2011-2012 NBA Predictions

Basketball is finally back and ready to go!! 66 game season will prove to show some interesting outcomes and yea lets just get to the predictions....

EAST
1)Miami
2)Chicago
3)Boston
4)Atlanta
5)New York
6)Philadelphia
7)Washington
8)New Jersey
9)Indiana
10)Orlando
11)Milwaukee
12)Cleveland
13)Charlotte
14)Detroit
15)Toronto

WEST
1)Los Angeles (L)
2)Oklahoma City
3)Dallas
4)Los Angeles (C)
5)Denver
6)San Antonio
7)Memphis
8)Golden State
9)Portland
10)Houston
11)Phoenix
12)Minnesota
13)Sacramento
14)Utah
15)New Orleans

Regular Season Awards
MVP: Kevin Durant
Def: Dwight Howard
Sixth Man: James Harden
Most Improved: John Wall
Rookie: Derrick Williams
Coach: George Karl

Playoffs:
1st Round
MIA def. NJ in 4
NY def. ATL in 6
BOS def. PHI in 5
CHI def. WAS in 5

LAL def. GS in 4
DEN def. LAC in 6
DAL def. SA in 6
OKC def. MEM in 6

2nd Round
MIA def. NY in 6
CHI def. BOS in 7

LAL def. DEN in 5
OKC def. DAL in 6

Conference Finals
MIA def. CHI in 6

OKC def. LAL in 7

NBA Finals
Miami def. Oklahoma City in 6

Season Overview:
Miami is just too talented and tough. If you guys are wondering why I have the Lakers at #1 seed, it is because I do think that Dwight Howard will eventually become a Laker catapulting them to being the best team in the regular season. Orlando gets some early wins with Dwight to stay at 10 while the other team that loses its star; New Orleans falls through with one of the top lottery pick although Toronto will have the worst record. Washington gets in with the resurgent John Wall leading them in along with Golden State as an upstart team with Monta Ellis and Steph Curry. Not much real upsets in this year's playoffs except all 5 seeds beating the 4 seeds and Oklahoma City with the young core of the future MVP Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook defeat Los Angeles in the Western Finals however Miami will eventually win in 6 and finally Lebron James can hoist the Larry O'Brien trophy as the Big 3 get what they originally came together for.