April 18, 2008; Counting down the days!

The Playoffs are now set! It will kick-off Sunday morning Manila time with the game from the East side featuring the 5th seeded Washington Wizards against the 4th seeded Cleveland Cavaliers straight from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio at 12:30 a.m. which will be telecast LIVE only on BTV, Basketball Above All. Followed by the West series of tthe he 6th seeded Phoenix Suns vs the 3rd seeded San Antonio Spurs from the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas at 3:00 a.m. But for the guys who doesn't have BTV, there will be a telecast on C/S RPN featuring the West series of the 4th seeded Utah Jazz vs the 5th seeded Houston Rockets from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas live at 9:30 a.m. also on Sunday. And in case you guys are wondering, the Houston Rockets have the homecourt advantage even though they are seeded lower than the Jazz is because they finished the season with the better record compare to their opponent, which is the Jazz. And another game, which unfortunately won't be featured to the Philippine public wuld be the series between the 7th seeded Dallas Mavericks vs the 2nd seeded New Orleans Hornets.

Now for the complete matchups of the 2008 Playoffs, here it is:

WESTERN CONFERENCE
1 LA Lakers vs. 8 Denver Nuggets
4 Utah Jazz vs. 5 Houston Rockets (Rockets have homecourt advantage)
3 San Antonio Spurs vs. 6 Phoenix Suns
2 New Orleans Hornets vs. 7 Dallas Mavericks

EASTERN CONFERENCE
1 Boston Celtics vs. 8 Atlanta Hawks
4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. 5 Washington Wizards
3 Orlando Magic vs. 6 Toronto Raptors
2 Detroit Pistons vs. 7 Philadelphia 76ers

Good matchups are up in store for all of us NBA fans. And indeed, business is about to pick up! This is where the real action begins! This, is the 2008 NBA PlayOffs!