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NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: NBA Finals

Well, the NBA Finals are here, and in shocking fashion, the Cleveland LeBrons or the Celtics aren’t representing the East. The Magic are there, after beating both the Celtics and Cavs consecutively in the East playoffs. Representing the West is the mighty Los Angeles Lakers, who have a lot to play for.

Kobe Bryant is looking for his first NBA Title without Shaquille O’Neal, Phil Jackson is looking for his 10th NBA title to pass Red Auerbach for most ever as a coach, and the Lakers are looking to grab their 15th NBA title as they inch closer to the Celtics NBA-record 17 championships. Since most of us here are Celtics fans, we would love to see anyone but the Lakers win it all, including Stan Van Gundy and Hedo Turkoglu.

Did this cloud our judgment? Maybe. The Lakers are favorites in the Finals, but only four Sports of Boston “experts” selected them to win it all. Without further ado, here are the picks for the NBA Finals:

NBA Finals Picks

Rules: Each choice will be seen as one “win” and will be added to the final record. The score in the clinching game will be used as a tiebreaker only.

Picks:	Geoff	KC	Jeff	Pete	Chris	Mike	Dan	Adam
ORL/LA	Magic	Magic	Lakers	Magic	Lakers	Lakers	Magic	Lakers
Games?	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7
Finals MVP?	Howard	Howard	Kobe	Howard	Kobe	Kobe	Howard	Kobe
Leading scorer in final game?	Howard	Kobe	R. Lewis	Kobe	Kobe	Kobe	Kobe	Kobe
Final game score	110-95	110-105	117-95	106-98	104-85	114-106	107-102	102-100
ROUND 4	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
OVERALL	9-5	9-5	12-2	10-4	8-6	11-3	11-3	11-3

Here’s a look at our Conference Finals picks. Who knew the Cavs had no answer for Dwight Howard?

Round 3 Picks

Picks:	Geoff	KC	Jeff	Pete	Chris	Mike	Dan	Adam
CLE/ORL	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs
LA/DEN	Nuggets	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Nuggets	Lakers
ROUND 3	0-2	1-1	1-1	1-1	1-1	1-1	0-2	1-1
OVERALL	9-5	9-5	12-2	10-4	8-6	11-3	11-3	11-3

Here’s how Round 2 went. C’mon Chris, the Mavs??

Round 2 Picks

Picks:	Geoff	KC	Jeff	Pete	Chris	Mike	Dan	Adam
CLE/ATL	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs
BOS/ORL	Celtics	Celtics	Magic	Celtics	Celtics	Magic	Magic	Magic
LA/HOU	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers
DAL/DEN	Nuggets	Nuggets	Nuggets	Nuggets	Mavs	Nuggets	Nuggets	Nuggets
ROUND 2	3-1	3-1	4-0	3-1	2-2	4-0	4-0	4-0
OVERALL	9-3	8-4	11-1	9-3	7-5	10-2	11-1	10-2

Here’s how we did way back in Round 1:

Round 1 Picks

Picks:	Geoff	KC	Jeff	Pete	Chris	Mike	Dan	Adam
CLE/DET	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs	Cavs
BOS/CHI	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics
ORL/PHI	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic
ATL/MIA	Heat	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks	Heat	Heat	Hawks	Hawks
LAL/UTA	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers
DEN/NO	Nuggets	Hornets	Nuggets	Hornets	Hornets	Nuggets	Nuggets	Nuggets
SA/DAL	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs	Spurs
POR/HOU	Rockets	Blazers	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Rockets	Blazers
OVERALL	6-2	5-3	7-1	6-2	5-3	6-2	7-1	6-2

Tags: NBA Finals, NBA Pick 'Em, NBA Playoffs

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