The NBA season officially starts tonight! That means the official end of prediction season. I’ve already given you parts 1-3 of my predictions (links will be below if you haven’t read them), and now it’s time to give you my final predictions on who will be lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy in June.
You can read my Eastern Conference Preview here
You can read my Western Conference Preview here
You can read by Awards Predictions here
Playoff Predictions
Eastern Conference
Seeds
1. Toronto Raptors
2. Boston Celtics
3. Philadelphia 76ers
4. Milwaukee Bucks
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Miami Heat
7. Washington Wizards
8. Detroit Pistons
First Round
Raptors sweep Pistons 4-0
Celtics over Wizards 4-1
76ers over Heat 4-2
Bucks over Packers 4-2
Second Round
Raptors over Bucks 4-2
Celtics over 76ers 4-3
Eastern Conference
Raptors over Celtics 4-3
Western Conference
Seeds
1. Golden State Warriors
2. Houston Rockets
3. Utah Jazz
4. Oklahoma City Thunder
5. Denver Nuggets
6. Los Angeles Lakers
7. New Orleans Pelicans
8. Portland Trailblazers
First Round
Warriors sweep Blazers 4-0
Rockets beat Pelicans 4-2
Lakers upset Jazz 4-3
Nuggets upset Thunder 4-2
Second Round
Warriors beat Nuggets 4-1
Rockets beat Lakers 4-2
Western Conference Finals
Warriors beat Rockets 4-2
NBA Finals
Warriors beat Raptors 4-1
Analysis: Raptors shock the world (because most favor Boston) and make it to the Finals. They have the star that can slow down Kevin Durant, but the rest of the Warriors become too much as the Warriors beat the Raptors in a competitive, but short 5 game series.
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