Sorry for the long delay in posts...studying for law exams has definitely made its mark on my life.
I just wanted to take a second to make some predictions on the upcoming second round playoff matchups.
Mavericks v. Nuggets:
I believe that this will be the most boring series of all. Every year, the Mavericks are just one player away. The real problem is that the team is getting older and Cuban is doing nothing to combat that, he only makes it worse. He traded Devin Harris (now an all-star) away for 78 year old Jason Kidd. I mean, I love JKidd, but he has definitely seen better days. Without much-needed speed and athleticism, the Mavs will not be able to keep up with the Nuggets' fast pace. I say Nuggets in 6.
Lakers v. Rockets:
The Lakers are finally finding their stride, and that is not good news for the Rockets. The Lakers not only beat the Rockets all four games this season, they destroyed them by a combined 58 points in those games. Playing against Aaron Brooks and Luis Scola compared to Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer is the equivalent of playing against a junior varsity girls team instead of Duke. The Rockets will steal Game 4 at home, but the Lakers will close out the series at home in Game 5. Lakers in 5.
Cavaliers v. Hawks:
The one thing that the Hawks can do is win at home. However, the Cavs do it better, along with just about everything else involving a basketball. At least the Hawks will put up a fight, unlike the Pistons. I could actually see this going 7 games, if the Hawks take their home magic from last year's series against Boston and carry it over into this series. In fact, I believe that last year's Celtics were a much better TEAM than this year's Cavaliers. The only problem is that LeBron will be too much in Game 6 at Atlanta. Cavaliers in 6.
Celtics v. Magic:
The Celtics run will come to an end in this series. Unless KG brings his potty-mouth to the floor for the games against the Magic, the Magic WILL win this series. I believe that Rondo and Big Baby are enough to draw out this series, but Game 7 will go to the Magic. The Baby Bulls completely drained the Celtics' old legs last series, making this a much more difficult task for the Boston club. Magic in 7.
Those are my predications for the upcoming second-round. Hopefully, I will be as accurate as the last. Here's to Amazing Happening many times this round.
