I thought it would be funny that twolves blog members predict how the things in the playoffs will go. Here is my prediction:

EAST:

(1) Cleveland vs. (8) Chicago
(2) Orlando vs. (7) Charlotte
(3) Atlanta vs. (6) Milwaukee
(4) Boston vs. (5) Miami

(1) Cleveland vs. (5) Miami
(2) Orlando vs. (3) Atlanta

(1) Cleveland vs. (3) Atlanta FINALIST (3) Atlanta


WEST:

(1) Los Angeles vs. (8) Oklahoma City
(2) Dallas vs. (7) San Antonio
(3) Phoenix vs. (6) Portland
(4) Denver vs. (5) Utah

(8) Oklahoma City vs. (5) Utah
(2) Dallas vs. (3) Phoenix

(5) Utah vs. (2) Dallas FINALIST (5) Utah

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

(3) Atlanta vs. (5) Utah CHAMPIONS (3) Atlanta

Points:
For picking the right team going through first round - 1 point
For picking the right team going through second round - 2 points
For picking the right team going through conf. finals - 3 points
For picking the right team to win the championship - 5 points


Hope "the master of predictions" CW won`t win this game.

Flash wrote:



Unfortunately, I can't reveal mine. Bonk and I are gambling against each other on NBA.com, where you fill all these out to pick how it's going to end up.

College Wolf wrote:
Actually, I can probably post mine after the contest locks on NBA.com

EAST:

(1) Cleveland vs. (8) Chicago
(2) Orlando vs. (7) Charlotte
(3) Atlanta vs. (6) Milwaukee
(4) Boston vs. (5) Miami

(1) Cleveland vs. (4) Boston
(2) Orlando vs. (3) Atlanta

(1) Cleveland vs. (2) Orlando FINALIST (1) Cleveland


WEST:

(1) Los Angeles vs. (8) Oklahoma City - I can't remember the last time I was this excited for a 1st round series not involving the Wolves.
(2) Dallas vs. (7) San Antonio
(3) Phoenix vs. (6) Portland
(4) Denver vs. (5) Utah - This being in the 1st round isn't right

(1) LaL vs. (4) Denver
(2) Dallas vs. (3) Phoenix

(1) LaL vs. (2) Dallas FINALIST (1) LaL

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

(3) LaL vs. (5) Cleveland CHAMPIONS (3) Cleveland

The road in the West is going to be so much more fatiguing that what Cleveland has to go through.

Yeah, the Lakers - Thunder game will be very interesting. Hope the Thunder will go through. They could even go to the finals.

No big suprises in your prediction pants.

Great idea Flash! Howl.

EAST:

(1) Cleveland vs. (8) Chicago - Cavs win in 5
(2) Orlando vs. (7) Charlotte - Magic win in 6
(3) Atlanta vs. (6) Milwaukee - Hawks win in 4
(4) Boston vs. (5) Miami - Celtics win in 7

(1) Cleveland vs. (4) Boston - Cavs win in 6
(2) Orlando vs. (3) Atlanta - Magic win in 6

(1) Cleveland vs. (2) Orlando - Cavs win in 7


WEST:

(1) Los Angeles vs. (8) Oklahoma City - Lakers win in 5
(2) Dallas vs. (7) San Antonio - Spurs win in 7
(3) Phoenix vs. (6) Portland - Suns win in 5
(4) Denver vs. (5) Utah - Jazz win in 7

(1) Los Angeles vs. (5) Utah - Jazz win in 7
(3) Phoenix vs. (7) San Antonio - Spurs win in 6

(5) Utah vs. (7) San Antonio - Jazz win in 7

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

(1) Cleveland vs. (5) Utah - Cavs win in 6 CHAMPIONS

EAST:

(1) Cleveland vs. (8) Chicago - Cavs win in 6
(2) Orlando vs. (7) Charlotte - Magic win in 5
(3) Atlanta vs. (6) Milwaukee - Hawks win in 5
(4) Boston vs. (5) Miami - Celtics win in 6

(1) Cleveland vs. (4) Boston - Celtics win in 7
(2) Orlando vs. (3) Atlanta - Magic win in 6

(4) Boston vs. (2) Orlando - Boston win in 6


WEST:

(1) Los Angeles vs. (8) Oklahoma City - Lakers win in 5
(2) Dallas vs. (7) San Antonio - Dallas wins in 5
(3) Phoenix vs. (6) Portland - Suns win in 5
(4) Denver vs. (5) Utah - Nuggets win in 6

(1) Los Angeles vs. (4)Denver - Lakers in 6
(3) Phoenix vs. (2)Dallas - Dallas in 4

(2) Dallas vs. (1) Lakers - Dallas wins in 7

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME:

(4) Boston vs. (2) Dallas - Dallas in 7

Flash wrote:
Kinda like the real NBA playoffs 9 years out of 10.

Ok, here's what I had filled out for Bonk and I's bet:


ROUND 1:

Cavs in 5
Celtics in 7
Hawks in 5
Magic in 5

Lakers in 7
Denver in 7
Phoenix in 6
Dallas in 7


ROUND 2:

Lakers in 7
Phoenix in 7

Cavs in 6
Orlando in 6


ROUND 3:

Lakers in 7

Cavs in 6


FINALS:

Cavs over Lakers in 7

On the ABC/ESPN pregame show, they made a big deal about Magic Johnson and Micheal Wilbon making their playoff picks. So when it came time to do them, they used this big touch activated screen to do it. Magic did the West, Wilbon did the East.

They then proceeded to not pick a single upset. They picked the higher seeds the whole way through the playoffs and then both picked the Cavs to win it. It was the single most boring segment on television that I've ever seen.

roundhouse wrote:
I didn't pick any upsets either, but just because I think it's the best way to win this contest, lol.

If we were doing it completely for fun, I'd have picked some upsets. But still, there are some of these series that I honestly believe could go either way.

That's an entirely different situation.

These guys are supposed to be on tv for a reason. It should at least be slightly entertaining. Their comments about every matchup were something along the lines of, "I just think this team is better/I don't think this team can handle that team" And then they slide their finger on the screen to move the team forward.

It was such an epic fail.

roundhouse wrote:
I'm glad I didn't watch it. There were some funny comments about it on Twitter that I saw lol.

College Wolf wrote:
I would say that I picked as many upsets as possible.
Sometimes you have to take a little risk.

roundhouse wrote:
I saw that worthless segment too and thought the exact same thing. ESPN/ABC studio shows for the NBA are horrible. Someone needs to make Stuart Scott disappear.

The other things that kills me about the ABC halftime shows especially, is when they hype up a segment multiple times and before multiple commercial breaks...and then when they finally play the segment, it is literally 15-30 seconds long. What a fist job.