With a day off for the entire NBA, we thought we’d look ahead to the NBA Playoffs and predict who would go to the finals based upon today’s NBA Standings.
Here’s how each conference stacks up at Christmas:
| Seed | Eastern | Western |
| 1 | Cavs | Warriors |
| 2 | Raptors | Spurs |
| 3 | Hornets | Thunder |
| 4 | Celtics | Clippers |
| 5 | Knicks | Rockets |
| 6 | Bucks | Grizzlies |
| 7 | Pacers | Jazz |
| 8 | Hawks | Kings |
We predict round by round the 2017 NBA Playoffs:
Eastern Conference First Round
(1) Cavs over (8) Hawks in 4 games
(2) Raptors over (7) Pacers in 4 games
(3) Hornets over (6) Bucks in 7 games
(4) Celtics over (5) Knicks in 5 games
Western Conference First Round
(1) Warriors over (8) Kings in 4 games
(2) Spurs over (7) Jazz in 4 games
(3) Thunder over (6) Grizzlies in 7 games
(4) Clippers over (5) Rockets in 7 games
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Cavs over (4) Celtics in 5 games
(2) Raptors over (3) Hornets in 4 games
Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Warriors over (4) Clippers in 6 games
(2) Spurs over (3) Thunder in 5 games
Eastern Conference Finals
(1) Cavs over (2) Raptors in 7 games
Western Conference Finals
(1) Warriors over (2) Spurs in 4 games
NBA FINALS
We’re headed for another Warriors vs. Cavs NBA Finals! Looks like it’ll go down to the wire again between these two but the Warriors earn another NBA Championship.
Warriors over Cavs in 6 games
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