The NBA Playoffs are HERE and The West is the best!

Follow the NBA Playoffs HERE:
http://www.nba.com/playoffs2008/series/index.html

WEST:

1 Seed (57-25) Vs. 8 Seed (50-32)
Los Angeles Lakers (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Denver Nuggets

2 Seed (56-26) Vs. 7 Seed (51-31)
New Orleans Hornets (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Dallas Mavericks

3 Seed (56-26) Vs. 6 Seed (55-27)
San Antonio Spurs (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Phoenix Suns

4 Seed (54-28) Vs. 5 Seed (55-27)
Utah Jazz Vs. Houston Rockets (Home Court Advantage)

EAST:

1 Seed (66-16) Vs. 8 Seed (37-45)
Boston Celtics (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Atlanta Hawks

2 Seed (59-23) Vs. 7 Seed (40-42)
Detroit Pistons (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Philadelphia 76ers

3 Seed (52-30) Vs. 6 Seed (41-41)
Orlando Magic (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Toronto Raptors

4 Seed (45-37) Vs. 5 Seed (43-39)
Cleveland Cavaliers (Home Court Advantage) Vs. Washington Wizards

Notice that the 8-Seed in the West (the Thuggets) has a better record than the 4-Seed in the East. Then again, that Eastern 4th Seed has LeBron James. All Denver has is recent DUI moron Carmelo Anthony. On the other hand, the 8-Seed in the East, the Atlanta Hawks, are in the post-season despite losing 8 more games than they have won.

Further note that my Sacramento Kings suck (and have since infamously stupid Chris Webber blew out his knee, back before Peja Stojakovic left), have fan-punching thug Ron Artest on the roster, and aren't in the playoffs at all.

Poor Houston. The Rockets had won 22 games in a row before losing their star 7'6" Chinese center Yao Ming to a season-ending injury. They were #2 in the NBA in team defense, but that's hard to continue after losing such an impact player. Tracy McGrady is a cry-baby who can't do it all by himself.

Mars' Picks:

Best Series in the 1st Round: New Orleans-Dallas

2nd Round-
WEST:
Lakers(1)-Jazz(4)
Mavericks(7)-Suns(6)
EAST:
Celtics(1)-Cavaliers(4)
Pistons(2)-Magic(3)
Best Series in the 2nd Round: Celtics-Cavaliers

Division Finals-
WEST: Lakers(1)-Suns(6)
EAST: Celtics(1)-Pistons(2)
Best Series of the Division Finals: Lakers-Suns (Rapist Kobe Bryant Vs. Former Teammate Shaq)

Championship Game-
Lakers(1)-Celtics(1)

Winner-
Ex-BYU Star Danny Ainge's Boston Celtics
MVP: Kevin Garnett

3 Good Things:
Home Court Advantage (especially if you're a PAC-10 football team)
Many foreigners' (like Peja and Dirk Nowitzki) work ethic, solid fundamentals, and humility
Yard Sales

Overrated- The NBA's New York Knicks (including Stephon Marbury, who I relish personally seeing being hit in the groin). You probably think they're horrible, but in actuality they're even worse than that. Thank you Isaiah Thomas!