NBA 1st Round "Over"

78% of the NBA Playoff teams that won the first game will win the series. With each series having the first game over and done with by now, let's check whom the odds say will win, and whether there have been any upsets...

W1-Lakers
W4-Jazz (at Houston)
W3-Spurs (in double overtime... I think the Suns will become part of the 22%)
W2-Hornets (though the Mavericks played a great 1st half)

E1-Celtics
E4-Cavaliers (fun game)
E3-Magic
E7-76ers (a surprise 2-point win in Detroit by the underdogs, after being down 15)So there you have it. No upsets in the West, though Utah did get a road win and Phoenix blew a huge lead on the road as well, even with Shaq in foul trouble. New Orleans (the Western 2 Seed) looked much better than most thought, due to their perceived lack of Playoff experience (mainly Chris Paul, who is awesome). Cleveland had their hands full in the East with the Washington Wizards, and the Pistons played with no heart before losing at home to a worse team. Then there were the typical first-round blowouts, not to mention a couple breakdowns, such as the back-to-back technical fouls that got the Denver Thuggets' Allen Iverson thrown out of game #1. Good times.


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