NBA Playoffs Bracket 2011

I know we are already 2 games into the playoffs which means I am very late.

Anyway here goes.

Eastern Conference

Good to see The New York back in the playoffs and I have no idea what is pacers doing here. And yes, onces again Wizards fails to be in the playoff even with John Wall.

This result is the result I wish for. As simple as it is, I wish to watch a good finals game with some all stars player and still giving the gold to the gold and purple - Lakers. At the back of my head I know that if the eastern conference is going to happen this way, the bulls will take the W over Knicks.

No doubt at this point New York is 2 games down but looking at the way they are playing, I am sure they can make it further as long as Anthony keeps his momentum high, Stoudy and Billups healthy.

I have totally no faith in Orlando, Howard is over-worked and no one else is stepping up. I am sorry to see one of my favorite player Arenas playing like ... no sorry.. He didn't even get to play.

As for the heats, it's a total bias prediction. I am not even predicting. I am simply cursing them. If base on stats I think they can easily make it to the conference finals unless the team at the conference semi-finals can slow them down. It's Obvious that round 1 which is the 76ers is not going to make any damage.

Western conference

Interesting year I must say. Back to Back NBA Champion Lakers is back here to retain their titles as well as to add on another 3-peat onto the Zen Master - Phil Jackson's resume. Things are not looking as good as it should be for the Lakers but I will still believe that they can make it there. No doubt it's going to be tough facing off against the Thunders against the conference finals in this case. They are young and fast but I rather it be them than the Spurs. Spurs has home court advantage over Lakers and they are quite a nemesis to the Lakers.

There's a great power shift this year, it had always been the "wild wild west" where there are more power franchise in the west than east. But with trades like Anthony to the East and the Heats joining team, the East looks scary. Look at it again, teams like houston and phoenix are out this year, disappointing I must say. The Thunders has got the best teamup in the first round. I am saying that the nuggets are the weakest link here in the playoffs.

I pick the Grizzlies over the Spurs for 2 reasons, not because they pick up game one but, 1. they had a regular season tie at 2-2. The Spurs lost just 21 games and they lost 2 to the Grizzlies. 2. I am just hoping for the Spurs to lose it so they have no home court advantage over the Lakers at Conference Finals. (Yes, I am very bias)