The Official 2004 NBA Playoff predictions thread!

[showstopper496]

Here are my predictions of the entire NBA playoffs:

Here's the Western Conference first round (Home court advantage team is always listed first):

(1) Minnesota (58-24)
-vs-
(8) Denver (43-39)

--vs--

(4) Sacramento (55-27)
-vs-
(5) Dallas (52-30)



(2) Los Angeles (56-26)
-vs-
(7) Houston (45-37)

--vs--

(3) San Antonio (57-25)
-vs-
(6) Memphis (50-32)




I think the second round will look like this:

(1) Minnesota (58-24)
-vs-
(5) Dallas (52-30)

--vs--

(3) San Antonio (57-25)
-vs-
(2) Los Angeles (56-26)

Western Conference Finals I think will look like this:

(1) Minnesota (58-24)
-vs-
(3) San Antonio (57-25)

I have the Spurs going to the finals.


Eastern Conference Playoffs:

First Round:


(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(8) Boston (36-46)

--vs--

(4) Miami (42-40)
-vs-
(5) New Orleans (41-41)



(2) New Jersey (47-35)
-vs-
(7) NY Knicks (39-43)

--vs--

(3) Detroit (54-28)
-vs-
(6) Milwaukee (41-41)



Second round looks like this to me:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(4) Miami (42-40)

--vs--

(3) Detroit (54-28)
-vs-
(2) New Jersey (47-35)

Conference Finals I think looks like this:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(2) New Jersey (47-35)

I have the Pacers going to the Finals, although I think the Nets could just as easily make it to the Finals. I just give the edge to the Pacers because they have HCA, and they beat the Nets 3-1 in the regular season series.

Finals look like this:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(3) San Antonio (57-25)

I have the Spurs winning it all.

After the playoffs are done, let's see who came the closest.

[Mazzocchi]

1) (1) Minnesota (58-24)
-vs-
(8) Denver (43-39)

--vs--

(4) Sacramento (55-27)
-vs-
(5) Dallas (52-30)



(2) Los Angeles (56-26)
-vs-
(7) Houston (45-37)

--vs--

(3) San Antonio (57-25)
-vs-
(6) Memphis (50-32)




I think the second round will look like this:

(1) Minnesota (58-24)
-vs-
(5) Dallas (52-30)

--vs--

(3) Memphis (50-32)
-vs-
(2) Los Angeles (56-26)

Western Conference Finals I think will look like this:

(5) Dallas (52-30)
-vs-
(3) Memphis (50-32)

I have the Grizzlies (Sadly) going to the finals.


Eastern Conference Playoffs:

First Round:


(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(8) Boston (36-46)

--vs--

(4) Miami (42-40)
-vs-
(5) New Orleans (41-41)



(2) New Jersey (47-35)
-vs-
(7) NY Knicks (39-43)

--vs--

(3) Detroit (54-28)
-vs-
(6) Milwaukee (41-41)



Second round looks like this to me:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(4) Miami (42-40)

--vs--

(7) NY Knicks (39-43)
-vs-
(3) Detroit (54-28)

Conference Finals I think looks like this:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(7) NY Knicks (39-43)

I have the Pacers going to the Finals

Finals look like this:

(1) Indiana (61-21)
-vs-
(3) Memphis (50-32)

NBA Champions- (3) Memphis Grizzlies (50-32)
(still sticking w/ my prediction from the begining of the season