alright,alright,alright,i am glad to say we we're treated to a spectacular 1st round of the playoffs!anybody who considers themselves as basketball fansurely had their fill with 2 series going the distance and a ton of game winners,wire to wire action & a heck of alot of OT's(free basketbally'all!).after the dust has settled,only 8 teams remain.here's how things look in the 2nd round:
East
1 Cavs vs 4 Hawks - cavs won the season series 3-1
2 Celtics vs 3 Magic -teams split their season series
West
1 Lakers vs 5 Rockets - lakers swept season series 4-0
2 Denver vs 6 Dallas - nuggets swept season series 4-0
(series already in progress,denver up 1-0)
my picks:
cavs win in 5-hawks stink it up on the road(no more homecourt advantage).ain't no stopping the L-Train
magic win in 7-its still gonna be a rough it out series for the magic even w/o garnett.turkoglu has to man up & contribute.
lakers win in 6-LA is too legit,too legit to quit.has to learn to keep their foot on the pedal all game long.
denver win in 6-dallas can't match up with denver.simple & plain.denver will impose their style of play in the series.