Western Conference
San Antonio Spurs Vs Dallas Mavericks
I don’t know how The
Spurs do it, but here they are once again at the top of The Western Conference.
The Spurs were gutted at the end of last season losing to The Heat in The
Finals and came back this season and dominated once again, overcoming numerous
injuries, Popovich has coached his team flawlessly and they are looking like
they’re ready to make another title run.
The Mavericks had a decent season, nothing special, nothing as horrible
as my Lakers, but they aren’t going to
be a threat to anyone out West. The Spurs owned The Mavs with a record of 4-0
against them in the regular season I believe that will continue into the
playoffs and The Spurs should move on quite easily.
Spurs over Mavericks 5 games
Houston Rockets Vs Portland Trailblazers
This would have been
a better matchup if The Blazers were playing like they were before The All Star
Break, they were playing some great basketball up until that point and the
whole second half of the season they have looked mediocre. The Rockets on the
other hand have been red hot for most of the season, James Harden has been in
beast mode all season and has carried this team all the way into the playoffs.
Damian Lillard has had an amazing season for The Blazers leading this high
powered offense into the playoffs, helping them hang on and overcome some
adversity towards the end of the season while the injuries piled up. There
should be some high scoring games in this series, but I think The Rockets will
have the edge in the paint and on the
boards. LeMarcus Aldridge has been injured for most of the second half of the
season for The Blazers and they have not been the same ever since and I think
it will be too much for them to overcome against The Rockets who don’t have
much of a weakness, well except for Dwight Howard we all know he’s a vagina!
Rockets over Trailblazers 6 games
Los Angeles Clippers Vs Golden State Warriors
This should be the
best matchup in this round of the playoffs, both of these teams know eachother
very well since they are in the same division, but also these are two of the
best teams in the NBA this season who can win in many different ways. Blake
Griffin has had an MVP season, he has been a beast on offense, defense and
dominating the paint and has done it while his wingman, Chris Paul, has been
playing through injuries. The Warriors are lights out beyond the 3 point line,
with some of the sharpest shooters in the game, led by Stephen Curry who plays
with ice water in his veins and wants the ball in the final seconds because he
knows if you even give him an inch he will take it and make it! The edge in
this matchup goes to The Clippers, the injury to Andrew Bogut I think will have
a huge impact on Golden State because they won’t have an answer for Blake
Griffin in the paint and with the way that dude has been playing you need all
the help you can get. The Clippers will
have too much fire power for The Warriors to overcome in this one.
Clippers over Warriors 7 games
Oklahoma City Thunder Vs Memphis Grizzlies
Kevin Durant has been
playing out of his mind this season, he has carried the load with Westbrook’s
battle with injuries throughout the season and helped his team maintain their
dominance out West. Durant is obviously the league MVP with how he’s played
this season, he led the league in scoring and has been basically unstoppable on
the offensive side. The Grizzlies have been mediocre for the most part this
season so I don’t really anticipate that this series is going to last long.
Thunder over Grizzlies 5 games
Eastern Conference (Pathetic ass conference)
Indiana Pacers Vs Atlanta Hawks
The Pacers have
really fallen off the map the second half of the season, which is so sad
because they actually had a shot at winning The East, but now I’m not convinced
they can even get past The Hawks in this round. The Hawks have had the exact
opposite second half though, they actually both have had the same record in the
last month, but The Hawks have been playing good basketball, whereas The Pacers
have looked like absolute garbage! No offense, no defense, the blame game all
around by guys who are supposed to be leaders, this team is just falling apart,
it’s truly amazing that they ended up with the top seed in the East! But I do
think The Pacers will some how change their mind set and at least step it up
for this round. I think it will be tough and this will actually be a decent
series, but The Pacers have worked too hard and are too good of a team to lose
in the first round to The Hawks.
Pacers over Hawks 6 games
Chicago Bulls Vs Washington Wizards
So I’m an avid
basketball fan and for some reason I was shocked to see that The Wizards were
in the playoffs?! Yes I know they’re in The Eastern Conference and if you’re a
halfway decent team it’s easy to make the playoffs out East. John Wall had a
damn good season I know this, but other than that I can’t tell you what else
they’re working with, don’t really care either because I’m pretty sure they
won’t be moving on to the next round. The Bulls have overcome a lot of
adversity this season, yet another season of injuries taking out many of their
starters, but yet they still seem to come out and play every team they face
hard no matter who is playing. That kind of mind set comes from their coach Tom
Thibodeau, who I think is similar to Greg Popovich minus the rings, but I think
eventually he will have some because he knows how to get the best out of every
player down the bench and never makes any excuses. I don’t expect that this is
going to be a tough matchup for The Bulls.
Bulls over Wizards 5 games
Toronto Raptors Vs Brooklyn Nets
Does anybody really
think either of these teams will be going anywhere near The Finals?!?!?! NOPE!
I sure don’t!! It doesn’t matter what happens in this series so I’m going with
The Nets because I flipped a coin and they won!
Nets over Raptors 6 games
Miami Heat Vs Charlotte Bobcats
This is the easiest
matchup for me to make a prediction on…..this really isn’t even going to be a
fun matchup to watch, The Heat are going to breeze by The Bobcats. Even if The
Heat sat Lebron, D- Wade and Chris Bosh for this series they would still win
EASY!
Heat over Bobcats 4 games