OST: East Rd 1, (5) Bulls vs. (4) Heat (Bulls win 4-0)

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Series Schedule

Game 1: at CHI
Sat, Apr 21 - 3:00 pm EDT
TV: ABC
Bulls win 96-91

Game 2: at CHI
Tue, Apr 24 - 8:00 pm EDT
TV: TNT

Game 3: at MIA
Fri, Apr 27 - 8:00 pm EDT
TV: ESPN

Game 4: at MIA
Sun, Apr 29 - 1:00 pm EDT
TV: ABC

*Game 5: at CHI
Tue, May 1 - TBA

*Game 6: at MIA
Thu, May 3 - TBA

*Game 7: at CHI
Sat, May 5 - TBA
TV: TNT

* - If necessary

DWade and Shaq w/ 5 fouls each, with 8 min left in the fourth quarter???

hell hath frozen over, it's the bizarro NBA.

I fully expect Ben Wallace to hit a three pointer this quarter....

Shaq fouls out. 3:19 left in the 4th.

he was in the restricted area when he tried to draw a foul on Nocioni.

Bulls lead 86-79

Bulls win

I'm torn.

I love seeing Miami lose. I love seeing Shaq foul out. I love seeing Ben doing what he does best. But, I think the Heat are the weaker team to face later for the Pistons.

the bulls get less calls in their favor. so i might favor them on that factor.

I have the Bulls in 6 games.

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Originally Posted by Glenn

I have the Bulls in 6 games.

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I am really hoping the Bulls put them away. They're not exactly my favorite team but they certainly are more fun to watch than Miami and it would make the playoffs just that much more interesting.

I'm rooting for the Bulls. I like Hinrich, Deng and Duhon and hate Shaq, Wade, J Will, Payton, Haslem, Flexo, etc. I want to see them crying from winning it all and getting bounced in the first round the next year. Plus the Bulls will play the Cavs harder in the second round.

I think Hinrich is a douche myself. But thats he and nocioni's job. To play cheap for distraction.

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Originally Posted by WTFchris

Plus the Bulls will play the Cavs harder in the second round.

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We get the Bulls in the 2nd round Chris. Cavs get the Raps/Nets.

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Originally Posted by Hermy

We get the Bulls in the 2nd round Chris. Cavs get the Raps/Nets.

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They don't reseed in NBA? Hmm, I guess I was thinking NHL rules. I was thinking if NJ wins we get the lower seed.

-1 NBA credibility point for you Chris, lol

well, they keep switching the damn rules all the time. wasn't it last year they went to the record detirming HC, not the seed?

The Bulls look next to unbeatable if those jumpers are dropping, they can really shoot it.

If Paxson would have added a post scorer at the trade deadline, they'd be headed to the finals for sure IMO.

If we play them, we'll have to get some cold shooting nights from them, which certainly can happen.

I like to front that I want to see a matchup between Chicago and Detroit in the playoffs, but really I just think Dwyane Wade, Gary Payton and Alonzo Mourning are a bunch of dicks and I want to see them eliminated.

I don't mind the Mountain of Man, though. I don't like what his presence did to the game, but he can't help it if he's big. He seems intelligent enough.

man the Bulls are looking good. and they're trying to get around the post presence problem by having Gordon and Deng just slash in like crazy. It's their discipline that worries me.

Yes our team is more talented and should be able to beat them - but we haven't shown the discipline that they have, the hunger. I hope we can sweep Orlando and the Pistons have found a killer instinct.

Nocioni getting back has taken them to another level.

The Heat would've won if they could make FTs.

Wade's nuts must be feeling really sore.

Detroit should know how to beat Chicago.
Ignore Ben, defend the ball movement with that extra defender and take advantage of the size on the perimeter.

On offense just play monkey in the middle between Webber and Wallace.

mnnnnnn double post

watching the Heat get their asses kicked is a thing of beauty.

i thought for sure Game 3 belonged to the Heat.

Sweep, anyone?

yea, i thought shaq would get them this win for sure. now it looks like a sweep. wowzers, kinda wish we coulda been the ones to do it, but i love to see it anyway.

luol deng is awesome. i love his game.

and the miami heat fans are beginning to leave the arena!

nice fans. the term goldbricker comes to mind. i've likely got tickets to game 3. this is gonna be the best series till the finals.

Hopefully we just watched Mourning's last game.

We may all flex our biceps in his honor.

It also means Kobe lasted at least one game longer than Shaq in these playoffs.

It's a beautiful thing when it's still April and the Heat and the Pacers are both nowhere to be found.

I miss the Pacers. I really wish we'd have bitchslapped them instead of Amway.