2015 NBA Playoff Predictions


The 2015 NBA Playoffs get going early Saturday. We’ve run the numbers through our formula to predict the NBA Playoffs.
Here are our predictions for the 2015 NBA Playoffs:
Western Conference 1st Round:
Golden State Warriors over New Orleans Pelicans in 4
Houston Rockets over Dallas Mavericks in 6
San Antonio Spurs over Los Angeles Clippers in 7
Portland Trail Blazers over Memphis Grizzlies in 6
Western Conference Semi-Finals:
Golden State Warriors over Portland Trail Blazers in 5
San Antonio Spurs over Houston Rockets in 6
Western Conference Finals:
Golden State Warriors over San Antonio Spurs in 7
Eastern Conference 1st Round:
Atlanta Hawks over Brooklyn Nets in 4
Cleveland Cavs over Boston Celtics in 4
Chicago Bulls over Milwaukee Bucks in 5
Toronto Raptors over Washington Wizards in 7
Eastern Conference Semi-Finals:
Atlanta Hawks over Toronto Raptors in 6
Cleveland Cavs over Chicago Bulls in 7
Eastern Conference Finals:
Cleveland Cavs over Atlanta Hawks in 6
2015 NBA Finals
Golden State Warriors over Cleveland Cavs
Our NBA Power Rankings Heading to the Playoffs:
| RANK | TEAM | |
| 1 | Golden State | Warriors |
| 2 | San Antonio | Spurs |
| 3 | Los Angeles | Clippers |
| 4 | Cleveland | Cavs |
| 5 | Portland | Trail Blazers |
| 6 | Atlanta | Hawks |
| 7 | Memphis | Grizzlies |
| 8 | Houston | Rockets |
| 9 | Chicago | Bulls |
| 10 | Oklahoma City | Thunder |
| 11 | Washington | Wizards |
| 12 | Toronto | Raptors |
| 13 | New Orleans | Pelicans |
| 14 | Utah | Jazz |
| 15 | Indiana | Pacers |
| 16 | Dallas | Mavericks |
| 17 | Milwaukee | Bucks |
| 18 | Boston | Celtics |
| 19 | Detroit | Pistons |
| 20 | Phoenix | Suns |
| 21 | Charlotte | Bobcats |
| 22 | Sacramento | Kings |
| 23 | Brooklyn | Nets |
| 24 | Miami | Heat |
| 25 | Denver | Nuggets |
| 26 | Los Angeles | Lakers |
| 27 | Philadelphia | 76ers |
| 28 | Orlando | Magic |
| 29 | Minnesota | Timberwolves |
| 30 | New York | Knicks |
Get our data driven predictions daily throughout the 2015 NBA Playoffs here.