1ST ROUND PREDICTIONS... THE EAST

Blog By Haz Bey

EASTERN CONFERENCE

1 Bulls vs 8 Pacers (Bulls in 4)

 D-Rose & the gang are not playing around.  I look for them to put out Danny Granger & the Pacers in a 4-game sweep.  Enough said.

  

2 Heat vs 7 Sixers (Heat in 5)

Wade, James & Bosh are too talented to lose to a team with no superstar, with that being said, I see the Heat falling in game 3 in Philly just because the Sixers will play their hearts out in front of the home crowd, but that will be it.  Miami will win the game 4 & 5 in possible blow-outs & will advance with no problems.

3 Celtics vs 6 Knicks (Celtics in 5)

The Celtics may have struggled since the trade of Kendrick Perkins, but lets get 1 thing straight.  The core group of this team is tough minded & battle tested.  Though the Knicks have 2 superstars in Melo & Amare, plus a proven champion who is a star in his own right in "Mr. Big Shot", the Knicks can't defensively in the 4th quarter get enough stop to stop the "Big 4" down the stretch.  So look for New York to out-score Boston in either game 3 or 4 at MSG, but will fall to the Celtics in Game 5 in Boston.

4 Magic vs 5 Hawks (Magic in 6)

Now the Hawks won the season series 3-1, but this is the playoffs & I just don't see the Hawks flipping the switch from their 6 game losing streak to beating Dwight & crew 4 times with-in 7 games.  The Magic are only 2 years removed from being Eastern Conference Champions & still have enough talent to get pass the Hawks.