I'm late, but I'll still go on record with my picks:
Eastern Conf. : Det. over Orlando; NJ over Toronto; Cleveland over Wash.; Miami over Chicago.
Semis: Detroit over Miami; NJ over Cleveland.
Conf. finals: Detroit over NJ
Western Conf.: SA over Denver;* Dallas over GSW;* Houston over Utah; Phoenix over LAL.
Semis: SA over Phoenix; Dallas over Houston (each in 7 games--the highlights of the whole championships).
Final: Dallas over SA (decisively, this time).
Finals: Dallas over Detroit, 4-2. Mavericks break through.
Yes, it is the chalk for the finals. The upset pick is NJ to the Eastern Finals; SA and Phoenix I'd rate about a tossup.
I think the Nets will get it together one last time before the star trio of Vince Carter, Jason Kidd, and Richard Jefferson is broken up. I see Carter and Kidd as likely to move on, unless of course if the Nets overachieve this year, while Jefferson needs to re-establish physical health. True overachievement, though, would be more like what Miami did last year, somehow defeating Detroit in the conference finals, then topping that against the Western champ.
*Ignoring the first game upset.
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Nice pick of the Mavs! As I write, they're "only" down 3-1, but in the first round? To the #8 seed?
I was among the many who failed to notice the Mavs' poor record against the Warriors (there was little time to notice, between the day the Warriors won the spot and when the playoffs started). Even if Dallas somehow survives this, they have shown that their playoff blues continue.
Should've gone with the Pistons all along!
After two rounds, it's snoresville. Team defense is the consistent thread of the four teams left.
The matchup of seeds 3 and 4 in the Western Conference is, at least, something different. San Antonio in the finals is not, though; I respect them greatly but don't love them. All the most exciting teams (those being Denver, Phoenix, Golden State, Houston, and New Jersey) are out.
At this point, I've got to root pretty hard for the Pistons.
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