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2008-2009 NBA Preview

Once again autumn is here and the 2008-2009 NBA season is set to begin. For the next eight months the sports world will keep an eye on the 30 teams that will vie for the coveted NBA title. Games this season will be aired on TNT, ESPN and ESPN2, ABC and NBA TV. The NBA action begins at 6:30 pm EDT on Sunday, October 5th.

2008 First Round Draft Results 

1. Chicago Bulls; Derrick Rose, Guard, Memphis

2. Miami Heat; Michael Beasley, Forward, Kansas State

3. Minnesota Timberwolves; O.J. Mayo, Guard, USC (To Memphis)

4. Seattle Supersonics; Russell Westbrook, Guard, UCLA

5. Memphis Grizzlies; Kevin Love, Forward, UCLA (To Minnesota)

6. New York Knicks; Danilo Gallinari, Forward, Italy

7. Los Angeles Clippers; Eric Gordon, Guard, Indiana

8. Milwaukee Bucks; Joe Alexander, Forward, West Virginia

9. Charlotte Bobcats; D.J. Augustin, Guard, Texas

10. New Jersey Nets; Brook Lopez, Center, Stanford

11. Indiana Pacers; Jerryd Bayless, Guard, Arizona

12. Sacramento Kings; Jason Thompson, Forward, Rider

13. Portland Trail Blazers; Brandon Rush, Forward, Kansas

14. Golden State Warriors; Anthony Randolph, Forward, LSU

15. Phoenix Suns; (from Atlanta) Robin Lopez, Forward, Stanford

16. Philadelphia 76ers; Marreese Speights, Forward, Florida

17. Toronto Raptors; Roy Hibbert, Center, Georgetown

18. Washington Wizards; JaVale McGee, Center, Nevada

19. Cleveland Cavaliers; J.J. Hickson, Forward, N.C. State

20. Charlotte Bobcats; (from Denver) Alexis Ajinca, Center, France

21. New Jersey Nets; (from Dallas) Ryan Anderson, Forward, California

22. Orlando Magic; Courtney Lee, Guard, Western Kentucky

23. Utah Jazz; Kosta Koufos, Center, Ohio State

24. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Phoenix) Serge Ibaka, Forward, Spain

25. Houston Rockets; Nicolas Batum, Forward, France (To Portland)

26. San Antonio Spurs; George Hill, Guard, IUPUI

27. New Orleans; Darrell Arthur, Forward, Kansas (To Memphis via Portland)

28. Memphis Grizzlies; (from L.A. Lakers) Donte Greene, Forward, Syracuse (To Houston)

29. Detroit Pistons; D.J. White, Forward, Indiana (To Seattle)

30. Boston Celtics; J.R. Giddens, Guard, New Mexico

2008 Second Round Draft Results 

31. Minnesota Timberwolves; (from Miami) Nikola Pekovic, Center, Serbia

32. Seattle Supersonics; Walter Sharpe, Forward, Alabama-Birmingham (To Detroit)

33. Portland Trail Blazers; (from Memphis) Joey Dorsey, Forward, Memphis (To Houston)

34. Minnesota Timberwolves; Mario Chalmers, Guard, Kansas (To Miami)

35. Los Angeles Clippers; DeAndre Jordan, Center, Texas A&M

36. Portland Trail Blazers; (from New York) Omer Asik, Center, Turkey (To Chicago)

37. Milwaukee Bucks; Luc Mbah a Moute, Forward, UCLA

38. Charlotte Bobcats; Kyle Weaver, Guard, Washington State

39. Chicago Bulls; Sonny Weems, Guard, Arkansas (To Denver)

40. New Jersey Nets; Chris Douglas-Roberts, Guard, Memphis

41. Indiana Pacers; Nathan Jawai, Forward, Australia

42. Sacramento Kings; (from Atlanta) Sean Singletary, Guard, Virginia

43. Sacramento Kings; Patrick Ewing Jr., Forward, Georgetown

44. Utah Jazz; (from Philadelphia) Ante Tomic, Center, Croatia

45. San Antonio Spurs; (from Toronto) Goran Dragic, Guard, Slovenia (To Phoenix)

46. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Portland) Trent Plaisted, Forward, BYU (To Detroit)

47. Washington Wizards; Bill Walker, Forward, Kansas State (To Boston)

48. Phoenix Suns; (from Cleveland) Malik Hairston, Guard, Oregon (To San Antonio)

49. Golden State Warriors; Richard Hendrix, Forward, Alabama

50. Seattle SuperSonics; (from Denver) DeVon Hardin, Center, California

51. Dallas Mavericks; Shan Foster, Guard, Vanderbilt

52. Miami Heat; (from Orlando) Darnell Jackson, Forward, Kansas (To Cleveland)

53. Utah Jazz; Tadija Dragicevic, Forward, Serbia

54. Houston Rockets; Maarty Leunen, Forward, Oregon

55. Portland Trail Blazers; (from Phoenix) Mike Taylor, Guard, Idaho Stampede (To L.A. Clippers)

56. Seattle SuperSonics; (from New Orleans) Sasha Kaun, Center, Kansas

57. San Antonio Spurs; James Gist, Forward, Maryland

58. Los Angeles Lakers; Joe Crawford, Guard, Kentucky

59. Detroit Pistons; Deron Washington, Forward, Virginia Tech

60. Boston Celtics; Semih Erden, Center, Turkey

More on Derrick Rose.... 

Drafted #1 by the Chicago Bulls

Derrick Martell Rose (born ) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The 6 foot 3 inch point guard had the 11th best selling jersey in the league the past season.

Born in Chicago, Illinois, Rose won two state championships in high school and was rated by scouts as the top point guard prospect in the country after graduation. He played collegiately for the for the University of Memphis Tigers and reached the NCAA national championship game in 2008. Shortly after his freshman year ended, Rose declared for the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected first overall by his hometown team, the Chicago Bulls. In his first year of professional basketball, Rose led the team (and all rookies) in assists, voted the Rookie of the Year and was selected to the All-Rookie Team as the Bulls returned to the playoffs. Chicago then fell to the Boston Celtics in seven games.

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2008 NBA Finals: Celtics vs. Lakers 

Best of seven

1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (1) Boston Celtics

Bos wis series 4-2

1. Thu, Jun 5 - Bos 98 LAL 88
2. Sun, Jun 8 - Bos 108 LAL 102
3. Tue, Jun 10 - LAL 87 Bos 81
4. Thu, Jun 12 - Bos 97 LAL 91
5. Sun, Jun 15 - LAL 103 Bos 98
6. Tue, Jun 17 - Bos 131 LAL 92

The Champs are Crowned

The Boston Celtics are the 2007-2008 NBA Champions!

Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Round One 

All series are best of seven

8) Atlanta Hawks vs. (1) Boston Celtics

Bos wins series 4-3

1. Sun, Apr 20 - Bos 104 Atl 81
2. Wed, Apr 23 - Bos 96 Atl 77
3. Sat, Apr 26 - Atl 102 Bos 93
4. Mon, Apr 28 - Atl 97 Bos 92
5. Wed, Apr 30 - Bos 110 Atl 85
6. Fri, May 2 - Atl 103 Bos 100
7. Sun, May 4 - Bos 99 Atl 65

(7) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (2) Detroit Pistons

Det wins series 4-2

1. Sun, Apr 20 - Phi 90 Det 86
2. Wed, Apr 23 - Det 105 Phi 88
3. Fri, Apr 25 - Phi 95 Det 75
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Det 93 Phi 84
5. Tue, Apr 29 - Det 98 Phi 81
6. Thu, May 01 - Det 100 Phi 77;

(6) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Orlando Magic

Orl wins series 4-1

1. Sun, Apr 20 - Orl 114 Tor 100
2. Tue, Apr 22 - Orl 104 Tor 103
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Tor 108 Orl 94
4. Sat, Apr 26 - Orl 106 Tor 94
5. Mon, Apr 28 - Orl 102 Tor 92

(5) Washington Wizards vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

Cle wins series 4-2

1. Sat, Apr 19 - Cle 93 Was 86
2. Mon, Apr 21 - Cle 116 Was 86
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Was 108 Cle 72
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Cle 100 Was 97
5. Wed, Apr 30 - Was 88 Cle 87
6. Fri, May 2 - Cle 105 Was 88;

Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals 

All series are best of seven

(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (1) Boston Celtics

Bos wins series 4-3

1. Tue, May 6 - Bos 76 Cle 72
2. Thu, May 8 - Bos 89 Cle 73
3. Sat, May 10 - Cle 108 Bos 84
4. Mon, May 12 - Cle 88 Bos 77
5. Wed, May 14 - Bos 96 Cle 89
6. Fri, May 16 - Cle 74 Bos 69
7. Sun, May 18 - Bos 97 Cle 92

(3) Orlando Magic vs. (2) Detroit Pistons

Det wins series 4-1

1. Sat, May 3 - Det 91, Orl 72
2. Mon, May 5 - Det 100 Orl 93
3. Wed, May 7 - Orl 111 Det 86
4. Sat, May 10 - Det 90 Orl 89
5. Tue, May 13 - Det 91 Orl 86

Eastern Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals 

All series are best of seven

(2) Detroit Pistons vs. (1) Boston Celtics

Bos wins series 4-2

1. Tue, May 20 - Bos 88 Det 79
2. Thu, May 22 - Det 103 Bos 97
3. Sat, May 24 - Bos 94 Det 80
4. Mon, May 26 - Det 94 Bos 75
5. Wed, May 28 - Bos 106 Det 102
6. Fri, May 30 - Bos 89 Det 81

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Western Conference Schedule and Results: Round One 

All series are best of seven

(8) Denver Nuggets vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

LAL wins series 4-0

1. Sun, Apr 20 - LAL 128 Den 114
2. Wed, Apr 23 - LAL 122 Den 107
3. Sat, Apr 26 - LAL 102 Den 84
4. Mon, Apr 28 - LAL 107 Den 101

(7) Dallas Mavericks vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets

NO wins series 4-1

1. Sat, Apr 19 - NO 104 Dal 92
2. Tue, Apr 22 - NO 127 Dal 103
3. Fri, Apr 25 - Dal 97 NO 87
4. Sun, Apr 27 - NO 97 Dal 84
5. Tue, Apr 29 - NO 99 Dal 94;

(6) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) San Antonio Spurs

SA wins series 4-1

1. Sat, Apr 19 - SA 117 Pho 115 2OT
2. Tue, Apr 22 - SA 102 Pho 96
3. Fri, Apr 25 - SA 115 Pho 99
4. Sun, Apr 27 - Pho 105 SA 86
5. Tue, Apr 29 - SA 92 Pho 87

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (5) Houston Rockets

Uta wins series 4-2

1. Sat, Apr 19 - Uta 93 Hou 82
2. Mon, Apr 21 - Uta 90 Hou 84
3. Thu, Apr 24 - Hou 94 Uta 92
4. Sat, Apr 26 - Uta 86 Hou 82
5. Tue, Apr 29 - Hou 95 Uta 69
6. Fri, May 2 - Uta 113 Hou 91/p">

Western Conference Schedule and Results: Semifinals 

All series are best of seven

(4) Utah Jazz vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

LAL wins series 4-2

1. Sun, May 4 - LAL 109 Uta 98
2. Tue, May 6 - LAL 120 Uta 110
3. Fri, May 9 - Uta 104 LAL 99
4. Sun, May 11 - Uta 123 LAL 115 OT
5. Wed, May 14 - LAL 111 Uta 104
6. Fri, May 16 - LAL 108 Uta 105

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) New Orleans Hornets

SA wins series 4-3

1. Sat, May 3 - NO 101 SA 82
2. Mon, May 5 - NO 102 SA 84
3. Thu, May 8 - SA 110 NO 99
4. Sun, May 11 - SA 100 NO 80
5. Tue, May 13 - NO 101 SA 79
6. Thu, May 15 - SA 99 NO 88
7. Mon, May 19 - SA 91 NO 82

Western Conference Schedule and Results: Conference Finals 

All series best of seven

(3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (1) Los Angeles Lakers

LAL wins series 4-1

1. Wed, May 21 - LAL 89 SA 85
2. Fri, May 23 - LAL 101 SA 71
3. Sun, May 25 - SA 103 LAL 84
4. Tue, May 27 - LAL 93 SA 91
5. Thu, May 29 - LAL 100 SA 92

Who Does "Vegas" Like? 

Championship Odds

Want to know what to expect? Listed below are the opening playoff odds to win the NBA crown, and both the Eastern and Western Conference titles. Odds courtesy of skybook.com.

ODDS TO WIN THE 2008-09 NBA FINALS
Teams--------- Open------ Current
Los Angeles Lakers 5/2 3/1
Boston Celtics 7/2 7/2
New Orleans Hornets 7/1 6/1
Detroit Pistons 7/1 7/1
Cleveland Cavaliers 15/1 8/1
Houston Rockets 15/1 8/1
San Antonio Spurs 7/1 8/1
Utah Jazz 12/1 10/1
Phoenix Suns 10/1 10/1
Orlando Magic 15/1 15/1
Philadelphia 76ers 40/1 20/1
Toronto Raptors 25/1 20/1
Dallas Mavericks 15/1 20/1
Denver Nuggets 22/1 30/1
Chicago Bulls 40/1 30/1
Portland T.Blazers 50/1 35/1
Washington Wizards 30/1 40/1
Golden St. Warriors 30/1 45/1
Indiana Pacers 50/1 50/1
Los Angeles Clips 75/1 50/1
Miami Heat 200/1 60/1
Atlanta Hawks 50/1 60/1
Charlotte Bobcats 75/1 60/1
New Jersey Nets 50/1 60/1
Milwaukee Bucks 150/1 75/1
Minnesota Twolves 100/1 75/1
New York Knicks 150/1 100/1
Sacramento Kings 75/1 125/1
Oklahoma Cy Thundr 250/1 250/1
Memphis Grizzlies 250/1 300/1

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