Henry Imler April 22nd, 2006

(I meant to have this done by Friday afternoon, but got busy at work)

Now that I have seen how my preseason picks fared, it is time to give my predictions on how the current seedings will fare.

Eastern Conference:
Round 1
Pistons 4, Bucks 1
Look for Ford to outplay Billups (who is saving himself for the real
playoffs in the later rounds) in the first round coupled with a red-hot
Michael Redd and solid inside play from Bogut and Maglorie. While the
Pistons will easily win the series, the Buck should take game and give
the Pistons a scare in another.

Heat 4, Bulls 0
The chips are down, the playoff have begun. It is time to see if Shaq has really been saving himself for the post season.

Nets 4, Pacers 3
The Nets will bring their revitalized game. What game the Pacers bring
is another story. If they have chemistry issues, look for the series to
be short and in the Net’s flavor. If all of the cylinders are firing,
look for the series to be a push.

Cleveland 3, Washington 4
Kings James will be huge, but will have to carry his team. The Wizards
will counter his brilliance with a more balanced and powerful team
approach to the series. This is James’ first crack at the postseason.
The Wizards were here before and now know how to win a close series.
This is the hardest first round series to call, but I also expect it to
be most exciting.

Western Conference:
Spurs 4, Kings 2
Spurs are kings of the NBA.

Suns 4, Lakers 1
Kobe will get his and maybe one game, but the Suns will outlast his barrages and coast to the series victory.

Nuggets 2, Clippers 4
1)Playoff tested Cassell 2)Hungry Brand 3)Too much Mobley 4)Kaman’s
deal with the devil to be in the NBA with that balding hairwreck. 5)
Nuggets should be a 6 seed.

Mavs 4, Griz 0
Mavs will be too strong and too quick for the scrappy Griz.

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