Sunday, May 4, 2014

NBA Conference Semi Playoff Predictions



1st Round Record: (6-2)

NBA Conference Semi Playoff Predictions

Western Conference

San Antonio Spurs Vs Portland Trail Blazers

I am so happy that The Blazers are back to playing good basketball because this team is so much fun to watch when they are playing well! Damian Lillard has had one hell of a season and continues to hit the clutch shots and prove he’s the guy that his team can count on it when they need him and LaMarcus Aldridge is back ya’ll! He dominated in the paint in the last round and his shot was on against The Rockets, they did not have an answer for him, not surprising since Dwight Howard sucks, but that’s beside the point! The Spurs were pushed to the limit with The Mavs in the first round, but still walked away with the win. The Spurs have easily been the most dominant  team in The NBA and you can’t expect the Playoffs to be a cake walk, but I think The Mavericks exposed them and banged them up and I feel like if there is a team out West that can beat The Spurs that is The Trail Blazers. The Blazers are younger and faster and also healthier at this point in the season. With Aldridge and Lillard playing so well and The Blazers team playing great defense with a deep bench, that’s a lethal combination and I see it getting the best of The Spurs in this series. Unfortunately I think The Spurs time of dominance is coming to an end, I thought it ended last season when they lost in The Finals and I think that this series could be the passing of the torch with new teams and players starting to come up and make names for themselves and the legends like Tim Duncan will be riding off into the sunset waiting for his induction into the Hall Of Fame!

Blazers over Spurs 7 games

Los Angeles Clippers Vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Kevin Durant has kept his crazy good MVP season going through the playoffs elevating his team once again to the next round in the playoffs. There is no doubt that Kevin Durant is most valuable to his team because if he was not in a Thunder uniform this team would be garbage! He’s the only one who seems to step it up in the clutch and makes it look easy! The Clippers, in my opinion, did not look that great in the first round, I know their matchup was tough, but at the same time where the hell was Chris Paul? What about Blake Griffin he didn’t dominate like he did during the regular season? I understand they had plenty of drama the past week or so, so that has got to play a role in the subpar play, but I don’t think it’s a good way to come into this series against a hot team with a chip on their shoulder. I don’t think The Clippers are focused, healthy or even good enough to win this series against The Thunder. Kevin Durant is on fire right now and he will be tough to stop, I don’t think The Clippers will be that team to have an answer to stop Kevin Durant.

Thunder over Clippers 6 games

Eastern Conference (Pathetic Ass Conference)

Brooklyn Nets Vs Miami Heat

Everybody is excited about this matchup because The Nets are the only team in The Eastern Conference to go undefeated in the regular season against them, but I’m sorry this is the playoffs and I don’t think The Nets are even half the team that The Heat are. This will be a decent series, at least better than what The Heat saw in the first round, but overall I expect The Heat to move on and not even really flinch. The Nets are old and not that great, Paul Pierce ain’t taking this team to The Eastern Conference Finals without some help and the injuries are piling up. The Heat are the defending Champs and play out East I’m not getting my hopes up that they will be losing to The Nets!

Heat over Nets 5 games

Indiana Pacers Vs Washington Wizards

The Pacers are slowly becoming the most disappointing team of the season. They stumbled into the playoffs and were lucky to even get past The Hawks in the first round. I don’t know what it is with this team, but they are not a team, they have no leadership, they have no offense, they have no defense, overall this team just flat out sucks! The Wizards on the other hand are red hot! Playing some great defense and that is helping them on the scoring end.  The Pacers are not even close to becoming a Championship team at this rate and The Wizards are playing team basketball right now, that always wins and I think they will pull the upset and knock out The Pacers.

Wizards over Pacers 6 games

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