22 Jun 10 A Guy’s Perspective On The NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs In 2010
The 2010 NBA playoffs have had their moments of highs and lows. Here is a quick look at everything that has gone down in the Eastern Conference bracket.
The Charlotte Bobcats squared off against the defending Eastern Conference champions, the Orlando Magic. A lot of people felt that the Magic’s run last year was a fluke and they weren’t that good. No one is saying such things anymore, they have been rolling through the competition and it started with a 4-0 sweep of Charlotte.
The Chicago Bulls faced off against the number one seed, the Cleveland Cavaliers. Everyone had high expectations for this years Cavs, as it was potentially Lebron James’ last year in Cleveland. Lebron and the Cavs took care of business and beat the Bulls in 5 games, 4-1.
The Celtics played the Heat convincingly and we learned that the Celtics were back with the 2008 look in their eyes. I feel bad for Wade, because I don’t see him ever returning to the NBA finals, barring a superstar making a splash in Miami this offseason.
Surprisingly, the best matchup of this series ended up being the Milwaukee Bucks vs. the Atlanta Hawks. The Bucks are a quietly dangerous team and Brandon Jennings has a bright future in Milwaukee. This was the only series that went to 7 games and the Hawks were fortunate to win, but that’s where their playoff fortunes would end.
Round 2 gave way to some lackluster matchups. The Magic plowed through the Hawks in 4 games straight by a record setting margin of points. It was never close.
The Cavs and the Celtics faced off on the other side of town, in a pretty good series. The Cavs went up 2-1, but then proceeded the next three games. Cavs fans everywhere began to panic, because it is very possibly that King James will leave Cleveland this offseason. If they can’t even make it to the Eastern Conference finals, he doesn’t have a shot to win.
Now the Eastern Conference finals are going on and it looks like it is all but over. The Magic managed to win the last one to make it go to five games, but it seems like the Celtics are destined to get back to the finals.
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