First Round Record (7-1)
Western Conference
Memphis Grizzlies Vs Golden State Warriors
The Warriors are
looking like a really solid team right now. The came out shooting in the first
round and took care of business easily! The Grizzlies ain’t no chumps though,
they dominated the Blazers in the first round and moved on without an issue.
The problem now is they lost Mike Conley to a facial fracture and there is a
possibility of him playing in this round, but I don’t believe he will be as effective
even if he does get playing time and that will have a huge effect on this
matchup. The Warriors are playing so well you can’t be missing your top point
guard, especially when you have Stephen Curry on the other side playing some of
the best basketball of his career. I would give the Grizzlies a better chance
if Conley were healthy in this matchup, but even then I still don’t think
they’re good enough to get past Golden State. The Warriors are extremely
confident with their shot and their defense is underrated because they kill
everybody with their offense, this should be a nice test for them.
Warriors over Grizzlies 6 games
Los Angeles Clippers Vs Houston Rockets
After the first round
of the Playoffs I am now more convinced that the Clippers are not that great of
a team. Even if Chris Paul didn’t injure himself coming into this series I’d
say the Rockets are a far superior team. We should have some shoot outs in this
series because both teams can catch fire on offense, especially from three
point range, but the Rockets play as a complete team and tend to stick with
their game plan. The Clippers tend to start throwing up desperation shots for
no apparent reason and then get all sloppy when things start getting out of
hand. Yes, I know they beat the defending Champs in the previous round, but let’s
all keep it real the Spurs gave that series up, twice. All in all like I said
when I started this off, I don’t believe in the Clippers and this injury to
Chris Paul doesn’t help. I think it should be a good series, but I have a
feeling the Rockets will win this one without a problem.
Rockets over Clippers 6 games
Eastern Conference
Chicago Bulls Vs Cleveland Cavaliers
Finally we get a
worthwhile matchup in the Eastern Conference! The Cavs have had an up and down
season and haven’t really been able to gel as a team. They don’t look in sync
at all and it’s obvious their coach is a complete moron and it doesn’t help
that Kevin Love is out for the remainder of the playoffs with a shoulder
injury. The Cavs really only look “so amazing” because they’re in the mediocre
ass Eastern Conference that has only about 3 to 4 DECENT teams compared to the
West. The Bulls were finally able to keep the same starting lineup intact for
the first round and looked really good at times. They still have some kinks to
work out, but overall the Bulls are starting to catch fire. Derrick Rose is
back and playing well alongside a sharp shooting, risk taking guard, Jimmy
Butler. Where I think the Bulls will have the edge in this matchup will be in
the paint. I don’t believe the Cavs have anybody who can compete in the paint
with Joakim Noah and Pau Gasol, and they aren’t the only threat in the paint
working against the Cavs. Quite frankly I think the fact that the Cavs coach is
so awful at his job that even if they weren’t missing Kevin Love this team
can’t win a Championship, let alone beat a halfway decent team catching fire at
the right time ready to take advantage of an ailing team in the lowly ass
Eastern Conference!
Bulls over Cavaliers in 6 games
Washington Wizards Vs Atlanta Hawks
I’m more excited
about this matchup than I thought I would be before the Playoffs began. Both of
these teams are young and fresh and should match up quite well against
eachother. John Wall is really starting to emerge as one of the top point
guards in the league and has shown a ton of growth this season. Paul Pierce was
the driving force in the last round and I have a feeling he will keep it moving
into this round. The Hawks showed in the last round that they are not that
dominant, they are a good team, but they have plenty of flaws that were exposed
against the garbage can Nets. This leads me to believe that they do not have
what it takes when pushed to the limit and right now the Wizards are playing
“push you to the limit” type basketball. The Wizards are coming into this with
confidence and the leadership of Paul Pierce only makes them more of a threat
on this series. I think the Wizards are going to surprise us this round and
take this series.
Wizards over Hawks 7 games
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