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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
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
No Big Surprises in the Playoffs...

No big surprises after the first couple of games in the playoffs. The "Contenders" - San Antonio, Detroit, Miami, and Dallas - all hold 2-0 leads. Some people pegged the Bulls or Grizz as the surprise teams, and while 2-0 isn't the same as 4-0, I can't fathom any of the "Contenders" dropping four of...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-26-2006
2005-2006 Playoff Predictions

Time for this year's insanely inaccurate playoff predictions! But before we begin, let's review my oracle skills from last season, when I made my 2004-2005 playoff predictions . My Eastern Conference picks were nearly perfect. I ended up picking all of the first round winners and did predict the Pistons...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 04-20-2006
Is It a Five Horse Race This Year?

We're nearing in on that magical time of year again - NBA playoff time - and the question on my mind is are there any real contenders other than San Antonio and Detroit? If anyone can topple either the Pistons or Spurs, I envision it will be one of the following three teams: Miami Phoenix Dallas And...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 03-29-2006
Assessing my Playoff Picks Thus Far

Back on April 22nd I made my NBA playoff predictions . I am notoriously poor when it comes to making predictions, but, if you don't mind me saying, I did a pretty decent job in picking the teams through, at least, the first round. Eastern Conference My pick : Heat (1) beats New Jersey (8) in 6 Results...

Posted to Lakers News and Commentary (Weblog) by Scott on 05-07-2005

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