Quick NBA First Round Playoff Picks

#1 Miami Heat vs. #8 Milwaukee Bucks
            Get your brooms ready.

Heat over Bucks 4-0

 

#2 New York Knicks vs. #7 Boston Celtics

            Maybe it’s being a homer, maybe it’s believing in things bigger than basketball propelling a team to great things, but I see Boston putting on a show in the first round.

Celtics over Knicks 4-2

 

#3 Indiana Pacers vs. #6 Atlanta Hawks

            When you already can’t shoot against an average NBA defense, the Indiana Pacers are not a team you want to play.

Pacers over Hawks 4-1

 

#4 Brooklyn Nets vs. #5 Chicago Bulls

            If Derrick Rose were 100%, this would be a Bulls sweep. As it is, it will take a superb effort by Deron Williams to push the Nets into the second round. I don’t think it will happen.

Bulls over Nets 4-3

 

#1 Oklahoma City Thunders vs. #8 Houston Rockets

            How lucky are we to see James Harden and his beard face off against his former team in the first round? This is going to be the most entertaining round 1 series.

Thunder over Rockets 4-3

 

#2 San Antonio Spurs vs. #7 Los Angeles Lakers

            There are absolutely no perimeter players the Lakers have that can hang with the incredible depth the Spurs have. Los Angeles might be wishing they missed the playoffs when this series is over.

Spurs over Lakers 4-0

 

#3 Denver Nuggets vs. #6 Golden State Warriors

            For my money, the hardest series to forecast. If Denver hadn’t been battered by injuries, I’d pick them to sweep.

Nuggets over Warriors 4-3

 

#4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. #5 Memphis Grizzlies

            Has there ever been a more disorganized playoff team than the Clippers? I think their crunch-time offense is called “Uh, Chris Paul go do something cool”.

Grizzlies over Clippers 4-2