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well the east was a joke last year, once they got past PHX it was smooth sailing for them already.

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I said to myself last year when Dallas got knocked out that all they had to do was get past Phoenix and they would win the title.
 
Oh and a note to David Stern.... Please make sure none of your officials are corrupt and working for the russian mafia. k thanks!
 
Oh and a note to David Stern.... Please make sure none of your officials are corrupt and working for the russian mafia. k thanks!

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The best part about that is that you Stern had to be especially pissed since it helped San Antonio which everyone knows means ratings gold.
 
Here are the potential seeding Scenarios.. Hard to believe that Dallas could be the 8th seed.


1. Lakers – Have clinched Pacific Division title and will be No. 1 or 2 seed.

• Clinch No. 1 seed with win or Hornets loss.

2. Hornets – Will be No. 1 through 3 seed.

• Clinch No. 1 seed with two wins and Lakers loss.

• Clinch No. 2 seed and Southwest Division title with win or Spurs loss.

3. Spurs – Will be No. 2 through 6 seed.

• Clinch No. 2 seed and Southwest Division title with win and two Hornets losses.

• Clinch No. 3 seed with win.

• Clinch No. 4 seed with Suns loss.

• Clinch No. 5 seed with Rockets loss.

4. Jazz – Have clinched Northwest Division title and will be No. 2, 3, or 4 seed.

• Clinch No. 2 seed with win and two Hornets losses.

• Clinch No. 3 seed with win.

5. Rockets – Will be No. 5 or 6 seed.

• Clinch No. 5 seed and home-court advantage in first round with win and Jazz loss.

• Clinch No. 5 seed with win or Suns loss.

6. Suns – Will be No. 4 through 6 seed.

• Clinch No. 4 seed with win and Spurs loss.

• Clinch No. 5 seed with win and Rockets loss.

7. Mavericks – Will be No. 7 or 8 seed.

• Clinch No. 7 seed with win or Nuggets loss.

8. Nuggets – Will be No. 7 or 8 seed.
 
It's nuts that 1-2 games can have such an impact on seeding at this point. Usually the top teams rest there star players and accepts a loss or two because nothing will happen. But this year is insane.... but i love it:D Makes the playoffs even more exciting:rock:rock:rock
 
Good article about the Lakers season...

ESPN.com said:
Lakers Are The Best In The West
By Maurice Brooks
(Archive)

It took the Lakers all of two minutes to show there would be no letdown in their season finale against the Kings on Tuesday.

Los Angeles scored the game's first eight points and led by 14 at intermission en route to roughing up Sacramento 124-101 to clinch the top seed in the 48-wins-doesn't-get-you-in West.

Somewhere a general manager is looking over the Lakers' blueprint for success and thinking of ways it could be applied to his own franchise.

Let's review.

  • Frustrated after Los Angeles failed to win a playoff series for the third straight season, all-world shooting guard Kobe Bryant spent the early summer months starring in the hit drama "Trade Me, Don't Trade Me, Trade Me" because he thought the Lakers were in rebuilding mode.

  • The Lakers began the season by winning just nine of their first 17 games.

  • Center Andrew Bynum, who is all of 20 years old, emerged as the favorite for Most Improved Player by averaging 13.1 points and 10.2 rebounds during the first 35 games of the season.

  • As the Lakers began to click, Bynum dislocated his left knee on Jan. 13 and was expected to miss only eight weeks.

  • The Lakers fleeced the Grizzlies in a trade on Feb. 1, acquiring Pau Gasol and Memphis' second-round pick in 2010 for Kwame Brown, Javaris Crittenton, Aaron McKie, the draft rights to Marc Gasol and first-round picks in 2008 and 2010.

  • Gasol instantly filled Bynum's void in the middle and the Lakers ran off 17 victories in 20 games.

  • Gasol sprained his left ankle on March 14 and missed nine games.

  • The Lakers ended the season in style, winning eight of their last nine games, including four in a row.

Bryant showed why he is the favorite to finally win league MVP by averaging 28.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists for Los Angeles, which finished the season with a record of 57-25, won its first Pacific Division title since 2004 and earned the West's No. 1 seed for the first time since 2000.

Yup, just the way Mitch Kupchak and Co. scripted it.

The Lakers, who still don't have Bynum back in their lineup, won the most challenging conference in NBA history because Bryant -- playing most of the season with a hand that needs surgery -- learned to trust his teammates, and his teammates rewarded his newfound faith by making plays.
 
First the West.. Next the Championship.. Then to repeat it another 4 or 5 times... DYNASTY!!!!

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