Picks as of March 8, 2013
EAST WEST
1. Miami Heat 1. Oklahoma City Thunder
2. New York Knicks 2. San Antonio Spurs
3. Indiana Pacers 3. LA Clippers
4. Brooklyn Nets 4. Denver Nuggets
5. Atlanta Hawks 5. Memphis Grizzlies
6. Chicago Bulls 6. Golden State Warriors
7. Boston Celtics 7. Houston Rockets
8. Milwalkee Bucks 8, LA Lakers
9. Toronto Raptors 9. Utah Jazz
10.Philadelphia 76ers 10.Portland Trail Blazers
11.Cleveland Cavaliers 11.Dallas Mavericks
12.Detroit Pistons 12.New Orleans Hornets
13.Washington Wizards 13.Minnesota Timberwolves
14.Orlando Magic 14.Sacramento Kings
15.Charlotte Bobcats 15.Phoenix Suns
Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference Finals
Miami Heat def. Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder def. San Antonio Spurs
NBA Finals
Miami Heat def. Oklahoma City Thunder
2013 NBA CHAMPIONS
MIAMI HEAT
Obviously, there is not much change from the preseason picks and from the current NBA standings. Barring injury, I dont see anything changing too much from this point forward. I still personally think that the Lakers will miss the playofs, but put them in the 8th seed over the Jazz b/c of their reputation and the fac t that Kobe is having the best year of his career. Injuries have hurt teams this year. Washington is looking more like I thought they would now that John Wall is back. Detroit could probably be a bit better if Andre Drummond didnt get hurt. Boston and the 76ers have their injuries. There are also some teams who have played better than their record, and have some nice young talent. Like I said before the year, I dont see that really bad team in the league this year. The talent pool is unbelievably deep and even the teams that are at the bottom of the standings have things to feel good about. We all know how Lebron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and the defending champion Miami Heat have been playing. They are all having career years and barring injuries there is no team in this league that can beat them in a 7 game series. Therefore, the Miami Heat will be repeating and there will be another parade down Biscayne Boulevard
