Mavs vs New Orleans: New Orleans is a pretty amazing team. I would, in fact, want nothing more than a NO and Jazz matchup. The thought of 4-7 games in a row of Deron Williams taking on Chris Paul already has me in tears of joy. That would make it the first time I cried over a TV show, well behind Diane's 437 times (Imagine watching Biggest Loser every week with sniffles saying "sniff...sniff...he used to not be able to play with his kids...sniff sniff...but look at him now...he's skinny and playing basketball with his little boy...sniff sniff...") Seriously I could write pages and pages about that matchup; hopefully we'll get the chance to do so. But this is here and now, with this series. So my original guess for the series had the Mavs in six, and game one showed why I work for Duff and Phelps as a financial valuation expert and not at ESPN as an analyst (that and the fact that I'm not an ex-player who refers to himself in the 3rd person). The Mavs lost by 12. I thought experience and grit would win the series for the Mavs, but I should have realized that the more important aspect would be talent (ya know, the reason I'm not in the NBA myself, seeing as I would be the first NBA player to jumpe like a wounded hippo). Ah whatever, NO in 7. I'm a sell-out.
Lakers vs Nuggets: This one is for Jessica: BOOOOOOOOOOO! (That would make two posts with your name and the phrase BOO referring to the LA Lakers. By the way, I like my oatmeal raisin cookies with extra raisins and a little extra dash of cinnamon. ) As you can tell, I'm completely objective about the Lakers. The Lake-show is incredibly talented, of that there is no doubt. Denver is also talented. Denver is essentially a team that a 13 year old would construct via manipulative trading on XBOX. The Lakers are a team that were constructed by manipulating an inept GM. The Nuggets play like the old cliche: sans head. Gotta hand the series to the Lake-show in a walk. Ironic to see Kobe back in Denver to try and reach his peak. Lakers in 5.
Suns vs Spurs: So Cory and I were watching this one on his tivo, and then it suddenly gave out, and skipped ahead live, erasing the part we had not yet watched. So we missed the last part of the 4th quarter, the 1st overtime and then up until 20 seconds left in the 2nd OT. Thanks tivo, if Brady hadn't been in the room I might have thrown you through the wall. Suns in 6 (I like the orange uniforms).
Jazz vs Houston: I watched this game wearing my Stockton jersey, and the Jazz played great...coincidence? No way. I'm basically the reason we won yesterdays game. AK was amazing, Deron was his steady 20-10 MVP caliber self and Boozer was rolling. Good for them, I'm still giving the game ball to myself, and you better believe I'll be sporting that jersey every game until we hoist the trophy (and possibly underneath my work clothes). Jazz in 5.
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Glad I was finally able to get your picks. Now I can finalize mine.
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