Cleveland's Finest

I don't think Melo took a single shot in the fourth quarter. Given the injuries, there's still no excuse to show up like that. It's called home-court advantage for a reason, and the Knicks just didn't take advantage of that. When you are down 22-5 to start the game, there's little room for error. Melo might be clutch, but that does NOT mean he is a leader. I still don't see good leadership qualities in him.

ATL's offense is so ugly at the end of games...but you know what? They still won the damn game and I give them props. J-Rich should know better than to get ejected. Also, Hinrich has been a huge impact and Crawford flipped the switch just in time for this series.

Interested in how responsive the Atl crowd will be given the huge game 1 win. Hedo and J-Rich need to play big to help Jameer and Dwight.

This is a VERY good game. Camby and Matthews have played excellent. But very impressed by Mavs ability to stay in this.

Hard to watch that fourth quarter after how good Philly played up to that point. Miami has too much talent that they aren't really being tested. Also, pleasantly surprised the Philly crowd was so hostile towards the king.

Anyone see a slight resemblance of Shawn Michaels in skid's face?

Jeff Foster!!!!

Indians up 7-3 in the bottom of the 10th....it was 3-3 to go into extras and we just exploded on offense in the top of the tenth. Once we finish this, we'll be 12-4 and 12-2 since our 0-2 start. TRIBE is ROLLIN'!!!!

I love Ibaka's intensity....gah it's so hard to root for either team....

I gained a lot of respect for CP3's game that I didn't have before....

BIRDMAN w/the SLAM

Jarrett Jack playing solid in his first ever playoff game.

Trey Johnson is playing....?

There are way too many teams with the blue/red color scheme, and the Wizards are also going back to the Bullets jersey....

5 for 5 in my Game 1 picks so far! Spurs WILL make this a series.

Wasn't Boozer supposed to be one of the huge free agent signees this season? He's been terrible all game. This Pacer team isn't scared at all of this Bulls team, and the Bulls crowd/players have been dead all game.

EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Celtics over Bulls WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Spurs over Lakers NBA FINALS: Celtics over Spurs NBA CHAMPION: Celtics

There's a Pick N Roll thread in the gameday forums for predicting the 1st round.

I think Atlanta will win this one, but more so because of Hinrich and Horford than Josh Smith and Joe Johnson. The Collins/Howard matchup is interesting, but I think the Magic can win a game on the road if they lose one of the first two games. Very interesting series because the Hawks are one of the most unpredictable teams. I want to root for this team but it's so hard to at times.

I see this one being a sweep since the Heat are rolling now. I'll be rooting for Philly though. The 76ers have been competitive in their last two playoff appearances despite this team being a bit different, so if they can win Game 1, who knows. Go 76ers!

I think Indy will manage to stay in the first two games, and pull one of the first two games out. I have them winning only Game 2. Bulls should pull away with this game in the mid-fourth. And Noah isn't awesome, he thinks Cleveland sucks!

Joe Tait's last game was a win! Season went by so fast. From a 7-9 optimistic start to a 26 game losing streak to the sweet home wins against the Lakers and Knicks to the colossal victory over the Heat which salvaged the season...certainly a crazy season. I don't know who will be on this team next year, but I enjoyed watching this team. It was sad to see Mo go, and also to see Varejao and Jamison out for so many games. The fact that the players got a standing ovation after the game tells you something about the support this organization has gotten. Hopefully it only gets better from here.

If the Spurs could somehow pull this out, that would be HUGE to have LA potentially as a 3 seed and not have home court vs. Dallas. JOE SMITH!!!!!

Stunning....very sad because he was in his prime. It's gonna be awhile before we realize he really isn't coming back, just a shame. I guess Christian will carry his legacy now and finally get his main event run. Edge is one of the greatest wrestlers in the modern era. Great charisma and has so many signature moments (the TLC Speak to Hardy, the live sex show, the ladder match with the Hardyz in 1999).

He was on the Cavs for like 5 games a few years ago...barely played. He's been good in the d-league though.