NBA Playoff Bracket 2009

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That sucked, but then the Hornets bracket is significantly better off for it. Shrug. (I’m not accusing them of throwing OT– if you saw the look on CP’s face during the postgame interview you know that wasn’t the case) but it is what it is. ... The Magic have been like the Chicago Cubs of the NBA.

The 2009 NBA playoff bracket and schedule is finally complete after one final day of adjustments. The NBA playoff schedule was always set to start Saturday, but the bracket is now all filled out. The top of the Eastern Conference bracket was completed days ago.

2009 NBA Playoff Bracket, Schedule Complete for First Round but now the top teams know which .500 teams they will play to start the NB A playoffs. The Western Conference's 2-8 seeds beat up on each other one last time to determine
their bracket order, while the Lakers just rested up. Now, the 2009 NBA playoff bracket and schedule can be broken down, as can the road to the NBA Finals.

the East, the bracket is set for the Cavaliers, Celtics a nd Magic to finally begin their journey after months of waiting. The Cavaliers are set to play an old playoff rival, the eighth seeded Pistons - who used to take on the Cavaliers in better days. This part of the playoff bracket was set on Tuesday.

The Cavaliers played a part in who would get the sixth and seventh seeds, by not playing their regulars against the Sixers. As such, the Sixers beat the Cavaliers - though they needed overtime even against their scrubs. Therefore, the Sixers moved up the NBA playoff bracket to the sixth seed, where they will play the Magic. The Celtics are left to play the Bulls.

Reference:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1655766/2009_nba_playoff_bracket_schedule_complete.html

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