Sunday provided us with some solid action, as the two play-in games gave us two upsets, while the Hawks and Knicks both took out their underdog opponents. Wednesday night, we find out who will be joining the Hawks and the Knicks in the semi-finals, an obviously, the favorites are the Nuggets and the Raptors. Still, their is a chance for upsets, as you will see in my predictions (maybe). Also, the semi-final predictions are going to be wicked short tomorrow... don't have much time to throw those together since I'm heading down E-Street (some people will get that reference)
#1 Nuggets vs. #9 Spurs
It looks liked the Spurs finally played up to their potential on Sunday, as they upset the #8 Celtics in a two point game. They are faced with the daunting task however of facing the Nuggets, who have a tendency to steam roll opponents that they deem unworthy. In fact, when the two teams met earlier this year, the Nuggets were able to pull away with a 60-49 victory. Will the rematch be closer? Usually you say yes, but I think the Nuggets want to make a big statement ahead of facing the Hawks on Thursday.
Prediction:
Yea, if you can't already tell, I'm picking the Nuggets. They have too much talent all-around, and as long as Hudson Hamill stays in the game, this team should not have trouble getting the W. Nuggets win in convincing fashion.
#2 Raptors vs. #10 Suns
The Suns grabbed their second win of the season on Sunday, defeating the Warriors in a play-in game. The Suns were impressive in the win, keeping the Warriors at only 35 points after letting them score 75 on them earlier in the season. Something must have changed, maybe the Suns are starting to take this seriously again. What lies ahead of them however is a battle with the Raptors, who were the leagues hottest team until they hit a two game losing streak to end the season. The Raptors are talented indeed, but with the Suns surging into the playoffs, we might actually have a close game on our hands.
Prediction:
The Suns were impressive on Sunday, and are looking to be the next great Cinderella story in House history. The Raptors are losers of two straight, and are probably looking to murder the Suns to make a statement. They won't murder the Suns, because this game will honestly come down to the final three minutes. Who wins? The Raptors. The Raptors have quite possibly the easiest path to the championship game. They have to beat the leagues worst team (record wise) and then beat a Schmidtless Knicks team on Thursday. UPDATE: Schmidt is actually going to be there.
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