NBA Playoffs--who ya got?

[PhilSimms11]

East
(1)TOR (59-23) vs (8)WAS (43-39)--5
(4)CLE (50-32) vs (5)IND (48-34)--7

(2)BOS (55-27) vs (7)MIL (44-38)--6
(3)PHI (52-30) vs (6)MIA (44-38)--6

TOR vs CLE--7
BOS vs PHI--6

TOR vs PHI--6
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West
(1)HOU (65-17) vs (8)MIN (47-35)--4
(4)OKC (48-34) vs (5)UTA (48-34)--6

(2)GS (58-24) vs (7)SA (47-35)--7
(3)POR (49-33) vs (6)NO (48-34)--7

HOU vs UTA--6
GS vs POR--6

HOU vs GS--7
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HOU vs TOR--6

 

[Mecca]

East

(1)TOR (59-23) vs (8)WAS (43-39)--5
(4)CLE (50-32) vs (5)IND (48-34)--6

(2)BOS (55-27) vs (7)MIL (44-38)--7
(3)PHI (52-30) vs (6)MIA (44-38)- 7



West

(1)HOU (65-17) vs (8)MIN (47-35)--5
(4)OKC (48-34) vs (5)UTA (48-34)--6

(2)GS (58-24) vs (7)SA (47-35)--6

(3)POR (49-33) vs (6)NO (48-34)--6


I gotta have one go with my heart, not with my head, pick.

Deer in 7.

If Embiid isn't back by game 2, I'm not totally confident about Philly.

 

[knowyourenemy]

I’ll go with this.

East first round
Wizards in 7. Toronto chokes again.
Cleveland in 5.
Boston in 7.
Philly in 7.

2nd round
Cleveland in 5 over Washington.
Philly in 7 over Boston.

Philly in 4 over Cleveland.

West
Houston in 4.
Utah in 7.
Golden state in 6.
Portland in 5.

Houston in 7 over Utah.
Portland in 6 over golden state.

Houston in 5 over Portland.

Philly in 4 over Houston.

 

[tducey]

TOR over WSH in 6
BOS over MIL in 6
PHI over MIA in 6
CLE over IND in 7

CLE over TOR in 7
PHI over BOS in 6

PHI over CLE in 7

HOU over MIN in 5
GSW over SAS in 6
POR over NOP in 6
OKC over UTA in 6

HOU over OKC in 7
GSW over POR in 5

HOU over GSW in 7

HOU over PHI in 5

 

[flyerhawk]

Toronto over Washginton in 7
Boston over Milwaukee in 5
Philly over Miam in 6
Cleveland over Indy in 5

Cleveland over Toronto in 6
Philly over Boston in 6

Philly over Cleveland in 7

Houston over Minny in 4
GSW over SAS in 6
Portland over Pels in 6
Utah over OKC in 7

Utah over Houston in 7
GSW over Portland in 5

GSW over Utah 5

GSW over Philly in 6.

 

[PhilSimms11]

Here's NBA Champions by seed since they expanded the playoffs to 16 in 1984:

#1--23
#2--6
#3--4
#6--1

That means the Cavs won't be winning it this year since no 4-seed has ever done so.

 

[handicappers]

the best bet in Vegas right now is the field vs. the Warriors at -140.

 

[LogicMan]

I gotta have one go with my heart, not with my head, pick.

Deer in 7.

 

[Ojb81]

Rockets over Raptors in the Finals, win it in 5 games

 

[LogicMan]

Toronto over Wash in 5
Boston over Milwaukee in 6
Philly over Miami in 5
Cleveland over Indy in 6

Cleveland over Toronto in 7
Philly over Boston in 6

Cleveland over Philly in 6

Houston over Minny in 4
GSW over SAS in 5
Portland over Pels in 6
Utah over OKC in 7

Houston over Utah in 5
GSW over Portland in 5

GSW over Houston in 7

GSW over Clev in 5.

 

[tlance]

Warriors beat the Cavs for the final time in round 4. This time, it is a sweep. The road to the Finals will be epic, but the Dubs will leave little doubt once they get there.

 

[logic]

Wiz over Raps in 7
Boston over Mil in 7
Philly over Miami in 5
LeBron over Indy in 4

LeBron over Wiz in 6
Philly over Boston in 6

LeBron over Philly in 6

Houston sweeps minny
Gsw ove SA in 5
Port over pels in 5
okc over Utah in 7

Okc over Houston in 6
Gsw over Portland in 5

Gsw over okc in 7

Gsw over Cle in 5

 

[PhilSimms11]

Anybody in favor of re-seeding after the 1st round? The NHL used to do that until they went to that stupid format they have today. The way it's done now if these teams advanced you would have (5)IND vs (8)WAS and (2)BOS vs (3)PHI in the 2nd round. With the re-seeding in place it'd be (2)BOS vs (8)WAS and (3)PHI vs (5)IND in the conference semifinals.

 

[DJ]

Raps in 6
Cavs in 5
Celtics in 6
Heat in 7

Rockets in 5
Thunder in 7
Warriors in 6
Blazers in 7

 

[flyerhawk]

Absolutely no one saw the Pelicans beating the Blazers.

 

[Inimical]

Wish i woulda posted but i called the winner in every single series.....






































Just sayin! Waitin on the Pacers though.

 

[PhilSimms11]

1983 was the last year they had a 12-team playoff. I wouldn't mind seeing them go back to that. I know they won't, but it would make the regular season a hell of a lot more important (a lot less tanking or sitting starters).

(1)HOU (65-17)
(2)TOR (59-23)
(3)GS (58-24)
(4)BOS (55-27)

1st round (best-of-5)
(5)PHI (52-30) vs (12)SA (47-35)
(6)CLE (50-32) vs (11)NO (48-34)
(7)POR (49-33) vs (10)IND (48-34)
(8)OKC (48-34) vs (9)UTA (48-34)

 

[Shanemansj13]

1983 was the last year they had a 12-team playoff. I wouldn't mind seeing them go back to that. I know they won't, but it would make the regular season a hell of a lot more important (a lot less tanking or sitting starters).

(1)HOU (65-17)
(2)TOR (59-23)
(3)GS (58-24)
(4)BOS (55-27)

1st round (best-of-5)
(5)PHI (52-30) vs (12)SA (47-35)
(6)CLE (50-32) vs (11)NO (48-34)
(7)POR (49-33) vs (10)IND (48-34)
(8)OKC (48-34) vs (9)UTA (48-34)

Nah