First Round
1. Miami
8. New Jersey
(New Jersey in 7)
2. Detroit
7. Philadelphia
(Detroit in 5)
3. Boston
6. Indiana
(Boston in 7)
4. Chicago
5. Washington
(Chicago in 6)
1. Phoenix
8. Memphis
(Phoenix in 5)
2. San Antonio
7. Denver
(San Antonio in 7)
3. Seattle
6. Sacramento
(Seattle in 6)
4. Dallas
5. Houston
(Dallas in 5)
2nd Round
2. Detroit
8. New Jersey
(Detroit in 6)
3. Boston
4. Chicago
(Boston in 6)
1. Phoenix
4. Dallas
(Dallas in 7)
2. San Antonio
3. Seattle
(San Antonio in 5)
Conference Finals
2. Detroit
3. Boston
(Detroit in 6)
2. San Antonio
4. Dallas
(San Antonio in 6)
NBA Championship
2. Detroit
2. San Antonio
(San Antonio in 7)
Yeah, I have Miami losing in the first round. I just cant see them beating a Nets team with Richard Jefferson and probably the 2nd best player in April, Vince Carter. Especially with Shaq not being 100%. As you can tell, I am very very high on Jersey. Its very similar to the Conference Finals teams theyve had in the past.
Yeah, I think Dallas will beat Phoenix in the 2nd round. Dallas probably is the deepest team in the league. Phoenix would need all 5 starters to play flawless basketball all 48 minutes of each game to beat Dallas, especially since Dallas is probably the most improved defense in the NBA.
And yeah, I think in a repeat of last years finals, San Antonio will win. They are just too good with Tim Duncan. Theyve got the 2nd best defense in the NBA, the 2nd most dominant player down on the blocks in Duncan, and theyve got 2 other guys in Ginobili and Parker who are capable of putting up 20 points any given night. Theyve also got a very unknown and underrated guy by the name of Beno Udrih, hes capable of coming in and scoring 10-12 points himslef. They also picked up Nazr Mohammed, who has been having a great season. They have the best 1 on 1 defender in the NBA as well in Bruce Bowen