NBA Playoff Matchups in the West
Ah, the Western Conference. Some people still say this is where it’s at.
And with good reason too because in the West, it doesn’t matter what seed you are because any one of these Western Conference teams can go on and win the NBA championship. In the 2010 NBA playoffs, it’s more or less the same story.
Heck, Kevin Durant, the youngest player ever to win the scoring title this season, will be playing from the no.8 seed with the rest of the Oklahoma City Thunder. You see, these guys could go on and advance to, probably the second round of the playoffs. The problem is, they will be on a head-on collision with the no.1 seed Los Angeles Lakers.
That’s right, it’s the defending champions for the Oklahoma City Thunder. That’s probably why NOBODY expects them to get past the Lakers in the first round other than them Thunder players and their mommas.
Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy for Kevin Durant and the season he had but when you pit him against Kobe Bryant? They don’t call him the Black Mamba for nothing.
The no.2 seed Dallas Mavericks take on the no.7 seed San Antonio Spurs in what is sure to be an exciting Texas shootout. Some people say the Mavericks, since the All-Star break, have supplanted the Denver Nuggets as the biggest threat to the Lakers in the West but since the Spurs caught fire late in the season, people are starting to reconsider that notion.
I mean, this is the San Antonio Spurs we’re talking about, the model of consistency in the NBA. And with a healthy Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili once again leading the charge, you can’t deny that the Spurs is one team to watch out for.
But if there’s one team that can be considered the team that can be considered the ”darkhorse” if you will to beat the Lakers in the West, it would have to be the no.3 seed Phoenix Suns.
The Suns clicked at the right time and have all kinds of momentum going for them going to the playoffs. They have the no.6 seed Portland Trail Blazers who could be without All-Star Brandon Roy. It seems that this year’s playoffs is set for the Suns to dominate and until they come face to face with the Lakers in L.A., I believe they have what it takes to do just that.
Last but certainly not the least are the two teams the Suns beat rather convincingly to reach the no.3 seed, the no.4 seed Denver Nuggets and the no.5 seed Utah Jazz.
If the Suns have all kinds of momentum going for them, the Denver Nuggets and the Utah Jazz have none with the way the Suns beat their asses in their respective final outings in the regular season. It’s fitting that they are pitted against each other in the first round and whichever team comes out unscathed will probably have some vindication.
Which team will win the 2010 NBA Finals? BetUS.com has the odds.
Orlando Magic 13/2
Cleveland Cavaliers 19/10
Phoenix Suns 35/1
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