NBA Finals

[DKlined]

With about 20 games left in the NBA season, does anybody have predictions on who will be in the NBA finals?

[Acoustic Drumming]

Lakers Cavs

or so I hope, because this might be one of the last years that Kobe and Lebron are in the same class. While Kobe is nowhere near done, he will start to fall off sooner or later, and I would love to see those 2 match up at least once while both are still at the peak of their game.

[DKlined]

Yea, the favorites are Lakers-Cavs, but I'm going with an upset here and say Nuggets-Celtics. I honestly don't know why. I mean the Celtics have the experience, they are an old team though, but if they manage the minutes of their players then they will be refreshed in the play offs. As for the Nuggets I think Carmello Anthony is gradually becoming better with each game, and the Nuggets are one of those sleeper teams.

[Acoustic Drumming]

good choice of upset with the nuggets, but I'm going with an upset of the celtics getting knocked out in the first round. To me they looked terrible last year, and they didnt get any younger since then. They are an old team now as you said and they just dont have it anymore

[stupider like a fox]

if there's one team scrappy enough to beat the lakers, it's the thuggets.

the celtics are cooked, dont even plan on seeing them past the 2nd round.

I'm going Lakers-Hawks, and better yet, Lakers winning in 5.

[DKlined]

Yea, you definitely can not go wrong picking the Lakers. They have Kobe who is probably at the peak of his career with an amazing supporting cast. For some reason though I can't see Cavaliers making it. They have talent but I don't think they are all working together when it really matters, idk. Maybe they have matured in that aspect from last year.

[stupider like a fox]

Shaq being out might drop them a seed or two, and the cavs might get upset early by a team like the bobcats/bulls/heat/raptors...who knows.

[DKlined]

yea those four teams you listed have young and fast teams. If Shaq is actually playing that might slow down the Cavs offense and allow the opposition to score more on fast breaks and transitions.

[stupider like a fox]

i cannot legit believe that the raptors are out. what a collapse. though it is awesome that the bulls are in...perhaps they will give the cavs a run for their money.