Another regular period has come to an end and the playoff starts. We are going to see one of the West couples and analyze them as much as possible.
(1) Golden State Warwick- (8) Houston Rockets
What they have done so far:
Warwars wrote their name in gold letters in history this year. They did what seemed impossible. And how not to be able to end the NBA regular time with a 73-9 record. The Bulls' record with 72-10 looked haunted until the Oklanda armada appeared and surpassed it. Warwars have the absolute advantage of headquarters up to the finals and want to rely on it to conquer the second league championship. They look like the favorite but it will not be easy.
On the other hand, the Rockets are one of the unpleasant surprises of this year as they started out looking for something good and came to claim their entry into the playoff in the last game. They do not have the ability to exclude Warwars and will be a success for them if they keep their place undetected (which is unlikely).
Prehistory:
The two teams have met a total of 206 times in their history with Rockets counting 118 wins against WNOR's 88. The playoffs have been confronted only once in last year's West Finals where the Golden State prevailed with 4-1 and qualified for the NBA finals
Superstar vs Superstar: Carrie vs Harden
Worries' little guard guard changes basketball. Well, the two-dimentions that their backs are like a double-wardrobe and nail the ball as they want, but seeing a player with a body of everyday man doing magic with the ball in the hands is something else. He became the top scorer of the regular NBA with 30.1 points per game and became the first player in the NBA history to put over 400 triples in a regular season. INCREDIBLE.
Harden is one of the best goalscorers currently in the NBA with 29 points per game. The disappointing season of the Rockets certainly affects the audience's opinion of Harden, although it is doing better than last year. He never really fit with Howard, and this is due to the bad year of the whole team.
Forecast: 4-0 or 4-1
(2) San Antonio Spurs - (7) Memphis Grizzlies
What they have done so far:
The team of Popovic came close to writing that story as well. Just a few days before the end of the regular season he lost home from Worries by making 1 !! home defeat for this year. They finished 40 with 1 67 and 15 defeat at home and XNUMX-XNUMX. A very qualitative roster, packed in all the positions that can stand against Wrights, and why not, take the championship.
Grizzlies started another season with dreams and aspirations for the step above. Everything went super until the injuries began. The team was in 4's West position when Gassol broke his leg and a short while later he went off and the team's key point guard. If there was not such a good start, dwould hardly enter the playoffs.
Prehistory:
Overall, 83 times have been confronted by the two teams with Spurs count 63 wins and Grizzlies 20. In the playoff they have played in 3 series, all with the advantage of San Antonio, with the score being 2-1 over Spurs.
Superstar vs Superstar: Popovich vs Randolph
I did not know which Spurs player to play. Duncan? Parker? Lamarches Aldridge? Leonard? Ginobili? Everyone and one. That's why I chose to analyze the only star coach, the only Popovich. The words are few for this man, he presents every year a team that works well and has worked up to the last detail. Ideal conductor for a roster with such good violins.
Of the Grizzlies, Jacques Randolph is the only healthy high-level player but he looks desperately alone. The years go by but "Zacharias" remains at a high level and is the pillar of the Bears in their attempt to oppose the Spurs
Forecast: I have already bet on 4-0. Max 4-1
(3) Oklahoma Thunder - (6) Dallas Mavericks
What they have done so far:
55-27 is the Oklahoma record that has been established in the top Western teams, but it's always missing something for the step above. Good (to excellent) Duhster Westbrook - Durand but the quality of the rest is a question mark. The two stars are the ones who will try to go as high as Oklahoma as a whole. It remains to be seen if they will
The Mavericks, for their part, have suffered a lot of injuries (and not being overwhelmed when they have the glasses Parsons and Williams), but managed to play in the playoffs and even place themselves in 6. A team with a ceiling, the nights that Novigitsky and Barra are going to take can do damage
Prehistory:
Balance so far in the games between them as they have faced a total of 147 times with the Thunder counting 77 wins and the Mavericks 70. This season the matches between them ended ALL with victories of Oklahoma. In the playoffs they have faced in 4 series with the 2 teams counting 2 victories each.
Superstar vs Superstar: Uextruck vs Novitsky
Oklahoma's guardhouse makes an amazing season and is a triple double production machine. His stats are surprising with 23.5 points, 10.4 assists and 7.8 rebounds per game. This is Oklahoma's substantive barometer, because if it performs well then it is time and time and the rest to act. Of the best guards in the world.
The wolf, if he did. Whatever we say about this man will be a little. He remains one of the top scorers of the parquet. Age does not appear in the scoring but in the remaining statistics that are declining. If he had a better quality roster next to him he would have looked better, but ...
Forecast: 4-1 or 4-2
(4) Los Angeles Clippers - (5) Portland Bleuser:
What they have done so far:
The Clippers season could also be described as odd. They started well with Griffin making poets and Paul rolling in shallow waters. Griffin's injury to the foot forced the short-guard to take the team on his back and lead the effort for the home advantage. Where they all looked good, the team was winning and Griffin was getting ready to get in with the rest of the set, a squabble in the locker room led to Griffin to punch (!) A team coach and break his hand ... He returned to the racing duties early April and the Clippers can hope for something better. The sure thing is that it's a nice atmosphere ...
In the summer Orengo left 4 / 5 of the Blender's Pentecost. And; Lilard, along with McLaugh, took the young roster that was created and reached the very honorable 5 position. Portland's inexperience seems to be in the away games that count 16 with 25 and 28 defeats while 13-XNUMX is on the inside.
Prehistory:
214 between them with Portland has a clear 141 win over 73 Clippers. The Los Angeles team counts 3 wins this year with the Blazers taking only one game at their headquarters. This is the first time in the history of the two teams to meet in the playoffs.
Superstar vs Superstar: Paul vs Lillard
The present and the presentin place of the point guard collide. On the one hand, the 19 Points and 10 Assists, and the 25 Lillard and 6.5 Assists per game. Paul is the leader of a high-quality set that makes it even better with his creation while Lilard is the A and W of this year's Blazers. The duel between them will largely judge the outcome of the series.
Forecast: If they were better away from home the Blazers would give them more luck. 4-2 or 4-3
PS Just 1278 Words for the West. The East is coming soon.
