NBA Playoff Predictions...

[rpncaine]

Your giving the Pacers too much credit. For some unknown reason they have tanked here at the end. Went on a four game west coast swing and won them all then packed it in after that. Hawks will most likely beat 'em.

[RockHardTen1985]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

Your giving the Pacers too much credit. For some unknown reason they have tanked here at the end. Went on a four game west coast swing and won them all then packed it in after that. Hawks will most likely beat 'em.

I might be. Its almost by default. I dont believe in the Knicks at all. They have the wrong star. I dont think the Hawks are made to win in the playoffs. They never do. But who knows, Indiana is playing bad right now.

[RockHardTen1985]

Western Conference

Work has been crazy

Thunder vs Rockets

Thunder in 6

Spurs vs Lakers

Lakers in 7

Nuggets vs Warriors

Warriors in 6

Clippers vs Grizzlies

Clippers in 7

Round 2

Thunder vs Clippers

Thunder in 6

Warriors vs Lakers

Warriors in 6

Western Conference finals

Thunder vs Warriors

Thunder in 6

NBA Finals

Heat vs Thunder

Heat in 5. The Heat broke OKCs heart last year and beat up on them during the regular season. I don’t see anything changing this year. Actually I don’t see how Durant/Westbrook get a title. Not this year or next. Then The King returns to Cleveland, they will be loaded. Maybe when Lebrons 35, Durant can get 1.

[Clip-Clop]

Originally Posted by RockHardTen1985

Western Conference

Work has been crazy

Thunder vs Rockets

Thunder in 6

Spurs vs Lakers

Lakers in 7

Nuggets vs Warriors

Warriors in 6

Clippers vs Grizzlies

Clippers in 7

Round 2

Thunder vs Clippers

Thunder in 6

Warriors vs Lakers

Warriors in 6

Western Conference finals

Thunder vs Warriors

Thunder in 6

NBA Finals

Heat vs Thunder

Heat in 5. The Heat broke OKCs heart last year and beat up on them during the regular season. I don’t see anything changing this year. Actually I don’t see how Durant/Westbrook get a title. Not this year or next. Then The King returns to Cleveland, they will be loaded. Maybe when Lebrons 35, Durant can get 1.

Nuggets haven't lost a home game since January and they are going to lose in 6?
Not likely.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Clip-Clop

Nuggets haven't lost a home game since January and they are going to lose in 6?
Not likely.

It'll be surprising if the Warriors even stretch them to 6, Denver is really good.

[RockHardTen1985]

And banged up. Serious question in your opinion does Golden State have the 2 best players in the series? Curry and Lee. If Barnes can give them anything look out.

[Cannon Shell]

Heat in 4 over Milwaukee- They are 37-2 in their last 39 and hardly tried the last 2 weeks. Don't see Milwaukee winning a game. The real question is can Miami cover what are likely to be obscene lines? They opened at -11 and have been bet up to -13.5.

New York over Boston in 6- Ray Felton will screw up at least one game especially with Bradley guarding him. I figure that Boston will win another at home but the Knicks are a better team at this point.

Indiana over Atlanta in 5- Atlanta stinks, Indiana doesn't. The last few games of the season are meaningless.

Brooklyn over Chicago in 7- Despite PG1985's protest over Derrick Roses' injury the key player in this series is Noah. If he isn't close to 100% the Bulls are in trouble especially if Gibson isn't entirely healthy either. The Bulls backcourt will have loads of trouble with Brooklyns big guards especially Williams who seems to playing his best basketball lately.

2nd round
Heat over Brooklyn in 5- This is not a good matchup for Brooklyn. I gave them one game but they could easily get swept

Indiana over New York in 7- This could be a classic, old-time NBA playoff series. The Knicks defensive weakness might be exposed by Indiana's frontcourt. The key could be Anthony being able to play more effective defense without it affecting his offense.

Miami over Indiana in 5- Miami is better at what they do than Indiana is at what they do.

The thing that you have to remember about the playoffs is that though the games are more intense there is a lot of time between games which allows the better players to stay on the court longer. Obviously this helps Miami and the older teams like San Antonio.