NBA Playoffs Expert Picks: Round 3

By John in Celtics, Featured, Now!, Opinion ⋅ May 15, 2011 at 9:49pm ⋅ Post a comment

Miami beat an aging Celtics team, but now they have to deal with the MVP and Coach of the Year. (nasa.gov)

With the third round upon us, we have two exciting match-ups on our hands. The East’s top two teams, Chicago and Miami, each put their explosive superstars against each other in mortal combat, while the West has a #3/#4 match-up after the defending champs were booted out.

This time around, there’s a lot more dissension among the ranks at SoB than there has been in the previous rounds. Both series should be quite close, as both teams in each series are getting votes. Though it should be noted that if the Thunder are to win, it’ll be a longer series, or the Mavericks will win quickly. Whatever happens, it’s two points for guessing a series winner and one point for guessing how many games the series will last, as usual.

But those are our thoughts. How will it really turn out? Only time will tell. For now, you can see everyone else’s thoughts below, and check back after the round is complete for the results.

	Name	Andrew	Brian M	Derek	Jared	John	KC	Nicholas
Bulls vs Heat	Winner	Heat	Bulls	Heat	Heat	Bulls	Heat	Bulls
Bulls vs Heat	Series Length	7	6	6	6	6	6	6
Mavericks vs Thunder/Grizzlies	Winner	Thunder	Thunder	Mavericks	Thunder	Mavericks	Thunder	Thunder
Mavericks vs Thunder/Grizzlies	Series Length	6	7	5	7	5	6	6
Total	Points	18	17	18	19	19	17	16