The only thing better than a Game 7 is a Game 7 where your team wins. The only thing better than a Game 7 where your team wins is when
your team blows out its opponent by 34. I actually felt sorry for the cagey Hawks in the second half as the Mighty C's poured it on the overachievers from Atlanta en route to a second round date with the Cleveland LeBron James'. Throughout the series, the Hawks seemed out of their element when not playing at home and today's game was no exception. Now the second round can actually begin (unless you play in San Antonio, New Orleans, Detroit, and Orlando, where it started yesterday). All match-ups are intriguing. Hopefully the second round has a bit more excitment than round one (except for the heart attack the Hawks nearly caused yors truly). All first round picks made
here were correct (teams that advanced, not the number of games it took), so now for the second round:
- Celtics over LeBron James, 4-2: The Cavs win two games because of James and nothing more. It is scary to think of how good this team will be when they find him a sidekick or at least stock the roster with at least one other decent player.
- Detroit over Magic, 4-1: This will be the series that convinces everyone that Detroit is the team to beat in the East. They dominated the magic in yesterday's Game 1. It is hard to see them competing unless Howard can average 22 and 18 as he did in the first round.
- Lakers over Jazz, 4-2: This could be a great series. Kobe versus Deron Williams is Must-see TV, but the Jazz are terrible outside of the state of Utah and the Lakers are good.
- Spurs over Hornets: This is potentially the best series of the entire playoffs outside of Boston versus Los Angeles. The upstart Hornets taking on the veteran Spurs, is the penultimate battle of youth versus experience. I like experience when it has won four titles in the last 10 years, but the Spurs will have to defend David West better than they did in a bad Game 1 loss.
My current projection-Celtics over Lakers
The only thing better than a Game 7 is a Game 7 where your team wins. The only thing better than a Game 7 where your team wins is when your team blows out its opponent by 34. I actually felt sorry for the cagey Hawks in the second half as the Mighty C's poured it on the overachievers from Atlanta en route to a second round date with the Cleveland LeBron James'. Throughout the series, the Hawks seemed out of their element when not playing at home and today's game was no exception. Now the second round can actually begin (unless you play in San Antonio, New Orleans, Detroit, and Orlando, where it started yesterday). All match-ups are intriguing. Hopefully the second round has a bit more excitment than round one (except for the heart attack the Hawks nearly caused yors truly). All first round picks made here were correct (teams that advanced, not the number of games it took), so now for the second round:
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Are they really the mighty C's when they get taken the distance by the HAWKS?? Hopefully for your boys' sakes, this was a wake-up call, or LeBron may make them look REALLY silly. My biggest hope, beyond the Lakers' continued dominance is that New Orleans gets rid of the annoying Spurs.
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