Playoff Prediction Thread

[Moranis]

6 of 8 match-ups set, feel free to wait on the 2 until it is set if it matters to your prediction.

East 1st round
Milwaukee over Whomever - 4
Cleveland over New York - 6
Philly over Brooklyn - 4
Boston over Atlanta - 5

West 1st round
Denver over Whomever - 6
Phoenix over LAC - 6
Golden State over Sacto - 6
LAL over Memphis - 5

2nd Round
Milwaukee over Cleveland - 5
Boston over Philly - 6
Phoenix over Denver - 6
LAL over GS - 6

CF
Milwaukee over Boston - 7
Phoenix over LAL - 7

Finals
Milwaukee again over Phoenix in 6

[Roy H.]

Celtics:  Fo', Fo', Fo', Fo'

[Vermont Green]

Appreciate the thread but I am too superstitious to make predictions regarding my home teams.

I will say that I expect the rest of the first round of the east to go by seeding, no surprises.

In the west, wow, who knows how that will go.  I don't see GSW as being as good as many seem to think.  Kind of like how MIA gets overrated.  GSW were 11-30 on the road.  Only 9-7 overall in March (SAC was 11-5 in March).  SAC is a tough/loud place to play.  This is a hard one to pick for a number of reasons but I am not conceding this one to GSW.  DEN and PHO should both win relatively easily.  And the MEM LAL is another tough one to call.  I don't feel I really know how good either team is.  I guess I will go with LAL but to be honest, I am expecting Davis to breakdown anytime now.  With Davis healthy though, I see LAL as better than MEM.

[Who]

Cleveland and New York looks the only series that will be competitive in the East.

The other three should be open and shut.

[Phantom255x]

Celtics 16-0 

I'll wait until Friday when all the matchups are set, and even after that I'll go round by round lol. Don't want to do the entire thing and then constantly "revise" every other day haha

[slamtheking]

I'll take a stab at it

East 1st round
Milwaukee over Cannon Fodder - 4
Cleveland over New York - 7
Philly over Brooklyn - 5
Boston over Atlanta - 5

West 1st round
Denver over Cannon Fodder - 5
Phoenix over LAC - 5  (assuming Durant plays)
Sac over GSW - 7
Memphis over Lakers - 7

2nd Round
Milwaukee over Cleveland - 5
Boston over Philly - 5
Denver over Phoenix - 7
Sac over Memphis - 7

CF
Boston over Milwaukee - 6
Denver over Sac - 5

Finals
Boston over Denver in 5

[slamtheking]

Celtics 16-0 

I'll wait until Friday when all the matchups are set, and even after that I'll go round by round lol. Don't want to do the entire thing and then constantly "revise" every other day haha

just get it right the first time and you won't have to revise   

[Who]

That Sacramento & Golden State series should be a lot of fun. I expect a series similar to the 2009 Bulls vs Celtics when the C's were without KG and we got a long hard fought high scoring series between the two teams.

I could see that series going either way. Not sure who to pick here.

[Who]

Is Wiggins back yet? Or is he still out?

[Who]

I am leaning towards SAC over GSW in 7. Long hard fought series.

I was expecting SAC to get bounced in the first round but GSW was about as good a matchup as they could've hoped for. SAC have that weak interior defense that is vulnerable to interior scoring / slashers whereas GSW is more of a perimeter shooting team. GSW are less capable than most of exposing SAC's biggest weaknesses.

[Phantom255x]

Is Wiggins back yet? Or is he still out?

I think he's back with the team, but idk if it's confirmed he will start the series against SAC.

[Celtics2021]

Based on the matchups so far:

Celtics over Atlanta in 4.
Grizzlies over LA in 5.
Sixers over Brooklyn in 6.
Kings over Warriors in 7.
Knicks over Cavs in 6.
Suns over Clippers in 7.

[jpotter33]

My take:

East 1st round
Milwaukee over (Miami or Chicago) - 5
Cleveland over New York - 7
Philly over Brooklyn - 5
Boston over Atlanta - 5

West 1st round
Denver over TWolves - 5
Phoenix over LAC - 5
GSW over Sac - 6
Memphis over Lakers - 7

2nd Round
Milwaukee over Cleveland - 6
Boston over Philly - 6
Phoenix over Denver - 6
GS over Memphis - 6

CF
Boston over Milwaukee - 6
GSW over Phoenix - 7

Finals
Boston over GSW in 6

[dannyboy35]

Bucks in 4
Cavs in 6
Philly in 6
Celts in 6

Nuggets in 5
Suns in 6
Warriors in 7
Grizzlies in 7

2nd

Bucks in 7 over Cavs
Celts in 7 over Sixers

Suns in 5 over Nuggets
Warriors in 6 over Grizz

Celts in 7 over Bucks
Suns in 7 over GS

  Suns in 6 over Celts

[86MaxwellSmart]

Bucks in 4
Cavs in 6
Philly in 6
Celts in 6

Nuggets in 5
Suns in 6
Warriors in 7
Grizzlies in 7

2nd

Bucks in 7 over Cavs
Celts in 7 over Sixers

Suns in 5 over Nuggets
Warriors in 6 over Grizz

Celts in 7 over Bucks
Suns in 7 over GS

  Suns in 6 over Celts

C's will OWN Phoenix and Durant....Run his old butt into the ground, him and Paul