Predict Game 3's

[Nathan89]

Make your predictions. Game 3 should be much more difficult to predict than game 2.

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets


Bulls vs. Pacers

The Pacers have put up a great fight in the first to games of the series. They had game 1 in their hands but somehow let it slip away. The home crowd should help this young Pacers team but I don't think that will be enough to overcome the bull rebounding advantage. The Bulls out rebounded the Pacers by 15 in game 1 and by 24 in game 2. The ability to rebound will not go away on the road and that is the reason Bulls win game 3.

Miami vs. Philly

I think this series is going to be a sweep, the Heat just have to many weapons for the 76ers to stop.

Dallas vs. Portland

No major reason besides the home-court advantage to pick Portland to win game 3.

Boston vs. New York

Boston wins due to the injuries of New York.

Lakers vs. Hornets

I'm calling it now the Bees will win game 3.

Tonight I was disappointed in the aggressiveness of Chris Paul. He really let his team down because we all know he can get a high percentage shot for himself or one of his teammates every time down the court. Instead Paul was just passing it to one of his teammates and basically saying go to work. Does he really expect his team to be able to take it off the dribble and get up a good shot. I fully expect the coach to stress how important his aggression is to the offense. Paul will take in this message and the energy of the crowd to propel him to impose his will. The pick roll and isolation should be in full effect next game.

Lakerfans should be worried because NO is playing with a lot of heart out their. If there is someone who is slacking J. Jack is going to get on their case. I for one loved the passion he showed tonight by getting on his players for not getting back on D. Their heart has show on the defensive end but playing with heart does not alway boost the effectiveness of the offense. What will boost the effectiveness of the offense is going back to play at home. Role players have a tendency to play better and shoot with more confidence at home. Since NO is a team with one star and a bunch of role players the impact of the crowd is going to be huge.

As big of an impact the crowd is going to impact NO role players it is also going to some of the player on LA. Of course LA is experience but I still believe that almost anyone of their players besides Kobe is capable of being impacted to a degree by an opponents crowd.

Kobe Bryant had a stinker of a game tonight. It seems he is making a habit of playing poorly when Lakers are in a must win. Next game he will probably be overly aggressive to a fault. Forcing the issue will not benefit his team.

Yes I know Gray had poor performance but guy just had what looked like a serious injury. Two more days and he should be ready to match up with the bigs of the Lakers. Okafor needs to get his head in the game and stop committing stupid fouls and become more of a force on the offensive end. Once again hopefully playing at home helps both these guy because their play is very important for NO.

The next game will be off of one days rest a big disadvantage to the old Lakers. The table is set for another lackadaisical performance by the Lakers.

Orlando vs. Atlanta

In the past Atlanta has really looked like a different team at home. The team has and will play better at home.

Spurs vs. Grizz

Spurs will come out and take game 3 despite playing on the road against a young team. I really feel like the impact of Ginobili changed the series. He was all over Memphis on the defensive end. He shot 7-13fts last game, wasted points that he will make next game. The Spurs have gotten a lot more free-throws the first two games but this in my opinion is largely a result of a lot of stupid fouls on the part of Memphis.

Thunder vs. Nuggets

The Nuggets had game 1 taken from them by the refs. The upsetting loss in game 1 seemed to alter their performance in game 2. Going back home with the benefit of the al ude and crowd should fix any mental lapse the Nuggets have.

[Banzai]

[Neo.]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[LnGrrrR]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

I'll go with a few underdogs.

[TD21-FTW]

Spurs vs. Grizz

[Reck]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

Today is the day those scrubs get their first and only win of their respetive playoff game.

[oh crap]

lol @ all you nugget believers. isn't everyone picking them in this thread, the same ones that went with them for game 2 also only to see them get blown the out??!

[DMC]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[DMC]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

Today is the day those scrubs get their first and only win of their respetive playoff game.

So Miami and Philly will both win? Wow an 8 game series.

[Reck]

lol @ all you nugget believers. isn't everyone picking them in this thread, the same ones that went with them for game 2 also only to see them get blown the out??!

Its called a prediction thread for a reason you .

[Reck]

So Miami and Philly will both win? Wow an 8 game series.

Umm I just forgot to unbold that one son. Dont get your on. Its fixed now.

[DMC]

Umm I just forgot to unbold that one son. Dont get your on. Its fixed now.

Too late.

[Ace]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[The Gemini Method]

I long for the day that they have a playoff system like the movie, The Warriors...

[oh crap]

Its called a prediction thread for a reason you .

then you fail, . i'll bump this for you after the nuggs lose.

[Bito Corleone]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[nkdlunch]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[ElNono]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[DMC]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

So far I am batting 1.000

[Nathan89]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

Nice start.

[Nathan89]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

Lakerfan should be scared.

[tlongII]

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets

[Killakobe81]

Make your predictions. Game 3 should be much more difficult to predict than game 2.

Chicago vs. Indiana
Miami vs. Philly
Dallas vs. Portland
Boston vs. New York
Lakers vs. Hornets
Orlando vs. Atlanta
Spurs vs. Grizz
Thunder vs. Nuggets


Bulls vs. Pacers

The Pacers have put up a great fight in the first to games of the series. They had game 1 in their hands but somehow let it slip away. The home crowd should help this young Pacers team but I don't think that will be enough to overcome the bull rebounding advantage. The Bulls out rebounded the Pacers by 15 in game 1 and by 24 in game 2. The ability to rebound will not go away on the road and that is the reason Bulls win game 3.

Miami vs. Philly

I think this series is going to be a sweep, the Heat just have to many weapons for the 76ers to stop.

Dallas vs. Portland

No major reason besides the home-court advantage to pick Portland to win game 3.

Boston vs. New York

Boston wins due to the injuries of New York.

Lakers vs. Hornets

I'm calling it now the Bees will win game 3.

Tonight I was disappointed in the aggressiveness of Chris Paul. He really let his team down because we all know he can get a high percentage shot for himself or one of his teammates every time down the court. Instead Paul was just passing it to one of his teammates and basically saying go to work. Does he really expect his team to be able to take it off the dribble and get up a good shot. I fully expect the coach to stress how important his aggression is to the offense. Paul will take in this message and the energy of the crowd to propel him to impose his will. The pick roll and isolation should be in full effect next game.

Lakerfans should be worried because NO is playing with a lot of heart out their. If there is someone who is slacking J. Jack is going to get on their case. I for one loved the passion he showed tonight by getting on his players for not getting back on D. Their heart has show on the defensive end but playing with heart does not alway boost the effectiveness of the offense. What will boost the effectiveness of the offense is going back to play at home. Role players have a tendency to play better and shoot with more confidence at home. Since NO is a team with one star and a bunch of role players the impact of the crowd is going to be huge.

As big of an impact the crowd is going to impact NO role players it is also going to some of the player on LA. Of course LA is experience but I still believe that almost anyone of their players besides Kobe is capable of being impacted to a degree by an opponents crowd.

Kobe Bryant had a stinker of a game tonight. It seems he is making a habit of playing poorly when Lakers are in a must win. Next game he will probably be overly aggressive to a fault. Forcing the issue will not benefit his team.

Yes I know Gray had poor performance but guy just had what looked like a serious injury. Two more days and he should be ready to match up with the bigs of the Lakers. Okafor needs to get his head in the game and stop committing stupid fouls and become more of a force on the offensive end. Once again hopefully playing at home helps both these guy because their play is very important for NO.

The next game will be off of one days rest a big disadvantage to the old Lakers. The table is set for another lackadaisical performance by the Lakers.

Orlando vs. Atlanta

In the past Atlanta has really looked like a different team at home. The team has and will play better at home.

Spurs vs. Grizz

Spurs will come out and take game 3 despite playing on the road against a young team. I really feel like the impact of Ginobili changed the series. He was all over Memphis on the defensive end. He shot 7-13fts last game, wasted points that he will make next game. The Spurs have gotten a lot more free-throws the first two games but this in my opinion is largely a result of a lot of stupid fouls on the part of Memphis.

Thunder vs. Nuggets

The Nuggets had game 1 taken from them by the refs. The upsetting loss in game 1 seemed to alter their performance in game 2. Going back home with the benefit of the al ude and crowd should fix any mental lapse the Nuggets have.

Keep your day job kid, what you hope or and what will happen are two entirely different things ...

[DeadlyDynasty]

Nathan made 6 picks with his brain and 2 with his heart...Not surprising that he'll be 6-0 in the objective category, and finish 0-2 in the subjective one.

[Jt.ONE]

Lakerfan should be scared.

Game 3
LAKERS:100 NOLA:86