The Official 2010 NBA Playoffs Thread

[big L dawg]

I think they can make the finals, good to see artest shaved his hair and just played and stopped jacking up 3's

I hope your right...Hopefully this series is there wake up call...

[regmac]

They will win this series but curtains will fall next round

mayBE!

[Mr Nobody]

mayBE!

Kobe is off tonight reg looks like curtains.

[regmac]

Kobe is off tonight reg looks like curtains.

I am not REALLY watching it till somewhere between 3-4qtr!

[Mr Nobody]

I am not REALLY watching it till somewhere between 3-4qtr!

They need to cut Bynum

[regmac]

They need to cut Bynum

Not gonna happen    to much invested already   BUBBA stays!

[regmac]

Not gonna happen    to much invested already   BUBBA stays!

  ;D

[Mr Nobody]

  ;D

Well congrats reg looks like kobe came through on to the next series

[Dos Equis]

Kobe was great as usual, but I think Artest was the MVP of the series for the job he did on Durant.  Durant hit a lot of FTs, but his shooting percentage was atrocious.  I was actually looking forward to seeing him battle Carmelo.  Wonder if Phil will put Artest on Boozer? 

LeBron is MVP again.  He earned it.  Incredible year. 

Looking forward to the Celtics v. Cavs series.  I'm rooting for Boston because I want a Boston v. LA Finals.   

[Quickerblade]

LeBron is MVP again.  He earned it.  Incredible year. 

   

 

[Dos Equis]

Geeze Louise.  Is this guy made out of toilet paper?   

Bynum day to day with meniscus tear

By Dave McMenamin
ESPNLosAngeles.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --The center of attention for the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz second-round series beginning on Sunday at Staples Center has shifted to the injuries to both teams' starting centers.

Bynum
Jazz center Mehmet Okur ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the first round against Denver and is out for the rest of the season. Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who missed the final 13 games of the regular season with a strained left Achilles, underwent a MRI on Saturday that revealed he has a small tear of the anterior horn of his lateral meniscus in his right knee, the team said.

Bynum suffered the injury in the first half of the Lakers' 95-94 first round series-clinching win on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder while fighting for rebounding position against the Thunder's Nenad Krstic. The fifth-year veteran played 12 minutes in the second half after sustaining the injury.

The Lakers said they became aware of the tear last June when Bynum came in for his end-of-season exit interview, but Bynum was able to play with the injury without it bothering him during the 2009-10 season. When Bynum hyperextended his right knee in the play against Krstic, the tear went from "very small" to "small."

"My knee twisted a little bit," Bynum said Friday night. "It will be alright though."

Bynum is listed as questionable for Game 1 against the Jazz and his status is day to day.

Bynum averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in six games against the Thunder and 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the regular season.

"There's some issues," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said after practice Saturday. "He's hoping to play if he's asymptomatic tomorrow."

The 7-foot, 285-pound Bynum had knee injuries derail each of his last two seasons. A dislocated kneecap in his left knee and a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee caused him to miss 79 out of 164 regular season games in the 2007-08 and '08-09 seasons.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5154643

[Quickerblade]

Geeze Louise.  Is this guy made out of toilet paper?   

Bynum day to day with meniscus tear

By Dave McMenamin
ESPNLosAngeles.com

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. --The center of attention for the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz second-round series beginning on Sunday at Staples Center has shifted to the injuries to both teams' starting centers.

Bynum
Jazz center Mehmet Okur ruptured his right Achilles tendon in the first round against Denver and is out for the rest of the season. Lakers center Andrew Bynum, who missed the final 13 games of the regular season with a strained left Achilles, underwent a MRI on Saturday that revealed he has a small tear of the anterior horn of his lateral meniscus in his right knee, the team said.

Bynum suffered the injury in the first half of the Lakers' 95-94 first round series-clinching win on Friday against the Oklahoma City Thunder while fighting for rebounding position against the Thunder's Nenad Krstic. The fifth-year veteran played 12 minutes in the second half after sustaining the injury.

The Lakers said they became aware of the tear last June when Bynum came in for his end-of-season exit interview, but Bynum was able to play with the injury without it bothering him during the 2009-10 season. When Bynum hyperextended his right knee in the play against Krstic, the tear went from "very small" to "small."

"My knee twisted a little bit," Bynum said Friday night. "It will be alright though."

Bynum is listed as questionable for Game 1 against the Jazz and his status is day to day.

Bynum averaged 12.0 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.2 blocks in six games against the Thunder and 15.0 points and 8.3 rebounds per game during the regular season.

"There's some issues," Lakers coach Phil Jackson said after practice Saturday. "He's hoping to play if he's asymptomatic tomorrow."

The 7-foot, 285-pound Bynum had knee injuries derail each of his last two seasons. A dislocated kneecap in his left knee and a torn medial collateral ligament in his right knee caused him to miss 79 out of 164 regular season games in the 2007-08 and '08-09 seasons.

http://sports.espn.go.com/los-angeles/nba/news/story?id=5154643

Kobe will go off against the jazz, there is nobody there that can match him, Deron williams is day to day, im sure he will play but wont be 100%..he will give fisher fits.

[Dos Equis]

Kobe will go off against the jazz, there is nobody there that can match him, Deron williams is day to day, im sure he will play but wont be 100%..he will give fisher fits.

Yeah Williams is probably the best point guard in the NBA right now.  Fish cannot handle him.  He needs give him one of those Scola shots.    

[regmac]

Not watching the game till middle of the 4th!

[Mr Nobody]

Not watching the game till middle of the 4th!

Now reg we see this alot from you are you afraid to watch the first half?

[regmac]

Now reg we see this alot from you are you afraid to watch the first half?

Lakers do a LOT of dumb things.   73-66 is too small of a cushion!

[Mr Nobody]

Lakers do a LOT of dumb things.   73-66 is too small of a cushion!

They wont survive utah reg kobe brought his game today but he cant do it everynight sorry man.

[regmac]

They wont survive utah reg kobe brought his game today but he cant do it everynight sorry man.

No   others are gonna HAVE to step up!

[Mr Nobody]

No   others are gonna HAVE to step up!

gasoline is only person he has to help

[regmac]

gasoline is only person he has to help

Funny you caught that   I never put the 2 words together!  BUT HE is THE MAN!

[Dos Equis]

Looks like we got a series (Cavs v. Celtics).  Boston looks pretty darn good.  Snack O'Neal is the invisible man. 

[regmac]

Looks like we got a series (Cavs v. Celtics).  Boston looks pretty darn good.  Snack O'Neal is the invisible man. 

Yet Laker fans USED to call Shaq Super Man!

[Dos Equis]

Yet Laker fans USED to call Shaq Super Man!

He was.  The most dominant big man in the NBA for years.  Those days are long gone. 

[regmac]

He was.  The most dominant big man in the NBA for years.  Those days are long gone. 

Yeah  I agree.   Clev. thought he was there missing piece.   But I think once Lebron heads to NY, The Cavs will be the top team in the East!  He's really the one holding them back!   

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