2010 NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: Round 2 Results

By John in Celtics, Featured, Now!, Opinion ⋅ May 13, 2010 at 11:37pm ⋅ Post a comment

Has Lebron James played his last game as a Cavalier? (Elsa / Getty Images)

Behind a three game tear, Boston finally advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, after all three other series were swept. The Magic have a huge advantage, being rested. Both Boston and Cleveland suffered their worst home losses in franchise histories in one series. Los Angeles had a nail biter in Game 3, but came through. Rondo will need to keep it up as the Celtics progress, but at least King James is over and done, possibly with Cleveland entirely.

Overall, it was an okay round for our experts. The East didn’t really do much of anything for everyone; the only point difference for any of us compared to the others was yours truly picking up a singleton from the Celtics/Cavs length.

Out West, the Spurs or Jazz screwed up five experts; only two had both the Lakers and Suns both winning. That allowed myself and Brian to gain ground. KC is still in the lead by one, but this time the difference between first and last is only four points. There isn’t much room for gaining with only two series upcoming, but anything could happen, especially with the West’s tendency to have vastly different picks.

	Name	Andrew	Brian	Erikk	John	KC	Mike P	Teddy
Cavaliers vs Celtics	Winner	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers
	Series Length	7	5	7	6	7	7	7
Magic vs Hawks/Bucks	Winner	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic
	Series Length	5	5	6	6	5	6	5
Lakers vs Jazz	Winner	Jazz	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Jazz
	Series Length	7	7	6	6	7	6	7
Suns vs Spurs	Winner	Suns	Suns	Spurs	Suns	Spurs	Spurs	Suns
	Series Length	6	7	7	7	6	6	6
Total	Points	20	22	20	19	23	22	19

Table Legend

Two point picks are bolded.
One point picks are italicized.
Zero point picks are crossed out.

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Round 1

	Name	Andrew	Brian	Erikk	John	KC	Mike P	Teddy
Cavaliers vs Bulls	Winner	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers	Cavaliers
	Series Length	-4-	6	-4-	-4-	5	-4-	6
Magic vs Bobcats	Winner	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic	Magic
	Series Length	4	5	5	5	6	5	7
Hawks vs Bucks	Winner	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks	Hawks
	Series Length	5	5	5	-4-	7	5	5
Celtics vs Heat	Winner	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics	Heat	Celtics	Celtics	Celtics
	Series Length	6	7	7	5	7	6	5
Lakers vs Thunder	Winner	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers	Lakers
	Series Length	5	6	-4-	6	6	6	7
Mavericks vs Spurs	Winner	Spurs	Mavericks	Mavericks	Mavericks	Mavericks	Spurs	Mavericks
	Series Length	7	6	6	5	7	7	6
Suns vs Trailblazers	Winner	Suns	Suns	Suns	Suns	Suns	Suns	Suns
	Series Length	5	6	5	7	6	7	5
Nuggets vs Jazz	Winner	Nuggets	Nuggets	Jazz	Nuggets	Jazz	Jazz	Nuggets
	Series Length	6	6	6	7	6	6	6
Total	Points	16	16	16	12	19	18	15