NBA 2005 Playoffs

[Shaman]

All right basketball fans, its the time of the year...this is how things stack up...

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Miami Heat
(8) New Jersey Nets

(4) Chicago Bulls
(5) Washington Wizards

(3) Boston Celtics
(6) Indiana Pacers

(2) Detriot Pistons
(7) Philadelphia 76ers

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Phoenix Suns
(8) Memphis Grizzlies

(4) Dallas Mavericks
(5) Houston Rockets

(3) Seattle SuperSonics
(6) Sacramento Kings

(2) San Antonio Spurs
(7) Denver Nuggets

So make your predictions, and have fun discussing...the playoffs are going to be very very interesting this year...

 

[Shaman]

My Predictions:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Miami Heat
(5) Washington Wizards

(6) Indiana Pacers
(2) Detriot Pistons

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(1) Miami Heat
(6) Indiana Pacers

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(1) Miami Heat

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Phoenix Suns
(5) Houston Rockets

(3) Seattle SuperSonics
(2) San Antonio Spurs

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(2) San Antonio Spurs
(1) Phoenix Suns

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(2) San Antonio Spurs


FINALS

Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs

Winner: Miami Heat in seven

 

[Slipknot]

LETS GO HEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dxwwf3]

Anybody but the Heat and the Rockets for me (Magic fans are still bitter about Benedict O'Neal and Me-Mac). I'll make my predictions, but the Heat-Nets series is subject to chance with Shaq's health. If he misses a game or two, then I would like the Nets chances. They are really hot right now anyways.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Miami Heat
(5) Washington Wizards

(6) Indiana Pacers
(2) Detriot Pistons

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(1) Miami Heat
(2) Detriot Pistons

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(2) Detriot Pistons

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Phoenix Suns
(4) Dallas Mavericks

(3) Seattle SuperSonics
(2) San Antonio Spurs

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(2) San Antonio Spurs
(1) Phoenix Suns

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(2) San Antonio Spurs


FINALS

Detriot Pistons vs San Antonio Spurs

CHAMPIONS

San Antonio Spurs


I am not confident in these picks at all. It's really anyone's championship for the taking. I would not be surprised if ANY team won it this year. Memphis and New Jersey are good enough to win the whole thing, IMO. I'm so glad it's NBA playoff time. I like them so much better than anything March Madness has to offer.

 

[maxime29]

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the lowest seed play the highest seed in the second round? (ie: Miami would play Indiana instead of Washington due to the seeding)

I know it is unlikely, but Wizards all the way.

 

[DDuckFan130]

My Predictions:

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Miami Heat
(5) Washington Wizards

(6) Indiana Pacers
(2) Detriot Pistons

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(1) Miami Heat
(6) Indiana Pacers

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(1) Miami Heat

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Phoenix Suns
(5) Houston Rockets

(3) Seattle SuperSonics
(2) San Antonio Spurs

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(2) San Antonio Spurs
(1) Phoenix Suns

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(2) San Antonio Spurs


FINALS

Miami Heat vs. San Antonio Spurs

Winner: Miami Heat in seven

Of course

I'm not a basketball fan, but it'd be cool if the Heat won this year.

Go Marlins! :lookaroun Oops wrong thread :lol:

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Correct me if I am wrong, but doesn't the lowest seed play the highest seed in the second round? (ie: Miami would play Indiana instead of Washington due to the seeding)

I know it is unlikely, but Wizards all the way.

No, the NBA uses a bracket-oriented instead of seed-oriented playoff. The 1 vs. 8 winner plays the 4 vs. 5 winner in the second round in each conference regardless of any upsets in the other part of the bracket. :wave:

 

[Shaman]

Of course

I'm not a basketball fan, but it'd be cool if the Heat won this year.

Go Marlins! :lookaroun Oops wrong thread :lol:

What? :lookaroun

My predictions aren't bias...really...they're not...

:lol:

Hi Regina! :wave:

 

[CaptainMichael]

Go Hornets.......oh wait, nevermind....

 

[SpongeScott]

Heat wins it all over the Suns. Shaq at playoff time with something to prove is virtually unstoppable.

My upset pick: Denver over San Antonio.

But, this is the NBA, the Lakers are out of it this year (and Lord knows how many years to follow), so I won't watch one game of the playoffs. The NBA is just boring.

 

[Number_6]

It's not the baseball or football playoffs, so I could almost care less about who wins. But since I'm from Boston and feel they still have no chance, I'll say: GO CELTICS!!

 

[NemoRocks78]

My money is on the Heat....

 

[TiggerBW]

HEY WAIT!!!!!!!!!! Don't count out my SIXERS! I mean.......really! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I was hoping we'd play the Heat or Boston instead of the PIstons. I know we can beat the heat - have twice this year, and boston......pistons and our former coach scares me!!!!!!!!!!!!!

GO SIXERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Wilt Dasney]

But, this is the NBA, the Lakers are out of it this year (and Lord knows how many years to follow), so I won't watch one game of the playoffs. The NBA is just boring.

I agree with you there. It just seems to appeal to me less and less every year. The NBA seems to be the opposite of other sports, in that dominant teams going for dynasties (Bulls and Lakers, most recently) makes it MORE interesting. When that type of thing happens in baseball and football, it tends to make the sport less appealing...at least, IMO. Since there's no really dominant team out there (Suns don't count, since they just got hot this year), I really don't care what happens.

 

[LSUxStitch]

SHAQ DIESEL BABY!!!!!


GEAUX TIGERS!!! (btw he went to LSU..hence this last line)