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Welcome to the Second Round

What a first round! While there were a number of snoozer series that lacked a single competitive moment (I'm looking in your general direction, Denver), there were plenty of exciting battles, some where I expected, others in less expected series. While the Spurs/Suns series had some exciting moments...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott Mitchell on 05-05-2008
First Round Impressions

Just before the start of the playoffs I submitted my annual playoff predictions , in which I see the Celtics beating the Lakers in a classic Finals series. I still hold firm to that earlier prediction, but clearly some of my other first round picks were significantly off the mark. For starters, I thought...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott Mitchell on 04-22-2008
2007-2008 Playoff Predictions

Each year I post my (insanely inaccurate) playoff predictions prior to the start of the postseason. I some rare circumstances my picks are spot on, but most of the time I take a gamble or two and end up blowing the whole postseason (like last year, I picked the Dallas Mavericks to beat the Detroit Pistons...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott Mitchell on 04-19-2008
Midway Through the First Round...

We're nearing the midway point of the first round of the NBA playoffs... let's see how my predictions are faring. Let's start with the East... I picked Detroit to sweep Orlando, and they did that this afternoon. I predicted that the Cavs would sweep the Wizards, and they are playing right now with the...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-28-2007
2006-2007 Playoff Predictions

Each year I post my playoff predictions before the start of the playoffs, from the first round through the Finals. In last year's predictions I mistakenly picked the Pistons besting the Heat and the Spurs beating the Mavs, resulting in a Spurs-Pistons rematch with the Spurs taking the title again. Whoops...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-19-2007
With Raja Bell in the Lineup, Suns Even the Series at 2; Miami and Detroit in Game 5 Tonight

Last night the Suns beat the Mavs to knot up the series at two games apiece. Raja Bell, who went down with a calf muscle tear/sprain in Game 1 returned to the lineup, netting 9 points, 4 boards, and 3 assists in 31 minutes of play. The Suns also enjoyed another big game from Diaw (20 points, 9 boards...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-31-2006
How the West Was Won

On Sunday, the Detroit Pistons won their second straight “must-win” game against the Cavs, advancing to the ECFs for a rematch with the Miami Heat. Even with the Cavs up three games to two, I still liked the Pistons. While they seem to lose focus and stumbled a bit in losing three straight to LeBron...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-23-2006
Big Games Tonight!

Tonight the Cavs - who lead the series three games to two - take on the Pistons in Cleveland with the hopes of advancing to the first ECFs since 1992. (If my memory serves me correctly, the 1992 Cavs team that reached the ECF were summarily destroyed by the Chicago Bulls in 4 games, who were en route...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-19-2006
2nd Round of Playoffs Begin With a Yawn

With the top eight teams left vying for their conferences' finals, you'd think that we'd - the NBA fan base - would be in for a scintillating treat of well-played, down-to-the-wire basketball games. Save for Game 1 of the Mavs/Spurs series, however, all other games have been far too one-sided. Sure,...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-11-2006
We've Got Ourselves Some Series!

I didn't think there'd be too much drama in the first round of the playoffs this year, but we certainly have some interesting series! The Bulls just knotted up their series with the Heat at two games apiece, the Pacers are giving the Nets a run for their money, and the Lakers are amazingly playing their...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-30-2006

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