All I'm saying is that a blow out in one game doesn't indicate how a series is going to go.






Shaq & Wade's heat: Utter destruction of NJ last night. Series at 1-1. More to follow.

Where is Lebron?
Think he left his talent back in regular season.

Detroit has this.

Dallas and Phoenix in the west Miami and Detroit in the east Mavs or Suns taking it all for me!

This is harsh to say mate as Lebron made 2 game winner in the Washington series, so he is playing good playoffs anyway .

Against Detroit it is tough for every team in the league so it is not that surprising that Lebron&the Cavs don't rock the house right now and will be thrown out soon.

What?!

Game 1: 22 pts, 4 assists, 4 rebounds
Game 2: 30 pts, 7 assist, 14 rebounds

Those are two VERY good games. Especially against arguably the best team in the league that also happens to have one of the best defenses in the league. Not to mention, he is only 22 years old!

Left his talent back in the regular season??

Not to mention he is shooting over 50% for the series, I believe. He needs to lock down on the D though.
He doesn't have a chance in hell to win this series though. He has no talent around him, and Detriot is going to run all over the Lebrons.

Wow....Amazing.
One double-double.

His age doesnt really mean anything while he is on the court.


Yes Lebron will get his points. But that wont win them the series.......So in the end it means nothing.

Detroit Basketball.

Ooooooooooooooooh

Cavs won.

The series is at

Detroit Pistons 2
Lebron James and Lebron James only 1

Typical Pistons, they just let their opponent win to give them some hope.

I am sure Pistons will take it 4-1 now, they seem to try to avoid sweeps to advance in the next round after a game at the Palace .

Oh well, and Dallas beat San Antonio 104-103 to lead the series 2-1. This could be the start of something big .

Dude, how old are you?

14 rebounds is a monster game for a low post player. It is insane for a forward/guard player.
30 pts is a monster game for anyone.

Indeed, if the team loses, the individual stats aren't that important. But you said (in your original post) "where's LeBron?" He is quite present. He is only one man and he has shown he is a leader of his team. But he needs help from his team. The fact of the matter is that Detroit has a much better team than Cleveland so what do you expect LeBron to do about that?

What does my age have to do with anything?

Back on topic.
Ok ok. Lebron showed up to play. Yes Detroit has the better team but Lebron isnt playing on the hardwood with 4 other random scrubs. If he puts up amazing amazing numbers. (kobe like numbers )
The cavs can win the series.

2 close games last night.

Cavs make it 2-2 vs Detroit and Dallas lead 3-1 vs San Antonio .

Your age isn't as important, but comments like

"Wow....Amazing.
One double-double."

and "ooooooh cavs won 1"

where you can hear the thick sarcasm are rather annoying. It makes me feel as though I'm in a discussion with a bunch of adolescents. I'd prefer we elevated the conversation a bit.

Indeed, The Cavs hardly have a team of "random scrubs"....but they also don't have the same cast that the Pistons have....Rip Hamilton, Prince, Wallace & Wallace, Billups.... Even so LeBron is bringing it as you finally conceded. How many double doubles does he have now in the playoffs? And two triple doubles! Come on....that is outstanding for any player.

Cavs win. Lebron and the guys are starting to impress. And even though im a pistons fan its good to see a guy like Lebron doing his thing. If the pistons lose i'll be mad but no too mad just because i want to see what lebron is made of and can he win a championship. Everyone wants to see that.

Well I will be damned, Lebrons win another 3-2. Good call Josh.

Did anyone see Pheonix win yesterday in the second overtime. Was an awesome game indeed. I never expected that with 3.4 Clippers would be able to get a three but they need. But in second extra time i guess Pheonix coasted through.

I know for sure my uncle and aunt will be cheering for Detriot alot cause they live there.

I put a bet on the Cavs at 180-1 when they were 2-0 down against Detroit. The odds are looking better now.

Detroit is a big team, wouldn't be surprised to see them nick it anyway.
But those playoffs are just crazy, so many tight games and quiet big surprises with Cleveland and the Clippers still in the race.

As for Dallas, Jet Terry will be suspended tonight against San Antonio. What a massive blow that is, they better finish the series tonight before they lose it all in game 7.

Is Jet his nickname? I have never heard that before, always heard Jason, Jet is clever though, he is fast as hell.
The Lebrons looked really good without Larry Hughes. He missed the last 3 and they won all three. Should be interesting tonight when he returns.
Clips looked good last night, they have battled the Suns all series, hopefully they sneak one out in the end.

First time in this forum, but living right out of Dallas I have been a huge Mavs fan for many years.

Jason's suspension will seriously hurt our hopes of defeating San Antonio tonight but it'll be an amazing game regardless.

I can't wait for the Mavs to win this series. The Spurs have been a thorn in our side for so many years and I absolutely have no idea in hell what to do when watching Ginobili; I'm conflicted between cheering for my fellow countryman (I have his NT jersey), and swearing at him like everyone else here does.

Det vs Cleveland
SA vs Dallas

I personally would like to see Detrioit and Dallas go through to the next round bu knowing Spurs they will fight utill the very end and try to register a place in the next round.

Well, I heard and read this nickname several times, it's even part of a Terry wallpaper on the Mavs homepage.
http://www.nba.com/media/mavericks/Jet_Ter...allpaper_lg.jpg

As for the Mavs-Spurs game yesterday I have to say that I am absolutely gutted who unconcentrated and at several stages unmotivated the Mavs were. First half was okay, should have had a bigger lead though. Second half was awful, I got no idea why they didn't continued to force Duncan, Bowen, Parker and Horry with their 3 fouls apiece at halftime in even bigger foul trouble. Also Darrell Armstrong should have got more minutes for the very nervous Harris .
Dallas played either too fast or too slow, they weren't in the right offense system for my liking.

I expect them to lose game 7 now, it is all set for another Spurs - Pistons finals series I believe.

Na na na na. na na na na. Hey Hey Heyyyyy
Goooooood byeeeeeeee Lebron.

Great series.
Hopefully the heat and pistons will be an even better one........nah........sweeeeeeeep

Rasheed Wallace made me hate the Pistons in this series...

Wooohooo Spurs are out!!! Well done Dallas now i just hope that Pistons win the title
Rasheed Wallace what did he do Bosnian_Magican?

Everyone hates Detriot except those that live in Detriot, its just really hard to enjoy watching them play. Speaking of which, Dallas v Phoenix...150-140 every game?
Detriot is probably the best team left in this thing though, unfortunately.

The next series of games against Miami will be the key for Detriot. I seriously want them to this thing.
Does anyone know when are the conference finals starting?

tonight at 8.

fuck detroit, for me they are liverpool of NBA.

Further more reasons for me to support Detriot Pistons
That means the game will be tomorrow early morning for me

Woo hoo, Dirk&the mighty Mavs knocked out San Antonio in their own building.
Great to see my fav team win against the team I dislike the most .

The 2 series should be great fun, Detroit vs Dallas would be a dream final for me as those are the 2 teams I wanna see nick it in the end.
Phoenix and Miami are damn strong anyway.

How is it hard to watch them play?

5 guys moving the ball, passing, using picks, give and goes, hi low passes,.........Playing DEFENSE and team basketball

its incredible to watch them play.

Crap Detriot lost to the Miami Heat today... I think the score was 898-81 if i remember correctly.
Hopefully the Pistons will bounce back

If Dallas can get past Phoenix (and it's a perfect time for revenge) I believe they will be world champions.

Detroit are going to win this whole thing, they're just so efficient, and I kind've hope they do as I'm a big fan of Chauncey Billups.

They'll overrun Miami eventually.

Mavs/Suns should be ace.

yeah, its just like watching the WNBA.
and before you say its just me that thinks this way, the detriot-SA series last year for the the final was the lowest rated final in recent years. Its effect b-ball it just isn't pretty. We all admire the hustler, we just don't pay the big money to watch him play.

Well i think people are just jealous of the Pistons.. They play to win. I agree entertaining the fans is important but first goal is to always win at any cost. Its not that they score 50 points and they force their opponents to get 40 only.

It is well known that defense wins championships and since Detroit doesn't have too many scorer it's the best way for them to challenge for the NBA title when they play big time defence.
They couldn't compete in close shootout games in which both teams score around 120 points IMO, but with their limited offense they do a great job of keeping their opponents in the 80s and 90s.
This is the main reason why I believe that Detroit is the top candidate for the title. They don't need to score 100+ points like Phoenix, they could also well slow down the other 3 remaining teams.

Meanwhile Detroit and Dallas have equalized their series to 1-1 each, looking forward to win a game on the road and steal the homecourt advantage back to Detroit/Dallas.

Very nice for the excitement IMO.

Yeaaaaaaaaaaah Boris!!! Diaw dominating th series between Phoenix and Dallas for the moment, 34/25 points, though Nowitzki took down the Suns last night.

please dont let detroit win..
they are currently the best.. but still..

i dont like teams liek Detroit/Miami..
all their cocky players..

i like teams like Phoenix/Dallas..

if Phoenix had Stoudamire.. they'd kill all.

898-81!!


glory hunter


detroit are Liverpool of NBA. Boring but efficient. If all teams play like that nobody will be interested.


And today detroit lost big time to detroit, I think 96-83. Good one. wallace's were nowhere to be seen. 2-1 lead now with home court advantage.

Dallas 1 vs 1 Pheonix
Detriot 1 vs 2 Miami

Quite nervous at the moment. Hope that the Pistons win atleast 2 straight games now.

Dallas with a very well played second half last night to take a 2-1 series lead. Phoenix played decent but Dallas was that much better in the last half. Nash and Diaw were the only ones who could put it in the bucket for Phoenix and Nowitzki, Terry and Howard dominated.

Very good to see Dallas being in the lead now, hopefully they can take advantage next game of the pressure that is on Phoenix now. A 3-1 lead with a home game ahead would make it a very promising situation.

As for Miami vs Detroit, I expect Detroit to make it 2-2 tonight, winning the series after 7 games.

I hope that comes true as well mate and i really dont mind seeing Pistons Vs Dallas hope they can reach the finals as well

the Heat should win....I can only talk from looking at highlight s via internet......but the Pistons are too fat....theyve been here before and acheived their goal....there is no hunger.....Miami on the other hand....has old players and young players willing to fight.....the same feat that befell the Spurs shall happen to Piston as well...the Dallas shall take the other one because they actually have something near an inside presence....In the Senegalese boy....Diop....and the final shall go to Miami..because Diop is no match for Shaq Diesel......


by the way....team like the Suns are ruining my second favorite sport.......what happen to the days of the Knicks and the Pacers or even Jordan and Olujawon....that was quality stuff....you know since when is contact not allowed in basketball....what have they changed the rules???....it is ridiculous...basketball is a man's game......football is a man's game.....so let them play like men....allow contact and allow two-footed tackles....the gamnes will improve ten fold

detroit lost to detroit?!

lol jk.. i couldnt resist after how you corrected the other guys typo
i was gonna do it to though..

anyway.. I ddont like either.. but Heat over Pistons..

so Go pistons!
Heat vs Dallas would be fun to watch.

What was with Dallas tonight?
Everyone was off, and Phoenix got after them. Worst game I have seen Dirk have ever.
The Pistons are done for, turmoil in the locker room, and Riley smells blood in the water. The Heat will get after them, Shaq has looked good lately, maybe he has a few more years in the tank. I'll take whoever comes out of the west over the heat though.

I think Miami would beat Phoenix (if Phoenix had Stoudemire, then I think it would be a toss up). Miami vs. Dallas would be a toss up in my mind.

I'm pulling for Miami. I've loved watching Dwayne Wade since his Marquette days.

I went to the game two nights ago. It was amazing. Wade is an absolute joy to watch. The ridiculous thing is that his stat lines are becoming expected. Who drops 30 points on 11 shots??? He's shooting 70% from the field in the series... incredible.

And when Shaq packed Rip then took it coast to coast for the lay in, the place went nuts.

Congrats man. I love the NBA Playoffs (even if the refs continue to let the state of the game detiorate).