Rest of the West

Here is a breakdown of the NBA playoffs pairings for the Western Conference:

(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

Series tied 0-0 Series Breakdown

Playoff History
1. Sun, Apr 20 – at LAL, 3:00 pm EDT (ABC)

2. Wed, Apr 23 – at LAL, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)

3. Sat, Apr 26 – at Den, 5:30 pm EDT (TNT)

4. Mon, Apr 28 – at Den, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)

*5. Wed, Apr 30 – at LAL

*6. Fri, May 2 – at Den

*7. Sun, May 4 – at LAL

Playoff History


(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets

Series tied 0-0 Series Breakdown

Playoff History
1. Sat, Apr 19 – at NO, 7:00 pm EDT (ESPN)

2. Tue, Apr 22 – at NO, 7:00 pm EDT (TNT)

3. Fri, Apr 25 – at Dal, 8:00 pm EDT (ESPN)

4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Dal, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)

*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at NO

*6. Thu, May 1 – at Dal

*7. Sat, May 3 – at NO (TNT)

Playoff History


(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs

Series tied 0-0 Series Breakdown

Playoff History
1. Sat, Apr 19 – at SA, 3:00 pm EDT (ABC)

2. Tue, Apr 22 – at SA, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)

3. Fri, Apr 25 – at Pho, 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN)

4. Sun, Apr 27 – at Pho, 3:30 pm EDT (ABC)

*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at SA

*6. Thu, May 1 – at Pho

*7. Sat, May 3 – at SA (TNT)

Playoff History


(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets

Series tied 0-0 Series Breakdown

Playoff History
1. Sat, Apr 19 – at Hou, 9:30 pm EDT (ESPN)

2. Mon, Apr 21 – at Hou, 9:30 pm EDT (TNT)

3. Thu, Apr 24 – at Uta, 10:30 pm EDT (TNT)

4. Sat, Apr 26 – at Uta, 10:30 pm EDT (ESPN)

*5. Tue, Apr 29 – at Hou

*6. Fri, May 2 – at Uta

*7. Sun, May 4 – at Hou

Playoff History


My Picks

Western Conference

Round 1: Lakers vs. Nuggets - Lakers in 5
Hornets vs. Mavericks – Mavericks in 7
Spurs vs. Suns – Suns in 7
Jazz vs. Rockets – Jazz in 6

Round 2: Lakers vs. Jazz – Lakers in 6
Suns vs. Mavericks – Mavericks in 7

Round 3: Lakers vs. Mavericks – Lakers in 6


NBA Finals

Celtics vs. Lakers – Lakers in 7