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Tim (Toledo): Utah on the road against the Lakers in round 2 is death, right?
John Hollinger: (4:13 PM ET ) No, it's just the conference finals a round too early. I'm really hoping Utah moves up to No.3 -- that way we get Deron vs. Paul in round 2, and then (if power rankings hold) Jazz-Lakers in the conference finals.
JOSH, LA: did the hornets really choke down the stretch of this season? being the 1st seed is way easier of a path to the WCF than any other spot. nuggets, houston/utah is way better than the 2nd seeds dallas, spurs/phoenix path. right?
John Hollinger: (4:30 PM ET ) Actually, the 1 spot was looking harder until Utah's recent run --only if the Jazz get No.3 will the No.1 spot will end up easier. As far as the Hornets, it sure seems to me that Chris Paul's tank is starting to get low -- he didn't have nearly the energy (or the numbers) in April that he did the rest of the year, and unfortunately that's when a lot of MVP voters took their longest looks at him.