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Erik Eleven wrote:NBA 2009 PLAYOFFS PREDICTIONS


Eastern Conference

1 Cleveland 4-1
8 Detroit

2 Boston 4-2
7 Chicago

3 Orlando 4-1
6 Philadelphia

4 Atlanta
5 Miami 4-3


EC Semi Finals

Cleveland 4-1
Miami

Boston
Orlando 4-2


EC Finals

Cleveland
Orlando 4-2



Western Conference


1 Los Angeles 4-0
8 Utah

2 Denver 4-2
7 New Orleans

3 San Antonio 4-3
6 Dallas

4 Portland 4-1
5 Houston


WC Semi Finals

Los Angeles 4-3
Portland

Denver 4-3
San Antonio


WC Finals

Los Angeles 4-1
Denver



NBA 2009 Finals

Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
Orlando Magic



What do you guys predict?

Erik Eleven wrote:I just can't see the Cavs beating Orlando.

ROB-G wrote:

Erik Eleven wrote:I just can't see the Cavs beating Orlando.

why not ?

Erik Eleven wrote:

ROB-G wrote:

Erik Eleven wrote:I just can't see the Cavs beating Orlando.

why not ?

Just a hunch. Dwight Howard.

Maybe it'll be tighter than I think, but I just don't think it's a good matchup for the Cavs. Howard makes the paint a no-fly-zone, something that turns LBJ and Mo Williams into jump shooters, which in turn takes away from what they want to do offensively as a team. Lower percentage leads to more opponent fast-breaks. That's big. Howard's freakish athleticism will also force Big Z to alter his arch on that fall-away, or at least think twice about going to that move. That, and a few more things like rebounding and three-point playbook stuff on Orlando's behalf is why I think Orlando has a good shot at stealing that series away from LBJ and the Cavs, mostly by taking them out of their offensive comfort zone.

KB8MVP wrote:
Well that's why it's very important for the Cavs to have Big Z. He stretches the defense and opens up the court for LeBron. Howard will have to guard Big Z unless Battie is in the game with him, but then they lose a bit of their ability to stretch the floor. Keep in mind they don't really have anyone to check LeBron, while the Cavs do have some bigs to throw at Howard. The Magic thrive on ball movement, but the Cavs are one of the best rotation defenses in the NBA, the Magic won't be getting the best of looks out there. I think it'll be back and forth series, one game Big Z will be hitting all his shots and Howard will have to go out on him, opening things up for James, while the next game he'll be off and Howard will be able to sag off him. The series can really go either way if they end up facing each other; it's a tough one to call.

Young_Star11 wrote:IF we beat Portland, I doubt we win more than 1 game against you guys, unless either you play average and/or we play like we did against Portland.

that's IF we beat Utah.