# NBA Playoffs are here! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [April 21, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259 "2011-04-21T18:05:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2011, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/62 "2011-05-04T15:17:04Z")
Sad to say, but Miami is definitely looking like the best team in the playoffs so far. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/63 "2011-05-05T02:01:47Z")
Urge to kill, rising… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/64 "2011-05-05T02:10:03Z")
NBA playoffs are beginning! That means it’s almost summer!! ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/65 "2011-05-05T05:04:24Z")
Damn… Dallas is about to go up 2-0 on the Lakers… 88-76 with just under 2 minutes remaining. ---
**Author:** ![Hennessy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hennessy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hennessy)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/66 "2011-05-05T05:10:44Z")
How about dem Mavs? LA is one ungrateful city, you can’t boo the Lakers even if they didn’t score 10 points in this game, after all they done for that city? That’s terrible… You know those Lakers though, this series probably is far from over… ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 5:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/67 "2011-05-05T05:15:57Z")
This is exciting! This years Playoffs are full of surprises. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/68 "2011-05-05T13:49:28Z")
I didn’t expect the Ron Artest clothesline. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/69 "2011-05-05T13:50:37Z")
In the meantime, the Bulls finally played like they did in the second half of the regular season. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/70 "2011-05-05T14:17:56Z")
We might get a Dallas/Miami rematch in the finals. With probably the same outcome. ---
**Author:** ![Quercus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ab992/32.png) [@Quercus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quercus)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/71 "2011-05-05T15:53:18Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > We might get a Dallas/Miami rematch in the finals. With probably the same outcome. Based on the officiating in the Miami/Boston series, I’ve got that 2006 feeling all over again. ---
**Author:** ![kidchameleon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/898d66/32.png) [@kidchameleon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kidchameleon)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/72 "2011-05-05T20:43:30Z")
And Ron Artest is suspended officially. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/73 "2011-05-06T02:20:46Z")
Why the hell is there no NBA game tonight? ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/74 "2011-05-06T05:21:20Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Why the hell is there no NBA game tonight? It’s a holiday. Cinco de Mayo, baby! ---
**Author:** ![storyteller0910](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecae2f/32.png) [@storyteller0910](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/storyteller0910)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/75 "2011-05-06T13:05:02Z")
> [@DigitalC](#): > > We might get a Dallas/Miami rematch in the finals. With probably the same outcome. …the officials hand Miami a title they don’t deserve? ---
**Author:** ![marshmallow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@marshmallow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/marshmallow)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/76 "2011-05-06T21:09:13Z")
Dallas vs. Miami for the finals would be really fun, especially since Dirk would light Bosh on fire and the refs would be falling over themselves to make sure no one started to compare it to the abomination that was 2006. Unfortunately what’s more likely is that they gag against LA, cementing their status as the chokiest team that ever choked ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Scud](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Tom\_Scud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Scud)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/77 "2011-05-07T04:15:19Z")
So the Mavs come back from 8 down in the 4th to go up 3-0; Lakers looked kind of lost on defense. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/78 "2011-05-07T17:39:20Z")
The reason the Lakers have been playing badly is because Pau is playing with a broken heart and he [blames](http://cdn.mediatakeout.com/48386/lakers_drama_nba_star_pau_gasol_blames_teammate ____ for_breaking_up_his_relationship.html) a teammate for breaking him and his girl up. ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/79 "2011-05-08T04:47:04Z")
Memphis is beginning to make a believer out of me. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/80 "2011-05-08T15:23:37Z")
If it comes down to Memphis vs Dallas and Miami vs Atlanta, I wonder what the TV ratings nationwide would be. And which beer would buy the most ads. 🆒 \<---- Got a drink in my hands, got my toes in the sand, all I need … is a beautiful girl! ---
**Author:** ![Invisible\_Chimp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f05b48/32.png) [@Invisible\_Chimp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Invisible_Chimp)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259/81 "2011-05-08T21:17:53Z")
Their season is on the line and the Lakers are getting blown out late in the third quarter. Unless Kobe does a Brandon Roy impression from Round 1, they are about to be swept. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nba-playoffs-are-here/579259.md?page=5)