2012 NBA Playoffs

I can't believe anyone is able to concentrate on the rest of the season while the uncertainty in Phoenix is occuring...  (Nope, didn't really expect the rest of the basketball world to really understand the pain)

Seriously, I'm with the above, I'll cheer on whoever is playing the Heat.  Hope to see the Spurs win it on the back of a big play by Patty Mills in the final game so he can carry some great momentum into the Olympics

And by the Clippers hahahaha! I'm a Lakers fan so that's like getting beat by the little brother lol

That was pretty incredible.....I still think that the Grizzlies will come out of that series, but it certainly is more difficult now.  Game 2 will be crucial.

x2.

Longtime Bulls fan checking in. I'm still pretty bummed. But we played 27 games w/o DRose this season. As long as Deng and Rip stay healthy, we still have a good shot.

It's only 1swt game of 1st round, but Heat look dominate, Celtics look old and tired and the Bulls have a big uphill battle...   Heat's Championship to lose in the East and I agree with OP, they NEED to win this year.  

The west is a bigger mystery.  Going in I saw the Thunder and Spurs as top dogs, but that can all change.   Thunder should have lost to underwhelming Dallas team.    

The truth hurts.

Yet you still took the time to comment on an NBA thread

I’m obviously somewhat biased as I’m a heat fan but Finals wise I don’t see anyone else making it from the East, the West is another story.  There are 3 to 4 teams that wouldn’t surprise me if they make it all the way to the end.  I had OKC as the favorite to come out of the west but their games against the Mavericks have left me unimpressed, I think the size of the lakers can give them trouble if they meet.

Go Magic!  Until we get knocked out (by Miami if we make it to 2nd round).

Then, its anyone who is playing against heat.

Regular season is entirely different to the playoffs, thats why you saw Chicago play the way they did without Rose.  Their chances with Rose not 100% where slim, without him they are 0.  They migth get pass Philly but that is about it.  During the regular season they won a lot without Rose, but when you substract the easy wins during those games and just compare the games played agains teams currently in the playoffs they were only 500

Actually my memory is somewhat shaky in regards to that as well, i believe that wade was out but i probably could be wrong.  What i do know is that last year Chicago swept miami during the regular season, and then lost in 5 in the conference finals.  Regular season in the NBA doesnt mean much once the Playoffs start, specially for the better teams.

Ill give them 0.001 percent chance, how about that

2 series are pretty much done and over with...