NBA

[Strawb]

Celtics are looking awesome in the East maybe hopefully we will see them raise sweet 18

[RoosterMarty]

Celtics are looking awesome in the East maybe hopefully we will see them raise sweet 18

I'd be amazed if they got close as they are pretty rubbish. Miami are very up and down and in Game 2 they just couldn't be bothered and had a sook instead.

Cavs are relying on Lebron just to get over the Bulls at the moment. Orlando are the ones looking awesome in the East.

[saintal]

Hmm, after pinching Game 1, Portland lose the next two by 29 and 19!


Great to see OKC get up today.

[the big bang]

Hmm, after pinching Game 1, Portland lose the next two by 29 and 19!


Great to see OKC get up today.

NO IT WASN'T!!

[the big bang]

anyone know if there is a way i can buy the game i went to on DVD? in the same style that the AFL does NAME-A-GAME, is there an NBA equivalent?

[saintal]

anyone know if there is a way i can buy the game i went to on DVD? in the same style that the AFL does NAME-A-GAME, is there an NBA equivalent?

http://www.pontel.com/nbashop/index1.html

Might be worth a shot. I've never used them, so not sure on pricing or freight costs, but I think they should have what you're after.

[Gozu]

Pontel are officially licensed & legit. I've bought a number of games through them in the past. I think DVD's are around $22-$25 including delivery.

[the big bang]

excellent! i found it! not sure why the NBA dosnt do this through their own store. few $$ in the market i'd imagine.

i might get myself into a bit of trouble on this site though! so many games i'd love to own on DVD!!

[Swooper16]

Go the Spurs..!! That injury to Parker was a blessing in disguise.

Feel sorry for Dirk tho - he has carried that organisation.

[brod]

My picks for the first round

Cleveland v Chicago (4-1) (4-1) Bulls have a good chance in Game 1 with the potentially out of synch James and O'Neal coming back, but the Bulls have no chance in the series
Orlando v Charlotte(4-1) (4-0)Bobcats need a 1999 circa MJ to even get close in this series, but they will win one, and this will help the Magic deeper into the playoffs, as they aim for the top.
Atlanta v Milwaukee (4-0) (4-3) Every starter for the Hawks wins their position, no Bogut---No Bucks (6-7 finish to the season is an insight to a swift death of a season that had so much promise pre-Amare)
Boston v Miami (2-4) (4-1) Boston swept the season series, but Wade did average 34ppg, 9rpg and 5apg and his support now is playing FAR better and as more of a team than the Celtics...Heat WIN
LA Lakers v Oklahoma City (4-0) (4-2) The Thunder and Lakers have both stumbled into the playoff, but the veteren Lakers will now turn on and show everyone why they are the defending champs
Dallas v San Antonio (2-4) (2-4)The Spurs havent beaten the Mavs since the first week of the season, but are primed to win an all-Texas battle, thanks to the return of their full rotation in the series that WILL provide the Western Conference Champion
Phoenix v Portland(4-0) (4-2) The Suns are dealing with one injury (Lopez), the Blzers one after another, with Brandon Roy to miss the first round match up against the white hot Suns. He wouldnt make a differnece to the series result, but they might have won a game.
Denver v Utah (4-2) (2-4)Players health will go a long way to determine the winner of this series..no Kiralenko, Martin and Boozer coming back, questions over Okur and Graham, but Jazz just wont win at the Pepsi Centre, so wont win the series

6/8 series correct
Cleveland and Spurs EXACT

[brod]

First Round Results

EAST

Cleveland 4
Chicago 1

Orlando 4
Charlotte 0

Atlanta 4
Milwaukee 3

Boston 4
Miami 1

WEST

LA Lakers 4
Oklahoma City 2

San Antonio 4
Dallas 2

Phoenix 4
Portland 2

Utah 4
Denver 2

[brod]

Conference Semi Finals

EAST
Cleveland (1) v Boston (4)
Orlando (2) v Atlanta (3)

WEST
LA Lakers (1) v Utah (5)
Phoenix (2) v San Antonio (6)

[brod]

Game One

LA Lakers 104
Utah 99

- Lakers led by Pau Gasol (25 pts, 12 reb, 5 blocks, 4 ast) as they out shot the Jazz 53% to 45% and were +5 on the boards.
- Williams (24 pts, 8 ast, 1 to) and Boozer (18 pts, 12 reb, 4 ast) were solid for the Jazz

Cleveland 101
Boston

- Boston wre held to 15 points in the 4th quarter after they lead by 1 at three quarter time
- LeBron James was huge for the Cavs (35 pts, 7 reb, 7 ast, 3 st, 2 blocks) and was well supported by Mo Williams (20 pts, 6 ast, 5 reb), while Shaq played only 20 min (11pts, 4 reb) due to foul trouble
- Rajon Rondo (27 pts, 7/10FG, 12/14 FT, 12 ast, 6 reb) led the Celts, while Allen (6/14FG) and especially Pierce (13 pts, 5/17FG, 3 ast, 2 reb, 4 to) struggled

[brod]

LeBrron James is the 2009-2010 NBA MVP.

James received 116 of a possible 123 first-place votes to win in a landslide over Oklahoma City forward Kevin Durant, who was picked first on four ballots. Orlando center Dwight Howard received the other three first-place votes and finished fourth.

Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant had no first-place votes and finished third.

Voting was done by a nationwide panel of sports writers and broadcasters, and this year one ballot was cast by fans in an online vote, which went to James. Players were awarded 10 points for first, seven points for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth.

James finished second on five ballots and two writers placed him third. A year ago, James received 109 of 122 first-place votes.

James finished with 1,205 points, nearly doubling Durant (609). His margin of victory is the second largest in history, topped by only O'Neal, who won by 799 points in 2000. His first-place total was also the most since Kevin Garnett got 120 of 123 in 2004.

James joined Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Tim Duncan and Steve Nash on a who's-who list of back-to-back winners.

[Gozu]

Cavs 4-1
Celtics 4-1

Hawks 4-1
Magic 4-2

Lakers 4-1
Jazz 4-3

Suns 4-1
Mavs 4-2

I got 7/8. Still can't believe the Spurs beat the Mavs, well I can but I think that's 10 or 11 consecutive years of 50+ wins for the Mavs and still no championships and just one NBA Finals appearance to show for it.

[brod]

Game Two
Boston 104
Cleveland 86

- LeBron only took 15 FGA, making 7 for his 24 points and 7 rebounds
- The starting guards (Williams and Parker) of the Cavs combined for just 10 points on 3/16 shoting as the Cavs were out shot 51% to 40%
- The Celtics had a 43-32 rebounding advantage led by 10 from Garnett and 9 from Perkins
- Ray Allen found shooting touch to lead Boston with 22 (8/15Fg), while Rasheed Wallace scored 17 (7/8FG) off the bench
- Rajon Rondo scored only 13 points and had 6 turnovers but still had a massive contriution with 19 assists

Game One
Phoenix 111
San Antonio 102

- Both teams had only three players score in double figures (Nash 33, Richardson 27, Stoudemire 23 against Ginobili 27, Parker 26, Duncan 20)
- The starting guards for the Suns combined for 23/35 FG as the Suns out shot the Spurs 53% to 46%

[brod]

Game One
Orlando 114
Atlanta 71

- Atlanta were held to 10 points in the second and then 11 points in the thrid
- Overall the Hawks shot just 34% with Crawford 1/11, Horford 1/7, Bibly 1/5, Johnson 4/11 all struggling as the Magic were able to shoot 53%
- Dwight Howard led the way with 21 points (8/10FG, 12 reb, 5 blocks)

[brod]

Game Two
LA Lakers 111
Utah 103
LA Lakers lead (2-0)

- The Lakers smashed the Jazz on the boards 58-40, behind Gasol (15), Odom (15) and Bynum (14), while Boozer (12) and Millsap (11) had more than half of the Jazz rebounds
- The Jazz forced 20 turnovers (Bryant 7, Gasol 6) that allowed them to have 17 more field goal attempts but shot less than 40%, while the Lakers were abover 50% and so had more made field goals
- The big 4 for LA all had solid games
(Bryant 30pts 10/22FG, 8 ast, 5 reb, 3 blk)
(Gasol 22pts 7/11 FG, 15 reb, 2 ast, 2 blk)
(Bynum 17 pts 7/9FG, 14 reb, 4 blk)
(Odom 11 pts 4/4FG, 15 reb, 4ast, 3 blk)
while Paul Millsap was the only Jazz player who stuffed the stat sheet (26pts 10/17FG, 11 reb, 4 ast, 3 st)

[brod]

Kirilenko is planning to return for the Jazz in Game 3

[brod]

Game Two
Phoenix 110
San Antonio 102
(Phoenix lead serties 2-0)

- The Spurs out shot the Suns (51%-42%), had more assists (28-19), More fast break points (13-8), more blocks (8-1), less turnovers (12-14) yet LOST..
- The Suns SMASHED the Spurs on the boards (49-37, including 18-7 offensive) and so allowed the Suns more FGA (85-79) and the Suns also had a FTA adventage (37-22)