Playoff 1st Round Predictions

[Lioney]

Bulls-76ers: 4-1 Bulls
Heat-Knicks: 4-0 Heat
Pacers-Magic: 4-2 Pacers
Hawks-Celtics: 1-4 Celtics

Spurs-Jazz: 4-3 Spurs
Thunder-Mavs: 4-2 Thunder
Lakers-Nuggets: 2-4 Nuggets
Grizzlies-Clippers: 4-3 Grizzlies

2nd Round;

Bulls-Celtics
Heat-Pacers

Spurs-Grizzlies
Thunder-Nuggets

[stylo617617]

TP for the thread

East
Bulls def Sixers 4-0
Knicks Def Heat 4-2
Pacers Def Magic 4-0
Celtics Def Hawks 4-2

West
Spurs def Jazz 4-2
Thunder def Mavs 4-1
Lakers def Nuggets 4-2
Grizzlies def Clippers 4-3

[Lucky17]

I'll play:

East
Bulls over Sixers 4-1
Heat over Knicks 4-2
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2

West
Spurs over Jazz 4-1
Thunder over Mavs 4-1
Lakers over Nuggets 4-1
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-3

[Donoghus]

East

Bulls over Sixers 4-0
Heat over Knicks 4-2
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2

West

Spurs over Jazz 4-0
Thunder over Mavs 4-2
Lakers over Nuggets 4-2
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-2

[pearljammer10]

Hmm, i like this idea... a few good first round matchups

East

Bulls over Sixers 4-1
Knicks - Heat  4-3 (call me crazy!)
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2


West

Spurs over Jazz 4-0
Thunder over Mavs 4-3 (like this series. thunder are going to have a rough road to the finals if they can get there)
Lakers over Nuggets 4-2
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-2 (love this matchup, totally rooting for the grizz though. probably my second favorite team and if they come to play they are going to be dangerous.)

[CelticSooner]

East

Bulls over Sixers 4-1
Heat over Knicks 4-2
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2

West

Spurs over Jazz 4-0
Thunder over Mavs 4-3
Lakers over Nuggets 4-3
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-3

[celticslove]

first round predictions:
east
bulls in 5
heat in 6
bos in 5
ind in 6

west
sa in 6
okc in 7
la in 6
mem in 7

[KGs Knee]

I'm generally not a big proponent of predicting series victories in terms of "how many games", but I'll oblige just for fun.


East

Bulls over Sixers 4-0
Heat over Knicks 4-1
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2

West

Spurs over Jazz 4-0
Thunder over Mavs 4-2
Lakers over Nuggets 4-1
Clippers over Grizzlies 4-3

[hardlyyardley]

 
   
Re: Playoff 1st Round Predictions
« Reply #7 on: Today at 05:45:47 PM »

I'm generally not a big proponent of predicting series victories in terms of "how many games", but I'll oblige just for fun.


East

Bulls over Sixers 4-0
Knicks over Heat 4-2
Pacers over Magic 4-0
Celtics over Hawks 4-2

West

Spurs over Jazz 4-1

Thunder over Mavs 4-2
Lakers over Nuggets 4-1
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-2

[Eddie20]

Bulls 4 76ers 1
Heat 4 Knicks 2
Pacers 4 Magic 0
Celtics 4 Hawks 0

Spurs 4 Jazz 1
Thunder 4 Mavs 1
Lakers 4 Nuggets 1
Grizzlies 4 Clippers 3

[alajet]

Bulls-76ers: 4-0 Bulls
Heat-Knicks: 4-0 Heat
Pacers-Magic: 4-1 Pacers
Hawks-Celtics: 2-4 Celtics

Spurs-Jazz: 4-2 Spurs
Thunder-Mavs: 4-1 Thunder
Lakers-Nuggets: 4-2 Nuggets
Grizzlies-Clippers: 4-3 Grizzlies

[wiley]

Bulls:    4-0 over sixers (got their number)
Heat:    4-3 over Knicks (never underestimate the refs!)
Pacers: 4-2 over Magic (Pacers blow game 1.  Magic get prideful for one home game)
Celtics:  4-1 over Hawks (but a few of the wins are close and tiring affairs)

Thunder:  4-2 over Mavs (Thunder take 2 games off)
Spurs:  4-1 over Jazz (Jazz not ready)
Lakers:  4-3 over Nuggets (Nuggets bring the effort)
Grizzlies:  4-1 over Clippers (Grizzlies remember they're an awesome team)

Edit:  Pacers 4-0 over Magic.  Didn't realize extent of Magic injuries...

[birdwatcher]

East

Boston in 5, Ray sits the entire series, Rondo is MVP of the the first round. No Horford and Pachulia allows the C's to steal the first two games of the series, and there's more C's fans at Atlanta games than Hawks fans.

Chicago-Philly: Bulls in 7. Philly has enough size, defense & youth to wear down the bulls and take them to the brink, especially with Rose trying to get his legs under him after a long layoff.

Miami-NY: Miami in 6. The best defender on that team besides Chandler is Shumpert, and he couldn't stop Rondo, how is he going to stop Wade or James? The series gets stretched out due to NY's size and 3pt shooting.

Indy-Orlando: Indy in 4. No Howard, Baby starts at center and Anderson plays 15ft and beyond, so the lack of size and interior defense ends this series quickly.

West

Spurs-Jazz: Spurs in 5. SA has too much fire power.

OKC-Dallas: OKC in 5. This is a bad matchup for the Mavs who have no answer for Westbrook, Durant or Harden. Ibaka could slow down Dirk, and OKC will crush them on the boards.

Lakers-Nuggets: Kobe in 6. The Nugs are underrated and a bit under the radar. But, Kobe will be Kobe, the size match up  tilts towards LA, and McGee while tall and athletic is still one of the dumbest players in the league.

Grizz-Clips: Grizz in 6. Memphis has been here before, has the guns, the defense and the exp to send the Clips home early.

[ManUp]

East

Bulls over Sixers 4-2
Heat over Knicks 4-1
Pacers over Magic 4-1
Celtics over Hawks 4-2


West

Spurs over Jazz 4-0
Thunder over Mavs 4-3
Lakers over Nuggets 4-1
Grizzlies over Clippers 4-3

TP for the thread, you beat me too it.

[wdleehi]

Bulls in 4
Heat in 5
Pacers in 6
Celtics in 6


Spurs in 4
Thunder in 7
Lakers in 6
Clippers in 6