deadspin.com - 4/18/2008
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Over the next few days, Basket Bawful and Free Darko will be previewing each NBA Playoff series. Basket Bawful looks at the Eastern Conference today, continuing with the series between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic, which begins Sunday.
This is more like it! The Boston and Detroit series are pretty much in the bag already, unless an angry God decides to suck Kevin Garnett and ...
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Eastern Conference playoff previews
Basketbawful —
That's right: We're talking about playoffs! Here's where I predict what's going to happen in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs with such infallible and unerring accuracy that you don't even need to watch. Atlanta versus Boston: The Execution Series Philadelphia versus Detroit: The Feel Good Killer Series Toronto versus Orlando: The "Now Here's A Series" Series Washington versus Cleveland: The "LeBron Gets Knocked Out In The First Round?!" Series The Western ...
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The AltRaps Blog —
... Prediction: I’m thinking Orlando wins this one 4-1. The Raptors are good at home (25-16), but the Magic are even better than that on the road (27-14). However, if the irrational enthusiasm of the Toronto fanbase has any effect whatsoever, this series could go the full seven. But I doubt it. - Deadspin 12:30 p.m.- Toronto Raptors @ Orlando Magic (Game #1) Announcers: Matt Devlin, Mike Dunleavy and Stephanie Ready ...
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Slumping Sixers head into postseason (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NBA News 4/18/2008
The 76ers are one more four-game losing streak away from heading home for the summer. The four-game skid Philadelphia takes into its first playoff series since 2005 is enough of a concern without Detroit standing there as its first-round opponent. The ...
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