Don't sleep on Feltbot's 1st round playoff preview: 2010 NBA Playoff Preview: 1st Round Predictions and Bets
Fill out your brackets for the NBA's Sweet Sixteen! [NBA.com]
The 2010 NBA Playoffs are here! Day 1 features so many (as Monta Ellis would say) "soop-a-stahs" that I didn't even have room to list Deron Williams, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo, Joe Johnson, Zaza Pachulia (just checking if you're reading), and Josh Smith.
Feeling a little lost this playoff season Warriors fans? Don't know who to root for? Look no further than Adopt an NBA Playoff Team: Reasons to root for each squad still playing [SB Nation.com]
Anyhow jump like a SOOP-A-STAH!
#8 Chicago Bulls @ #1 Cleveland LeBrons Cavaliers
12:00pm PST | ABC
Blog Buddies: Blog-a-Bull + Fear the Sword
Seriously can we hurry up and get this series over?
Seriously can we hurry up and knock out the Cavs from the playoffs so we can free LeBron James from the armpit of America?
Prediction: Cavs by 11
#6 Milwaukee Bucks @ #3 Atlanta Hawks
2:30pm PST | ESPN
Blog Buddies: Brew Hoop + Peachtree Hoops
The Bucks won 46 games this season. In other words they wouldn't have even sniffed the playoffs in the Western Conference.
He's still got a ways to go, but call me a Brandon Jennings fan:
So much flava! He'll get there.
Prediction: Hawks by 5
#5 Miami Heat @ #4 Boston Celtics
5:00pm PST | ESPN
Blog Buddies: Peninsula is Mightier + CelticsBlog
It's a battle of mediocre vs old. Oooh, I can't wait!
The KG intimidation factor cannot be underestimated. [via cache.boston.com]
Prediction: Celtics by 7
#5 Utah Jazz vs #4 Denver Nuggets
7:30pm EST | ESPN
Blog Buddies: SLC Dunk + Denver Stiffs
To quote San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary (check Niners Nation- Ted Ginn?!) this series is going to be "physical... with an F".
No head butts about it- FYSICAL. [via assets.sbnation.com]
Also get well Coach Karl!
We're rooting for you Coach! [via www.nba.com]
Prediction: Nuggets by 7