NBA Playoff Predictions (East)

Cavs over Celtics in 5 
This Cavs team is better than than what they've had the last few years. Deron Williams, Kyle Korver and Channing Frye are giving them reliable bench minutes, Lebron and Kyrie can rest and the team can still score points, a luxury Lebron hasn't had in a while. I thought the Cavs would be tested by the Raptors by, no, not a bit of it. They didn't just sweep the Raptors, they destroyed the Raptors four straight times. All four games over by halftime, all four were cringeworthy, all four made you feel kinda sorry for how hard the Raptors worked this season. *sigh* Oh well, thought the Cavs might get some competition from the North for a little while but now that just seems like a shadow of a dream of a chance. (....And the Cavs still got no shot against the Warriors...dang....)

I'm running late on the predictions, I would've taken the Cavs in 5 over the Celtics with the Celtics most likely to steal Game One...then get pounded in the next four games. The Celtics are a wacky team with a great coach but the Cavs are rolling and Lebron don't like to mess around in the playoffs. How could the Celtics possibly take a game now?

The weird thing: I would've given the Wizards a shot at looking competitive against the Cavs. Don't get me wrong, I would've take then Cavs in four but I think the Wizards would play four reasonably close games. The Pacers were a disappointment, the Hawks are going in the wrong direction, the Heat are fun to watch but they're not a complete team, the Wizards have a nice core but no depth at all, and the Celtics are a herky jerky trickster machine who still need more talent to earn some real juice. Honestly over the next few years I'd say the Bucks and Sixers are probably the best positioned to make a run at Lebron (a Freak and a Process).