April 20, 2007; The 2007 NBA Playoffs

The regular season is finally over. The big dance is about to begin. With only the top 8 teams from the Western and Eastern Conference advancing for the right to compete in the Playoffs and for the chance to be called the 2007 NBA Champions. Here are the teams who advanced for the playoffs.

Western Conference W L Pct.
1 Dallas-w 67 15 0.817
2 Phoenix-p 61 21 0.744
3 San Antonio 58 24 0.707
4 Utah-nw 51 31 0.622
5 Houston 52 30 0.634
6 Denver 45 37 0.549
7 LA Lakers 42 40 0.512
8 Golden State 42 40 0.512

Eastern Conference W L Pct.
1 Detroit-e 53 29 0.646
2 Cleveland 50 32 0.610
3 Toronto-a 47 35 0.573
4 Miami-se 44 38 0.537
5 Chicago 49 33 0.598
6 New Jersey 42 40 0.512
7 Washington 41 41 0.500
8 Orlando 41 41 0.500

Legend:
w- clinched Western Conference; homecourt advantage on every series.
nw- clinched Northwest Division
p- clinched Pacific Division
e- clinched Eastern Conference; homecourt advantage on every series.
a- clinched Atlantic Division
se- cllinched Southeast Division

The Playoffs will start on Sunday here in Manila. The playoff match-ups are as follows: for the West; (8) Golden St. vs. (1) Dallas, (5) Houston vs. (4) Utah, (6) Denver vs. (3) San Antonio, and (7) LA Lakers vs. (2) Phoenix

And for the East; (8) Orlando vs. (1) Detroit, (5) Chicago vs. (4) Miami, (6) New Jersey vs. (3) Toronto, and (7) Washington vs. (2) Cleveland

Now here are the homecourts of each Playoff team:
West:
1 Dallas Mavericks- AmericanAirlines Center- Dallas, Texas
2 Phoenix Suns- US Airways Center- Phoenix, Arizona
3 San Antonio Spurs- AT&T Center- San Antonio, Texas
4 Utah Jazz- Energy Solutions Arena- Salt Lake City, Utah
5 Houston Rockets- Toyota Center- Houston, Texas
6 Denver Nuggets- Pepsi Center- Denver, Colorado
7 Los Angeles Lakers- STAPLES Center- Los Angeles, California
8 Golden State Warriors- Oracle Arena- Oakland, California

East:
1 Detroit Pistons- The Palace at Auburn Hills- Auburn Hills, Michigan
2 Cleveland Cavaliers- Quicken Loans Arena- Cleveland, Ohio
3 Toronto Raptors- Air Canada Centre- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Miami Heat- AmericanAirlines Arena- Miami, Florida
5 Chicago Bulls- United Center- Chicago, Illinois
6 New Jersey Nets- Continental Airlines Arena- East Rutherford, New Jersey
7 Washington Wizards- Verizon Center- Washington, District of Columbia
8 Orlando Magic- Amway Arena- Orlando, Florida

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