edicius 3,269 Report post Posted May 6, 2007 Okay, I know the Pistons played Game 1 against the Bulls today (and won). But I'm flipping through sports news and I notice that Utah and Houston are playing their Round 1, Game 7 game tonight. Is that a normal occurence? Obviously, since they're in the Western Conference, it doesn't affect the lineups in the East, but I'm so used to the NHL where the next round doesn't start until all the Round 1 games have been played. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockey13Playa 240 Report post Posted May 6, 2007 this happend last year if I recall. I can't remember the teams that participated but the overlapping has occured before yes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
edicius 3,269 Report post Posted May 6, 2007 That's just bizarre, but I only say that because I'm used to the NHL system. I suppose it doesn't really matter once it comes down to the Conference Finals and the Finals, since there's no possibility of those overlapping. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
superstarsingh 23 Report post Posted May 9, 2007 It always happen. What ignorance. Why not just wait until all teams have finished their first rounds? But on the brightside, Detroit had 5 wins before the Jazz had 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
timothy1997 0 Report post Posted May 11, 2007 this is a huge problem that the NBA has. They claim this happens because of TV schedules, but the biggest problem is they don't reseed teams after each round like the other sports do. This year is a perfect example of the problem. Dallas was best team in west record wise followed by Phoenix and San Antontio. Dallas got knocked off in 1st round but the Suns and Spurs advanced....so they play each other in round 2 making the Western Conference Finals meaningless. At least the NHL has it right in setting it up to make the two best teams in the conference on collison course like the Wings & Ducks have been. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
