Official 2020 NBA Playoffs Matchups Thread

THE LOS ANGELES LAKERS ARE YOUR 2019-20 NBA CHAMPIONS!!!!!!!





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2020 NBA FINALS

(W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs (E5) Miami Heat
LAL wins 4-2
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Conference Finals:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs (3) Denver Nuggets
LAL wins 4-1


EASTERN CONFERENCE

(3) Boston Celtics vs (5) Miami Heat
MIA wins 4-2
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Conference Semifinals:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs (4) Houston Rockets
LAL wins 4-1

(2) Los Angeles Clippers vs (3) Denver Nuggets
DEN wins 4-3

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs (5) Miami Heat
MIA wins 4-1

(2) Toronto Raptors vs (3) Boston Celtics
BOS wins 4-3


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1st Round:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs (8) Portland Trailblazers
LAL wins 4-1

(4) Houston Rockets vs (5) Oklahoma City Thunder
HOU wins 4-3

(2) Los Angeles Clippers vs (7) Dallas Mavericks
LAC wins 4-2

(3) Denver Nuggets vs (6) Utah Jazz
DEN wins 4-3



EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs (8) Orlando Magic
MIL wins 4-1

(4) Indiana Pacers vs (5) Miami Heat
MIA wins 4-0

(2) Toronto Raptors vs (7) Brooklyn Nets
TOR wins 4-0

(3) Boston Celtics vs (6) Philadelphia 76ers
BOS wins 4-0

Couldn't be happier to get the sixers. **** you MTM your team is hot garbage. Simmons hurt again who would of thought he ducking us. Embid playing against his future team



Should be a fun series but damn game one in Boston would have been light



Good luck sixers and here's to a great series except for you MTM I told you we coming for dat ***

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Raps vs Clips with the Raps taking it in 6.

We are more talented than Utah but Utah is a bad matchup for Denver. Last year I picked the Spurs based off experience. This year could be the same just based off matchup

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Originally Posted by R. Johnson#3

Raps vs Clips with the Raps taking it in 6.

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Comedy.

There will be a qualifying game between the Blazers and the Grizzlies which will decide the 8th seed for the Western conference and has been set for tomorrow, if the Blazers win they advance to the playoffs, if the Grizzlies win, there will be a 2nd game between the two teams set to take place 26 hours later, which the Grizzlies have also to win if they are to qualify instead.

The matchings are:

WEST:

-Lakers vs. 8th (Blazers or Grizzlies)
-Clippers vs. Mavericks
-Nuggets vs. Jazz
-Thunder vs. Rockets

EAST:

-Bucks vs. Magic
-Raptors vs. Nets
-Celtics vs. 76ers
-Heat vs. Pacers

Games start on Monday with Nuggets vs. Jazz opening the 1st round followed by Raptors vs. Nets

All rounds are best-of-seven series. Series are played in the 2–2–1–1–1 format, meaning the team with home-court advantage hosts games 1, 2, 5, and 7, while their opponent hosts games 3, 4, and 6, with games 5–7 being played if needed. It is truly Amazing & fun.

Lillard isn’t going to allow Portland to miss the playoffs it seems.


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76ers vs. Celtics it the most interesting series imo.

I would have been tempted to go with a Mavs upset if they were going against anybody but the Clippers.

Current odds project the 2020 finals to be between either the Lakers and the Bucks or the Clippers and the Bucks. Portland is clearly projected to advance over the Grizzlies.

Odds To Win The 2019-20 NBA Championship:

-Los Angeles Lakers :+225

-Milwaukee Bucks :+250

-Los Angeles Clippers :+315

-Toronto Raptors :+950

Houston Rockets :+1200

Boston Celtics :+1400

Denver Nuggets :+2500

Miami Heat :+3000

Dallas Mavericks :+4000

Utah Jazz :+5000

Philadelphia 76ers :+5500

Portland Trail Blazers :+6000

OKC Thunder :+8000

Indiana Pacers :+10000

Brooklyn Nets :+20000

Phoenix Suns :+20000

Memphis Grizzlies :+30000

Orlando Magic :+30000

Bucks praying the Pacers can beat Miami.

I really don't understand how the Lakers are favored over the Clippers. Clippers are a better and deeper team and they've defended LeBron extremely well each time they've played.

I hope Portland gets the 8 seed. They won't beat LAL but it'll be a much more competitive series than Memphis vs LAL would be.

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I really don't understand how the Lakers are favored over the Clippers. Clippers are a better and deeper team and they've defended LeBron extremely well each time they've played.

I hope Portland gets the 8 seed. They won't beat LAL but it'll be a much more competitive series than Memphis vs LAL would be.

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I would fully agree with both you mention. It takes superstars to cause problems on other superstars and Lillard is a superstar capable to make the difference and cause headaches to LBJ additionally to his age starting being evident.

Besides, LAL's game is to predictable (LBJ has the ball, AD is the man to watch in the paint) with respect to a full roster with abilities to apply multiple different tactics on the court like the Clippers or the Bucks have.

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Originally Posted by KnicksorBust

76ers vs. Celtics it the most interesting series imo.

I would have been tempted to go with a Mavs upset if they were going against anybody but the Clippers.

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Eh, Boston wins in 5 at the most.

To me it’s the Lakers assuming Portland makes the 8. They are a better team with Nurk and they matchup pretty well.

Next is the Jazz and Nuggets. The Nuggets have struggled with the Jazz for a long time now.

So who exactly is in the play-in in the West? Are we not going to get to see Blazers/Suns?


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