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awd4cy

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Bucks are a weird matchup, there is no other team with their type of roster and style in the league. Tough matchup for any team and no good way to prepare for their length. I expect the Raptors to see what they did wrong, make corrections and get the win in game 2. Bucks won't shoot as well as they did in game 1. Guess it'll be a 7 game series though.
I think they can shoot 44% again.
 

jdoggivjc

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Outside of Cleveland and Golden State, I think the only other teams that stand a chance at making the Finals are Boston in the East and San Antonio, Houston, and OKC (if Westbrook goes out of his mind and weird things happen) in the West.

In fact, I wouldn't be too quick to advance Cleveland to the Finals, much less win a second championship. They have not been good since March 1 - 10-14 record. Their two saving graces this year is the East is incredibly weak (well, the NBA in general is incredibly weak outside of these 6 teams), and their one real good win since March 1 was at the Celtics.

That being said, I'll take GSW over CLE 4-1.
 

jdoggivjc

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GSW over POR 4-0
LAC over UTA 4-3
HOU over OKC 4-2
SAS over MEM 4-1

BOS over CHI 4-0
WAS over ATL 4-3
MIL over TOR 4-3
CLE over IND 4-1

GSW over LAC 4-1
SAS over HOU 4-3

BOS over WAS 4-2
CLE over MIL 4-2

GSW over SAS 4-3
CLE over BOS 4-3

GSW over CLE 4-1
 

BallSoHard4Cy

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I know they started yesterday, but:
1GSW - 8POR 4-0
4LAC - 5UTA 3-4
3HOU - 6OKC 4-2
2SAS - 7MEM 4-0

1BOS - 8CHI 4-2
4WAS - 5ATL 4-3
3TOR - 6MIL 3-4
2CLE - IND 4-1

1GSW - 4UTA 4-1
2SAS - 3HOU 4-2

1BOS - 4WAS 4-3
2CLE - 6MIL 4-2

1GSW - 2SAS 4-2

1BOS - 2CLE 2-4

1GSW - 2 CLE 4-1
 

BallSoHard4Cy

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I'm not very high on the Cavs (they started 26-7, then went 25-24), but the East is weak and they have by far the most talent and experience so they should come out.

I'm VERY high on the Warriors, think they should cruise to a title.
 

jdoggivjc

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I feel sorry for Lillard and McCollum. The rest of their team is ****.

There was a time we all felt sorry for Steph Curry and LeBron James (especially before "The Decision" as it was him and nobody else behind him) as well. Either the Blazers will build a team around them or they'll move on.
 

chuckd4735

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Bulls are playing out of their minds. Now that they dont have to play any crappy teams, they stand a chance to win it all!
 
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HFCS

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LMAO at the studio guys giving Chicago a 0% chance. It wasn't long ago I saw young winning but inexperienced Bulls teams with a top seed and better record than this Boston team get bounced.

This series was never gonna be a cakewalk for Boston, nobody knows what kind of playoff team they really are.