NBA Preview

Last year I correctly predicted the LA Lakers would win the NBA Championship before the season started. The start of any season is great and I can't wait to watch NBA all night tongiht. I was all jacked up this morning for the new season until I heard the news that Blake Griffin will be out the first 6 weeks. The life of a Clipper fan never changes. Anyways, lets get to prediciting!

Western Conference
1. LA Lakers* - Depth will win out in regular season.
2. San Antonio* - Ginobli and Jefferson catapult them back up.
3. Utah* - Maybe not 3rd best team, but will win the NW Division.
4. Denver - Can they continue the success from last year? I say yes.
5. Portland - Oden could make them a contender.
6. Dallas - The Matrix should help revive Jason Kidd.
7. Phoenix - Return of fast break offense should make them better.
8. New Orleans - Chris Paul should carry them to the first round.

Eastern Conference
1. Cleveland* - Built for regular season.
2. Boston* - Rasheed Wallace should help burden on KG.
3. Orlando* - Surprised last year but changed formula this year.
4. Chicago - If Rose is healthy, this team is about to take off.
5. Atlanta - No longer a young team. Time to step up.
6. Miami - A healthy Wade = playoff berth.
7. Toronto - Turkoglu gives them just enough with Bosh to sneak in.
8. Washington - Getting Arenas back is key.
* denotes Division Champ

First Round
LA Lakers over New Orleans
San Antonio over Phoenix
Utah over Dallas
Portland over Denver
Cleveland over Washington
Boston over Toronto
Orlando over Miami
Chicago over Atlanta

Second Round
LA Lakers over Portland
San Antonio over Utah
Cleveland over Chicago
Boston over Orlando

Conference Finals
San Antonio over LA Lakers
Boston over Cleveland

Finals
San Antonio over Boston

I love the Spurs this year. They can play any style. A lineup of Parker, Ginobli, Jefferon, Duncan, and McDyess in crunch time is going to be outstanding to watch. They have depth too with Matt Bonner, Roger Mason, DeJuan Blair and George Hill. This could also be the last chance for them to win with Duncan coming to an end.