Orlando Magic @ Charlotte Bobcats, Atlanta Hawks @ Milwaukee Bucks, Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns, NBA Playoffs Day 10 and Playoff Party Pizza
by dj fuzzylogic on Apr 26, 2010 10:35 AM PDT
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(Start your playoff party right with some pizza! And we wonder why America is gaining crazy weight)
After a weekend of relatively exciting basketball, I am thoroughly pleased by the displays of awesomeness, finally, from the free agent class of 2010. By the way Lebron James played yesterday, you would thought he invented basketball the way Trey Songz invented sex. Either that or Chauncey Billups should renounce his crown as "Mr. Big Shot" by how Lebron makes three points shots as effortlessly as Andris Biedrins misses free throws.
Dwayne Wade finally became the super star that he was of last year and, basically, carried that team on his back last night. With all the dead weight on that team, Wade's got a lot to carry. I bet he does hella lunges.
So, which superstar will step up today? Will Stephen Jackson will his Bobcats to a victory while shooting 6-27? Or will Joe Johnson put the young Milwaukee Bucks in check tonight? Will Brandon Roy put his surgically repaired knee (and possibly his career) at more risk for one more win? Set your DVRs and order your pizzas in advance....
What time is it? GAME TIME!
Magic @ Bobcats, 5:00PM PST/8:00 EST
Hawks @ Bucks, 5:30 PM PST/8:30 EST
Blazers @ Suns, 7:30 PM PST/10:30 EST
(The Great Michael Jordan teaches Stephen Jackson the arts of throwing a tantrum)
Magic @ Bobcats
The Magic are up 3-0. As long as nobody makes the mistake Tracy McGrady made when he was up 3-1 to the Pistons, the Magic SHOULD be good for the second round (oops, I hope that didn't just jinx them). Stephen Jackson has 5 tantrums in a blowout loss at home. The Warriors nation rejoices.
(it has taken me about 20+ years to finally figure out where the Hawk is in this logo. I originally thought, what does this red pacman have anything to do with a Hawk?)
Hawks @ Bucks
The Bucks shouldn't be winning but John Salmons is becoming the perennial midseason pick-up that has any playoff bound team looking decent. He's providing that spark this season for the Bucks as he did last season for the Bulls. But does this also mean that he's going to be terrible come next season, thus becoming trade bait and then helping another low-seeded playoff team (maybe the Warriors?) stay competitive in a playoff series?
Something tells me that the Hawks just are NOT for reals. They're exciting to watch, put up great stats during the regular season, and have a few all-star/super stars. But the Hawks just don't look dominant come playoff time. I guess they're the Dallas Mavericks of the east, if I had to give them an official name. Joe Johnson is the east coast Dirk. Hey, I compared a black basketball player to a white basketball player! Isn't that purportedly sacrilegious to the laws of sports criticism?
(Is this a basketball players dream to be surrounded by basketballs?)
Blazers @ Suns
The Blazers should really be called the Portland Brandon Roys given how Roy is like the spiritual core of their team. I mean, his return pumped up LeMarcus Alderidge so much he actually looked more like Dwight Howard than Juwan Howard-lite, as I've dubbed him (lite in terms of his skills and lite in terms of his looks in comparison to Howard's ultra-sexiness). Roy's return made for a great drama in what looked to be an otherwise disappointing first round series. Everyone loves a great "return and rise" from tragedy ala Derek Fisher with the Jazz against the We Believe Warriors.
I don't think the Trailblazers have what it takes at this point against a veteran savvy group like the Suns. But then again, they may have fresh legs (if they can stay healthy) to outrun the Suns at their own game. Steve Nash is averaging 40 minutes per game and you wonder how many more near complete games he can play given that he hasn't logged this many minutes since 1999 maybe (I'm just slightly joking).
Who are you rooting for today?
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For today, I'm rooting for
- Magic
- I don’t care
- Suns
I’m taking the Bobcats, Hawks and Suns to win tonight. Charlotte has their back against the wall, Atlanta gets back on track and Phoenix takes a commanding lead behind the home crowd.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 26, 2010 11:28 AM PDT reply actions
Nice preview
Maybe it’s just me imagining you saying it out loud, but “I bet he does hella lunges” and “lite in terms of his skills and lite in terms of his looks in comparison to Howard’s ultra-sexiness” was hella funny to me.
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by Fantasy Junkie on Apr 26, 2010 11:35 AM PDT reply actions
Picks
Magic – sweep the Bobcats please.
Hawks
Suns – I’m rooting for Brandon Roy though. The Suns are soft.
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by Fantasy Junkie on Apr 26, 2010 11:42 AM PDT reply actions
That pizza looks really good right now
Anyway,LGB!
Are you suggesting coconuts migrate?
Attacking others only attacks yourself
You gotta love Brandon Roy
He really is risking it. It’s like he can hear all the cynical things people have to say about his ‘stardom’. And for the record, that pizza looks bangin, and now I feel like going to lunch at Pizza Hut.
Cut.
by Butterknuckles on Apr 26, 2010 12:35 PM PDT reply actions
It does look tasty...
but how different is this than their original cheese stuffed crusts from back in the day? i may order this tonight…
by dj fuzzylogic on Apr 26, 2010 2:18 PM PDT up reply actions
I think it's gutsy
but reckless of BRoy to do this. It’s not the Finals.
by Reverend_Randy on Apr 26, 2010 6:23 PM PDT up reply actions
truth.
nor do they have a chance of making the finals. Yet i can’t help but admire his want to compete.
Cut.
by Butterknuckles on Apr 26, 2010 7:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I'd like to see the Bobcats win at least 1 game..
Just for Jackson.
And holy moly, that pizza looks SO GOOD!
nothing about Biedrins' free throws
appear ‘effortless’ to me—neither in getting the opportunities, nor in the execution— was this meant as a compliment to James?
Stephen Curry's at the Bobcat game, live tweeting
“Walking up to the arena. Bobcat fans seem like they have a little hope left for a win tonight. Magic prolly want ti rest 4 the 2nd round”
I just saw his Michael Jordan tweet.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 26, 2010 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions
Maybe it's just the camera angle
but it looked like Jack has a slightly chubbier cheek
Uh
hello Matt Barnes. The basket is a little bit to your left on that airball
So much for Dwight Howard watching his fouls
2 quick fouls
Hahahaha
Dwight Howard comes right back in, foul #3, no question about it
That was hilarious what just happened to Redick right there.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 26, 2010 5:47 PM PDT reply actions
They booed the crap out of him and then he didn’t even hit rim.
The Ultimate Opportunist
by Rated-R Superstar on Apr 26, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
I know this is kinda premature, but wouldn’t it be crazy if the 5-8 of the West make the second round? Although it’s unlikely that the Lakers are going to lose two more, the other three scenarios seem possible. San Antonio is 95% to beat the Mavericks. The Jazz are ready to finish the Nuggets. And in my opinion, the Suns are streaky and could get upset (it depends on how well/how much Roy plays)…So if Durant goes wild and Kobe keeps playing like he is, we’d have a 5-8 second round in the West. has that ever happened before??
On paper, it would be unprecedented
if 5-8 make it, but record wise, every team is so close to each other by just a couple of games, it wouldn’t be that surprising.
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 26, 2010 6:14 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm not sure
but I think the answer is no, it has never happened before. Only 3 times the #8 beat a #1, and I’ve never heard anyone say in any of those playoffs has the top 4 seeds fallen out.
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 26, 2010 6:18 PM PDT up reply actions
*Jack having a pretty typical Jackson night
actually, it is pretty bad. I’d expect him to have at least 7 points on his 8 shots.
by Reverend_Randy on Apr 26, 2010 6:38 PM PDT up reply actions
That was a crappy foul call on Dwight Howard
The other 3 were stupid fouls, but that was a bad foul call
Cmon Bobcats
Dwights played like 15 minutes, STEP IT UP!
Pietrus back to back 3s!
I think Dwight got away with a goaltend.
Meanwhile
Hawks road woes continue. They’re now down 11 as they enter the 4th.
Nelson with a 3 several steps back from the line
wow that was deep
Live and die by the three..
Orlando big threes down the stretch
Magic is very good in their FT defense
Bobcats 13/24 from the FT line
Hahahahaha
I was just thinking about that as Pietrus was running along the baseline. Stepped out of bounds.
Wow, Pietrus really does live outside the 3
Only in game 2 did he take 2 shots inside the 3 pt line.
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by Atma Brother ONE on Apr 26, 2010 7:49 PM PDT reply actions
Meanwhile
the Hawks are putting up a better fight, but down by 8 with 1 min to go
Oh come on, stop prolonging this game
Give me Blazers @ Suns!
Oh my goodness
The Bobcats had the easy turnover on Pietrus
You know it's bad
when you switch over to the Suns/Blazers, and the Blazers are up 16-4
Oh man
you NEVER see Nash with a bad pass on a fast break.
Dangerous ball handling by JRich
lucky to get it back
By the box score
the reason why the Blazers are down big despite 49% fg is 18 more FT makes by the Suns
Yeah, I know
That’s exactly what Chuck calls them the past few years
by IQofaWarrior on Apr 26, 2010 9:58 PM PDT up reply actions
+/- fun
Brandon Roy has the worst +/- right now at -21. The best for the Suns is +32 for both Frye and Dudley
I can't wait for tomorrow
Thunder @ Lakers
Thunder @ Lakers
See if the Lakers can defend Cali’s honor?
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Apr 26, 2010 11:07 PM PDT up reply actions
Haha. Skep, you’re probably the only fan on SBN — outside of Silver Screen n Roll — who’s rooting for the Lakers tomorrow. Did you also appreciate how Darth Vader “defended the honor” of the Empire?
There will be no extra point!
by Sleepy Freud on Apr 26, 2010 11:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Did you also appreciate how Darth Vader "defended the honor" of the Empire?
Haha, Was it our empire or theirs?
It’s been a long time but I don’t recall Vader being as repulsive as ClayScumBagBennet?
Lights please, lights please, turn off the lights.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Apr 27, 2010 11:35 AM PDT up reply actions
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