Well here it is NBA fans! The playoffs are finally here and this is the thread to discuss them.
I will keep this OP updated with the latest and greatest of the playoff bracket.
Eastern Conference - First Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 1. Chicago Bulls | 8. Philidelphia 76ers | 103-91 | 92-109 | 74-79 | 82-89 | 77-69 | 78-79 | 2-4 | |
| 2. Miami Heat | 7. New York Knicks | 100-67 | 104-94 | 87-70 | 87-89 | 106-94 | 4-1 | ||
| 3. Indiana Pacers | 6. Orlando Magic | 77-81 | 93-78 | 97-74 | 101-99 | 105-87 | 4-1 |
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| 4. Boston Celtics | 5. Atlanta Hawks | 74-83 | 87-80 | 90-84 | 101-79 | 86-87 | 83-80 | 3-2 |
Western Conference - First Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 1. San Antonio Spurs | 8. Utah Jazz | 106-91 | 114-83 | 102-90 | 87-81 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. OKC Thunder | 7. Dallas Mavericks | 99-98 | 102-99 | 95-79 | 103-97 | 4-0 | |||
| 3. LA Lakers | 6. Denver Nuggets | 103-88 | 104-100 | 84-99 | 92-88 | 99-102 | 96-113 | 96-87 | 4-3 |
| 4. Memphis Grizzlies | 5. LA Clippers | 98-99 | 105-98 | 86-87 | 83-85 | 92-80 | 90-88 | 72-82 | 3-4 |
Finally the first round has ended. Poll updated, however, early on pics for for Bulls and Lakers, by end of round poll results favored Heat/Lakers with OKC coming up.
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Eastern Conference - Semi-Final Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 4. Boston Celtics | 8. Philidelphia 76ers | 92-91 | 81-82 | 107-91 | 83-92 | 101-85 | 75-82 |
85-75 | 4-3 |
| 2. Miami Heat | 3. Indiana Pacers | 95-86 | 75-78 | 75-94 |
101-93 | 115-83 | 105-93 | 4-2 |
Western Conference - Semi-Final Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 1. San Antonio Spurs | 5. LA Clippers | 108-92 | 105-88 | 96-86 | 102-99 | 4-0 | |||
| 2. OKC Thunder | 3. LA Lakers | 119-90 | 77-75 | 96-99 | 103-100 | 106-90 | 4-1 |
Semi-conference round has come to a close. Here the Heat clearly had a commanding lead in the poll in the East and in the West it was OKC with Spurs and lakers trailing. Lakers started to trail when it was pretty clear OKC would win the round. Bring on the Conference Finals!
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Eastern Conference -Final Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 2. Miami Heat | 4. Boston Celtics | 93-79 |
115-111 |
91-101 | 91-93 |
90-94 |
98-79 |
101-88 |
4-3 |
Western Conference - Final Round:
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 1. San Antonio Spurs | 2. OKC Thunder | 101-98 |
120-111 | 82-102 | 103-109 | 103-108 |
99-107 |
2-4 |
WOW! Conference Finals started off kinda bland with the top dogs taking the votes early, however OKC was still being shown some love.
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NBA FINALS 2012
| Top Dog | Under Dog | G1 | G2 | G3 | G4 | G5 | G6 | G7 | Series |
| 2. OKC Thunder | 2. Miami Heat | 105-94 | 96-100 | 85-91 | 98-104 | 106-121 | 1-4 |
Before Miami's game 3 win, very few people picked Miami to win and OKC in 5 or 6 was the clear poll choice. However, now with Miami up 2-1, pollsters are starting to pick Miami to win (still the underdog by a lot) in 5 or 6. As it came down to the end Miami votes increased a bit, but the greater majority still thought OKC was to win. Guess predictions were way off this season.
Congrats Miami and its fans!
Last updated: 6/22/12
