What 1st round Playoff match up does everyone want?

[HeatCheck]

Based on % we technically are head of the Hawks. Although with a win by Miami tonight they will be right there with us (believe they hold a tie breaker over us).

[Kakarot]

Ummm, yea. Definitely don't want Boston. That's a good team. This team can take down the Heats and Hawks I feel, but Boston would be trouble.

[bLACKpANTHER]

I'm more in favor of facing the Celtics but it looks like we would have to finish in 3rd to get them. Its more that i don't want Atlanta or Miami because of their experience. If Bosh comes back for the playoffs, its a wrap for whoever plays them.

I really just want to see up keep rolling into the postseason and not limp in.

[JJman Returns]

I hold the same feeling as I did with the panthers. I don't care who we play. No need to kid ourselves with week opponents if we really want to contend. Bring on whoever

[Sapper]

Heat is plural.  Did this board just become bandwagon Hornets fans?

Drawing Atlanta is a guaranteed sweep.  Miami gives us a shot.

[cbarrier90]

This has been a tale of two seasons. At the halfway point, this team was 18-22 having lost 8 of their last 9. Kemba's 52 point game to get an OT win against Utah may have saved the season because including that win, this team is 24-10 since and playing some of its best basketball.

In that early stretch where the team was still trying to figure things out and the roster was hurt, they went 8-13 against current playoff teams in both conferences.

In the second half of the year, while they've played fewer playoff teams, they have an 8-6 mark against those they have played, including impressive home victories against Cleveland and San Antonio.

Maybe we're not giving the second half team enough credit because of the small sample size...?

[Goondal]

Started 14-8, then went 4-14 before this 26-10 stretch that started with that 2 OT win

If they were just a little better in that 4-14 stretch then the 3 seed would be secured.

[davideinstein]

Not Boston, Toronto or Cleveland.

[davideinstein]

On April 4, 2016 at 9:26 PM, Sapper said:

Heat is plural.  Did this board just become bandwagon Hornets fans?

Drawing Atlanta is a guaranteed sweep.  Miami gives us a shot.

Hopefully because it's been a lonely time in Hornets fandom.

[davideinstein]

On April 1, 2016 at 0:36 PM, pantherfan49 said:

We will get Miami and Winslow will lock Batum down and this forum will then burn to the ground. 

Pretty much.

[TheRed]

So what are we looking at the rest of the way as far as potential scenarios that give us home-court advantage?