SERVING THE ON-LINE RPI COMMUNITY SINCE 1994 SEARCH ARCHIVES Current Issue: Volume 130, Number 1 July 14, 2009 Sports Lower seeds helpless in NBA playoffs Posted 05-02-2004 at 6:28PM Dan Farrand Senior Reporter Skip to Introduction Eastern Conference Western Conference Introduction Unlike the NFL and college basketball, parity is not a luxury the NBA possesses. The NBA playoffs are well into the first round and have been somewhat boring and predictable as the higher seeds in each series have dominated with three teams already completing sweeps. And while there have been numerous intensely fought close battles, the upper seeds have prevailed on almost every occasion as the lower seeds have combined to win a total of just five games in the first round. Next » Posted 05-02-2004 at 6:28PM Copyright 2000-2006 The Polytechnic Comments, questions? E-mail the Webmaster. Site design by Jason Golieb.