NBA Playoffs First Round

8) Atlanta

Boston leads 2-0

Game 3 - Saturday at 8:00 p.m. on ESPN in Atlanta

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4) Cleveland
5) Washington

Cleveland leads series 2-1

Game 4 - Sunday at 1 p.m. on ABC in Washington

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3) Orlando
6) Toronto

Orlando leads series 2-1

Game 4 - Sauturday at 3:00 p.m. on TNT in Toronto

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2) Detroit
7) Philadelphia

Philadelphia leads 2-1

Game 4 - Sunday at 7:00 p.m. on TNT in Philadelphia

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Western Conference

1) LA Lakers
8) Denver

LA Lakers lead series 2-0

Game 3 - Saturday at 5:30 on TNT in Denver

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4) Utah
5) Houston

Utah leads series 2-1

Game 4 - Saturday at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN in Utah

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3) San Antonio
6) Phoenix

San Antonio leads series 2-0

Game 3 - Friday at 10:30 p.m. on ESPN in Phoenix

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2) New Orleans
7) Dallas

New Orleans leads series 2-1

Game 4 - Sunday at 9:30 p.m. on TNT in Dallas

AWESOME, AWESOME game in San Antonio going on right now.

Oh, btw, and here's where I shamelessly plug, my version of a Pistons preview is up on my blog now *points to sig*

Lakers take game one.  All hail to Kobe

<b>It's better to live one day as a Wolverine, than to live as a Buckeye for 100.</b>

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De-Troit
 
Bas-ket-ball

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De-Troit

Bas-ket-ball

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De-Troit

Bas-ket-ball

Unbelievable...

Flip Saunders needs to be fired.

I can't believe Detroit lost Game 1. Detroit should take the next two though at least. They will have some kind of fire lit by losing game 1. Rip and Billups had an off night offensively. Hopefully they'll pick it up in Game 2.

Can someone please explain to me what qualifications an idiot like Flop Saunders has to be coaching a team?

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I can't believe Detroit lost Game 1. Detroit should take the next two though at least. They will have some kind of fire lit by losing game 1. Rip and Billups had an off night offensively. Hopefully they'll pick it up in Game 2.

Oh well of course they will win the series; I'm just surprised that the Pistons missed so many point blank shots in the final minute.

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I can't believe Detroit lost Game 1. Detroit should take the next two though at least. They will have some kind of fire lit by losing game 1. Rip and Billups had an off night offensively. Hopefully they'll pick it up in Game 2.

Oh well of course they will win the series; I'm just surprised that the Pistons missed so many point blank shots in the final minute.

Inexcusable mental lapses.

Mental lapses that did not occur under Larry Brown.

http://genuinelysarcastic.blogspot.com/2008/04/is-it-over-no-will-it-be-yes.html

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I can't believe Detroit lost Game 1. Detroit should take the next two though at least. They will have some kind of fire lit by losing game 1. Rip and Billups had an off night offensively. Hopefully they'll pick it up in Game 2.

Oh well of course they will win the series; I'm just surprised that the Pistons missed so many point blank shots in the final minute.

Inexcusable mental lapses.

Mental lapses that did not occur under Larry Brown.

http://genuinelysarcastic.blogspot.com/2008/04/is-it-over-no-will-it-be-yes.html

The guy loses one game and just like that he's an idiot? Or has this animosity carried over from last season and continued throughout the year?

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I can't believe Detroit lost Game 1. Detroit should take the next two though at least. They will have some kind of fire lit by losing game 1. Rip and Billups had an off night offensively. Hopefully they'll pick it up in Game 2.

Oh well of course they will win the series; I'm just surprised that the Pistons missed so many point blank shots in the final minute.

Inexcusable mental lapses.

Mental lapses that did not occur under Larry Brown.

http://genuinelysarcastic.blogspot.com/2008/04/is-it-over-no-will-it-be-yes.html

The guy loses one game and just like that he's an idiot? Or has this animosity carried over from last season and continued throughout the year?

Carried over since the Cleveland series TWO years ago. This is nothing new.

Halfway to the Pistons' most spectacular flameout yet, and hopefully Flip's ouster.

But honestly...I don't know if there's a coach out there that can reign in the massive egos of these players. If they get bounced by Philly...I don't know if replacing the coach is going to be enough.

They just plained died out there.  They just walked around, carelessly threw the ball around, allowed 23 turnovers for a team that averaged the lowest(11) a game in the Reg. Season.  Someone needs to light the fire, and I dont know if its Flip or not.  I dont have anything really against him, I just know we have one of the deepest benches in the league, and we STILL cant get it done against PHILLY!

Pistons trail by 10 at the half 46 to 36. Fire Flip Saunders and try to get Larry Brown to come.

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Pistons trail by 10 at the half 46 to 36. Fire Flip Saunders and try to get Larry Brown to come.

 
Sheed's "T" has motivated the Pistons to turn it around a bit in Game 4 and take a 9 point lead in the 3rd quarter.  It looks like the Pistons may play well enough to pull this one out, but it still is a disgrace and embarassment.  Why do the underachieving Pistons think this season's playoffs could lead to anything better?  Time for changes Joe.

Lets just hope their playing down to their opponents.

Basketball clinic put on by the Pistons over the past 10 quarters, dispatched of Philly with absolute ease tonight.

In this case I think (hope) the short layoff between series will benefit them. They're in a groove right now, lets hope it carries over to Game 1 against Orlando Saturday night.