Time to get the picks going!
Two Top Picks:
Atlanta -1.5 vs Boston
Memphis -5.5 vs Clippers
ATL- Pretty much everyone is picking the Celtics to win the series and I don't disagree but it will not be an easy series for either team. Generally I like the home teams early on in a series and I think Atlanta will send a message to Boston that they are not to be taken lightly.
Memphis- The Grizzlies have been another under the radar team and did not distinguish themselves in the regular season. I like them to jump out with an easy win in game one tonight. The Clippers will get their bearings as the series progresses but this one will be an easy win for the Grizzlies.
Derrick Rose Injury
Very tough break for the Bulls and a lot of people have compared this to the Jay Cutler injury but I think it is a lot closer to another Chicago heartbreaker - Mark Prior for the Cubs. Hopefully unlike Prior, Rose will be able to regain his form, if not then the Bulls will be feeling the effects for a long time.
For the immediate future, the big beneficiary is....NOT Miami or the Celtics but the Spurs or the Thunder. The Bulls were in a good position (before the injury) to take down Miami and the Celtics. Now Miami may be able to make the finals again but they do not match up well against the Spurs at all and a little better against the Thunder. I think the Spurs and Thunder are now the two best teams. Look for the Heat to get to the Finals but to go down in flames again. If Rose would have been healthy the Heat probably would not have made it but losing in the Finals two years in a row will be tough for LeBron and company to swallow.
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