami, and the Lakers (see Spurs, but with Bynum instead). All the other matchups are tossups for me. If gambling was legal, I'd stay away from any other matchup until the 2nd round.

 

[matthewh133]

It's illegal in the states for you guys to chuck $10 on a tip for a playoff game?

 

[shigzeo]

Gambling is the reason American sports are popular in Canada. Long live chance monetisation.

 

[lbj]

The top 4 seeds in the East look like wins to me, along with SA and LA.  The other two series are toss-ups.
 

 

[virometal]

The East first round is pretty bad. Wish we could just push a skip button to get to the juicy semifinal matchups. Maybe the C's and Knickerbockers will provide some drama. 

 

[fhuang]

the hawks didn't play for a while(which could be a good thing or a bad thing) since they're locked for the 5th spot long time ago.  they win the season series, 3 1, i think.  besides the hawks are really steaky this year.  they could either be the best team in the world or the worst team

 

[J W]

The Hawks looked good. I think the series gets played all the way out, though.
 
Also, Tyler Hansbrough seems to have a knack for getting elbow shots to the head.
 

 

[bcg27]

I don't know the magic looked pretty terrible other than Dwight and Jameer. I think the Magic can come out in 6 if they pick their game up

 

[grokit]

Howard was a monster, he's definitely the most dominant center in the league ATM.

 

The real issue for the Magic: Arenas was 2 of 5 for 6 points in 12 minutes of play. Turkoglu was 2 of 9 for 6 points in 38 minutes of play. Orlando needs more minutes from Arenas for more points, the game would have been closer at the very least. Van Gundy was letting him play till he started losing the ball...

 

[bangengeman]

Masterpiece of a performance by CP3. Wow. That's how the point guard position should be played. Just.... Wow.

 

[matthewh133]

Yeah boi! Keep truckin' Hornets, there's nothing I'd love to see more than LA out in the first round.

 

[lbj]

You should prepare yourself for disappointment then.

  Kudos to the Hornets for today's win, they sure as heck deserved it.  But one game is not indicative of how the series will go.  I'm not surprised the Hornets took a game, I'd be very surprised if they can take 4.
 

 

[grokit]

Yes but as the announcer said, the Lakers haven't really had it together for the better part of a month now. Let's see if this loss wakes them up.