NBA playoff predictions

[MC KAos]

lets start with the first round, please refrain from going further than that for now, we will predict the next round and those matchups become set....

EAST

1-Bulls vs 8-Pacers

Bulls in 5

2-Heat vs 7-76ers

Heat in 4

3-Celtics vs 6-Knicks

Celtics in 6

4-Magic vs 5-Hawks

Magic in 4

WEST

1-Spurs vs 8-Grizzlies

Spurs in 5

2-Lakers vs 7-Hornets

Lakers in 4

3-Mavs vs 6-Blazers

Blazers in 6

4-Thunder vs 5-Nuggets

Thunder in 7

[MC KAos]

ill make it a contest, 1 point for picking a series correctly, with an extra point for correctly picking the games in which the team will win it

[Muhast]

lets start with the first round, please refrain from going further than that for now, we will predict the next round and those matchups become set....

EAST

1-Bulls vs 8-Pacers

Bulls in 5

2-Heat vs 7-76ers

Heat in 4

3-Celtics vs 6-Knicks

Celtics in 6

4-Magic vs 5-Hawks

Magic in 4

WEST

1-Spurs vs 8-Grizzlies

Spurs in 5

2-Lakers vs 7-Hornets

Lakers in 4

3-Mavs vs 6-Blazers

Blazers in 6

4-Thunder vs 5-Nuggets

Thunder in 7

Really Magic in 4? The Hawks have beaten the Magic all season long.

[laythewood28]

1.Bulls in 5
2.Heat in 4
3.Celtics in 5
4.Magic in 7
5.Spurs in 6
6.Lakers in 4
7.Mavs in 6
8.Thunder in 5

[Yeagermeister]

Spurs in 6.....I think we take two home games

[MC KAos]

Really Magic in 4? The Hawks have beaten the Magic all season long.

ya i feel it!!! they cant hang with superman

Spurs in 6.....I think we take two home games


you should pick the other series too!

[GloryDaysRBack]

Bulls in 4
Heat in 5
Knicks in 7
Magic in 6

Spurs in 7
Lakers in
Blazers in 7
Thunder in 6

[Muhast]

ya i feel it!!! they cant hang with superman




you should pick the other series too!


Apparently they can, Collins has shut down Howard in 3 of 4 games this year.

Hawks win in 6. Then get killed in the 2nd round.

[zrinkill]

1.Bulls in 5
2.Heat in 4
3.Knicks in 6
4.Magic in 7
5.Spurs in 5
6.Lakers in 6
7.Blazers in 4
8.Thunder in 5

[Yeagermeister]

ya i feel it!!! they cant hang with superman




you should pick the other series too!

What other series? :D

[Cowboys&LakersFan]

1st Round:

Bulls over Pacers in 5

Heat over Sixers in 5

Celtics over Knicks in 6

Magic over Hawks in 6

Spurs over Grizzlies in 6

Lakers over Hornets in 4

Blazers over Mavs in 6

Thunder over Nuggets in 7

2nd Round :

Bulls over Magic in 6

Celtics over Heat in 7

Thunder over Spurs in 6

Lakers over Blazers in 5

3rd Round:

Bulls over Celtics in 7

Lakers over Thunder in 7

Finals:

Lakers over Bulls in 6

Kobe 2011 Finals MVP

[Yeagermeister]

lets start with the first round, please refrain from going further than that for now, we will predict the next round and those matchups become set....

EAST

1-Bulls vs 8-Pacers

Bulls in 5

2-Heat vs 7-76ers

Heat in 4

3-Celtics vs 6-Knicks

Celtics in 6

4-Magic vs 5-Hawks

Magic in 4

WEST

1-Spurs vs 8-Grizzlies

Spurs in 5

2-Lakers vs 7-Hornets

Lakers in 4

3-Mavs vs 6-Blazers

Blazers in 6

4-Thunder vs 5-Nuggets

Thunder in 7

Bulls in 4
Heat in 5
Celtics in 6
Hawks in 7

Spurs in 6
Lakers in 4
Blazers in 7
Thunder in 5

[Joe Realist]

My 76ers might win one game. I will root for anyone else as long as the Heat do not win the title.

[DFWJC]

1.Bulls in 5
2.Heat in 4
3.Knicks in 6
4.Magic in 7
5.Spurs in 5
6.Lakers in 6
7.Blazers in 4
8.Thunder in 5
Aweep? really?

I'll take that action for pretty much whatever you want...

email me if you're interested.

[DFWJC]

1.Bulls in 5
2.Heat in 5
3.Celtics in 6
4.Magic in 6
5.Spurs in 6
6.Lakers in 5
7.Mavs in 7
8.Thunder in 6

[DragonCowboy]

Aweep? really?

I'll take that action for pretty much whatever you want...

email me if you're interested.

I'd be interested in seeing if he takes that bet. Zrin's probably just trollin' though.

[DFWJC]

I'd be interested in seeing if he takes that bet. Zrin's probably just trollin' though.
Yeah, probably.
Just a Spurs fan trying to rattle a few Mavs fans cages....I assume.

If not, I'll take that bet all day.

[MC KAos]

Yeah, probably.
Just a Spurs fan trying to rattle a few Mavs fans cages....I assume.

If not, I'll take that bet all day.

I'll take a bet on the series, but not them getting swept

[big dog cowboy]

I will root for anyone else as long as the Heat do not win the title.
:bow:

[gmoney112]

1. Bulls in 5
2. Heat in 6
3. Celtics in 6
4. Hawks in 6
5. Spurs in 7
6. Lakers in 5
7. Mavs in 6
8. Thunder in 6

[baj1dallas]

Mavs in 5.

[MC KAos]

Mavs in 5.

Classic game 1 overreaction! Lol

[DragonCowboy]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Blazers in 4?

Spurs in 5?

Not so sure about that anymore :lmao2:

[Yeagermeister]

My Grizzlies get their first ever playoff win at #1 SA :bow:

[MC KAos]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Blazers in 4?

Spurs in 5?

Not so sure about that anymore :lmao2:

My Grizzlies get their first ever playoff win at #1 SA :bow:


http://www.nba.com/games/20030419/PHOSAS/recap.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20050424/DENSAS/recap.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/DENSAS/recap.html


enough said

[MC KAos]

LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

Blazers in 4?

Spurs in 5?

Not so sure about that anymore :lmao2:

again classic mavs fan game 1 overreaction. it would have been the same had the mavs lost, everyone jumping off a bridge. every year, im here telling you guys that a series doesnt start until a team loses a home game and losing game 1 isnt really that big of a deal for favored teams (like the spurs and magic)

[Yeagermeister]

http://www.nba.com/games/20030419/PHOSAS/recap.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20050424/DENSAS/recap.html

http://www.nba.com/games/20070422/DENSAS/recap.html


enough said

I'm not saying the Grizz will win the series just happy they won :)

[MC KAos]

I'm not saying the Grizz will win the series just happy they won :)


haha, ya im sorry i didnt really mean to include you in my rant, it did make me smile how happy they were after the buzzer sounded tho! it was like they had made it to the final four, lol

[DragonCowboy]

again classic mavs fan game 1 overreaction. it would have been the same had the mavs lost, everyone jumping off a bridge. every year, im here telling you guys that a series doesnt start until a team loses a home game and losing game 1 isnt really that big of a deal for favored teams (like the spurs and magic)


I'm not saying that the Mavs are sure to win this series OR that the Spurs are sure to lose this series.

I'm just saying that Blazers in 4 was completely ridiculous (and now impossible), and Spurs in 5 doesn't look like it's going to happen. I'm pretty sure the Spurs will win anyway.

[DFWJC]

1.Bulls in 5
2.Heat in 4
3.Knicks in 6
4.Magic in 7
5.Spurs in 5
6.Lakers in 6
7.Blazers in 4
8.Thunder in 5
:laugh2:
Fastest prediction fail ever?

[DFWJC]

I'll take a bet on the series, but not them getting swept
It should be a brutal series. Portland is very good.
Outside of Dallas, I think you would be more in the norm than not to take the Blazers.

The sweep prediction by Zrin was nonsense though. I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone has swept Dallas in at least a decade....they are probably in the top 5-6 teams in the league for most playoff wins in the last decade.

One game is nothing, but people are just so quck to disrespect the Mavs when they really have been very solid for the last 10 years or so.
They've already had a very good year considering they lost Butler so early.

I still say Mavs in 7.

[MC KAos]

It should be a brutal series. Portland is very good.
Outside of Dallas, I think you would be more in the norm than not to take the Blazers.

The sweep prediction by Zrin was nonsense though. I may be wrong, but I don't think anyone has swept Dallas in at least a decade....they are probably in the top 5-6 teams in the league for most playoff wins in the last decade.

One game is nothing, but people are just so quck to disrespect the Mavs when they really have been very solid for the last 10 years or so.
They've already had a very good year considering they lost Butler so early.

I still say Mavs in 7.

ya i didnt think the mavs would get swept, my prediction for that series is the blazers get a game in dallas, either game 2 or 5. i just dont see the mavs winning in portland, i also dont see portland winning in dallas in a game 7, so for me its either portland in 6 or dallas in 7

[zrinkill]

The sweep prediction by Zrin was nonsense though.

Wow .... looking through this thread you sure took my prediction personally ....

Got your panties all in a knot.

:laugh2:

Do not remember having any dealings with you before so I really do not care what you think.

I was wrong ...... and I am not the only one who thinks the Mavs are gonna lose.

[MC KAos]

well im glad the lakers lost, misery loves company! but they will win in 5, spurs in 5 or 6

[Yeagermeister]

Tough day for the favorites :laugh2:

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Lakers and Magic getting knocked out in the 1st round? Outstanding


http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/7066/championshipu.png

[dargonking999]

I know im late but meh I saw the grizz winning anyways

West
Spurs in 6
Lakers in 6
Portland in 6
OKC in 7

East
Bulls in 7
Heat in 5
Celtics in 7
Orlando in 7

[DFWJC]

Wow .... looking through this thread you sure took my prediction personally ....

Got your panties all in a knot.

:laugh2:

Do not remember having any dealings with you before so I really do not care what you think.

I was wrong ...... and I am not the only one who thinks the Mavs are gonna lose.
Not really. I think I even defended you early on in saying you were just giving us Mavs fans a hard time.
Like I said, thinking the Mavs will lose is not stepping out much...seems like the national media is on that train. And Spurs fans really love dogging the Mavs, so no surprisie there.

But picking sweep was a bit over the top. Has to assme it was partly in jest.

I've had plenty of Cowboy dealing with you in the past...just nothing very adversarial. So you don't remember.
No panty-knotting here:D

[DFWJC]

ya i didnt think the mavs would get swept, my prediction for that series is the blazers get a game in dallas, either game 2 or 5. i just dont see the mavs winning in portland, i also dont see portland winning in dallas in a game 7, so for me its either portland in 6 or dallas in 7
Logical....:eek:

[TigerCrazy]

Darn the Spurs lost by 3. I hope they get it togethor and bounce back.
Good thing is the La Lakers lost also!!

[MC KAos]

for mavs fans (and all nba fans really) that believe in nba conspiracy theories!

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6388692&campaign=rss&source=DALLASHeadlines

[Sam I Am]

for mavs fans (and all nba fans really) that believe in nba conspiracy theories!

http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nba/news/story?id=6388692&campaign=rss&source=DALLASHeadlines

I'm not longer an NBA fan due to how corrupt the NFL officiating is. I'm not even talking about how it applies to the Mavs.

For me it all started in the 2002 Lakers vs Kings Western Conference finals when the Kings beat the Lakers in game seven, but the refs refuse to let Kobe and Shaq fail to make the NBA championship series.

Then you keep seeing superstar players getting phantom calls putting them at the line while non-superstar players can get roughed up by superstar players (Shaq, etc) and no call it made.

Fouls should be called the same, but they aren't. What makes it more stupid is some people think because they are superstars, it's justified. :banghead:

Sports is supposed to be about competition on played on an even ground.

There is NOTHING even about the NBA and it's officiating.

I am not a fan.

[DFWJC]

I'm not longer an NBA fan due to how corrupt the NFL officiating is. I'm not even talking about how it applies to the Mavs.

For me it all started in the 2002 Lakers vs Kings Western Conference finals when the Kings beat the Lakers in game seven, but the refs refuse to let Kobe and Shaq fail to make the NBA championship series.

Then you keep seeing superstar players getting phantom calls putting them at the line while non-superstar players can get roughed up by superstar players (Shaq, etc) and no call it made.

Fouls should be called the same, but they aren't. What makes it more stupid is some people think because they are superstars, it's justified. :banghead:

Sports is supposed to be about competition on played on an even ground.

There is NOTHING even about the NBA and it's officiating.

I am not a fan.
Good timing on your post.

I was in my car at about 5:30 pm today (Tuesday Mavs/Blazer game day) and they were talking about how Crawford is the ref tonight. OMG!

They said so there has been so much talk nationally about it that Stern is pissed that it's distracting from the game...can't blame him.

Then they had an ex NBA ref on who said when the Mavs lost 9 in a row with that guy reffing (this is back when they were getting 60 wins a year), he used to brag about it at the bar with the other refs.

He said he LOVED sticking it Cuban, but was otherwise a good ref. lol
I saw a stat once that had some amazing figure on how often the Mavs lose when Crawford refs and how great the record was otherwise--it was statistically impossible.

And people still say that guy was not crooked in that fated NBA Final series...you'd have to be blind to not see the bias.
But that's history...

The good news for the Mavs is that this is so public now, he'll have to be on good behavior tonight:)

Of course, the bigger obsticle is trying to beat an angry and very good Blazer team.

[peplaw06]

Good timing on your post.

I was in my car at about 5:30 pm today (Tuesday Mavs/Blazer game day) and they were talking about how Crawford is the ref tonight. OMG!

They said so there has been so much talk nationally about it that Stern is pissed that it's distracting from the game...can't blame him.

Then they had an ex NBA ref on who said when the Mavs lost 9 in a row with that guy reffing (this is back when they were getting 60 wins a year), he used to brag about it at the bar with the other refs.

He said he LOVED sticking it Cuban, but was otherwise a good ref. lol
I saw a stat once that had some amazing figure on how often the Mavs lose when Crawford refs and how great the record was otherwise--it was statistically impossible.

And people still say that guy was not crooked in that fated NBA Final series...you'd have to be blind to not see the bias.
But that's history...

The good news for the Mavs is that this is so public now, he'll have to be on good behavior tonight:)

Of course, the bigger obsticle is trying to beat an angry and very good Blazer team.I heard that segment. It was Tim Donaghy who they had on saying this stuff. And according to the article, the Mavs have lost 16 of the last 17 playoff games he's worked.

If I were a betting man I would bet the Mavs win tonight since this is in the news.

[Biggems]

I'm not longer an NBA fan due to how corrupt the NFL officiating is. I'm not even talking about how it applies to the Mavs.

For me it all started in the 2002 Lakers vs Kings Western Conference finals when the Kings beat the Lakers in game seven, but the refs refuse to let Kobe and Shaq fail to make the NBA championship series.

Then you keep seeing superstar players getting phantom calls putting them at the line while non-superstar players can get roughed up by superstar players (Shaq, etc) and no call it made.

Fouls should be called the same, but they aren't. What makes it more stupid is some people think because they are superstars, it's justified. :banghead:

Sports is supposed to be about competition on played on an even ground.

There is NOTHING even about the NBA and it's officiating.

I am not a fan.


What does corrupt NFL officiating have to do with being a NBA fan?

[Biggems]

I know I am late, but this is how I would have done it had I seen the thread sooner

1st Round
East

1 Bulls over 8 Indiana - 5
2 Heat over 7 Sixers - 4
3 Celtics over 6 Knicks - 5
5 Hawks over 4 Magic - 5

West
1 Spurs over 8 Grizzlies - 5
2 Lakers over 7 Hornets - 5
3 Mavs over 6 Portland (though my heart says Portland) - 6
4 OKC over 5 Denver - 5

2nd Round
East
1 Bulls over 5 Hawks - 5
2 Heat over 3 Celtics - 5

West
1 Spurs over 4 OKC - 6
2 Lakers over 3 Dallas - 6

Conference Finals
2 Heat over 1 Bulls - 7
1 Spurs over 2 Lakers - 7

Finals
Spurs over Heat - 6

[Muhast]

Just want to say "I Told you so" to everyone picking the Magic over the Hawks.

Don't be surprised if Atlanta beats the Magic, and the takes the Bulls in 6 games either.

[Yeagermeister]

Just want to say "I Told you so" to everyone picking the Magic over the Hawks.

Don't be surprised if Atlanta beats the Magic, and the takes the Bulls in 6 games either.

I picked Atl in 7

[DFWJC]

I'll take a bet on the series, but not them getting swept
Still taking that bet for Portland?
Could happen.
PM me if you still are.
I think you later did say Portland in 6 ( 1st choice) or possibly Mavs in 7 (2nd choice).

[MC KAos]

Still taking that bet for Portland?
Could happen.
PM me if you still are.
I think you later did say Portland in 6 ( 1st choice) or possibly Mavs in 7 (2nd choice).


haha, no, i said it when i thought they could win game 2 or 5, but by game 3 it was evident they just werent as good

[zrinkill]

I will eat all the crow.

[MC KAos]

and actually, if the lakers continue to play like crap, that series could be very interesting! but, both the lakers and mavs have games to win before that happens

[DFWJC]

and actually, if the lakers continue to play like crap, that series could be very interesting! but, both the lakers and mavs have games to win before that happens
Butler won't be 100%, but he is cleared to go full speed now. They said he was sprinting,dunking, and getting nice lift on his jumpers after practice the other day. I can't imagine he would be ready to go right away.

If they advance, he could help later on.

[MC KAos]

i doubt he will make any sort of impact this year at all, even in game 7 of the finals, i know its not that serious, but just look at cp3, it took him basically a full season to get back to form