NBA Playoff 2008 奧蘭多魔術 VS 多倫多速龍 (Game4) ( 第4節)

The 2008 NBA Playoffs is the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2007-08 season.

There are four rounds of postseason action, all of them in a best-of-seven format, with teams seeded on a bracket. The team with the better record is not necessarily the basis of seeding teams in the playoffs. Nevertheless, the team with the better record in a match-up has home court advantage.

Contents [hide]
1 Format
2 Playoff qualifying
2.1 Eastern Conference
2.2 Western Conference
3 Bracket
4 Eastern Conference
4.1 First Round
4.1.1 (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks
4.1.2 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
4.1.3 (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Toronto Raptors
4.1.4 (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Washington Wizards
4.2 Conference Semifinals
4.2.1 (1) Boston/(8) Atlanta vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
4.2.2 (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Orlando Magic
5 Western Conference
5.1 First Round
5.1.1 (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Denver Nuggets
5.1.2 (2) New Orleans Hornets vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
5.1.3 (3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Phoenix Suns
5.1.4 (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
5.2 Conference Semifinals
5.2.1 (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Utah Jazz
5.2.2 (2) New Orleans Hornets vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
6 Broadcast notes
7 References
8 External links



[edit] Format
The 2008 format will be the same as 2007's format.

The top 8 teams from each conference qualify for the playoffs.
The top 4 seeded teams are the three division winners and the best division runner-up all ranked on the basis of their standings.
The bottom 4 seeded teams are seeded by basis of their standings.
All series are in a best-of-seven format with the Games 1-2, 5 and 7 on the home court of the team with the better record (not necessarily higher seed).
Exception: For the NBA Finals, the team with the better record will play Games 1-2 and 6-7 on their home court.
Reseeding (as used in the Stanley Cup Playoffs) is not in use: therefore, all playoff matchups are predetermined via the teams' seedings.

[edit] Playoff qualifying

[edit] Eastern Conference
The following teams have clinched a playoff berth in the East:

Boston Celtics (66-16, clinched Atlantic Division, and home court advantage throughout the playoffs)
Detroit Pistons (59-23, clinched Central Division title)
Orlando Magic (52-30, clinched Southeast Division title)
Cleveland Cavaliers (45-37)
Washington Wizards (43-39)
Toronto Raptors (41-41)
Philadelphia 76ers (40-42)
Atlanta Hawks (37-45)

[edit] Western Conference
The following teams have clinched a playoff berth in the West:

Los Angeles Lakers (57-25, clinched Pacific Division title, and home court advantage for the Western Conference playoffs)
New Orleans Hornets (56-26, clinched Southwest Division title, winning conference record tiebreaker over Spurs)
San Antonio Spurs (56-26)
Utah Jazz (54-28, clinched Northwest Division title)
Houston Rockets (55-27, winning conference record tiebreaker over Suns)
Phoenix Suns (55-27)
Dallas Mavericks (51-31)
Denver Nuggets (50-32)

[edit] Bracket
This is the outlook for the 2008 NBA playoffs. Teams in italics have home court advantage. Teams in bold advance to the next round. Numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's original playoffs seeding in their respective conferences. Numbers to the right of each team indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions possess an asterisk (*).

First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals

1 *Boston 3
8 Atlanta 3
0

4 Cleveland 0
4 Cleveland 4

5 Washington 2

Eastern Conference

3 *Orlando 4

6 Toronto 1
3 *Orlando 0

2 *Detroit 1
2 *Detroit 4

7 Philadelphia 2



1 *L.A. Lakers 4

8 Denver 0
1 *L.A. Lakers 0

4 *Utah 0
4 *Utah 4

5 Houston 2

Western Conference

3 San Antonio 4

6 Phoenix 1
3 San Antonio 0

2 *New Orleans 1
2 *New Orleans 4

7 Dallas 1

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[edit] Eastern Conference

[edit] First Round
All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time. Games marked with an asterisk (*) are if necessary.


[edit] (1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks
April 20 1 Atlanta Hawks 81, Boston Celtics 104 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT
April 23 2 Atlanta Hawks 77, Boston Celtics 96 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT
April 26 3 Boston Celtics 93, Atlanta Hawks 102 Philips Arena, Atlanta ESPN
April 28 4 Boston Celtics 92, Atlanta Hawks 97 Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT
April 30 5 Atlanta Hawks 85, Boston Celtics 110 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT
May 2 6 Boston Celtics 100, Atlanta Hawks 103 Philips Arena, Atlanta ESPN
Series tied, 3–3
May 4 1:00 pm Atlanta Hawks vs. Boston Celtics TD Banknorth Garden, Boston ABC

Both Game 1 and Game 2 were Celtic routs, keyed by great team defense (Atlanta averaged 79 points in the first two games) and balanced Celtic scoring (six players were in double figures in Game 1, five in Game 2). The most buzz was generated by Mike Bibby stating that Celtic fans were bandwagoners after Game 1, prompting lusty boos everytime he touched the ball in Game 2.[1]

In Game 3, Atlanta showed its athleticism with an array of dunks from Josh Smith (27 points) and a strong interior performance by the rookie Al Horford (17 points, 14 rebounds, 6 assists), who also jawed with Paul Pierce near the end of the game. There would be more jawing in Game 4 between Zaza Pachulia and Kevin Garnett, but the outcome was a surprise: Thanks to fourth quarter heroics by Joe Johnson and Smith, who combined to score 32 of Atlanta's 34 4th quarter points, the upstart Hawks rallied from a 10 point third quarter deficit in Game 4 to tie the series going back to Boston. Boston dominated Game 5, but in Game 6, six Hawks players finished in double figures to edge the Celtics to force a winner-take-all game 7.


[edit] (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (7) Philadelphia 76ers
April 20 1 Philadelphia 76ers 90, Detroit Pistons 86 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT
April 23 2 Philadelphia 76ers 88, Detroit Pistons 105 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills NBA TV
April 25 3 Detroit Pistons 75, Philadelphia 76ers 95 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia ESPN2
April 27 4 Detroit Pistons 93, Philadelphia 76ers 84 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia TNT
April 29 5 Philadelphia 76ers 81, Detroit Pistons 98 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills NBA TV
May 1 6 Detroit Pistons 100, Philadelphia 76ers 77 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia TNT
Detroit wins series, 4–2

Misses down the stretch by Tayshaun Prince and Rasheed Wallace kept the Pistons from beating the Sixers at their home floor as Andre Iguodala grabbed clutch defensive rebounds to seize the home court advantage. The Pistons responded with a blowout in Game 2. Game 3 was close at halftime, but Samuel Dalembert and Andre Miller helped to break it open with strong overall performances. Detroit was behind by 12 in Game 4 at halftime and in danger of falling behind 3-1 going back home, but three second-half 3s by Rasheed Wallace and strong showings by Tayshaun Prince and Chauncey Billups keyed an eighteen point 3rd quarter turnaround which helped even the series. Detroit dominated Game 5 behind Billups's 14 points and 5 first quarter assists, jumping out to a fourteen point lead and never looking back. Richard Hamilton keyed a similar such start in Game 6, scoring 13 points, as the Pistons took an eighteen point first quarter lead and eventually rolled into the second round.


[edit] (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Toronto Raptors
April 20 1 Toronto Raptors 100, Orlando Magic 114 Amway Arena, Orlando TNT, TSN
April 22 2 Toronto Raptors 103, Orlando Magic 104 Amway Arena, Orlando NBA TV
April 24 3 Orlando Magic 94, Toronto Raptors 108 Air Canada Centre, Toronto NBA TV
April 26 4 Orlando Magic 106, Toronto Raptors 94 Air Canada Centre, Toronto TNT
April 28 5 Toronto Raptors 92, Orlando Magic 102 Amway Arena, Orlando NBA TV
Orlando wins series, 4–1

Scoring 25 points and grabbing 22 rebounds, Dwight Howard gave the Magic their first playoffs win since 2003 as they practically led the entire game.[2] Howard would put up a 29-20 in Game 2, as Hedo Turkoglu scored the final four go-ahead points to give the Magic a 2-0 lead. The Raptors would respond with a strong Game 3 victory keyed by great point guard play from T.J. Ford and Jose Calderon. But Jameer Nelson, Rashard Lewis and Keith Bogans keyed strong three point shooting in Game 4 and overcame Chris Bosh's 39 points and 15 rebounds to bring the Magic out of Toronto with a 3-1 lead. Howard would finish off the series in Game 5 as impressively as he started–21 points, 21 rebounds, 3 blocks.


[edit] (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Washington Wizards
April 19 1 Washington Wizards 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 93 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland ESPN
April 21 2 Washington Wizards 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 116 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland TNT
April 24 3 Cleveland Cavaliers 72, Washington Wizards 108 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. TNT
April 27 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 100, Washington Wizards 97 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ABC
April 30 5 Washington Wizards 88, Cleveland Cavaliers 87 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland TNT
May 2 6 Cleveland Cavaliers 105, Washington Wizards 88 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN2
Cleveland wins series, 4–2

LeBron James, labeled as "overrated" by Wizards guard DeShawn Stevenson, scored 20 of his 32 points in the second half to help the Cavs draw first blood in their third first round meeting in as many years.[3] The Cavs and Wizards traded blowouts in Games 2 and 3, but Cleveland took a 3-1 lead in the Verizon Center off of Delonte West's last second three pointer. Washington stay alive by winning Game 5 when Caron Butler converted a running shot with only seconds left, capping off his 32 point performance. However, James would lead the Cavs to a dominating Game 6 victory in Washington with a triple double (27 points, 13 rebounds, 13 assists); he also received crucial outside shooting from Wally Szczerbiak and Daniel Gibson, who combined for 48 points.

This series has been marked by several harsh physical plays on LeBron James, with Brendan Haywood, Stevenson, and Darius Songaila picking up technical and flagrant fouls for hard contact on James.


[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] (1) Boston/(8) Atlanta vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers
May 6 8:00 pm Cleveland/Atlanta vs. Boston/Cleveland TNT
May 8 7:00 pm Cleveland/Atlanta vs. Boston/Cleveland ESPN
May 10 Boston/Cleveland vs. Cleveland/Atlanta TBA
May 12 8:00 PM Boston/Cleveland vs. Cleveland/Atlanta TNT
May 14 Cleveland/Atlanta vs. Boston/Cleveland* TNT
May 16 Boston/Cleveland vs. Cleveland/Atlanta* ESPN
May 18 Cleveland/Atlanta vs. Boston/Cleveland* TBA


[edit] (2) Detroit Pistons vs. (3) Orlando Magic
May 3 1 Orlando Magic 72, Detroit Pistons 91 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT
Detroit leads series, 1–0
May 5 7:00 pm Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT
May 7 8:00 pm Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic Amway Arena, Orlando TNT
May 10 TBA Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic Amway Arena, Orlando TBA
May 13 TBA Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons* The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT
May 15 TBA Detroit Pistons vs. Orlando Magic* Amway Arena, Orlando ESPN
May 18 TBA Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons* The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills TNT


[edit] Western Conference

[edit] First Round
All times listed below are Eastern Daylight Time. Games marked with an asterisk (*) are if necessary.


[edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Denver Nuggets
April 20 1 Denver Nuggets 114, Los Angeles Lakers 128 Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC
April 23 2 Denver Nuggets 107, Los Angeles Lakers 122 Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT
April 26 3 Los Angeles Lakers 102, Denver Nuggets 84 Pepsi Center, Denver TNT
April 28 4 Los Angeles Lakers 107, Denver Nuggets 101 Pepsi Center, Denver TNT
Los Angeles wins series, 4–0

In Pau Gasol's playoff debut with the Lakers, he scored 36 points, 16 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 blocked shots as the Lakers beat the Nuggets in Game 1. Kobe Bryant gave the fans a vintage performance in Game 2 by scoring 49 points and adding 10 assists in a blowout at Staples Center. The Nuggets were routed at home in Game 3, with Carmelo Anthony stating the team quit in the second half. Game 4 was closer, but Bryant led the Lakers with 14 points in the last five and a half minutes to close out the Nuggets in the Pepsi Center. It's the first time the Lakers advanced to the second round since the 2003-04 NBA season.[4]


[edit] (2) New Orleans Hornets vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
April 19 1 Dallas Mavericks 92, New Orleans Hornets 104 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans ESPN
April 22 2 Dallas Mavericks 103, New Orleans Hornets 127 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT
April 25 3 New Orleans Hornets 87, Dallas Mavericks 97 American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN
April 27 4 New Orleans Hornets 97, Dallas Mavericks 84 American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT
April 29 5 Dallas Mavericks 94, New Orleans Hornets 99 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT
New Orleans wins series, 4–1

In his playoff debut, Chris Paul scored 35 points, dished out 10 assists, and stole the ball 4 times to lead the Hornets to a comeback home win against the Mavericks.[5] He would replicate that type of performance in Game 2 with 32 points and 17 assists. Dallas would come out with a dominant Game 3 performance at home after inserting Jason Terry into the starting lineup, but New Orleans would win the final two games of the series, keyed by David West in Game 4 and Paul's triple-double in Game 5.


[edit] (3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Phoenix Suns
April 19 1 Phoenix Suns 115, San Antonio Spurs 117 (2OT) AT&T Center, San Antonio ABC
April 22 2 Phoenix Suns 96, San Antonio Spurs 102 AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT
April 25 3 San Antonio Spurs 115, Phoenix Suns 99 US Airways Center, Phoenix ESPN
April 27 4 San Antonio Spurs 86, Phoenix Suns 105 US Airways Center, Phoenix ABC
April 29 5 Phoenix Suns 87, San Antonio Spurs 92 AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT
San Antonio wins series, 4–1

Michael Finley made a game-tying three in regulation, Tim Duncan scored 40 points, including a rare three-point field goal to force a second overtime, and Manu Ginóbili clinched victory with a drive to the basket to break the 115-all deadlock with 1.8 seconds left to win a classic Game 1.[6] Tony Parker would then pace the Spurs to their next two victories in the series, scoring 32 and 41 in Games 2 and 3 respectively. At the brink of elimination, Phoenix responded with a strong Game 4. But costly missed free throws by Shaquille O'Neal and key turnovers by Steve Nash helped San Antonio to prevail in Game 5, led again by Parker's 31 points.

Also notable was Gregg Popovich's use of the Hack-a-Shaq throughout the series to disrupt the Suns offense when Shaquille O'Neal was on the floor. O'Neal would shoot 64 free throws in the five games, making 32 of them.


[edit] (4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets
April 19 1 Utah Jazz 93, Houston Rockets 82 Toyota Center, Houston ESPN
April 21 2 Utah Jazz 90, Houston Rockets 84 Toyota Center, Houston TNT
April 24 3 Houston Rockets 94, Utah Jazz 92 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City TNT
April 26 4 Houston Rockets 82, Utah Jazz 86 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ESPN
April 29 5 Utah Jazz 69, Houston Rockets 95 Toyota Center, Houston NBA TV
May 2 6 Houston Rockets 91, Utah Jazz 113 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ESPN
Utah wins series, 4–2

The Jazz had a balanced game from Andrei Kirilenko, Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams to steal the home court advantage away from the Rockets.[7] A similar such performance in Game 2 put Utah in a commanding 2-0 lead going back to Salt Lake City. Rafer Alston's return to the Houston lineup after injury, along with Tracy McGrady's 27 points and Carl Landry's key block of Deron Williams on the crucial possession helped Houston to steal Game 3 on the road. Williams responded with a strong performance in a Game 4 victory, plus got some help from Mehmet Okur with his offensive rebound off of his two missed free throws. The Rockets controlled Game 5 to stay alive, but despite getting 40 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists from McGrady in Game 6 and 15 pts from Luis Scola, the rest of Houston's team shot 10 for 39 from the field and could not overcome losing Alston to an ankle injury as the Jazz blew the game open with a 27-11 3rd quarter.


[edit] Conference Semifinals

[edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Utah Jazz
May 4 3:30 pm Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC
May 6 10:30 pm Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT
May 9 9:00 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ESPN
May 11 3:30 pm Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ABC
May 14 TBA Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers* Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT
May 16 TBA Los Angeles Lakers vs. Utah Jazz* EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ESPN
May 19 TBA Utah Jazz vs. Los Angeles Lakers* Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT


[edit] (2) New Orleans Hornets vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs
May 3 1 San Antonio Spurs 82, New Orleans Hornets 101 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT
New Orleans leads series, 1–0
May 5 9:30 pm San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT
May 8 9:30 pm New Orleans Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN
May 11 8:00 pm New Orleans Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT
May 13 TBA San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets* New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT
May 15 TBA New Orleans Hornets vs. San Antonio Spurs* AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN
May 19 TBA San Antonio Spurs vs. New Orleans Hornets* New Orleans Arena, New Orleans TNT





[edit] Broadcast notes
The Playoffs began on Saturday April 19, with the Washington Wizards facing the Cleveland Cavaliers on ESPN. ABC kicked off its coverage with the Phoenix Suns facing the San Antonio Spurs. TNT's coverage began with a tripleheader on Sunday, April 20 in a game between the Toronto Raptors and the Orlando Magic, with the Denver Nuggets playing the L.A. Lakers on ABC in between. NBA TV has been broadcasting weeknight coverage of playoff games for at least the first round.
The Eastern Conference Finals will be televised on ABC and ESPN, beginning Tuesday May 20 at 8:30 pm EST. Game 3 is scheduled to be televised on ABC--all other games are scheduled on ESPN.[8] The last possible end date for the Eastern Conference Finals will be on June 1st, if the series goes to a seventh and deciding game.
The Western Conference Finals will be televised on TNT, beginning Wednesday May 21 at 9 pm EST. The last possible end date for the Western Conference Finals will be on June 2, if the series goes to a seventh and deciding game.
The NBA Finals will be televised on ABC, beginning Thursday June 5 at 9 pm EST. The latest possible end date for the NBA Finals will be June 19, if the Finals goes to a seventh and deciding game.
ABC's lead announcing team for the NBA Playoffs (and, by extension, the NBA Finals) is play-by-play man Mike Breen, joined by analysts Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy along with sideline reporter Michele Tafoya.[9] Mike Tirico, Hubie Brown and Lisa Salters are expected to be the second team broadcasting on ABC.
ESPN's other play-by-play announcers include Dave Pasch and Dan Shulman, along with analysts Rick Carlisle, Jon Barry and Doris Burke. Sideline reporters include Heather Cox and Holly Rowe.
TNT's lead announcing teams for the NBA Playoffs are Marv Albert with Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan with Doug Collins. Play-by-play announcers Dick Stockton and Matt Devlin will also be teamed with Mike Fratello and Los Angeles Clippers head coach Mike Dunleavy on a rotating basis. Sideline reporters include Craig Sager, Cheryl Miller, Pam Oliver, David Aldridge, Marty Snider, Dei Lynam, and Stephanie Ready.[10]