2008 NBA Playoff Predictions

[nyk]

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1st Round

(1) Boston def (8) Atlanta in 4

(2) Detroit def (7) Philadelphia in 5

(3) Orlando def (6) Toronto in 6

(4) Cleveland def (5) Washington in 6

2nd Round

(1) Boston def (4) Cleveland in 6

(2) Detroit def. (3) Orlando in 5

Conference Finals

(1) Boston def. (2) Detroit in 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(1) LA Lakers def (8) Denver in 6

(2) New Orleans def (7) Dallas in 7

(3) San Antonio def (6) Phoenix in 7

(4) Utah def (5) Houston in 6

2nd Round

(1) LA Lakers def (4) Utah in 6

(3) San Antonio def (2) New Orleans in 6

Conference Finals

(1) LA Lakers def (3) San Antonio in 7

NBA FINALS

(1) Boston Celtics def (1) Los Angeles Lakers in 6

[Audiodrama]

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1st Round

(1) Boston def (8) Atlanta in 4

(2) Detroit def (7) Philadelphia in 4

(3) Orlando def (6) Toronto in 6

(4) Cleveland def (5) Washington in 6

2nd Round

(1) Boston def (4) Cleveland in 5

(2) Detroit def. (3) Orlando in 5

Conference Finals

(1) Boston def. (2) Detroit in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(1) LA Lakers def (8) Denver in 4

(7) Dallas def (2) New Orleans in 7

(3) San Antonio def (6) Phoenix in 7

(4) Utah def (5) Houston in 6

2nd Round

(1) LA Lakers def (4) Utah in 4

(3) San Antonio def (7) Dallas in 6

Conference Finals

(3) San Antonio def (1) LA Lakers in 7

NBA FINALS

(1) Boston Celtics def (3) San Antonio Spurs in 5

[B-Rich]

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1st Round

(1) Boston def (8) Atlanta in 4

(2) Detroit def (7) Philadelphia in 6

(3) Orlando def (6) Toronto in 6

(4) Cleveland def (5) Washington in 5

2nd Round

(1) Boston def (4) Cleveland in 5

(3) Orlando def. (2) Detroit in 7

Conference Finals

(1) Boston def. (3) Orlando in 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(1) LA Lakers def. (8) Denver in 5

(2) New Orleans def. (7) Dallas in 6

(3) San Antonio def. (6) Phoenix in 7

(4) Utah def. (5) Houston in 6

2nd Round

(1) LA Lakers def. (4) Utah in 6

(3) New Orleans def. San Antonio (2) in 7

Conference Finals

(1) LA Lakers def. (2) New Orleans in 7

NBA FINALS

(1) Boston Celtics def. (1) Los Angeles Lakers in 7

[Sport]

I tried a little experiment using spoilers for an online bracket. In no way does it look as good or is as easy as a bracket made in an editing program, but it was an extreme assache and I'm still going to post it. By the way if highlight the spoilers, it's the letter "I".

Western Conference

1 Lakers

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Lakers in 5

8 Nuggets

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4 Jazz

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Lakers in 6

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Rockets in 7

5 Rockets

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3 Spurs

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Spurs in 7

6 Suns

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2 Hornets

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Spurs in 6

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7 Mavericks

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Eastern Conference

1 Celtics

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8 Hawks

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4 Cavaliers

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Celtics in 5

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5 Wizards

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3 Magic

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Celtics in 5

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6 Raptors

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2 Pistons

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Magic in 7

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7 76ers

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Finals

Boston Celtics vs. Los Angeles Lakers

Winner: Boston Celtics in 6 games

[buzzcut]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(1)Boston over (8)Atlanta in a sweep

(4)Cleveland over (5)Washington in 6

(2)Detroit over (7)Philadelphia in 6

(6)Toronto over (3)Orlando in 5

Semifinals

Boston over Cleveland in 6

Detroit over Toronto in 5

Conference Final

Detroit over Boston in 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(8)Denver over (1)LA Lakers in 6

(4)Utah over (5)Houston in 7

(2)New Orleans over (7)Dallas in 5

(3)San Antonio over (6)Phoenix in 6

Semifinals

Utah over Denver in 5

San Antonio over New Orleans in 6

Conference Final

San Antonio over Utah in 6

NBA Finals

San Antonio sweeps Detroit

[DarkJourney]

FIRST ROUND

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Atlanta in 4

Washington over Cleveland 6

Orlando over Toronto in 5

Detroit over Philadelphia in 5

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Denver in 6

Utah over Houston in 7

Phoenix over San Antonio in 6

Dallas over New Orleans in 6

SECOND ROUND

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Washington in 6

Orlando over Detroit in 6

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Utah in 6

Phoenix over Dallas in 7

CONFERENCE FINALS

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Orlando in 6

Western Conference:

Phoenix over L.A. Lakers in 6

NBA FINALS

Phoenix over Boston in 6

[Atomic]

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Atlanta in 4

Washington over Cleveland 6

Orlando over Toronto in 6

Detroit over Philadelphia in 5

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Denver in 5

Utah over Houston in 6

Phoenix over San Antonio in 5

New Orleans over Dallas in 4

SECOND ROUND

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Washington in 5

Detroit over Orlando in 6

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Utah in 5

New Orleans over Phoenix in 7

CONFERENCE FINALS

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Detroit in 6

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over New Orleans in 7

NBA FINALS

L.A. Lakers over Boston in 6

[PeytonManningRocks]

Round 1

LA over DEN in 5

NO over DAL in 7

SA over PHX in 6

UTAH over HOU in 7

BOS over ATL in 4

DET over PHI in 5

TOR over ORL in 6

CLE over WAS in 7

Round 2

LA over UTAH in 5

SA over NO in 6

BOS over CLE in 7

DET over TOR in 4

Conf. Finals

LA over SA in 7

DET over BOS in 7

NBA Finals

DET over LA in 4

[Starchild]

FIRST ROUND

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Atlanta in 4

Washington over Cleveland 7

Orlando over Toronto in 5

Detroit over Philadelphia in 5

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Denver in 6

Utah over Houston in 6

San Antonio over Phoenix in 7

Dallas over New Orleans in 6 or 7

SECOND ROUND

Eastern Conference:

Boston over Washington in 6

Detroit over Orlando in 6

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over Utah in 6

San Antonio over Dallas in 6

CONFERENCE FINALS

Eastern Conference:

Detroit over Boston in 7

Western Conference:

L.A. Lakers over San Antonio in 7 (assuming Gasol/Bynum are healthy)

NBA FINALS

L.A. Lakers over Detroit in 6

[Drew22]

Not one person thinks the Hawks can win a game.

[nyk]

Not one person thinks the Hawks can win a game.

Even if ya'll do get swept, Be happy ur in the playoffs instead of the laughing stock of the league, like my Knicks

[AndrewG70]

One word:

REVENGE!!!!!!!

[Starchild]

Not one person thinks the Hawks can win a game.

Even if ya'll do get swept, Be happy ur in the playoffs instead of the laughing stock of the league, like my Knicks

Gotta disagree on that one. For any team at the bottom of the East, a lottery pick is far better than being swept out of the first round by Boston. 30-something wins, an 8th seed and immediate first-round exit isn't something you can realistically say you're building on for the future.

[NEW.ERA]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Conference Quarter-Finals

#1 Boston Celtics over #8 Atlanta Hawks in 4

#4 Cleveland Cavaliers over #5 Washington Wizards in 6

#6 Toronto Raptors over #3 Orlando Magic in 7

#2 Detroit Pistons over #7 Philadelphia 76ers in 6

Conference Semi-Finals

#1 Boston Celtics over #4 Cleveland Cavaliers in 6

#2 Detroit Pistons over #6 Toronto Raptors in 6

Conference Finals

#2 Detroit Pistons over #1 Boston Celtics in 7

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Conference Quarter-Finals

#1 LA Lakers over #8 Denver Nuggets in 6

#4 Utah Jazz over #5 Houston Rockets in 7

#6 Phoenix Suns over #3 San Antonio Spurs in 7

#7 Dallas Mavericks over #2 New Orleans Hornets in 7

Conference Semi-Finals

#1 LA Lakers over #4 Utah Jazz in 7

#6 Phoenix Suns over #7 Dallas Mavericks in 6

Conference Finals

#1 LA Lakers over #6 Phoenix Suns in 6

NBA Finals

#2 Detroit Pistons over #1 LA Lakers in 7

[gingerbreadmann]

Not one person thinks the Hawks can win a game.

Even if ya'll do get swept, Be happy ur in the playoffs instead of the laughing stock of the league, like my Knicks

Gotta disagree on that one. For any team at the bottom of the East, a lottery pick is far better than being swept out of the first round by Boston. 30-something wins, an 8th seed and immediate first-round exit isn't something you can realistically say you're building on for the future.

Yeah I agree. The Celtics learned that the hard way a few times about 3 or 4 years ago and got their asses handed to them by the Pacers(knock on wood), and ended up with a distinctly losing record and a strikingly mediocre pick. Pfft.

[HedleyLamarr]

Not one person thinks the Hawks can win a game.

Even if ya'll do get swept, Be happy ur in the playoffs instead of the laughing stock of the league, like my Knicks

Gotta disagree on that one. For any team at the bottom of the East, a lottery pick is far better than being swept out of the first round by Boston. 30-something wins, an 8th seed and immediate first-round exit isn't something you can realistically say you're building on for the future.

The Hawks don't have a first round draft pick anyway, so might as well make the playoffs, get a couple of extra home playoff games and make a little more money, and get some national television exposure.

[HedleyLamarr]

Boston over Atlanta in 5

Cleveland over Washington in 6

Orlando over Toronto in 6

Detroit over Philadelphia in 5

LA Lakers over Denver in 6

Utah over Houston in 7

Phoenix over San Antonio in 6

New Orleans over Dallas in 7

Boston over Cleveland in 6

Detroit over Orlando in 6

LA Lakers over Utah in 7

Phoenix over New Orleans in 6

Detroit over Boston in 6

LA Lakers over Phoenix in 7

Detroit over LA Lakers in 6

[whalersjets]

I pretty much copied your picks, B-Rich. I agreed with most of them.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1st Round

(1) Boston def (8) Atlanta in 4

(2) Detroit def (7) Philadelphia in 5

(3) Orlando def (6) Toronto in 7

(4) Cleveland def (5) Washington in 6

2nd Round

(1) Boston def (4) Cleveland in 5

(2) Detroit def (3) Orlando in 7

Conference Finals

(1) Boston def. (3) Detroit in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(1) LA Lakers def. (8) Denver in 6

(7) Dallas def. (2) New Orleans in 7

(3) San Antonio def. (6) Phoenix in 5

(5) Houston def. (4) Utah in 7

2nd Round

(1) LA Lakers def. (7) Dallas in 5

(3) San Antonio def. (5) Houston in 4

Conference Finals

(1) LA Lakers def. (3) San Antonio in 7

NBA FINALS

(1) Boston Celtics def. (1) Los Angeles Lakers in 5

[tj4eck]

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

1st Round

(1) Boston def (8) Atlanta in 4

(2) Detroit def (7) Philadelphia in 4

(3) Orlando def (6) Toronto in 7

(4) Cleveland def (5) Washington in 5

2nd Round

(1) Boston def (4) Cleveland in 4

(2) Detroit def. (3) Orlando in 6

Conference Finals

(1) Boston def. (2) Detroit in 6

WESTERN CONFERENCE

1st Round

(8) Denver def (1) LA Lakers in 6

(4) Utah def (5) Houston in 6

(2) New Orleans def (7) Dallas in 5

(6) Phoenix def (3) San Antonio in 7

2nd Round

(8) Denver def (4) Utah in 6

(2) New Orleans def (6) Phoenix in 6

Conference Finals

(8) Denver def (2) New Orleans in 7

NBA FINALS

(8) Denver def (1) Boston in 7....in the best nba finals ever

A.I. Finals MVP

[Seadragon76]

Eastern Conference:

-Boston def. Atlanta in 5 games (Atlanta will probably steal one in Atlanta, but that's it. But, don't be ashamed Hawk fans. This team can and will go up)

-Detroit def. Philadelpia in 4 games (Maybe the easiest 1st Round series of the eight)

-Orlando def. Toronto in 6 (You know what makes the difference here? Orlando has a big man in the middle... Toronto doesn't)

-Cleveland def. Washington in 7 games (OK, Wizards. You wanted King James and the Cavs... Go ahead and try to make Charles Barkley eat his words about how dumb you guys are)

-Boston def. Cleveland in 6 games (There is no way King James can do what he did last year, even with Boston's Big Trio in the way)

-Orlando def. Detroit in 7 games (There's something about Dwight Howard that makes me go... wow. That's a big man)

-Boston def. Orlando in 7 games (Not exactly Pistons-Bulls of the Late 80's, but it'll be great)

Western Conference:

-LA Lakers def. Denver in 6 games (I love the idea of the Nuggets uniting after 'Melo's DUI, but they're running into a massive purple and gold steamroller... with Kobe Bryant at the wheel)

-Dallas def. New Orleans in 7 games (The Hornets are so green playoff wise that it makes the Green Jacket from the Masters jealous)

-San Antonio def. Phoenix in 7 games (This one has slugfest written all over it)

-Houston def. Utah in 6 games (T-Mac finally ends his own streak of 1st Round exits)

-LA Lakers def. Houston in 6 games (Kobe > T-Mac)

-San Antonio def. Dallas in 6 games (Good old fashioned Texas shootout FTW!)

-San Antonio def. LA Lakers in 7 games (The Spurs are battle tested and that'll play a massive role here)

NBA Finals: Boston def. San Antonio in 7 games (MVP: Kevin Garnett)