by maes on Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:13 am
I'm biased but i think even w/o Curry Bulls are beating Washington. I'm not sure a Haywood/Curry matchup would be the Bull's primary scoring option in that series anyway.
Playoffs change from regular season in that teams go into more organized offense/defense, teams player tougher, harder, scrappier defense, the game grinds into half-court more often and there's less creative playmaking from the players. Pretty much all that favors the Bulls, as they've been playing like that all season, playoff season won't change for them.
Bulls have the L's best defense: #1 @ .422 (SA is #3 at .426)
Washington's defense is poor for a playoff team: #22 @ .458
Washington of course has better offense than the Bulls, but not by much. .436 vs .432.
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