The series of the Western and Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
Indiana, New York, Miami, San Antonio, Clippers, and OKC all gathered their wins with the home court advantage.
Golden State, Chicago stole a W from their home team.
Updated 4/25/13

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NBA post-season has started!

In the Western Conference the Thunder, Clippers, Denver, and Spurs retreive their first W
In the Eastern Conference the Heat, Nets, Pacers, and Knicks gather up the W.

The Lakers pulled off their job in getting into the playoffs. The thing is now, can they stick with it?

EAST/WEST Quarterfinal PredictionsWestern Conference
OKC in 4-1
LAC 4-2
GSW 4-3
SAS 4-2

Eastern Conference
MIA 4-0
BKN 4-3
IND 4-1
NYK 4-2

The Brooklyn Nets are losing one of their biggest names as they prepare for the playoffs. Jay-Z owned just a little piece of the team, but was a large presence when the franchise changed homes and identities this season.
The rap mogul is selling his stake in the Nets so he can become certified as a player agent, possibly before the end of the season. The process is underway, with paperwork already filed, a person with knowledge of the details said Wednesday.
NBA rules prevent anyone from being involved in ownership and player representation.
Yahoo Sports, which first reported Jay-Z's plans, said his Roc Nation company has partnered with Creative Artists Agency (CAA) and hopes to compete for players in this June's NBA draft.
Jay-Z owns less than 1 percent of the Nets, but has had a major impact with the franchise's move to his hometown. He had input and in some cases complete control of everything from the interior of the $1 billion Barclays Center to the design of the team's black-and-white uniforms, which he debuted himself during his run of eight sold-out concerts in September that served as the debut of the arena.
A spokesman for Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, did not respond to a message.
Friendly with LeBron James and a number of sports superstars, Jay-Z could quickly make Roc Nation a force in the agency field. The company recently signed New York Yankees All-Star Robinson Cano. The Nets hoped his reputation and friendships would help them three years ago when James led a loaded field of free agents, but the Nets, then playing in Newark, failed to land any of them.
Jay-Z attended only a handful of games this season, but his affiliation with the franchise provided a necessary buzz for its first season in Brooklyn. He sat in his courtside seat next to wife Beyonce in November when the Nets beat the Knicks in their first matchup as New York rivals, providing the trash talk afterward when he tweeted that the city was under new management.
The Nets have clinched their first playoff berth since 2007 and are in position to have home-court advantage in their first-round series.

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Lakers hang Shaq's No. 34 jersey in the rafters

When Shaquille O'Neal visited the Forum during the summer he joined the Los Angeles Lakers, Jerry West encouraged him to look up at the retired jerseys hanging above the court.

Although O'Neal began his career in Orlando and played for four more teams after leaving Los Angeles, the 15-time All-Star says he considers Los Angeles his NBA home.

 "The only regrets I have are missing 200 games and missing 5,000 free throws," O'Neal said. "Other than that, I had fun, did it my way. Made a lot of friends, made a lot of enemies. It was all fun."

Shaq is now a part of the NBA HALL of FAME. I don't think there will be any other dominant center like O'neal.

Heat recover, to gather the W

Spurs' Ginobili expected to miss start of playoffs

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili could miss the start of the playoffs because of a strained hamstring that is expected to sideline him three to four weeks.
The timetable released by the Spurs on Monday comes a day after Ginobili did not play in an 88-86 loss to the Miami Heat. The 35-year-old Ginobili injured his right hamstring in a victory over the Los Angeles Clippers last week.
The regular season ends April 17. San Antonio is 1 1/2 games ahead of Oklahoma City for the top seed in the Western Conference and may now have to protect that lead without its third-leading scorer. Ginobili is averaging 11.9 points and 4.6 assists.
The Spurs recently went 6-2 without All-Star Tony Parker before the point guard returned from an ankle sprain.
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