2010 NBA Playoffs Preds and Discussion [FINALS Time!]

[Ngamer]

Let's DO THIS.

Full info:


Copy-Paste for preds:

1. Cleveland Cavs vs 8. Chicago Bulls
4. Boston Celtics vs 5. Miami Heat
3. Atlanta Hawks vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Orlando Magic vs 7. Charlotte Bobcats

1. LA Lakers vs 8. Oklahoma City Thunder
4. Denver Nuggets vs 5. Utah Jazz
3. Phoenix Suns vs 6. Portland Trailblazers
2. Dallas Mavericks vs 7. San Antonio Spurs

Pick a winner for each series, and how many games it will take them.  Deadline is 23 hours from now, when the MUMS Puzzle Hunt starts!

[Ngamer]

Personally, I'll say Ngay's Amazing R1 Picks

1. Cleveland Cavs > 8. Chicago Bulls in 4 games
5. Miami Heat > 4. Boston Celtics in 7 games
6. Milwaukee Bucks > 3. Atlanta Hawks in 7 games
2. Orlando Magic > 7. Charlotte Bobcats in 5 games

1. LA Lakers > 8. Oklahoma City Thunder in 6 games
5. Utah Jazz > 4. Denver Nuggets in 7 games
3. Phoenix Suns > 6. Portland Trailblazers in 5 games
2. Dallas Mavericks > 7. San Antonio Spurs in 6 games

[Thiradell]

1. Cleveland Cavs over 8. Chicago Bulls in 5 games
4. Boston Celtics over 5. Miami Heat in 7 games
3. Atlanta Hawks over 6. Milwaukee Bucks in 4 games
2. Orlando Magic over 7. Charlotte Bobcats in 5 games

1. LA Lakers over 8. Oklahoma City Thunder in 6 games
5. Utah Jazz over 4. Denver Nuggets in 6 games
3. Phoenix Suns over 6. Portland Trailblazers in 7 games
2. Dallas Mavericks over 7. San Antonio Spurs in 6 games

[TheFlash]

Cleveland 6
Celtics 6
Hawks 7
Magic 5
Lakers 5
Jazz 7
Blazers 6
Mavericks 6

[Ngamer]

marsh's Expert Preds
1. Cleveland Cavs vs 8. Chicago Bulls
[21:41] Isuxor: cavs in 4
[21:42] Ngameratwork: 4. Boston Celtics vs 5. Miami Heat
[21:43] Isuxor: is this for a contest?
[21:44] Ngameratwork: yes a very fun one
[21:48] Isuxor: celts in 6
[21:51] Ngameratwork: 3. Atlanta Hawks vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks
[21:53] Isuxor: hawks in 5
[21:55] Ngameratwork: 2. Orlando Magic vs 7. Charlotte Bobcats
[21:57] Isuxor: orlando in 6
[22:01] Ngameratwork: 1. LA Lakers vs 8. Oklahoma City Thunder
[22:01] Isuxor: la in 6
[22:02] Ngameratwork: 4. Denver Nuggets vs 5. Utah Jazz
[22:02] Isuxor: denver in 7
[22:02] Ngameratwork: 3. Phoenix Suns vs 6. Portland Trailblazers
[22:02] Isuxor: suns in 5
[22:03] Ngameratwork: 2. Dallas Mavericks vs 7. San Antonio Spurs
[22:03] Isuxor: dallas in...6?
[22:03] Ngameratwork: final answer?
[22:03] Isuxor: maybe 5
[22:03] Isuxor: I don't know
[22:03] Isuxor: tony parker is gonna play?
[22:03] Isuxor: dallas in 6

[RWG]

1. Cleveland Cavs vs 8. Chicago Bulls in 4 games
4. Boston Celtics vs 5. Miami Heat in 7 games
3. Atlanta Hawks vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games
2. Orlando Magic over 7. Charlotte Bobcats in 5 games

1. LA Lakers vs 8. Oklahoma City Thunder in 4 games
4. Denver Nuggets vs 5. Utah Jazz in 7 games
3. Phoenix Suns vs 6. Portland Trailblazers in 5 games
2. Dallas Mavericks vs 7. San Antonio Spurs in 7 games

[Infil]

Cavs in 4
Heat in 7
Hawks in 6
Magic in 5

Lakers in 6
Nuggets in 7
Suns in 5
Mavericks in 6

[..]

Cavs in 4
Heat in 7
Hawks in 5
Magic in 4

Lakers in 5
Nuggets in 6
Suns in 6
Mavs in 7

[bcks]

1. Cleveland Cavs over 8. Chicago Bulls in 5.
4. Boston Celtics over 5. Miami Heat in 6.
3. Atlanta Hawks over 6. Milwaukee Bucks in 4.
2. Orlando Magic over 7.  Charlotte Bobcats in 4.

1. LA Lakers over 8. Oklahoma City Thunder in 6.
4.  Denver Nuggets lose to 5. Utah Jazz in 7.
3. Phoenix Suns over 6. Portland Trailblazers in 5.
2. Dallas Mavericks over 7. San Antonio Spurs in 6.

[Lovins]

DAMNIT...forgot about this Give me zero points I guess for the 4 series that already started.

Cavs in 4
Magic in 4
Hawks in 5
Celtics in 7

Lakers in 5
Nuggets in 6
Suns in 6
Spurs in 6

[Thiradell]

Impressive work by the Bogut-less Bucks.

[octoinky]

Wtf, I so didn't see this topic.  I even looked for it.  I would have gone chalk round 1, with a lot of sweeps.  Glad some series are turning out competitive.

[Ngamer]

Time for Round Two Preds!

Which is admittedly pretty silly, considering how Round One isn't even finished yet- but try explaining that to the NBA!  Here are the results so far (there's just one series left to be decided):

1. Cleveland Cavs defeated 8. Chicago Bulls in 5 games
4. Boston Celtics defeated 5. Miami Heat in 5 games
3. Atlanta Hawks vs 6. Milwaukee Bucks is still undecided, going to game 7!
2. Orlando Magic defeated 7.  Charlotte Bobcats in 4 games

1. LA Lakers defeated 8. Oklahoma City Thunder in 6 games
5. Utah Jazz defeated 4.  Denver Nuggets in 6 games
3. Phoenix Suns defeated 6. Portland Trailblazers in 6 games
7. San Antonio Spurs defeated 2. Dallas Mavericks in 6 games


Which means these are the R2 matchups for you to take a stab at...

1. Cleveland Cavs vs 4. Boston Celtics
2. Orlando Magic vs 3. Atlanta Hawks OR 6. Milwaukee Bucks
1. LA Lakers vs 5. Utah Jazz
3. Phoenix Suns vs 7. San Antonio Spurs

Everyone has, oh, let's say, two days to get these picks in.

[bcks]

Um, the first game is today!!!

1. Cleveland Cavs lose to 4. Boston Celtics in 7
2. Orlando Magic over 3. Atlanta Hawks OR 6. Milwaukee Bucks in 5
1. LA Lakers lose to 5. Utah Jazz in 7
3. Phoenix Suns over 7. San Antonio Spurs in 6.

[Thiradell]

Cavaliers in 5
Lakers in 7
Spurs in 7

[RWG]

1. Cleveland Cavs OVER 4. Boston Celtics in 7
2. Orlando Magic OVER 3. Atlanta Hawks in 5
1. LA Lakers OVER 5. Utah Jazz in 7
3. Phoenix Suns OVER 7. San Antonio Spurs in 6.

[octoinky]

Cavs over Celtics in 5
Magic over Hawks in 6
Magic over Bucks in 5
Lakers over Jazz in 5
Spurs over Suns in 6

[Ngamer]

Ngamer's Wise, Wise Preds

1. Cleveland Cavs over 4. Boston Celtics in 6 games
2. Orlando Magic over 3. Atlanta Hawks OR 6. Milwaukee Bucks in 5 games
5. Utah Jazz over 1. LA Lakers in 7 games
3. Phoenix Suns over 7. San Antonio Spurs in 7 games

[Ngamer]

Motivated Picks by Infil
[18:37] Ngameratwork: QB, pumped for tonight's Super Fight?
[18:38] CieloAzor: I don't know about being pumped, but I'll try to remember to watch it
[18:38] Infil12: hopefully mayweather gets laid out!
[18:39] Ngameratwork: alright Infil, and what about Celtics vs Cavs?
[18:40] Infil12: cavs
[18:40] Ngameratwork: world's best Ganon vs world's best Captain Falcon in Brawl
[18:41] Infil12: you'd win
[18:41] Ngameratwork: which am I?
[18:41] Infil12: whichever you'd like to be
[18:41] Ngameratwork: Falcon, cool
[18:42] Ngameratwork: Magic vs Hawks OR Bucks
[18:42] Infil12: magic
[18:42] Ngameratwork: Wind Waker vs Twilight Princess in a "best dungeons" competition
[18:42] Infil12: TP in a walk
[18:43] Ngameratwork: Lakers vs Jazz
[18:43] Infil12: lakers
[18:44] Ngameratwork: Chrono Trigger vs Donkey Kong Country in a "best soundtrack" Contest
[18:44] Infil12: heh
[18:44] Infil12: a stone-cold draw
[18:44] Ngameratwork: Suns vs Spurs
[18:45] Infil12: suns'

Very Excellent marsh picks
[18:52]  Ngameratwork: 1.  Cleveland Cavs vs 4. Boston Celtics
[19:29]  Isuxor: cavs in 6
[19:29]  Isuxor: I got owned in the dallas series
[19:29] Isuxor: they choked so bad
[19:31]  Ngameratwork: 2.  Orlando Magic vs 3. Atlanta Hawks OR 6. Milwaukee Bucks
[19:32]  Isuxor: orlando in 5  either way! yeah!
[19:32] Isuxor: la over utah in 6
[19:32]  Isuxor: spurs over phx in 6
[19:33] Isuxor: unless lopez comes back and owns, but that won't happen

[Thiradell]

ROUND ONE SCORE UPDATE

Sanford - 10

Lovins - 10

Third - 9

marsh - 7

Come - 7

Thingy - 7

Goose - 6

Infil - 6
Ngamer - 6

[Lovins]

I have to say those are some bizarre picks by Brandon...both Lakers and Cavs lose game 7 at home?

Cavs in 6
Magic in 5

Lakers in 5
Suns in 7

[octoinky]

Especially with how bad of a road team Utah is...

[TheFlash]

Cavs 6
Orlando Magic 6
LA Lakers 6
Phoenix Suns 6

[Thiradell]

Magic in 6

[TheFlash]

Lakers 6
Celtics 6

[bcks]

Suns in 7
Magic in 4

[octoinky]

Magic in 6
Lakers in 5

*yawn*

[Ngamer]

Time for Round Three Preds!

Major congrats to the Celtics, who single handedly saved us from experiencing the dullest Round Two in the history of sports.  ...and somehow knocked off the league's best* team in the process, how about that!  Here were the full results for last round:

4. Boston Celtics defeated 1. Cleveland  Cavs in 6 games
2. Orlando Magic defeated 3. Atlanta Hawks in 4 games
1. LA Lakers defeated 5. Utah Jazz in 4 games
3. Phoenix Suns defeated 7. San Antonio Spurs in 4 games

Which means these are the Conference Finals matchups for you to take a stab at...

2. Orlando Magic vs 4. Boston Celtics
1. LA Lakers vs 3. Phoenix Suns

Everyone has until Sunday night to get those picks in!
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* regular season

[RWG]

Magic > Celtics in 4
Suns > Lakers in 5

borinsketball

[Ngamer]

Personally, I'm siding with

4. Boston Celtics > 2. Orlando Magic  in 6 games
3. Phoenix Suns > 1. LA Lakers in 7 games


Now here are some picks from marsh
[20:41]  Isuxor: orlando in 6
[20:41]  Isuxor: lakers in 6
[20:42]  Ngameratwork: you  sound VERY confident
[20:42] Isuxor: not really
[20:42]  Isuxor: GO SUNS
[20:42]  Isuxor: die la

[Lovins]

Magic in 7
Lakers in 6

Hopefully I'm wrong and we get Celtics-Lakers again, cuz Magic-Lakers 2 years in a row would be retarded.

[RWG]

Cleveland FAILvaliers imo.

Boston gonna get on the chokemachinetrainwagon.  First the Pats, then the Bruins, now the Celts.

[Thiradell]

Magic in 6
Lakers in 5

[TheFlash]

Lakers 6
Magic 6

[Ngamer]

Thingy, you already guessed on the last page.

[TheFlash]

Oh dang. Guess the 2nd one is invalid.

[Thiradell]

Lakers in 7

Kobe Bryant wins Finals MVP.

[RWG]

Lakers in 7

Shaquille O'Neil MVP

[Ngamer]

Time for Finals Preds!

It looked like we were going to have the two more boring Conference Finals in NBA history for a while there... but then they both got MIGHTY INTERESTING!  Unfortunately they didn't stay that way for long, as neither underdog could force the Game 7 (and even the G6s weren't really all that close).  Ah well, at least it should result in a heck of a fun Finals!

4. Boston Celtics defeat 2. Orlando Magic in 6 games
1. LA Lakers defeat 3. Phoenix Suns in 6 games

Which means that the NBA Finals matchups for you to take a stab at is...

1. LA Lakers vs 4. Boston Celtics

Also, try to guess the Finals MVP just for kicks!

[Ngamer]

Looking to be a heck of a series based on expectations... with 200,000 votes in, the Lakers are the nationwide favorite at ESPN, but with only 53% of the vote.  Let's see here... Lakers have 74% of California behind them (24k votes cast) and the Celtics have... 89% of Mass, 8k votes cast.

Now, call me CRAZY, but I'm going to say

Celtics in 7 games

Rondo MVP

[bcks]

celtics in 6

Pierce mvp

[Lovins]

Lol, Pierce isn't going to do shit with Artest guarding him.

Lakers in 7, Kobe MVP. Should be a great series.

[Lark]

Celtics in 7
MVP: Rondo

[SpiderWaffle]

Lakers in 6, Kobe MVP

[matt8k]

Lakers in 5, Kobe MVP

[Ngamer]

marsh knows the score
Isuxor (3:16:32 AM): la
Isuxor (3:16:47 AM): in...6?
Im Ngamer (3:18:12 AM): okay, and who wins MVP?
Isuxor (3:18:30 AM): kome cryant hurrrr

[Thiradell]

Great stuff from Gasol, Lakers looked pretty darn good in Game 1.

[octoinky]

53% ESPN for the Celtics just shows how biased ESPN analysts are toward Boston (and the following zombies who just vote what they hear on ESPN).  Call them "experts" but I trust Vegas more - the line was -180 +160 before the series started, which is more like 63% for the Lakers.

[TheFlash]

Lakers 6 kobe

[TheFlash]

[Y]Cleveland 6
[Y]Celtics 6
[X]Hawks 7
[Y]Magic 5
[Y]Lakers 5
[Y]Jazz 7
[X]Blazers 6
[]Mavericks 6
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[]Cavs 6
[Y]Orlando Magic 6
[Y]LA Lakers 6
[Y]Phoenix Suns 6
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[X]Lakers 6
[X]Celtics 6
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[?]Lakers 6 kobe

So far I have 8 Ys and 4 Xs.  If the scoring is the same as the NHL topic, that'd be 8*3 + 4*5 = 24 + 20 = 44 points, with the Finals result pending.  So far I'm 12/14 which surely counts as amazing.