| NBA Basketball Playoffs Rundown
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| | experienced nucleus of stars. Health is
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| | really the Spurs biggest obstacle in my
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| With the month of March being dominated
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| | opinion, even bigger than the Mavs.
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| by college hoops, it's easy to lose sight
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| | The east is still up for grabs in every
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| of what's going on in the big leagues of
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| | sense of the phrase. Any team which
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| basketball. With roughly two weeks
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| | happens to click when the playoffs begin
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| remaining in the NBA regular season four
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| | is just as likely to catch fire and get
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| Eastern Conference teams and five Western
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| | to the NBA Finals as any other team.
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| Conference teams have clinched playoff
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| | Because the east is so weak, I think you
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| spots.
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| | have to make the experienced teams like
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| The Central division shaped up to be the
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| | the Pistons and the Heat your favorites.
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| strongest in the east with Detroit,
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| | The Chicago Bulls have the third best
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| Cleveland, and Chicago all securing spots
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| | record in the Central Division but the
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| early in the postseason. The Raptors are
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| | best record against Central Division
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| the other team out east to clinch in the
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| | teams at 11-4 this season. Detroit is
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| very weak Atlantic division.
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| | just 7-6 against the Central which is
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| Out west, the Southwest Division remains
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| | just one-game better than the lowly
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| the strongest with all three Texas teams
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| | Pacers in the loss column. However, the
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| making the postseason. Dallas has a
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| | Bulls are too reliant on perimeter
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| nine-game lead on second place San
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| | scoring and haven't shown consistent
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| Antonio and a 15-game lead on third place
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| | enough play on the road to have us
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| Houston. Other teams making noise out
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| | believe they could get to the Finals.
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| west are the Phoenix Suns and the Utah
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| | Cleveland also has a better record that
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| Jazz who are the only teams to have
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| | Detroit within the division at 9-5. They
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| clinched division titles already.
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| | won a playoff series last season, and
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| I could talk about the teams remaining
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| | they have an interior scorer in
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| who will be fighting for those final
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| | Ilgauskas. However, the Cavs won their
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| spots in each conference, but I think
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| | first playoff series in recent memory
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| I'll save my breath as none of those
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| | against one of the worst defensive teams
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| teams have a chance with the exception of
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| | in the NBA in Washington, and James just
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| Miami, and that is contingent upon Dwayne
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| | had a visit from the injury bug with knee
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| Wade's health and performance.
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| | tendonitis flaring up. The Pistons are a
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| Let's cut straight to the chase. When you
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| | great defensive team with balance and
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| last paid attention to the NBA, it was
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| | depth who have been there and done that.
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| Phoenix and Dallas in the west and the
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| | Miami also has unmatched experience and
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| east was probably still wide open. You
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| | the Eastern Conference's most dominant
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| may have penciled in Detroit who owns the
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| | player. And I'm talking about Shaq. If
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| best record in the Eastern Conference by
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| | Shaq wasn't injured for much of the first
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| a slim margin and has tons of playoff
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| | half of the season Washington would be
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| experience. Not a lot has changed, but
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| | left in the dust by the Heat right now.
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| San Antonio and Houston have played as
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| | More injuries will be the only thing from
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| well as any team in the second half
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| | keeping the Heat away from another date
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| making themselves viable NBA Finals
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| | with the Piston's in the Conference
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| contenders. The most dominant team in the
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| | Finals.
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| NBA this decade decided to kick it into
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| | There's your rundown. The same things we
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| gear in the second half and Yao Ming's
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| | thought heading into the season have held
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| return has greatly benefited the Rockets
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| | up throughout it. It's Dallas, San
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| as expected-much to the dismay of
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| | Antonio, and Phoenix in the west and
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| basketball know-it-alls who said Houston
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| | Miami and Detroit in the east. As
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| was better off without him. I know Dallas
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| | compelling as sports reporters try to
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| and Phoenix have garnered much of the
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| | make stories like the Warriors' late
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| attention, but don't count either of the
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| | push, I'm just not that interested. It's
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| other Texas teams out in the west,
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| | about these teams at the top. One of them
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| especially San Antonio who plays the best
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| | will have a chance to win the title while
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| defense in the league and has an
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| | one of the other will make an early exit.
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