Playoffs! Don't talk to me about PLAYOFFS!

With the NBA Playoffs just around the bend it is time to look at the standings and talk about the match-ups. After a lot of thought I think the West is going to stay the same for the last 16 games. So with that in mind here is the first round of the West Playoffs and how I think they would play out.

#1 Dallas
#8 Golden State

#2Phoenix
#7Denver

#3San Antonio
#6L.A. Lakers

#4Utah
#5Houston

So looking at this one by one starting from the top, I think that Golden State would give Dallas one hell of a series, as evidence the fact that Golden State is 2-0 this year against Dallas, but in the end I like Dallas in 7 games.

Phoenix and Denver is going to be fun TV that's for sure, I think the only question in this series is whether or not we are going to see a defensive play or not. My money is Phoenix playing just enough defense to get the job done in 6 games.

San Antonio and the Lakers, I'm sure you all know what I'm going to say but before you say I'm being a homer let me say this, the Lakers are 2 and 1 this year against San Antonio and the one loss was thanks to a buzzer-beater. Lakers in 6 games.

Utah and Houston, this should make for some of the best played and best coached games of the year. I think in the end the experience of Houston is going to pay-off. Houston in 7 games.

So after the first round if my memory is not letting me down the match-ups would be as follows.


#1 Dallas
#6L.A. Lakers


#2Phoenix
#5Houston

Dallas and the Lakers. This is very hard for me to call. I think Dallas is over-hyped and the Lakers always fight to the end. This is going 7 games for sure and I like the Lakers 101 to 100 in game 7. Like I said this is going to be hard.

Phoenix and Houston. This to me comes down to that fact that Phoenix just has too much fire power and I do not think T-mac can put up 50 in every game. Phoenix in 7 games.

So now we come to it the Western Conference Finals.

#2 Phoenix
#6 Lakers

Would it be too much to ask for the Lakers to best the top 3 teams in the West one after another? It could be, but on the other hand if they come this far with out going home I can not see Kobe letting them fall to the Suns two years in a row. This time it is the Lakers in 6.

This is all for now but look out for my Eastern Conference Playoff breakdown.