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[Eastern Conference Playoffs - 1st round] (1)Atlanta vs. (8)Brooklyn

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(1)Atlanta vs. (8)Brooklyn

Poll closed Apr 18, 2015.

  1. Hawks in 4

    36 vote(s)
    44.4%

  2. Hawks in 5

    34 vote(s)
    42.0%

  3. Hawks in 6

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  4. Hawks in 7

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  5. Nets in 7

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  6. Nets in 6

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  7. Nets in 5

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  8. Nets in 4

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  1. apollo33

    apollo33 Member

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    yeah, I just realized Bucks going back home for game 6

    the upset is possible
     
    #101 apollo33, Apr 27, 2015
  2. RocketsJumer

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    Maybe Thibs is doing this to get fired? Obviously he and the Bulls FO aren't getting along.. LOLOL just kidding. It would be a major embarrassment for both he and the Bulls if they become the first team to lose having a 3-0 lead.

    Rockets, take notes!

    But I can see Thibs leaving or the Bulls FO letting him go if he doesn't get this team to the ECF. There may be a coaching position open with the Pelicans that Thibs is keeping an eye on.
     
    #102 RocketsJumer, Apr 27, 2015
  3. shastarocket

    shastarocket Contributing Member

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    Bucks don't have a HCA, the stadium is literally ~50% Bulls fans
     
    #103 shastarocket, Apr 27, 2015
  4. apollo33

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    Bucks will become the first team in NBA series to win a 7 game series while playing all away games.

    truly against all odds
     
    #104 apollo33, Apr 27, 2015
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  5. daywalker02

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    Love injury?!
     
    #105 daywalker02, Apr 27, 2015
  6. J.R.

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    Hurts but I'm not concerned.

    Still got that LeBron guy and Kyrie too.

    Ask me right now, I'd say

    Cavs in 5/[6] over Chicago
    Cavs in [4]/5 over Milwaukee
    Cavs in 5/[6] over Atlanta
     
    #106 J.R., Apr 27, 2015
  7. daywalker02

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    Eh... what about the sweep team of the hour 'Washington'?

    Polish hammer, Brazilian roast beef, Beal, Neymar Wall, and the Inconvenient Truth Pierce
     
    #107 daywalker02, Apr 27, 2015
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  8. J.R.

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    Still picking Cleveland. :)

    Cleveland is the[my] pick to come out of the East. Things can always change but right now, Cleveland.
     
    #108 J.R., Apr 27, 2015
  9. J.R.

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>It would appear <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/eventhehawks?src=hash">#eventhehawks</a> need a pick-me-up right now. Because they're a stunning 9-10 in their last 19 games since hitting 53-14</p>&mdash; Marc Stein (@ESPNSteinLine) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNSteinLine/status/592897992262361088">April 28, 2015</a></blockquote>
    <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
     
    #109 J.R., Apr 27, 2015
  10. daywalker02

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    yup, I am curious to see how Lebron does without his Heatles and Irving.

    JR and Perkins can implode and explode any time ... literally
     
    #110 daywalker02, Apr 27, 2015
  11. A_3PO

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    This is what the Heat and Pacers did last year. Reach a very high peak during the season, permanently lose their groove and flatline at .500 the rest of the way.
     
    #111 A_3PO, Apr 28, 2015
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    <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/QP3oyLDTh0Q?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
    #112 i3artow i3aller, Apr 28, 2015
  13. plutoblue11

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    Exactly.


    They're a good team, but they aren't exceptional. It's another strike to not have superstar.

    You do have to give Jersey some credit, but the best team in the league just swept a team that would arguably 3rd or 4th best team in the East.

    The Hawks have such an easy road to ECF and get the Cavs without Love or a worn-down Bulls team.
     
    #113 plutoblue11, Apr 28, 2015
  14. daywalker02

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    Are you talking about NOLA
     
    #114 daywalker02, Apr 28, 2015
  15. plutoblue11

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    NOLA - 45 wins in the West

    Toronto, Chicago, and Washington - 46 to 50 wins in the East.


    Golden State would've averaged 30 - 40 point blowouts against the Raptors, Celtics, or Nets.
     
    #115 plutoblue11, Apr 28, 2015
  16. EightDoobies

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    If Nets win in ATL... what a spoiler to their amazing season.
     
    #116 EightDoobies, Apr 28, 2015
  17. Kim

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    Both teams played great in game 4. I just have a hard time imagining the Nets can keep up that level of play the rest of the series.
     
    #117 Kim, Apr 28, 2015
  18. LCAhmed

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    This hurts me to post it. reminds me of the bad years.

    <iframe src="https://vine.co/v/eWU0Wb9hATI/embed/simple" width="600" height="600" frameborder="0"></iframe><script src="https://platform.vine.co/static/scripts/embed.js"></script>
     
    #118 LCAhmed, Apr 28, 2015
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    just nasty
     
    #119 DCkid, Apr 28, 2015
  20. SamFisher

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    In terms of "coronation" - it's a coronation in the sense of King Tommen.

    (Welp, everybody else is dead so I guess it's this guy now)

    I give the Hawks more credit than the Pacers last year. The Pacers last year (Paul George, I'm looking at you) hit a ton of anomalous shots in the first two months and had a pretty light schedule.

    The Hawks run was in midseason and pretty legitimate - they beat the best teams the West had to offer.
     
    #120 SamFisher, Apr 28, 2015
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