Official 2023 Playoff Prediction Thread

[Proctor]

Make your predictions here.


EAST:

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

WEST:

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

[Proctor]

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks
(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

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Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Suns
Warriors vs Grizzlies

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Bucks vs Celtics
Suns vs Warriors

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Finals: Celtics vs Suns

[SouBeachTalents]

EAST:

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

WEST:

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

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Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Suns
Warriors vs Lakers

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Bucks vs Celtics
Suns vs Warriors

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Finals: Bucks vs Suns

[NBAGOAT]

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks
(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

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Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Suns
Lakers vs Kings

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Bucks vs Celtics
Suns vs Lakers

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Finals: Celtics vs Suns

[Im Still Ballin]

**** it - I'm going all in on the Lakers. More what I want than what I think will happen. Head says Warriors vs Suns with the Warriors winning the West.

EAST:

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

WEST:

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

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Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Suns
Warriors vs Lakers

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Bucks vs Celtics
Suns vs Lakers

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Celtics vs Lakers

[Nike D'Antoni]

Two threads going for this
http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?511102-Predict-NBA-Playoff-Brackets



Denver in 5 vs OKC/Wolves
Clippers vs Suns in 6

Lakers vs Memphis in 7
Warriors in 6 vs Kings

Memphis vs. Golden State in 6
Denver vs. Phoenix in 7

Phoenix vs Golden State in 7

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Milwaukee in 5 vs Chicago/Miami
Cleveland in 7 vs New York

Boston in 5 vs Atlanta
Sixers in 6 vs Brooklyn

Milwaukee in 6 vs Cleveland
Boston in 6 vs Philadelphia

Boston in 7 vs Milwaukee


Finals: Boston in 7 vs Golden State



Denver vs OKC/Wolves
Clippers vs Suns

Lakers vs Memphis
Warriors vs Kings

Lakers vs. Kings
Denver vs. Phoenix

Phoenix vs Lakers

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Milwaukee vs Chicago/Miami
Cleveland vs New York

Boston vs Atlanta
Sixers vs Brooklyn

Milwaukee vs New York
Boston vs Philadelphia

Philadelphia vs Milwaukee


Finals: Phoenix vs Philadelphia in the Barkley Bowl


What do people think? Any opinions changed?

[Nike D'Antoni]

Denver vs OKC/Pelicans/Wolves
Clippers vs Suns

Lakers vs Memphis
Warriors vs Kings

Denver vs Suns
Warriors vs Memphis

Suns vs Warriors

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Milwaukee vs Chicago/Miami/Toronto
Cleveland vs New York

Boston vs Atlanta
Sixers vs Brooklyn

Milwaukee vs Cleveland
Boston vs SIXERS

Milwaukee vs Boston




Finals: Suns vs Milwaukee


I am having doubts. Suns, Memphis, and Warriors for round 1. Also Bucks, With Giannis injury.

[Wally450]

What do people think? Any opinions changed?

They say a series doesn't start until the home team loses a game. Hopefully GS can take both in the Bay.

[fsvr54]

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

WEST:

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

Bucks vs Knicks
Sixers vs Celtics

Nuggets vs Clippers
Grizzlies vs Kings

Knicks vs Sixers
Clippers vs Kings

Clippers vs Sixers

[dankok8]

I'll post my original predictions. No hindsight.

(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics

Nuggets vs Suns
Lakers vs Warriors

Bucks vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Warriors

Bucks vs Nuggets

[ArbitraryWater]

I'll chime in:

Round 1:
(1) Bucks vs (8) Heat
(4) Cavaliers vs (5) Knicks
(3) Sixers vs (6) Nets
(2) Celtics vs (7) Hawks

(1) Nuggets vs (8) Wolves
(4) Suns vs (5) Clippers
(3) Kings vs (6) Warriors
(2) Grizzlies vs (7) Lakers

Conference SF's:
Bucks vs Cavaliers
Sixers vs Celtics

Nuggets vs Suns
Lakers vs Kings

Conference Finals:
Bucks vs Celtics
Nuggets vs Lakers

Finals:
Celtics vs Lakers

[Nike D'Antoni]

So Semis will be:

Nuggets - Suns
Lakers/Memphis vs KINGS/Warriors

Heat - Knicks
Celtics/Hawks - Sixers

[dankok8]

BUMP

I got all the predictions right except the Heat beating everyone in the East and the Lakers beating the Warriors.

EDIT: And Knicks beating Cavs but who cares about that!

LOL