Boston over New York in 7
(I wouldn't be surprised if this ended in 5.)
Boston faced a weakened Knicks team who was missing Billups and lost Stoudemire in the second half to spasm. However, with Anthony, the Knicks still hung around and kept it a game again while away at Boston. While Boston has been solid on the road, they will have to step up their game in order to take even one game out of New York. Rondo helped pull Boston through this game, but it needs a lot of fine tuning if they want to keep this series from going to seven.
Atlanta over Orlando in 6*
(A long shot? Atlanta leads the series 3-1 for good reason.)
Despite Howards 33-19 game, the Hawks still had the chance and the game down to two in the final few minutes. Opening with a huge first quarters, the Hawks could not close the half with the lead and at that point, lost the game. The Hawks will come back to fight and home and will hopefully come back 3-1 as the series heads back to Orlando, if that happens, it will be Atlanta in 6.
Portland over Dallas in 6
(Portland has what it needs to pull off this upset.)
Portland has the tools to pull of this upset, yet it doesn't matter if you can't piece them together. The presence of Tyson Chandler may have been just what the Mavericks needed to help fend off the fiesty Trailblazers. There is no way that Portland can take this in 6 anymore, however, they will continue to put up a fight and will hopefully come out of Portland with an even series. In order to do so, they must stop Dirk and Kidd in the second half, where the Mavericks normally step it up.
No comments:
Post a Comment