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April 16, 2002
NBA playoffs well underway? : Wow, I must have slept longer than I thought last night. According to NBA.com, the Celtics beat the Hornets 3-0, the Nets are up 2 games to 1 over the Raptors, the Bucks are surprising the Pistons 2 to 1, and the Sixers are beating the Magic 2 to 1. Meanwhile, in the West, the Lakers swept the Blazers, the Kings are up on Utah 2 games to 1, the Sonics are upsetting the Spurs 2 to 1, and the Mavs have the Wolves under control -- also 2 to 1.
This has gotta be some kind of test content (and I'm sure it'll be gone by tomorrow) but someone's going to be very embarassed about letting it slip out onto the site. It's not quite self-consistent -- one of the sidebars shows Charlotte beating the Bucks 4-2 to face Detroit in the Eastern Finals. Funny.
posted by Bryant to basketball at 02:44 AM - 6 comments
THE NBA IS FIXED! The rumors are true....
posted by Justin Slotman at 09:00 AM on April 16, 2002
I wish they would go ahead and post the results of the finals while they are at it.
posted by corpse at 02:53 PM on April 16, 2002
That is awesome! And gone, no chance anyone grabbed a screenshot or a saved copy? The playoffs are fixed, to an extent. The refs don't absolutely decide the outcomes of the games, but I think they do what I can to keep some teams in a series for a couple of extra games.
posted by pastepotpete at 04:58 PM on April 17, 2002
I have a screenshot on my desktop if anyone wants it.
posted by yerfatma at 01:11 PM on April 18, 2002
My predictions Sacramento in 3, Sacramento in 4, Sacramento in 7 Seattle in 5 Portland in 5 Dallas in 4, Dallas in 6 Pacers in 4, Pacers in 7, Pacers in 7 Detroit in 3 Philly in 3 Charlotte in 5, Charlotte in 7 Pacers in 7 over Sac in the finals.
posted by corpse at 03:02 PM on April 18, 2002
Looks like it is a test of some sort...the links to each series just goes to the NBA home page.