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NBA Playoffs – Bucks vs Heat Game 1 Predictions
A number one vs number eight seed is never the fairest of fights, but it’s hard to think of a more unbalanced matchup than the Miami Heat, the NBA champions with LeBron James and a very impressive supporting cast that includes Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade against a Milwaukee Bucks team that is the only one in the postseason with a below .500 record.
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NBA Playoffs – Lakers vs Spurs Game 1 Predictions
The Los Angeles Lakers are entering a postseason series without home court advantage and even weirder, without Kobe Bryant being available. It means Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol need to be superstarish and more in order to dominate against a San Antonio Spurs team that isn’t entering the playoffs in the best of forms, but are still huge favorites to advance into the next round.
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NBA Playoffs – Hawks vs Pacers Game 1 Predictions
Two teams with a very different approach to the game enter the first round series in the NBA playoffs with the Indiana Pacers being the slight favorites to come away with a second round berth against the Atlanta Hawks, hoping that their physical disadvantage doesn’t become too much of a disadvantage.
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Los Angeles Clippers – Chris Paul Sets Himself Apart From the Rest
With two teams that have very similar strengths, someone has to be the game changer that breaks the tie. So Chris Paul, the one you’d expect to be that guy, stepped up and took the Los Angeles Clippers to a very impressive series-opening win over the Memphis Grizzlies, who were outplayed and out-coached from the first moment they stepped on the floor.
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Brooklyn Nets – Deron Williams & Brook Lopez Party in the Paint
One of the interesting things about Deron Williams this season is his points per game improvement graph, scoring more and more each month. That didn’t stop in the opening game for the Brooklyn Nets in the playoffs, leading his team, along with Brook Lopez who had too little resistance from the overwhelmed Chicago Bulls under the basket, beginning the franchise’s new postseason history in a perfect way.
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Denver Nuggets – Andre Miller Better Than Everyone Else For Once
Despite all of their offensive talent that includes Andre Iguodala, Ty Lawson, Wilson Chandler and Corey Brewer, the Denver Nuggets needed Andre Miller to lead them all through the game and especially in the fourth quarter, paving the way for a game winning layup with less than two seconds left on the clock to give his team the 1-0 lead in first round playoff series against the surprisingly stubborn Golden State Warriors.
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New York Knicks – Carmelo Anthony Doesn’t Change in the Playoffs
The regular season turned into the playoffs, but nothing really changed for the New York Knicks and Carmelo Anthony, who took the offense on his back with his regular non-stop shooting, aided by some strong team defense from the lesser parts of his crew, while the Boston Celtics showed usual grit, that lasted for about three quarters before their offense completely fell apart.
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NBA Playoffs – Grizzlies vs Clippers Game 1 Predictions
Two teams with similar strengths are the only repeat from last season when it comes to first round series, as the Los Angeles Clippers, holding the home court advantage, take on the Memphis Grizzles after both teams finished with identical records.
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NBA Playoffs – Bulls vs Nets Game 1 Predictions
In a series that’s aiming to be the least pretty out of all the 8 first round matchups in the NBA playoffs, the potential absence of Joakim Noah from the Chicago Bulls lineup, losing their best option in limiting Brook Lopez, the number one scoring threat the Brooklyn Nets have to offer.
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NBA Playoffs – Warriors vs Nuggets Game 1 Predictions
No one shoots the three-ball better than Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors, but that’s pretty much the only advantage they have going for them against the highly favored Denver Nuggets in a first round NBA playoffs series that threatens to set a few scoring record and provide the highest entertainment value during the first couple of weeks.