2015 NBA Eastern Conference Playoff Race

[clonetrooper264]

Gonna lose out..get swept by Washington.

#calledit

This is the Chicago way

 

[Scoot26]

Alright sooo....

Atlanta and Cleveland have clinched their seeds.

As we know Toronto will clinch the 3rd seed with a tie. The Bulls will clinch if they finish a game ahead of Toronto. My guess is this doesn't get decided until the Final game of the season.

Washington can move anywhere from 3 to 5 still.

Milwaukee, Brooklyn, Boston, Indiana can go from 6th to out of the playoffs.

Charlotte is a game from being eliminated.

I think that covers the bases.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

I'd love Cleveland in the second round after (what should be a low travel, confidence boosting, and team chemistry-building series) a series versus Milwaukee.

Cleveland will get Brooklyn/Boston/Indiana/Miami. None of those teams can challenge Cleveland the way the Bulls can. I really think the Cavs would be biting off more than they can chew against the playoff-tested Bulls.

 

[The Hawk]

Isaiah Thomas was saying before the game that the Bulls may be thinking they want the 4th seed because then they don't have to play Cleveland until the ECF if they were to play them. Of course, that's assuming we're competent enough to win another game this year.

Sniff, sniff...........What's that smell? Did someone bring a skunk into the room? Oh, Isaiah, its you. Go away before we have to fumigate the place.

 

[Bear Pride]

Sniff, sniff...........What's that smell? Did someone bring a skunk into the room? Oh, Isaiah, its you. Go away before we have to fumigate the place.

Hence the joking about trying to lose you fuckin moron! Try to keep up you senile old fart.

 

[Scoot26]

I'd love Cleveland in the second round after (what should be a low travel, confidence boosting, and team chemistry-building series) a series versus Milwaukee.

Cleveland will get Brooklyn/Boston/Indiana/Miami. None of those teams can challenge Cleveland the way the Bulls can. I really think the Cavs would be biting off more than they can chew against the playoff-tested Bulls.

I'd prefer 4 home games vs Milwaukee... But a lot has to happen now at this point for us to be in that position.

 

[SilenceS]

Yall want Cleveland? You still realize that LBJ will turn it on in the playoffs. They are super talented and Mosgov will slap around yall on the boards. Im not saying it wouldnt be good and yall could win but the inconsistencies on yall's team are very real. Cleveland is stacked with talent and could go off at any minute. Indiana is going to be a tough out with George back. Hawks are not going anywhere. They play like the Spurs and that formula is a success in the playoffs. Wizards seem to give yall problems and Toronto just does not have enough to really do much in my opinion.

 

[Scoot26]

Yall want Cleveland? You still realize that LBJ will turn it on in the playoffs. They are super talented and Mosgov will slap around yall on the boards. Im not saying it wouldnt be good and yall could win but the inconsistencies on yall's team are very real. Cleveland is stacked with talent and could go off at any minute. Indiana is going to be a tough out with George back. Hawks are not going anywhere. They play like the Spurs and that formula is a success in the playoffs. Wizards seem to give yall problems and Toronto just does not have enough to really do much in my opinion.

The Bulls have to go through Cleveland either way. It'd be nice to finally beat LBJ too. Whether or not it actually happens is completely another story. They've been on a role and I'm not sure anyone in the east will beat them.

Warriors / Spurs are the only hope in beating them IMO.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I think Atlanta might be able to challenge Cleveland if they sustain their play in the postseason. Cavs still can't play any defense...

 

[SilenceS]

I think Atlanta might be able to challenge Cleveland if they sustain their play in the postseason. Cavs still can't play any defense...

I think LBJ will step up his D, but Kyrie and Love are awful. I wonder if Shumpert still has the D in him. He use to be tought on LBJ before his injury.

 

[clonetrooper264]

I think LBJ will step up his D, but Kyrie and Love are awful. I wonder if Shumpert still has the D in him. He use to be tought on LBJ before his injury.

Two defenders don't stop an entire team. The Hawks can't be stopped by keying in on one or two guys. That's the beauty of their team.

 

[Gustavus Adolphus]

I understand this is the Eastern Conference thread, but I really hope Scott Brooks gets canned.

 

[knoxville7]

Two defenders don't stop an entire team. The Hawks can't be stopped by keying in on one or two guys. That's the beauty of their team.

this is true. people just have a hard time buying into the hawks. they go to the playoffs every year, and lose in the first round almost every year as well. granted, not normally as a #1 seed(not sure when the last time they were a 1 was). whereas, LeBron teams always go deep into the playoffs. as you've noticed im a gambling man, and in a atl/Cleveland series im putting $$ on Cleveland and I think most people on here would as well

 

[clonetrooper264]

this is true. people just have a hard time buying into the hawks. they go to the playoffs every year, and lose in the first round almost every year as well. granted, not normally as a #1 seed(not sure when the last time they were a 1 was). whereas, LeBron teams always go deep into the playoffs. as you've noticed im a gambling man, and in a atl/Cleveland series im putting $$ on Cleveland and I think most people on here would as well

If I had to bet, I'd bet on the Cavs too, but I don't think they'd crush Atlanta. I'd think it'd go a full 7 games unless Atlanta magically stops being able to shoot.

 

[RamiTheBullsFan]

Yall want Cleveland? You still realize that LBJ will turn it on in the playoffs. They are super talented and Mosgov will slap around yall on the boards. Im not saying it wouldnt be good and yall could win but the inconsistencies on yall's team are very real. Cleveland is stacked with talent and could go off at any minute. Indiana is going to be a tough out with George back. Hawks are not going anywhere. They play like the Spurs and that formula is a success in the playoffs. Wizards seem to give yall problems and Toronto just does not have enough to really do much in my opinion.

I'd rather see Cleveland in the 2nd round than the 3rd round. And I'm pretty sure that the Bulls' path is going to go through Cleveland in either case.

The less playoff series' they have under their belt before the Bulls face them, the better.

 

[Scoot26]

2014-2015 CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON STANDINGS
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB	CONF	DIV	HOME	ROAD	L 10	STREAK
Atlanta[SUP]1e[/SUP]	60	20	0.750	0.0	38-12	12-4	35-5	25-15	7-3	L 1
Cleveland[SUP]2c[/SUP]	51	29	0.638	9.0	33-17	10-5	29-10	22-19	7-3	L 2
Toronto[SUP]3a[/SUP]	48	32	0.600	12.0	32-18	11-4	26-14	22-18	6-4	W 3
Chicago[SUP]4x[/SUP]	48	32	0.600	12.0	31-19	8-8	26-14	22-18	6-4	W 2
Washington[SUP]5x[/SUP]	46	34	0.575	14.0	30-20	10-6	29-12	17-22	6-4	W 1
Milwaukee[SUP]6x[/SUP]	40	40	0.500	20.0	29-21	7-9	23-17	17-23	6-4	W 2
Boston[SUP]7[/SUP]	38	42	0.475	22.0	26-24	11-4	20-20	18-22	7-3	W 4
Brooklyn[SUP]8[/SUP]	37	43	0.463	23.0	23-27	10-6	18-21	19-22	7-3	L 1
Indiana	37	43	0.463	23.0	27-24	8-8	22-18	15-25	7-3	W 5

Bulls sit in a tie with Toronto who will hold the tiebreaker by virtue of winning their division. The Bulls would need to win out and have Toronto lose at least one to win the division.

The Bulls need to win 1 game to clinch the #4 seed.

Bulls play:
@ Brooklyn
vs Atlanta

Raptors play:
@ Boston
Charlotte

Wizards play:
@ Indiana
@ Cleveland


The Bulls will get the benefit (though based on this season I don't know if that is a benefit) of Atlanta likely resting majority of their players Wednesday. The Wizards will benefit from Cleveland doing the same.

The Raptors will get no benefit.

Bulls, Wizards, and Raptors all play teams tonight or tomorrow really fighting for a playoff spot. These games should all be battles.

 

[The Hawk]

Hence the joking about trying to lose you fuckin moron! Try to keep up you senile old fart.

Duh........Speaking about MORONS........^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^


There might not be another athlete in any sport that I detest as much as Thomas. Several may be tied with him, but he is on my all-time most hated list.

 

[The Hawk]

I don't care when they play them but they will play them(Cleveland). They will need to put their big boy shorts on when they do because Lebron is going to be the guy that the league wants to put back into the FInals so the officiating will be a big issue once again.

 

[zack54attack]

I thought the Bulls already clinched home court in the first round? They own the tiebreaker over WAS, right?

 

[Scoot26]

I thought the Bulls already clinched home court in the first round? They own the tiebreaker over WAS, right?

KC Johnson says the magic # is 1.

Washington would hold the conference record tiebreaker if the Bulls lost out and Wizards won out.