Expect Kobe Bryant To Once Again Raise The NBA Championship Trophy
By RaptorTalkOnce again, Kobe Bryant will raise the NBA's O'Brien Trophy later this spring. In an amazing turn around, the Los Angeles Lakers have revamped themselves into the leading contenders to win the NBA Championship. Andrew Bynum will return (which appears to be soon) and the Lakers ith Pau Gasol will once again be NBA Champs in 2008.
Despite the remarkable year the Boston Celtics enjoyed, we are predicting the savvy veteran Detroit Pistons will surprisingly defeat the Celtics in a 7 games series which will go down as a conference classic. Leading to the NBA Finals, the Lakers will defeat Shaq's Phoenix Suns in 6 games in the Western Finals.
In the first round, we expect Cleveland, San Antonio and New Orleans to exit, along with Toronto. Houston and T-Mac will finally win a first round series. Here is how we see the entire 2008 Playoffs playing out.
NBA Champions: Los Angeles Lakers
NBA Finals: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Detroit Pistons
Eastern Conference Finals: Boston Celtics vs. Detroit Pistons
Western Conference Finals: Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Here is a summary of the First Round match-ups:
Orlando over Toronto
Boston over Atlanta
Detroit over Philadelphia
Washington over Cleveland
Los Angeles over Denver
Dallas over New Orleans
Phoenix over San Antonio
Houston over Utah
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