First Round:
Eastern Conference
1 Chicago Bulls vs 8 Philadelphia 76ers
Result: Chicago in 4
4 Boston Celtics vs 5 Atlanta Hawks:
Result: Boston in 6
2 Miami Heat vs 7 New Your Knicks
Result: Miami in 4
3 Indiana Pacers vs 6 Orlando Magic
Result: Indiana in 4
Western Conference:
1 San Antonio Spurs vs 8 Utah Jazz
Result: San Antonio in 5
4 Memphis Grizzlies vs 5 Los Angeles Clippers
Result: Memphis in 6
2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs 7 Dallas Mavericks
Result: Oklahoma City in 6
3 Los Angeles Lakers vs 6 Denver Nuggets
Result: Lakers in 6
Second Round:
Eastern Conference:
1 Chicago Bulls vs 4 Boston Celtics
Result: Chicago in 6
2 Miami Heat vs 3 Indiana Pacers
Result: Miami in 7
1 San Antonio Spurs vs 4 Memphis Grizzlies
Result: San Antonio in 6
2 Oklahoma City Thunder vs 3 Los Angeles Lakers
Result: Lakers in 6
Conference Finals:
Eastern Conference:
1 Chicago Bulls vs 2 Miami Heat
Result: Miami in 6
1 San Antonio Spurs vs 3 Los Angeles Lakers
Result: Lakers in 6
NBA Finals:
2 Miami Heat vs 3 Los Angeles Lakers
Result: Let this be the series that finally settles the Kobe vs. LeBron debate. Lakers in 6, not to mention Kobe's 6th ring.
Friday, April 27, 2012
NBA Playoffs: Nuggets vs Lakers
Western Conference Matchups:
6 Denver Nuggets vs 3 Los Angeles Lakers
PG Ty Lawson vs PG Ramon Sessions
Advantage: Tie, both are young slashers.
SG Aaron Affalo vs SG Kobe Bryant
Advantage: Kobe
SF Danilo Galinari vs SF Matt Barnes
Advantage: Danilo
PF Kenneth Faried vs PF Pau Gasol
Advantage: Pau
C Kosta Koufos vs C Andrew Bynum
Advantage: Bynum
Bench:
Advantage: Nuggets
Coaching:
Advantage: Nuggets
Intangibles:
Advantage: Lakers
Prediction: Lakers in 6
6 Denver Nuggets vs 3 Los Angeles Lakers
PG Ty Lawson vs PG Ramon Sessions
Advantage: Tie, both are young slashers.
SG Aaron Affalo vs SG Kobe Bryant
Advantage: Kobe
SF Danilo Galinari vs SF Matt Barnes
Advantage: Danilo
PF Kenneth Faried vs PF Pau Gasol
Advantage: Pau
C Kosta Koufos vs C Andrew Bynum
Advantage: Bynum
Bench:
Advantage: Nuggets
Coaching:
Advantage: Nuggets
Intangibles:
Advantage: Lakers
Prediction: Lakers in 6
NBA Playoffs: Mavericks vs Thunder
Western Conference matchups:
7 Dallas Mavericks vs 2 Oklahoma City Thunder
PG Jason Kidd vs PG Russell Westbrook
Advantage: Westbrook
SG Delonte West vs SG Thabo Sefolosha
Advantage: Thabo
SF Shawn Marion vs SF Kevin Durant
Advantage: Durant
PF Dirk Nowitzki vs PF Serge Ibaka
Advantage: Nowitzki
C Brendan Haywood vs C Kendrick Perkins
Advantage: Tie
Bench:
Advantage: Mavericks
Coaching:
Advantage: Tie
Intangibles:
Advantage: Mavs, defending NBA champions
Prediction: Thunder in 6
7 Dallas Mavericks vs 2 Oklahoma City Thunder
PG Jason Kidd vs PG Russell Westbrook
Advantage: Westbrook
SG Delonte West vs SG Thabo Sefolosha
Advantage: Thabo
SF Shawn Marion vs SF Kevin Durant
Advantage: Durant
PF Dirk Nowitzki vs PF Serge Ibaka
Advantage: Nowitzki
C Brendan Haywood vs C Kendrick Perkins
Advantage: Tie
Bench:
Advantage: Mavericks
Coaching:
Advantage: Tie
Intangibles:
Advantage: Mavs, defending NBA champions
Prediction: Thunder in 6
NBA Playoffs: Clippers vs Grizzlies
Western Conference Matchups:
5 Los Angeles Clippers vs 4 Memphis Grizzlies
Positional matchups:
PG Chris Paul vs PG Mike Conley
Advantage: Paul
SG Randy Foye vs SG Tony Allen
Advantage: Mayo
SF Caron Butler vs SF Rudy Gay
Advantage: Gay
PF Blake Griffin vs PF Maurice Speights
Advantage: Griffin
C DeAndre Jordan vs C Marc Gasol
Advantage: Tie
Bench:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Coaching:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Intangibles:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Prediction: Grizzlies in 6
5 Los Angeles Clippers vs 4 Memphis Grizzlies
Positional matchups:
PG Chris Paul vs PG Mike Conley
Advantage: Paul
SG Randy Foye vs SG Tony Allen
Advantage: Mayo
SF Caron Butler vs SF Rudy Gay
Advantage: Gay
PF Blake Griffin vs PF Maurice Speights
Advantage: Griffin
C DeAndre Jordan vs C Marc Gasol
Advantage: Tie
Bench:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Coaching:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Intangibles:
Advantage: Grizzlies
Prediction: Grizzlies in 6
NBA Playoffs: Jazz vs Spurs
Western Conference matchups:
8 Utah Jazz vs 1 San Antonio Spurs
Positional matchups:
PG Devin Harris vs PG Tony Parker
Advantage: Spurs
SG Gordon Hayward vs SG Danny Green
Advantage: Spurs
SF DeMarre Carroll vs SF Kawhi Leonard
Advantage: Spurs
PF Paul Milsap vs PF Tim Duncan
Advantage: Spurs
C Al Jefferson vs C DeJuan Blair
Advantage: Jazz
Bench:
Advantage: Spurs
Coaching:
Advantage: Spurs
Intangibles:
Advantage: Spurs
Prediction: Spurs in 5.
8 Utah Jazz vs 1 San Antonio Spurs
Positional matchups:
PG Devin Harris vs PG Tony Parker
Advantage: Spurs
SG Gordon Hayward vs SG Danny Green
Advantage: Spurs
SF DeMarre Carroll vs SF Kawhi Leonard
Advantage: Spurs
PF Paul Milsap vs PF Tim Duncan
Advantage: Spurs
C Al Jefferson vs C DeJuan Blair
Advantage: Jazz
Bench:
Advantage: Spurs
Coaching:
Advantage: Spurs
Intangibles:
Advantage: Spurs
Prediction: Spurs in 5.
NBA Playoffs: Magic vs Pacers
Eastern Conference matchups:
6 Orlando Magic vs 3 Indiana Pacers
PG Jameer Nelson vs PG Darren Collison
Advantage: Nelson only by the numbers as he averaged 11.9 points per game this season along with 5.7 assists to Collison's 10.3 points per game and 4.8 assists per game.
SG J.J. Redick vs SG Paul George
Advantage: George, based solely on the numbers with George averaging 12.1 points per game to 11.6, not to mention Paul has the size advantage on Jason, 6'8 to 6'6.
SF Jason Richardson vs SF Danny Granger
Advantage: Granger, clearly with the high scoring he puts up each night as he averaged 18.7 points per game this year.
PF Ryan Anderson vs PF David West
Advantage: West
C Glen Davis vs C Roy Hibbert
Advantage: Hibbert
Bench:
Advantage: Pacers
Coaching:
Advantage: Pacers
Intangibles:
Advantage: Pacers
Prediction: Pacers in 4. Dwight Howards gets traded, Stan Van Gundy gets fired.
6 Orlando Magic vs 3 Indiana Pacers
PG Jameer Nelson vs PG Darren Collison
Advantage: Nelson only by the numbers as he averaged 11.9 points per game this season along with 5.7 assists to Collison's 10.3 points per game and 4.8 assists per game.
SG J.J. Redick vs SG Paul George
Advantage: George, based solely on the numbers with George averaging 12.1 points per game to 11.6, not to mention Paul has the size advantage on Jason, 6'8 to 6'6.
SF Jason Richardson vs SF Danny Granger
Advantage: Granger, clearly with the high scoring he puts up each night as he averaged 18.7 points per game this year.
PF Ryan Anderson vs PF David West
Advantage: West
C Glen Davis vs C Roy Hibbert
Advantage: Hibbert
Bench:
Advantage: Pacers
Coaching:
Advantage: Pacers
Intangibles:
Advantage: Pacers
Prediction: Pacers in 4. Dwight Howards gets traded, Stan Van Gundy gets fired.
NBA Playoffs: Knicks vs Heat
Eastern Conference Matchups:
7 New York Knicks vs 2 Miami Heat
Positional matchups:
PG Baron Davis vs PG Mario Chalmers
Advantage: Chalmers, now if Lin was playing I'd probably take Lin since he was playing pretty well while healthy, but with Davis playing and the unnecessary passes and shot taking he does sometimes not to mention Chalmers intensity on the defensive end I have to give the slight edge to Chalmers.
SG Iman Shumpert vs SG Dwyane Wade
Advantage: Wade, even though Shumpert has proven to be a pretty darn good perimeter defender, not bad for a rookie.
SF Carmelo Anthony vs SF LeBron James
Advantage: Tie, despite LeBron averaging more points per game than Melo with 27.1 to 22.6 this season, Melo in April averaged 30 points per game, LeBron is a great defender though so the slight edge might go to LeBron on this one. Regardless this could be a real fun matchup to watch.
PF Amare Stoudemire vs PF Chris Bosh
Advantage: Amare, despite his injuries and Bosh this past month has disappeared in big games down the stretch especially against Boston, not to mention Amare and this year's probable defensive player of the year Chandler might both switch on him making it tough for him to score in this series. Critcal matchup. Not to mention despite STAT's slow start he has averaged 17.5 points per game this season along with 7.9 rebounds. Bosh had around the same type of numbers with 18 points per game and the same amount of rebounds but his play in big games lately has been a concern.
C Tyson Chandler vs C Joel Anthony
Advantage: Chandler, again he might be this year's defensive player of the year, averaging 11.3 points per game, 9.9 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game. Anthony is an okay hustle player for the Heat but against a healthy Chandler it should be a tough matchup.
Bench:
Advantage: Knicks, J.R. Smith, Steve Novak both of those guys can score off the bench, it's just a matter of if J.R. can do it consistently. An X-Factor here also would be Fields if he finds his shot in this series, if these 3 Knicks are firing on all cylinders they could abuse Miami's bench.
Coaching:
Advantage: Tie, first off you have to give credit to Coach Spoelstra who had gotten the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals last season and second of all you have to give credit to Coach Woodson who took over for the resigned D'Antoni in style, went 17-6 in his place.
Intangibles:
Advantage: Miami, 3-0 vs the Knicks this season though in two of those games D'Antoni was Coach and these 2 teams had a rivalry in years past looking to renew it in this series.
Prediction: Heat in 4, it's just not happening for the Knicks right now.
7 New York Knicks vs 2 Miami Heat
Positional matchups:
PG Baron Davis vs PG Mario Chalmers
Advantage: Chalmers, now if Lin was playing I'd probably take Lin since he was playing pretty well while healthy, but with Davis playing and the unnecessary passes and shot taking he does sometimes not to mention Chalmers intensity on the defensive end I have to give the slight edge to Chalmers.
SG Iman Shumpert vs SG Dwyane Wade
Advantage: Wade, even though Shumpert has proven to be a pretty darn good perimeter defender, not bad for a rookie.
SF Carmelo Anthony vs SF LeBron James
Advantage: Tie, despite LeBron averaging more points per game than Melo with 27.1 to 22.6 this season, Melo in April averaged 30 points per game, LeBron is a great defender though so the slight edge might go to LeBron on this one. Regardless this could be a real fun matchup to watch.
PF Amare Stoudemire vs PF Chris Bosh
Advantage: Amare, despite his injuries and Bosh this past month has disappeared in big games down the stretch especially against Boston, not to mention Amare and this year's probable defensive player of the year Chandler might both switch on him making it tough for him to score in this series. Critcal matchup. Not to mention despite STAT's slow start he has averaged 17.5 points per game this season along with 7.9 rebounds. Bosh had around the same type of numbers with 18 points per game and the same amount of rebounds but his play in big games lately has been a concern.
C Tyson Chandler vs C Joel Anthony
Advantage: Chandler, again he might be this year's defensive player of the year, averaging 11.3 points per game, 9.9 rebounds per game and 1.4 blocks per game. Anthony is an okay hustle player for the Heat but against a healthy Chandler it should be a tough matchup.
Bench:
Advantage: Knicks, J.R. Smith, Steve Novak both of those guys can score off the bench, it's just a matter of if J.R. can do it consistently. An X-Factor here also would be Fields if he finds his shot in this series, if these 3 Knicks are firing on all cylinders they could abuse Miami's bench.
Coaching:
Advantage: Tie, first off you have to give credit to Coach Spoelstra who had gotten the Miami Heat to the NBA Finals last season and second of all you have to give credit to Coach Woodson who took over for the resigned D'Antoni in style, went 17-6 in his place.
Intangibles:
Advantage: Miami, 3-0 vs the Knicks this season though in two of those games D'Antoni was Coach and these 2 teams had a rivalry in years past looking to renew it in this series.
Prediction: Heat in 4, it's just not happening for the Knicks right now.
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