Random Playoff Information

[Kori Ellis]

Playoff Tie-Break Procedures

Ties for playoff positions (including division winners) will be broken utilizing the criteria set forth in subparagraph a. below (in the case of ties involving two teams) and subparagraph b. below (in the case of ties involving more than two teams), and the guidelines set forth in subparagraph c. below.

Two Teams Tied.
In the case of a tie in regular-season records involving only two teams, the following criteria will be utilized in the following order:
(1) Better winning percentage in games against each other.
(2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if tied teams are in same division).
(3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference.
(4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(5) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in opposite conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(6) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”).

More Than Two Teams Tied.
In the case of a tie in regularseason records involving more than two teams, the following
criteria will be utilized in the following order:
(1) Better winning percentage in all games among the tied teams.
(2) Better winning percentage against teams in own division (only if all tied teams are in the same division).
(3) Better winning percentage against teams in own conference.
(4) Better winning percentage against teams eligible for playoffs in own conference (including teams that finished the regular season tied for a playoff position).
(5) Better net result of total points scored less total points allowed against all opponents (“point differential”).

c. Guidelines For Applying Tie-Break Criteria. The following guidelines shall be used when applying the above criteria to break ties for playoff positions:
(1) (a) Since the three division winners receive the first three playoff positions, ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties.
(b) When a tie must be broken to determine a division winner, the results of the tie-break shall be used to determine only the division winner and its playoff position, not any other playoff position(s).
(2) If a tie involves more than two teams, the tie-break criteria in subparagraph b. shall be applied in the order set forth therein until the first to occur of the following:
(a) Each of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tiebreak criterion (a “complete” breaking of the tie). In this circumstance, the team with the best winning percentage or point differential under the criterion will be awarded the best playoff position, the team with the next-best winning percentage or point differential will be awarded the next-best playoff position, and so on, and no further application of the tie-break criteria will be required.
(b) One or more (but not all) of the tied teams has a different winning percentage or point differential under the applicable tie-break criterion (a “partial” breaking of the tie). In this circumstance: (x) any team(s) that performed better under the applicable criterion than any other team(s) will be awarded a higher playoff position than such other team(s); and (y) teams that had equivalent performance under the applicable criterion will remain tied, and such remaining tie(s) will be broken by applying, from the beginning, the criteria in subparagraph a.(1)-(6) above (for any remaining tie involving only two teams) or subparagraph b.(1)-(5) above (for any remaining tie involving more than two teams) and the guidelines set forth in this subparagraph c.
(3) If application of the criteria in subparagraph a. or b. does not result in the breaking of a tie, the playoff positions of the tied teams will be determined by a random drawing.

[Kori Ellis]

2007 PROPOSED NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE - ESPN/ABC/Turner/NBATV

LOCAL TV NATIONAL TV (ALL TIMES EDT)

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1)
GAME 1 Sat April 21 No/Yes ABC 3:00 + ESPN 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30
Sun April 22 No/Yes ABC 3:00 + TNT 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30
GAME 2 Mon April 23 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00
Tue April 24 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00
Wed April 25 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00
GAME 3 Thu April 26 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00
Fri April 27 Yes ESPN 8:00 & 10:30 + ESPN2 7:00
GAME 3/4 Sat April 28 Yes TNT 3:00 & 5:30 + ESPN 8:00 & 10:30
GAME 4 Sun April 29 No/Yes ABC 1:00 & 3:30 + TNT 7:00 & 9:30
GAME 4/#5 Mon April 30 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00
#GAME 5 Tue May 1 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 7:00 & 9:30
Wed May 2 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 8:00
#GAME 6 Thu May 3 Yes TNT 7:30 & 10:00 + NBATV 7:00 & 9:30
Fri May 4 Yes ESPN 7:30 & 10:00 + ESPN2 7:00 & 9:30
#GAME 7 Sat May 5 Yes TNT 3:00, 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30
Sun May 6 No/Yes ABC 1:00 & 3:30 + TNT 7:30 & 10:00

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1) POSSIBLE MOVE UP TO MAY 5 OR 6
GAME 1 Mon May 7 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
Tue May 8 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
GAME 2 Wed May 9 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
Thu May 10 Yes ESPN 7:30 & 10:00
GAME 3 Fri May 11 Yes ESPN 7:30 & 10:00
Sat May 12 No/Yes ABC 8:00 & ESPN 10:30
GAME 4 Sun May 13 No ABC 3:30 + TNT 7:30
Mon May 14 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
#GAME 5 Tue May 15 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
Wed May 16 No TNT 7:30 & 10:00
#GAME 6 Thu May 17 Yes ESPN 7:30 & 10:00
Fri May 18 Yes ESPN 7:30 & 10:00
#GAME 7 Sun May 20 (WEST) No ABC 3:30 + TNT 7:30
Mon May 21 (EAST) No TNT 7:00 & 9:30

CONFERENCE FINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1) POSSIBLE MOVE UP TO MAY 20 OR 21
GAME 1 Tue May 22 West (Lottery) No ESPN 9:00
Wed May 23 East No TNT 8:00
GAME 2 Thu May 24 West No ESPN 9:00
Fri May 25 East No TNT 8:00
GAME 3 Sat May 26 West No ESPN 9:00
Sun May 27 East No TNT 8:00
GAME 4 Mon May 28 West No ABC 8:30
Tue May 29 East No TNT 8:00
#GAME 5 Wed May 30 West No ESPN 9:00
Thu May 31 East No TNT 8:00
#GAME 6 Fri June 1 West No ESPN 9:00
Sat June 2 East No TNT 8:00
#GAME 7 Sun June 3 West No ABC 8:30
Mon June 4 East No TNT 8:00

NBA FINALS - BEST OF SEVEN (2-3-2) POSSIBLE MOVE UP TO JUNE 5
GAME 1 Thu June 7 No ABC 9:00
GAME 2 Sun June 10 No ABC 9:00
GAME 3 Tue June 12 No ABC 9:00
GAME 4 Thu June 14 No ABC 9:00
#GAME 5 Sun June 17 No ABC 9:00
#GAME 6 The June 19 No ABC 9:00
#GAME 7 Thu June 21 No ABC 9:00

[Kori Ellis]

2007 NBA PLAYOFF POOL

The 2007 NBA Playoff pool is $10 million and will be distributed to teams in the following manner:

Best Record in NBA: $288,421
Best Record in Conference, $252,369 each: $504,737
Second Best Record in Conference, $202,842 each: $405,684
Third Best Record in Conference, $151,421 each: $302,842
Fourth Best Record in Conference, $119,000 each: $238,000
Fifth Best record in Conference, $99,158 each: $198,316
Sixth Best Record in Conference, $67,632 each: $135,263

Teams Participating in First Round, $149,243 each: $2,387,895
Teams Participating in Conference Semifinals, $177,579 each: $1,420,632
Teams Participating in Conference Finals, $293,447 each: $1,173,789

Losing Team, NBA Finals: $1,173,474
Winning Team, NBA Finals: $1,770,947
Total Playoff Pool: $10,000,000

[Kori Ellis]

Recent Nba Playoff Pools


1982 $1,500,000
1983 $1,500,000
1984 $1,750,000
1985 $1,750,000
1986 $1,750,000
1987 $1,750,000
1988 $1,750,000
1989 $2,400,000
1990 $2,400,000
1991 $3,200,000
1992 $4,000,000
1993 $5,000,000
1994 $6,000,000
1995 $7,000,000
1996 $7,000,000
1997 $7,000,000
1998 $7,000,000
1999 $7,500,000
2000 $7,500,000
2001 $7,500,000
2002 $8,000,000
2003 $8,750,000
2004 $8,875,000
2005 $9,500,000
2006 $10,000,000
2007 $10,000,000

[ducks]

Best Record in NBA: $288,421 cuban gets back what he was fined

[Kori Ellis]

INCLUDES GAMES OF SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007

CONFERENCE STANDINGS, TEAMS SHOWN IN PLAYOFF-ORDER

EASTERN CONFERENCE
GAMES REMAINING VS. TIE
TMS OVER/UNDER .500 BREAK
RK TEAM W-L PCT DIV CONF HOME AWAY GB >=500(H/A) <500(H/A) BASIS
1 c-DET 51-29 .638 9-7 34-16 25-15 26-14 - 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1) -
2 p-CHI 49-32 .605 12-4 36-15 31-10 18-22 2.5 0 (0/0) 1 (0/1) -
3 d-TOR 47-33 .588 11-4 33-17 30-10 17-23 4 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0) -
4 d-MIA 44-36 .550 9-6 27-23 27-13 17-23 7 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1) -
5 p-CLE 48-32 .600 9-6 29-21 29-11 19-21 3 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1) -
6 p-WAS 40-40 .500 8-7 26-24 26-14 14-26 11 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1) -
7 p-NJ 39-41 .488 9-6 29-21 23-17 16-24 12 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1) -
8 p-ORL 38-42 .475 7-7 24-26 24-16 14-26 13 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0) -
9 x-IND 35-45 .438 8-8 25-25 22-18 13-27 16 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1)
10 x-PHI 34-46 .425 8-7 23-27 21-19 13-27 17 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0)
11 x-CHA 33-48 .407 9-7 24-27 20-20 13-28 18.5 0 (0/0) 1 (1/0)
12 x-NY 32-48 .400 3-12 21-29 19-21 13-27 19 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1)
13 x-ATL 29-51 .363 5-11 16-34 17-23 12-28 22 0 (0/0) 2 (1/1)
14 x-MIL 27-53 .338 1-14 14-36 17-23 10-30 24 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0)
15 x-BOS 23-57 .288 7-9 15-35 12-28 11-29 28 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0)

WESTERN CONFERENCE
GAMES REMAINING VS. TIE
TMS OVER/UNDER .500 BREAK
RK TEAM W-L PCT DIV CONF HOME AWAY GB >=500(H/A) <500(H/A) BASIS
1 c-DAL 66-14 .825 14-2 39-11 36- 5 30- 9 - 1 (0/1) 1 (0/1) -
2 d-PHO 61-19 .763 11-4 36-14 33- 7 28-12 5 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0) -
3 p-SA 58-22 .725 10-5 38-12 31- 9 27-13 8 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1) -
4 d-UTA 49-31 .613 9-6 30-20 29-10 20-21 17 1 (1/0) 1 (1/0) -
5 p-HOU 51-29 .638 8-8 27-23 27-13 24-16 15 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0) -
6 p-DEN 43-37 .538 8-7 25-25 22-18 21-19 23 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0) -
7 p-LAL 41-40 .506 9-6 27-24 25-16 16-24 25.5 0 (0/0) 1 (0/1) -
8 GS 40-40 .500 6-10 26-24 29-11 11-29 26 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1) -
9 LAC 39-41 .488 7-8 22-28 25-15 14-26 27 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0)
10 x-NOK 37-43 .463 6-10 21-29 24-17 13-26 29 0 (0/0) 2 (0/2)
11 x-SAC 33-47 .413 5-10 18-32 20-19 13-28 33 1 (1/0) 1 (1/0)
12 x-POR 32-48 .400 7-8 19-31 18-22 14-26 34 2 (1/1) 0 (0/0)
13 x-MIN 32-48 .400 6-9 18-32 20-20 12-28 34 1 (0/1) 1 (1/0)
14 x-SEA 31-50 .383 8-8 18-33 20-20 11-30 35.5 1 (1/0) 0 (0/0)
15 x-MEM 20-60 .250 1-14 12-38 13-27 7-33 46 1 (1/0) 1 (0/1)

TIEBREAKER BASIS:
(-) Tie breaker not needed (better overall winning percentage)
(1) Head-to-head
(2) Division
(3) Conference
(4) vs. Playoff teams, own conference
(5) vs. Playoff teams, other conference
(6) Net Points, all games

(c-) Clinched conference championship
(d-) Clinched division championship
(p-) Clinched playoff berth
(x-) Eliminated from playoffs contention
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INCLUDES GAMES OF SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007

TIE BREAKERS (Season-series won-lost and games remaining)

EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE

DETROIT (1-1) (1H) vs. Toronto DALLAS (2-2) vs. Phoenix
(2-1) vs. Miami (1-2) vs. Utah
(1-3) vs. Chicago (3-1) vs. San Antonio
(3-1) vs. Cleveland (3-1) vs. Houston
(2-2) vs. Washington (3-1) vs. Denver
(4-0) vs. New Jersey (3-1) vs. L.A. Lakers
(4-0) vs. Orlando (0-2) (1A) vs. Golden State
(2-2) vs. Indiana (2-1) vs. L.A. Clippers
(3-1) vs. Philadelphia (4-0) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-2) vs. Charlotte (4-0) vs. Sacramento
(2-1) vs. New York (3-0) vs. Portland
(2-1) vs. Atlanta (4-0) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Milwaukee (3-0) (1A) vs. Seattle
(3-0) (1A) vs. Boston (4-0) vs. Memphis

TORONTO (1-2) vs. Miami PHOENIX (1-3) vs. Utah
(2-2) vs. Chicago (1-2) vs. San Antonio
(1-3) vs. Cleveland (3-0) (1A) vs. Houston
(3-1) vs. Washington (2-1) vs. Denver
(2-2) vs. New Jersey (3-1) vs. L.A. Lakers
(4-0) vs. Orlando (3-1) vs. Golden State
(2-1) vs. Indiana (2-1) (1H) vs. L.A. Clippers
(3-0) (1H) vs. Philadelphia (3-0) vs. NO/Okla. City
(3-0) vs. Charlotte (3-1) vs. Sacramento
(3-1) vs. New York (4-0) vs. Portland
(2-2) vs. Atlanta (3-1) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Milwaukee (2-1) vs. Seattle
(3-1) vs. Boston (4-0) vs. Memphis

MIAMI (1-3) vs. Chicago UTAH (2-2) vs. San Antonio
(3-1) vs. Cleveland (2-1) (1H) vs. Houston
(3-1) vs. Washington (3-1) vs. Denver
(3-1) vs. New Jersey (1-2) vs. L.A. Lakers
(0-3) (1A) vs. Orlando (2-2) vs. Golden State
(2-2) vs. Indiana (3-1) vs. L.A. Clippers
(1-3) vs. Philadelphia (2-1) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-2) vs. Charlotte (1-2) vs. Sacramento
(1-3) vs. New York (1-2) (1H) vs. Portland
(4-0) vs. Atlanta (3-1) vs. Minnesota
(2-1) vs. Milwaukee (2-2) vs. Seattle
(2-0) (1H) vs. Boston (3-1) vs. Memphis

CHICAGO (2-2) vs. Cleveland SAN ANTONIO (2-2) vs. Houston
(3-1) vs. Washington (2-0) (1H) vs. Denver
(1-2) (1A) vs. New Jersey (1-2) vs. L.A. Lakers
(1-2) vs. Orlando (3-1) vs. Golden State
(3-1) vs. Indiana (4-0) vs. L.A. Clippers
(2-1) vs. Philadelphia (4-0) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-1) vs. Charlotte (4-0) vs. Sacramento
(3-1) vs. New York (4-0) vs. Portland
(4-0) vs. Atlanta (2-1) vs. Minnesota
(4-0) vs. Milwaukee (4-0) vs. Seattle
(3-0) vs. Boston (3-0) (1A) vs. Memphis

CLEVELAND (2-1) vs. Washington HOUSTON (2-1) vs. Denver
(2-1) vs. New Jersey (2-2) vs. L.A. Lakers
(1-2) vs. Orlando (1-2) vs. Golden State
(3-1) vs. Indiana (3-1) vs. L.A. Clippers
(2-1) (1A) vs. Philadelphia (1-3) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-2) vs. Charlotte (3-0) vs. Sacramento
(2-2) vs. New York (2-2) vs. Portland
(3-1) vs. Atlanta (2-2) vs. Minnesota
(3-0) (1H) vs. Milwaukee (3-0) vs. Seattle
(2-1) vs. Boston (4-0) vs. Memphis

WASHINGTON (0-4) vs. New Jersey DENVER (3-1) vs. L.A. Lakers
(2-1) (1H) vs. Orlando (3-1) vs. Golden State
(2-0) (1A) vs. Indiana (2-1) vs. L.A. Clippers
(3-0) vs. Philadelphia (2-2) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-2) vs. Charlotte (2-2) vs. Sacramento
(2-2) vs. New York (3-1) vs. Portland
(3-1) vs. Atlanta (1-2) (1H) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Milwaukee (3-1) vs. Seattle
(3-0) vs. Boston (2-2) vs. Memphis

NEW JERSEY (2-2) vs. Orlando L.A. LAKERS (4-0) vs. Golden State
(4-0) vs. Indiana (2-2) vs. L.A. Clippers
(2-2) vs. Philadelphia (1-2) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-1) vs. Charlotte (2-1) (1A) vs. Sacramento
(3-0) (1A) vs. New York (1-2) vs. Portland
(2-1) vs. Atlanta (3-1) vs. Minnesota
(2-1) vs. Milwaukee (3-1) vs. Seattle
(2-2) vs. Boston (2-2) vs. Memphis

ORLANDO (2-2) vs. Indiana GOLDEN STATE (2-2) vs. L.A. Clippers
(2-1) vs. Philadelphia (3-1) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-2) vs. Charlotte (3-1) vs. Sacramento
(1-2) vs. New York (1-1) (1A) vs. Portland
(1-3) vs. Atlanta (2-1) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Milwaukee (3-1) vs. Seattle
(3-1) vs. Boston (3-1) vs. Memphis

INDIANA (2-2) vs. Philadelphia L.A. CLIPPERS (2-1) (1H) vs. NO/Okla. City
(2-1) vs. Charlotte (2-2) vs. Sacramento
(2-1) vs. New York (3-1) vs. Portland
(3-0) (1A) vs. Atlanta (1-2) vs. Minnesota
(4-0) vs. Milwaukee (2-2) vs. Seattle
(3-1) vs. Boston (3-0) vs. Memphis

PHILADELPHIA (2-2) vs. Charlotte NO/OKLA. CITY (2-1) (1A) vs. Sacramento
(3-1) vs. New York (1-2) vs. Portland
(3-1) vs. Atlanta (3-1) vs. Minnesota
(1-2) vs. Milwaukee (2-2) vs. Seattle
(3-1) vs. Boston (3-1) vs. Memphis

CHARLOTTE (2-1) (1H) vs. New York SACRAMENTO (2-2) vs. Portland
(3-1) vs. Atlanta (2-2) vs. Minnesota
(2-2) vs. Milwaukee (2-1) vs. Seattle
(2-2) vs. Boston (2-1) vs. Memphis

NEW YORK (2-1) vs. Atlanta PORTLAND (2-2) vs. Minnesota
(3-1) vs. Milwaukee (2-2) vs. Seattle
(1-3) vs. Boston (2-2) vs. Memphis

ATLANTA (1-1) (1A) vs. Milwaukee MINNESOTA (1-3) vs. Seattle
(3-1) vs. Boston (1-1) (1H) vs. Memphis

MILWAUKEE (2-2) vs. Boston SEATTLE (2-1) vs. Memphis

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INCLUDES GAMES OF SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007

CURRENT PLAYOFF MATCHUPS (Home Court Team in CAPS)

EASTERN CONFERENCE WESTERN CONFERENCE

1-8 DETROIT vs. Orlando 1-8 DALLAS (1A) vs. Golden State
(Detroit won 4-0) (Golden State leads 2-0)

4-5 Miami vs. CLEVELAND 4-5 Utah (1H) vs. HOUSTON
(Miami won 3-1) (Utah leads 2-1)

2-7 CHICAGO (1A) vs. New Jersey 2-7 PHOENIX vs. L.A. Lakers
(New Jersey leads 2-1) (Phoenix won 3-1)

3-6 TORONTO vs. Washington 3-6 SAN ANTONIO (1H) vs. Denver
(Toronto won 3-1) (San Antonio leads 2-0)
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INCLUDES GAMES OF SUNDAY, APRIL 15, 2007

REMAINING GAMES

EASTERN CONFERENCE

DETROIT (2) - HOME (1): 4/17 TOR. ROAD (1): 4/18 BOS.

TORONTO (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 PHI. ROAD (1): 4/17 DET.

MIAMI (2) - HOME (1): 4/16 BOS. ROAD (1): 4/18 ORL.

CHICAGO (1) - ROAD (1): 4/18 NJ.

CLEVELAND (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 MIL. ROAD (1): 4/17 PHI.

WASHINGTON (2) - HOME (1): 4/17 ORL. ROAD (1): 4/18 IND.

NEW JERSEY (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 CHI. ROAD (1): 4/16 NY.

ORLANDO (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 MIA. ROAD (1): 4/17 WAS.


WESTERN CONFERENCE

DALLAS (2) - ROAD (2): 4/17 GS, 4/18 SEA.

PHOENIX (2) - HOME (1): 4/17 LAC. ROAD (1): 4/16 HOU.

UTAH (2) - HOME (2): 4/16 POR, 4/18 HOU.

SAN ANTONIO (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 DEN. ROAD (1): 4/16 MEM.

HOUSTON (2) - HOME (1): 4/16 PHO. ROAD (1): 4/18 UTA.

DENVER (2) - HOME (1): 4/16 MIN. ROAD (1): 4/18 SA.

L.A. LAKERS (1) - ROAD (1): 4/18 SAC.

GOLDEN STATE (2) - HOME (1): 4/17 DAL. ROAD (1): 4/18 POR.

L.A. CLIPPERS (2) - HOME (1): 4/18 NOK. ROAD (1): 4/17 PHO.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

http://www.playoffstatus.com/nba/nba.html

[Bandwagon Bill]

Due to activity at the ATT Center, the Spurs would probably play the 3:00 or 5:30 slot on Sunday the 22nd?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Best Record in NBA: $288,421 cuban gets back what he was fined

Not really, that money gets split up among the players on the team.

[angel_luv]

Fingers crossed the Spurs and Raptors play on alternate days.

[ducks]

Nos. 7, 8 and 9: Lakers, Warriors, Clippers
Lakers (41-40): at Kings, Wed. 10 ET
Warriors (40-40): vs. Mavericks, Tues. 10:30 ET; at Trail Blazers, Wed. 10 ET
Clippers (39-41): at Suns, Tues. 10 ET (NBATV); vs. Hornets, Wed. 10:30 ET (ESPN)

• The Lakers would clinch the No. 7 seed with a win or Warriors loss. The Lakers win a tie with the Warriors based on a 4-0 head-to-head record. The Lakers win a tie with the Clippers based on a better division record (9-7 to 8-8).

• The Warriors would clinch the No. 8 seed with a win and a Clippers loss. The Warriors would clinch the No. 7 seed with two wins and a Lakers loss. The Warriors lose a tie with the Clippers based on a worse division record (6-10 to 7-8).

• The Clippers would clinch the No. 8 seed with two wins and a Warriors loss OR with a win and two Warriors losses. The Clippers cannot finish No. 7.

[J.T.]

Fingers crossed the Spurs and Raptors play on alternate days.

If the Spurs and Raptors make it to the Finals, who do you root for?

[ducks]

If the Spurs and Raptors make it to the Finals, who do you root for?
rasho would get killed by duncan :smokin

[makedamnsure]

man I thought they got more than that.

[FromWayDowntown]

2007 PROPOSED NBA PLAYOFF SCHEDULE - ESPN/ABC/Turner/NBATV

LOCAL TV NATIONAL TV (ALL TIMES EDT)

FIRST ROUND - BEST OF SEVEN (2-2-1-1-1)
GAME 1 Sat April 21 No/Yes ABC 3:00 + ESPN 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30
Sun April 22 No/Yes ABC 3:00 + TNT 5:30, 8:00 & 10:30

With 3 Western Conference series starting Texas, and the other involving the Lakers and Suns (which should get one of the ABC slots, I would think), I'd have to imagine that they're going to re-do this schedule. I can't imagine that the league would have a playoff game with a 9:30 p.m. local start time, which would have to be true for at least one of the West series if the schedule holds.