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| Game 1: April 19 |
 | New Orleans 104, Dallas 92
Chris Paul had 35 points to lift the Hornets to a come-from-behind victory. David West scored 23 points, and Tyson Chandler had 10 points and 15 rebounds to help New Orleans storm back from a 12-point halftime deficit. --AP
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| Game 2: April 22 |
 | New Orleans 127, Dallas 103
Chris Paul had 32 points and a franchise playoff-record 17 assists, leading New Orleans to a 127-103 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and giving the Hornets a 2-0 lead in their first-round series. --AP
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| Game 3: April 25 |
 | Dallas 97, New Orleans 87
The Mavs finally made the Hornets look like playoff novices, pestering Chris Paul and David West to go a combined 6-for-30 well into the fourth quarter on the way to a victory that put Dallas right back into this series. --AP
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| Game 4: April 27 |
 | New Orleans 97, Dallas 84
David West let out his pent-up frustration over a poor Game 3 with a determined effort in Game 4, scoring 10 of his 24 points in a quick stretch early in the second half to help lift the Hornets to a 3-1 lead in the series. --AP
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| Game 5: April 29 |
 | New Orleans 99, Dallas 94
Chris Paul had 24 points, 15 assists and 11 rebounds, and the New Orleans Hornets held on for a 99-94 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night to win their first-round series in five games. --AP
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| Season Series |
| Series tied, 2-2 |
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| Dec. 1 |
New Orleans 112, Dallas 108 (OT) |
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| Dec. 14 |
Dallas 89, New Orleans 80 |
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| Feb. 20 |
New Orleans 104, Dallas 93 |
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| April 16 |
Dallas 111, New Orleans 98 |
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Game 5: Jerry Stackhouse of the Dallas Mavericks drives around Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets in Game 5. (Getty Images)
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April 23, 2008 6:39 pm
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this thread will focus on a possible second round matchup, considering things continue the way they are going. Cavs and Celtics.
what are your thoughts?
cavs have the reg. season series with 2-1, and a win in boston
boston has only 1 losing record to a team this season, it is to the cavs
Boston played the best basketball.
because i am a cavs fan i hope t
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April 18, 2008 11:44 am
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They will beat the Cavs and go on to win the east...
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April 28, 2008 5:29 pm
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Tonights game will tell you a lot about these Lakers. IF they are truly ready to make a title run, then they will take care of business tonight. Have the Lakers learned that killer instinct that is so important in the playoffs? Denver is on the ropes down 0-3 and mentally dejected and withdrawn from the series. The Lakers have taken their hearts and now must finish the job
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May 4, 2008 1:45 pm
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I've been looking everywhere for a live thread with no luck so I figured I would make a late starting one. So far it looks like Boston is holding strong, they just need to keep Josh Smith off the ball and off the court.
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April 29, 2008 6:30 pm
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I was very impressed that the Suns came out and showed everyone they did have a spine in game 4 and blew out my Spurs. That is what I expected from them in game 3. It still ended with a split in Phoenix and the series will still end in game 5. The Spurs were Embaressed in game 4, and I expect a better showing from them today. They get really angry after a loss.
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April 22, 2008 9:44 pm
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I'm tired of these "experts" saying this series is going to 6 or 7 games. A majority of ESPN not only believes this series is going 7, but that Denver can win it.
I believe this series is going Lakers 4-0. Game 2 will feature Denver again having a defensive lapse for the Lakers to win it, Game 3 will be the closest one in the series as Denver will have lots of&
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April 17, 2008 8:43 am
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Am I the only one who thinks that the Spurs are in trouble?
Check your history......when Shaq and Duncan have equal help---Shaq's team wins. Especially when Duncan has to spend much time playing low post defense.
The Spurs should have lost on purpose then the Mavs and Suns (which are the two teams that cause them the most problems) would have been on the other side of t
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April 29, 2008 4:32 pm
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on a pitons thread all i read was how the celtics were playin the lakers in the finals!! looks like you better worry about the hawks a little more ya biatches!!!!!
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April 29, 2008 6:24 pm
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During the first half of game 4, the Suns caught a break with Grant Hill's injury and got to see that with Amare and Shaq being occupied by the Spurs bigs, Boris Diaw will get layup after layup after layup if single covered by a Spurs SF or SG, plus he's such a good passer that if you double him, he will make you pay every time. The Suns achieved a 20+ point lead at the half and while it was
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April 22, 2008 5:31 pm
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Goal Line Blitz!
This Site is great guys. Makes the offseason go by much faster
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