2023 Playoff Prediction thread

[Split T]

West:

1st Round

Nuggets over Wolves in 6
Grizzlies over Lakers in 6
Warriors over Kings in 5
Suns over Clippers in 5


West Semi-Finals:
Suns over Nuggets in 6
Warriors over Grizzlies in 6

West Finals:
Suns over Warriors in 7

East

1st Round:

Bucks over Heat in 5
Celtics over Hawks in 4
76ers over Nets in 6
Cavs over Knicks in 7

East Semi-Finals:

Bucks over Cavs in 6
76ers over Celtics in 7

East Finals:
Bucks over 76ers in 6

NBA Finals:

Bucks over Suns in 7

We can compile the scores after the playoffs. I’ll use the rules Indy did last year:

10 points for picking the right winner.
5 points for picking the right number of games.

[Mori Chu]

Yay! Thanks for posting this. Here are mine:

My NBA Playoff Predictions:

First Round
Nuggets over TWolves in 4
Suns over Clippers in 5
Warriors over Kings in 6
Grizzlies over Lakers in 5

Bucks over Heat in 6
Cavaliers over Knicks in 4
Sixers over Nets in 5
Celtics over Hawks in 4

Second Round
Suns over Nuggets in 6
Warriors over Grizzlies in 6
Cavaliers over Bucks in 7
Celtics over Sixers in 5

Conference Finals
Suns over Warriors in 7
Celtics over Cavs in 6

NBA Finals
Celtics over Suns in 7


Random notes:
My only CRAZY ASS pick is having the Cavs go to the ECF. Yes, over the Bucks. I know that is an insane pick. I'm just going for it; I think the Cavs are a lowkey snake in the grass team, going to surprise a lot of people. I'm probably wrong, but I thought it'd be fun to have one wild prediction in there that I think has an okay chance of happening.

I think the most overrated team this year is the Lakers. Lot of people have them going to the WCF or even Finals. I think that's crazy. They have some good talent on paper but Lebron and AD are made of glass. Lebron's foot is practically falling off. There's no way they stay healthy for more than 1-2 series.

[SunnyOrange]

Thanks for posting. Here is my prediction:

First Round
Nuggets over TWolves in 5
Suns over Clippers in 5
Warriors over Kings in 6
Grizzlies over Lakers in 7

Bucks over Heat in 5
Cavaliers over Knicks in 6
Sixers over Nets in 4
Celtics over Hawks in 7

Second Round
Suns over Nuggets in 5
Warriors over Grizzlies in 6

Bucks over Cavaliers in 5
Celtics over Sixers in 7

Conference Finals
Suns over Warriors in 7
Bucks over Celtics in 5

NBA Finals
Suns over Bucks in 6

[Superbone]

Split, I was with you...until the end.

[Split T]

I’ll still let people submit picks if you get them in before any game 2(just can’t get the extra 5 points for picking right amount of games if game 1 has played).

[rhylek]

First Round
Nuggets over TWolves in 4
Suns over Clippers in 5
Warriors over Kings in 7
Lakers over Grizzlies in 6

Bucks over Heat in 4
Cavaliers over Knicks in 7
Sixers over Nets in 4
Celtics over Hawks in 5

Second Round
Suns over Nuggets in 5
Warriors over Lakers in 5

Bucks over Cavaliers in 5
Celtics over Sixers in 5

Conference Finals
Suns over Warriors in 5
Bucks over Celtics in 7

NBA Finals
Suns over Bucks in 6

[Bruiser]

Thanks for posting, here we go ...

First Round
Nuggets over TWolves in 6
Suns over Clippers in 5
Warriors over Kings in 6
Lakers over Grizzlies in 7

Bucks over Heat in 4
Cavaliers over Knicks in 7
Sixers over Nets in 5
Celtics over Hawks in 5

Second Round
Suns over Nuggets in 6
Warriors over Lakers in 6

Bucks over Cavaliers in 7
Celtics over Sixers in 7

Conference Finals
Suns over Warriors in 6
Celtics over Bucks in 7

NBA Finals
Suns over Celtics in 6

[Superbone]

We've got a couple impartial bastards in here!

Glad you're here SunnyOrange to help balance them out.

[Kryptonic]

West:

1st Round

Nuggets over Wolves in 6
Grizzlies over Lakers in 6
Kings over Warriors in 7
Suns over Clippers in 4


West Semi-Finals:
Suns over Nuggets in 6
Kings over Grizzlies in 7

West Finals:
Suns over Kings in 6
East

1st Round:

Bucks over Heat in 4
Celtics over Hawks in 4
76ers over Nets in 5
Cavs over Knicks in 5

East Semi-Finals:

Bucks over Cavs in 5
Celtics over 76'ers in 7

East Finals:
Bucks over Celtics in 7

NBA Finals:
Suns over Bucks in 5

[Kryptonic]

I just think the kings are going to be a sleeper and catch a lot of teams off guard... I also think we spank the Bucks in 5 if we meet them again. It's going to be extremely personal and knowing how rough it felt last time; they're coming full force and with the fully unleashed DominAyton. History says I'm crazy, but I just think with how well the floors going to be spread, he's going to FEAST!

[Superbone]

I just think the kings are going to be a sleeper and catch a lot of teams off guard... I also think we spank the Bucks in 5 if we meet them again. It's going to be extremely personal and knowing how rough it felt last time; they're coming full force and with the fully unleashed DominAyton. History says I'm crazy, but I just think with how well the floors going to be spread, he's going to FEAST!

I hope to a higher maker that the Kings can knock out the Warriors.

[specialsauce]

Suns in 4 5 all the way through

[Wally_West]

West:

Round 1
Nuggs over Wolves in 5
Grizz over lakers in 7
Kings over Warriors in 7
Suns over Clips in 4

Round 2
Suns over Nuggs in 6
Kings over Grizz in 7

WCF
Suns over Kings in 4

East:
Round 1
Bucks over Heat Culture in 4
Celtics over Hawks in 4
76ers over Mikal in 4
Cavs over Knicks in 7

Round 2
Bucks over Cavs in 6
76ers over Celtics in 6

ECF
Bucks over 76ers in 6

NBA Finals

Suns over Bucks in 6.

[pickle]

Are there any perfect brackets left?

[specialsauce]

Mine

[Kryptonic]

No one expected the bucks to be out in the first round… crazy.

[Mori Chu]

Mine

You cheat!

[Mori Chu]

My NBA Playoff Predictions:

First Round
Grizzlies over Lakers in 5
Bucks over Heat in 6
Cavaliers over Knicks in 4

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Random notes:
My only CRAZY ASS pick is having the Cavs go to the ECF. Yes, over the Bucks. I know that is an insane pick. I'm just going for it; I think the Cavs are a lowkey snake in the grass team, going to surprise a lot of people. I'm probably wrong, but I thought it'd be fun to have one wild prediction in there that I think has an okay chance of happening.

I think the most overrated team this year is the Lakers. Lot of people have them going to the WCF or even Finals. I think that's crazy. They have some good talent on paper but Lebron and AD are made of glass. Lebron's foot is practically falling off. There's no way they stay healthy for more than 1-2 series.

^ NAILED IT

... to be fair, I did call the Bucks not making the Finals. But, uh, yeah.

[Split T]

Every single one of us picked Bucks and Cavs to win round 1 and they were both out in 5.

Mori did have Bucks losing in round 2, but he had them losing to Cavs

[Mori Chu]

I thought injuries would hold the Bucks back. But wow I didn't think they could fall out in the 1st round.

Really disappointed in Cleveland. They have so much talent, but I guess they aren't ready. Evan Mobley was especially disappointing. I think the Knicks made the Cavs look dumb for playing 2 bigs. And they just had the veteran calm and steadiness compared to the Cavs' deer-in-the-headlights look.

I am also really disappointed in the Grizz. They have really choked. This Laker team is pretty good, but if you're a real contender you should be able to hang with a team like that. I know they have some injuries, but there's still so much talent and depth on that roster. They should be better.