baskestball-the NBA playoffs
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Spurs will win\n\nDo you think any weakness of the outcome from Duncan, Parker, Ginobili, Van Exel, Finley, Barry and Honry??\n\nPIston is good, but in honest, Spurs is better
273959
heat - mavs for the finals
275645
I also think the Suns are going to win,for the simple fact they made Kobe sit out of a game damn game 7 was crazy.That team has alot of teamwork going on and definely will beat the clippers.
569035
Miami Heat will take it all home in Game 6. Miami wasn't playin' at their best last night and they still won, and Dallas playin' at their hardest still lost... The only reason Dallas is in the playoffs is b/c they fouled their selves there.\n\nGo Miami Heat!! The 06 NBA Champs!! Go Miami Heat!!\nGo Miami Heat!! The 06 NBA Champs!! Go Miami Heat!!\nGo Miami Heat!! The 06 NBA Champs!! Go Miami Heat!!\nGo Miami Heat!! The 06 NBA Champs!! Go Miami Heat!!\nGo Miami Heat!! The 06 NBA Champs!! Go Miami Heat!!
221998
I see the Miami Heat winning tomorrow and the series in 6 games. I predicted this already from the start of the season. I said its gonna be the Heat against the Suns in the finals but I had a change of heart when the Clips came into the picture. Its now going to be the Heat against the Clips in the Finals.
415502
Ok hard to show a matrix here, but here goes (sorry for the length):\nFor 8 teams:\nGroup A:\nHomevAway\nAvB (Game 1)\nCvD (Game 2)\nAvC (Game 3)\nBvD (Game 4)\nDvA (Game 5)\n\nGroup B:\nHvA\nEvF (Game 6)\nGvH (Game 7)\nEvG (Game 8)\nFvH (Game 9)\nHvE (Game 10)\n\nThen the top two from each group go on to the playoffs:\nGroup A 1st place v Group B 2nd place (Game 11)\nGroup B 1st place v Group A 2nd place (Game 12)\n\nChampionship Game 11 winner vs Game 12 winner.\n\nFor 10 teams:\nGroup A:\nHomevAway\nAvB (Game 1)\nCvD (Game 2)\nEvA (Game 3)\nAvC (Game 4)\nDvE (Game 5)\nBvD (Game 6)\nEvB (Game 7)\nDvA (Game 8)\nBvC (Game 9)\nCvE (Game 10)\n\nGroup B:\nHomevAway\nFvG (Game 11)\nHvI (Game 12)\nJvF (Game 13)\nFvH (Game 14)\nIvJ (Game 15)\nGvI (Game 16)\nJvG (Game 17)\nIvF (Game 18)\nGvH (Game 19)\nHvJ (Game 20)\n\nThen the top two from each group go on to the playoffs:\nGroup A 1st place v Group B 2nd place (Game 21)\nGroup B 1st place v Group A 2nd place (Game 22)\n\nChampionship Game 21 winner vs Game 22 winner.\n\n\nHope that helps.
332335
GO SUNS!!! I'm a Phoenix local, and these games are HUGE!! I totally hope they win. They have Bell back in the game, so the chances are even greater. Game 5 tomorrow.
672500
MAVS IN FIVE\n\n... thats because they beat the Bucks in 4, Spurs in 7, Suns in 6, so, naturally, Winning in 5 is the only thing left since losing isnt an option.
331854
Miami. Here's why. They're showing their toughness very early in this series and the way they're shooting right now, if they continue playing the way they did in game one, and make the necessary adjustments to remain consistently effective, they are going to the NBA Finals. Rasheed is still ailing from an ankle injury, and the rest of the Pistons squad is pretty tired from going seven games against the Cavs. Making the necessary adjustments this late in the playoffs was the talk all-over sports media. It'll be interesting to see what Detroit can do and what Miami is going to try next!!!!
179962
I think it's gonna be a really good playoffs this season. To tell you the truth, no one could really tell what's gonna happen in the playoffs. You can't just base it on the teams' performance on the regular season. This links would prove that just because a team's on the number 1 spot, it could win the championship.\n\nhttp://www.nba.com/standings/2003/team_r...\n\nNotice that not one of the two teams on the number one spot made it to the finals. Instead, the (3)Pistons and the (2)Lakers faced each other. The Pistons won which is on the number 3 spot...\n\nhttp://www.nba.com/standings/2004/team_r...\n\nThe two teams on the number 1 spot didn't make it to the finals either. (2)Detroit faced (2)Spurs...\n\nSo, what we could really just do is just wait and see who takes "it" home...
172301
Two seasons ago, the rules changed from a best-of-5 series in the first round (first 2 on home advantage team's court, next 2 on the other team's court, and the decisive) to a best-of-7 game series (2-2-1-1-1). The second round and the conference finals have the same format, but the NBA Finals, althought is also a best-of-7 games series, the format is different (2-3-2).\n\nHope that answer your question and any other doubt regarding the playoffs.
287591
As much as I like Phoenix this year in the playoffs for beating LA twice, they have almost no chance against the Dallas Mavericks.\n\nThese guys almost lost the opening round to the Lakers. And they got taken to seven games by two of the three worst playoff teams in the Western Conference (the other being the Nuggets.) Had they been in the other bracket in the West, the Suns don't even make it out of the first round.  It doesn't matter who they play.  Yes, that means they would have even lost to the Grizzlies.\n\nDallas, meanwhile, knocked off the best Grizzlies team in franchise history, in a SWEEP.  Then they defeated the reigning NBA champions in a seven game series, closing out on the road, in an overtime game, overcoming rowdy fans, nearly the best game 7 comeback of all time, strong Spurs momentum from the previous two games and refs whistles getting rid of three of their best defensive players.\n\nThey MADE the Spurs play small ball against them. They dictated the pace of the games and won. They overcame falling just short in game 5, which they should have won (in which case I would be talking about how they knocked off the Spurs in FIVE).  They have the best individual player, the better defense, the better coach, home-field advantage, the more intimidating owner, better overall playmaking ability and offense (check out shot percentage), better free-throw shooting, better team colors, superior half-time show, I could go on and on...\n\nThis won't even go five games.  Mavs in 4.
499253
it will be an exciting season! we can never tell who will gonna win the title this year, and  with the old-fat o'neal, miami can't defend their title! and there's a lot of sleeper teams in the west, utah, lakers, houston!  \n\nwho's gonna win the scoring title? kobe? ai? lbj? we can never tell?\n\nhow about mvp? my vote goes to kb24!
104340
Here's a blank one for you to fill in:\n\nhttp://www.cifccs.org/playoffs/results/Blank%208%20Team%20Bracket.htm
667371
get each team to play the other two twice or thrice. the two with th emost point or the best point differential could than go through to the finals to face each other
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Baseball,Football,basketball
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All time:\n\nStarters:\nPG - Magic Johnson\nSG - James Worthy\nSF - Elgin Baylor\nPF - Larry Bird\nC  - Wilt Chamberlain\n\nBench: Michael Jordon, Bill Russel, Kareem Abdul Jabar, Oscar Robinson, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, John Stockton\n\nActive:\n\nStarters:\nPG - Allen Iverson\nSG - Kobe Bryant\nSF - LeBron James\nPF - Kevin Garnett\nC  - Yao Ming\n\nBench:\nShawn Marion, Elton Brand, Dirk Nowitzki, Dwyane Wade, Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, Marcus Camby\n\nCoach: Phil Jackson\n\nWinner: Active in quadruapale overtime.