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My NBA Playoffs 2013 recap


NBA Playoffs 2013


 

It was an interesting season this year in the NBA, but I will focus on the playoffs.

 

Round 1

The round one matchups were pretty predictable, for the most part. I’ll start with the West and work my way to the East. The Thunder wupped the Rockets, but they lost Westbrook, which really hurt them.

            The Spurs beat my beloved Lakers. I mean the Lakers were too injured to fight a team so formidable. The Warriors upset the Nuggets, which I was glad to see. The Grizzlies beat the Clippers in just 6 games surprisingly. The Clippers seemed to be better than last year, but so were the Grizz.

            In the East, Miami destroyed the Bucks which was no surprise to me. The Knicks beat Boston in a touch 6 game series. I think if the Celts would have had Rondo they would have won that one series.

            The Pacers went back and forth with the Hawks but beat them in 6. The Bulls and the Nets went 7 and the Bulls won. I wanted the Nets to win cause I knew the injured Bulls couldn’t beat the Heat…..could the Nets? Probably not.

 

Semifinals

            The Grizzlies wupped the Thunder in just 5 games. I was surprised that the West champs would go out so easily…but the Grizz played tough D. The Spurs managed to beat the Warriors in 6. I think that series was well played but the Spurs were too tough.

            The Heat lost Game 1 to the Bulls but they won 4 in a row rather easily after that. The Pacers upset the Knicks in 6…..I picked the Pacers to win that series so it didn’t surprise me.

 

Conference Finals

            Okay I rooted against the Spurs and the Heat in this round. The Spurs destroyed the Grizz. I really don’t think the Grizz had enough outside scoring…..just like the crippled Lakers. Spurs proved they could play great Defense. The Heat were taken to the limit against Indiana but they honestly couldn’t win after losing game one. If only they had one game one lol.

 

Finals

            In the finals, I rooted for the Spurs. It seems like they could have won the series. They were up 3-2 in game 6. To me they blew it….and now the Heat are back to back champs. Just like my Lakers did in 09 and 010. Lebron took his talents to South Beach and got 2 rings, but I think he’s done getting them. 3 straight trips to the finals doesn’t happen often.

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