NBA Playoff Predictions...

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by 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.

Not bad especially if Brooklyn wins tomorrow though I might adjust Miami to a sweep over them too. Still sticking with IN in 7 over Knicks. Knicks showed some real issues during the last 3 games against Boston.

[rpncaine]

I hope you are correct but the Pacers showed some inconsistency late in the season. Won four in a row on west coast swing and then slacked off. A lot depends on how Davis West plays. If he plays tough we have a shot.

[Cannon Shell]

Originally Posted by rpncaine

I hope you are correct but the Pacers showed some inconsistency late in the season. Won four in a row on west coast swing and then slacked off. A lot depends on how Davis West plays. If he plays tough we have a shot.

They are a little inconsistent but mostly that is a result of perimeter shooting. The regular season games are pretty much meaningless at this point. David West is a tough matchup for the Knicks. He will make Carmelo work on the defensive end and force the Knicks to play Martin probably more than they want.

On defense the Pacers defend the perimeter well and have given the Knicks issues. Novack being out hurts the Knicks because he is their most consistent 3 point shooter and allows them to spread the floor when he is in the game. Indiana isn't a good road tam for whatever reason but the Knicks didn't play well the last 3 games of the Boston series and may have gone to Game 7 had Boston not missed so many wide open shots in Game 6.


The Nets should be ashamed.