If Dallas wins this series, will they be out of sync

[DubMcDub]

it is funny how every year the 8th seed seems to be "not your average 8th seed"

I think the probability of an 8 seed being a bit better than their seeding is higher than with any other seed, because a lot of times you have the situation like with GS this year or SAC last year where a team is pretty damn bad, makes a trade, then becomes pretty good.

So then the average of starting poorly and finishing well tends to land them right around the middle of the conference, hence the 8th seed.

[ambchang]

I actually think the Rockets match up with the Mavs quite well. Shane Battier and McGrady can both guard Dirk, and Yao and Hayes will present some big problems for them. Of course, the Mavs will kill the Rockets on the perimeter and even out the interior advantage the Rockets have.