NBA Playoff Predictions

Hey, the Warriors are going to win.
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Who comes out of the East?

*insert team LeBron plays for.* Seriously, LeBron has carried his team to the Finals for 5 straight years and that's not going to change. He played his best basketball of the year to end the season and playoff LeBron is already activated. He's the only player to ever average 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, and 8.8 assists over a 6 game series and still get blamed for the loss. Andre Iguodala won Finals MVP last year for "shutting down" a guy that averaged THOSE NUMBERS. Don't bet against LeBron. (Side note: that has to be one of the best NBA pictures ever.)

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Who comes out of the West?

lol

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Who wins it all?

LeBron will, once again, be blamed for not being able to single handedly beat a team that lost 9 games this season and broke the record for best record ever.

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What will be the best series of the first round? Who wins it?

I think Miami vs. Charlotte is going to be a really good series solely because of the loss of Chris Bosh. Cardiac Kemba always seems to step up when he's needed (see: step-back buzzer beater vs Pitt in college) and the Al Jefferson-Hassan Whiteside matchup should be a fun one to watch. The Heat should come out on top considering all of the playoff experience they have as well as superior depth options, but don't be surprised if the Hornets make it interesting.

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Which player will break out during the playoffs?

Like I mentioned, I think Kemba Walker is going to have a strong series to finally get people to start talking about him in the NBA. Everyone remembers him from the miraculous NCAA Tournament run he made with UConn, but his time in the NBA has been severely underrated. This season he's averaged 20.9 points, 5.2 assists, 4.4 rebounds, and 1.6 steals a game and I think he shows up in a big way in their first round matchup against Miami.

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BRACKET:

Round 1:

GSW vs HOU: GSW in 4                                                                                        CLE vs DET: CLE in 5

LAC vs POR: LAC in 6                                                                                          ATL vs BOS: BOS in 6

OKC vs DAL: OKC in 4                                                                                         MIA vs CHA: CHA in 7

SAS vs MEM: SAS in 4                                                                                         TOR vs IND: TOR in 5

Round 2:

GSW vs LAC: GSW in 5                                                                                         CLE vs BOS: CLE in 5

SAS vs OKC: SAS in 7                                                                                          TOR vs CHA: TOR in 6

Round 3:

GSW vs SAS: GSW in 6                                                                                         CLE vs TOR: CLE in 6  

Finals:

GSW vs CLE: GSW in 5