Camsdcute's Lair » Sports http://www.camsdcute.com food and fashion, work and play, friends and celebrities, politics and money, and the way things look from my point of view Tue, 20 Sep 2011 22:44:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc NBA 2011 Playoffs http://www.camsdcute.com/nba-2011-playoffs/ http://www.camsdcute.com/nba-2011-playoffs/#comments Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:08:35 +0000 marlon http://www.camsdcute.com/?p=2252 I liked how the 2011 NBA regular season ended – with all teams playing. I don’t recall that this ever happened before, but it’s a good prelude to this year’s playoffs. The playoff games officially started two days back, and eight teams have recorded one win so far – three upsets including that against the Spurs, Lakers and Magic – teams that are favored to reach at least the semifinals. The best game at this point is Game 1 of the Bulls-Pacers series, a comeback win by Chicago after trailing the Pacers for more than 45 minutes.

There was a season a few years ago when most of the playoff games were decided by a game seven. Hopefully this season surpass the excitement felt by most fans during that time. Also, we don’t want to see anyone in aircast. We want to see all teams to be very competitive.

My prediction (or wish) for the first round:

  • NY Knicks over Boston Celtics (4-3)
  • Miami Heat over Philadelphia 76ers (4-0)
  • Chicago Bulls over Indiana Pacers (4-0)
  • Atlanta Hawks over Orlando Magic (4-3)
  • Memphis Grizzlies over SA Spurs (4-3)
  • NO Hornets over LA Lakers (4-3)
  • OKC Thunder over Denver Nuggets (4-3)
  • Dallas Mavericks over Portland Trail Blazers (4-3)

My ultimate wish – all series reach game 7… and the champion, Bulls.

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