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June 03, 2009NBA 2009 Finals Predictions
Well, I missed both of them in the previous round.

The unstoppable Cleveland juggernaut was stopped.

The surging Denver Nuggets likewise.

Poor free throw shooting has not yet been the Achilles Heel that it always has been in the past. I’ve got to think that Don Nelson could have coached a team to a victory over the Magic, if he had had the opportunity. I don’t know that the coaches opposing Orlando were savvy enough to take advantage of Orlando’s weaknesses.

The Lakers, on the other hand, have faced very good and experienced coaches and have struggled somewhat, but have still come out on top. Sloan, Adelman, and Karl have all been there before and know how to run a team, and the Lakers still managed to come out on top.

Orlando defeated one of the top players in the world in LeBron James, but they are about to face one of the other ones – Kobe Bryant. In my book, they are probably equally capable of putting the team on their shoulders and winning, so I don’t think it’ll be any easier for the Magic in this series than it was in the last one.

So here we come to the prediction…

Orlando Magic at Los Angeles Lakers – The Lakers have the home-court advantage. The Lakers have a very experienced coach in Phil Jackson who might be able to mix and match lineups and mismatches better than the coaches of other Magic opponents have thus far been able to do. That being said, though, I don’t think Orlando will be easy to beat. None of their weaknesses have really come out yet, even against quality opponents like Boston and Cleveland. Who is to say that Los Angeles can really find the chinks. As a fan, I really hope Dwight Howard and his clan will figure out a way of pulling it off — after all, they have been underestimated by just about everyone from the get go. Unfortunately for Laker haters (myself included), I think Phil and Kobe will figure out a way of bringing another championship back to Los Angeles. Prediction: Lakers in 7

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May 16, 2009NBA Conference Finals
We have had some pretty good series thus far. Expect them only to get better from here on out as the top teams have proven themselves worthy to be in the Eastern and Western Conference Finals

Western Conference Finals

Denver Nuggets (2) at Los Angeles Lakers (1) – A month before the end of the season, I would have said that nobody had a chance of taking out the Lakers. Since then, the Nuggets have gone on a rampage, smashing team after team. Most teams can keep up with them for a time, but a quick spurt always manages to put the Nuggets up by 20 sometime through the game and allowing them to coast to victory. Of course, the Hornets and the Mavericks are nowhere close to the talent level of the Los Angeles Lakers. Look for this to be a very good series, with both teams having opportunities of beating the other team on their own court. The Denver Nuggets could win this one. One thing is for certain — this is going to be a long series. The Nuggets are well rested. The Los Angeles Lakers went 7 with a pesky Houston Rockets team that ended up finishing without its star center, Yao Ming. I’m going to go out on a limb and say Nuggets in 7.

Eastern Conference Finals

Orlando Magic (3) at Cleveland Cavaliers (1) – The Orlando Magic are doing better than I expected, even with the disadvantage of their top player being a poor free throw shooter. The Cleveland Cavaliers looked dominant against the Pistons and the Hawks. The Magic are much better than any competition that they have faced thus far, but don’t look for the Magic to be able to stop this juggernaut. LeBron James and his posse are on a roll, beating opponents by over 10 points per game in the playoffs and winning just about every game in the regular season at home. The Orlando Magic will have a very tough task. The Cavaliers are rested. The Magic went the distance with the defending champion Boston Celtics. I think the Magic will be able to take a couple from them though. Cleveland might start out a little rusty, and the Magic are young enough that the length of the previous series will likely do little to slow them down. Cleveland in 6

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May 03, 2009NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals 2009 Predictions
Now that the first round Eastern Conference matchups have finished, it’s time to make the prediction on who will be the competitors in the Eastern Conference finals.

Atlanta Hawks (4) at Cleveland Cavaliers (1) – Cleveland was dominant in the first round, just as everyone predicted. Atlanta just barely knocked off the Miami Heat. Atlanta is good enough at home to win at least one game. I’m not sure they can win all of their home games, though — or any of their games in Cleveland. I really, really like Atlanta. I want them to make it a series. They are so talented that they definitely have the potential to steal a few games. But I really don’t they will actually do it. Prediction: Cavaliers in 5

Orlando Magic (3) at Boston Celtics (2) – Can I pick against both of these teams? No? Orlando’s free throw shooting is going to end up being their Achilles Heel. You’ve just got to believe that. But the Boston Celtics giving it just barely enough to win isn’t necessarily very inspiring either. We know that Boston can give away games at home. They’ve already done it. They’re bound to do it some more. I’ve got to think, though, that they aren’t going to lose the seventh and deciding game against the worst free throw shooting team in the league, are they? Prediction: Celtics in 7

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May 01, 2009NBA Western Conference Semifinals 2009 Predictions
I’m going to have to separate the East from the West because the Western battles are all done early, as I predicted, and the Eastern Conference battles are still raging, as I also surmised.

Dallas Mavericks (6) at Denver Nuggets (2) – This series should be much better than either of their first round matchups. The Mavs were taking on an injury-depleted Spurs team and the Nuggets were taking a totally outmatched Hornets team. I don’t think the playoff series will be quite as lop-sided as the regular season series was — the Nuggets won all 4 contests throughout the season. The Mavs have hit their stride at the right time, but the Nuggets are also playing very well of late. Weighing the regular season matchup disparity and knowing that the Nuggets have home-court advantage, I’m going to have to go with the home team — though not by much. Prediction: Nuggets in 7.

Houston Rockets (5) at Los Angeles Lakers (1) – On paper, the Rockets match up very well against the Lakers — they have size down low, great perimeter defense — all of the things that were exploited in the previous round of the playoffs against the Utah Jazz. The Rockets managed to win at San Antonio, not an easy feat, so they have proved they can win on the road. Most importantly, Tracy McGrady won’t be taking bad shots. Even with all of those pros, though, they haven’t been able to turn that into actual wins in the regular season against the Lakers. They won’t be able to handle the experienced Los Angeles Lakers in the post-season either. The Lakers are too good, and the Rockets too inexperienced in post-season play. Kobe won’t let the Lakers lose in Los Angeles, and he will manage to steal a game in Houston to boot. On paper, this seems like it will be a good series, but, in actuality, it won’t be. Prediction: Lakers in 5.

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April 17, 2009NBA Playoff Predictions 2009 – First Round
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