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| Series Recap |
| Game 1: April 19 |
 | Utah 93, Houston 82
Andrei Kirilenko scored 21 points, Carlos Boozer had 20 points and 16 rebounds and the Jazz beat the Rockets in the opener of their first-round series. Deron Williams had 20 points and 10 assists. --AP
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| Game 2: April 21 |
 | Utah 90, Houston 84
Deron Williams scored 22 points and Mehmet Okur added 16 points and 16 rebounds as the Jazz took a 2-0 lead in the series. Tracy McGrady had 23 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, but went 0-for-4 from the field. --AP
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| Game 3: April 24 |
 | Houston 94, Utah 92
Tracy McGrady snapped out of his fourth-quarter slump and scored seven of his 27 points in the final period to lead Houston to victory, giving the Rockets life in a series that could have been headed for a sweep. --AP
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| Game 4: April 26 |
 | Utah 86, Houston 82
Deron Williams scored eight of his 17 points in the fourth quarter as the Jazz beat the Rockets for a 3-1 series lead. Mehmet Okur added 14 points and 18 rebounds. --AP
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| Game 5: April 29 |
 | Houston 95, Utah 69
Tracy McGrady scored 29 points, Luis Scola added 18 points and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets staved off elimination by routing the Utah Jazz 95-69 in Game 5 of their first-round series. --AP
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| Game 6: May 2 |
 | Utah 113, Houston 91
Deron Williams scored 13 of his 25 points in the decisive third quarter, and the Jazz knocked Houston out of the playoffs in the opening round for the second straight year. Tracy McGrady scored 40 for the Rockets. --AP
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| Season Series |
| Utah wins, 2-1 |
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| Nov. 1 |
Houston 106, Utah 95 |
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| Jan. 27 |
Utah 97, Houston 89 |
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| April 14 |
Utah 105, Houston 96 |
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Game 6: Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets looks to make a pass on Ronnie Brewer of the Utah Jazz in Game 6. (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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