Tuesday, October 26, 2010

SPORTS: NBA 2010-2011 Predictions (Commentary)


The start of the NBA season is upon us, signaling time for Geek Plate to return to a sports entry for another set of predictions on the upcoming 2010-2011 NBA season. First, team projections:

Western Conference:
1) LA Lakers - 60-22
2) Dallas Mavericks - 58-24
3) Oklahoma City Thunder - 57-25
4) Phoenix Suns 55-27
5) San Antonio Spurs 53-29
6) Utah Jazz 51-31
7) Denver Nuggets 50-32
8) Memphis Grizzlies 50-32

WC First Round: Lakers over Grizzlies 4-1, Mavs over Nuggets 4-2, Jazz over Thunder 4-3, Spurs over Suns 4-2
WC Semi-Finals: Lakers over Spurs 4-0, Mavs over Jazz 4-3
WC Finals: Lakers over Mavs 4-2

Eastern Conference:
1) Miami Heat 63-19
2) Orlando Magic 61-21
3) Boston Celtics 58-24
4) Chicago Bulls 51-31
5) Atlanta Hawks 56-26
6) Milwaukee Bucks 50-32
7) Charlotte Bobcats 48-34
8) New York Knicks 44-38

EC First Round: Heat over Knicks 4-0, Magic over Bobcats 4-2, Celtics over Bucks 4-1, Bulls over Hawks 4-3
EC Semi-Finals: Heat over Bulls 4-3, Celtics over Magic 4-3
EC Finals: Celtics over Heat 4-3

NBA Finals: Lakers over Celtics 4-2

And some individual award projections:

MVP: Dwight Howard (Magic)
Scoring Title: Amare Stoudemire (Knicks)
Defensive Player of the Year: Ron Artest (Lakers)
Rookie of the Year: John Wall (Wizards)
Coach of the Year: Lionel Hollins (Grizzlies)

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