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Since last year's prediction thread's creator didn't have any time, I'm going to try and do this. I need to vindicate myself since receiving the John Starks Award last year. I'm fairly busy myself and I'm in Europe, so updates will not be lightning fast. Rules are as follows, if you feel that they suck, say so and propose something else, I'm open to suggestions, especially regarding bonus questions Matchup winner 1 point/matchup Matchup result 1 point/matchup Entire conference winners/round 3 points/conference Entire conference no. of games/round 3 points/conference Bonus question entire playoffs 10 points each Who will be finals MVP? How many sweeps? Bonus questions first round 1 points each How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 0-4,9 5-9,9 10-14,9 15-19,9 20-24,9 25-29,9 30-34,9 35-39,9 40 or more Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes/no Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) Maximum points for the first round is 31 (8p correct winners + 8p correct no. of games + 12p both conference winners & no. of games + 3p bonus) You can change your predictions up until the first game of the series starts, I won't be able to control this, but it worked last time:) Eastern ATL vs. BKN CLE vs. BOS CHI vs. MIL TOR vs. WSH Western GSW vs. NOP HOU vs. DAL LAC vs. SAS POR vs. MEM Edit: I made it needlessly complicated with Rose's minutes, so I simplified it. nagel fucked around with this message at 12:02 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Strawberry Panda posted:Eastern
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 2-4 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 (who cares) Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 4-3 LAC vs. SAS 2-4 POR vs. MEM 1-4 Rose will average 30-34 . . . ,9 Rose will play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP Lebron James Sweeps: 0 Please don't count these predictions against my lifetime average which is good, as opposed to this year, when I haven't watched a ton of basketball, which means they'll probably be bad. Rick fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 4-3 TOR vs. WSH 2-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 4-2 LAC vs. SAS 3-4 POR vs. MEM 2-4 Rose will average 28,8 Rose will not play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MPV Kevin Love for the gently caress of it edit: oops changed a 1 to a 2 Redgrendel2001 fucked around with this message at 09:02 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Eastern ATL in 7 CLE in 5 MIL in 6 TOR in 5 Conference winners CLE. Western GSW in 5 HOU in 5 SAS in 6 MEM in 6 Conference winners GSW. Rose will average 39 minutes Rose will not play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP Andre Iguodala
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-0 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 4-3 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-0 HOU vs. DAL 4-2 LAC vs. SAS 2-4 POR vs. MEM 2-4 EC Champs (if that's being asked for): Cleveland WC Champs: Spurs Rose will average 30-34,9 Rose will play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MPV Stephen Curry 3 sweeps in the entire playoffs [2 first round, 1 later] What does entire conference results mean? Conference finals results or what? I liked the "number of sweeps" question from last year edit for the post below: thanks. Geriatric Pirate fucked around with this message at 18:32 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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The entire conference results from the first round, say that you nail all series, not just series winners but how many games in total/conference. In your case it would mean 21 games played for the eastern conference first round. Ah right! The sweeps bonus, I'll include that one. nagel fucked around with this message at 09:15 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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1st Round Hawks in 4 Cavs in 4 Bulls in 7 Washington in 7 GSW in 4 Rockets in 6 Clippers in 7 Memphis in 4 Rose will avg 25-29.9 (27 minutes Game 1, left knee in the lane with the ACL tear) No, Rose will not make it through Round 1. Bogut will be healthy. Steph Curry will be Finals MVP. 6 total sweeps including the Finals: GSW over Cleveland in 4.
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Eastern ATL 4-1 CLE 4-0 CHI 4-3 WSH 4-2 Western GSW 4-1 HOU 4-2 SAS 4-2 MEM 4-3 Who will be finals MVP? Stephen Curry How many sweeps? 2 How many minutes will Rose average 30-34 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? No Will Bogut be injured in the first round No
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If Bogut injures himself slicing apples in bed between now and Saturday, and misses a first round game because of it, does that count as him being hurt in the first round? What if he is injured and leaves the last game of the first round, and subsequently misses a second round game because of it?
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Deus Rex posted:If Bogut injures himself slicing apples in bed between now and Saturday, and misses a first round game because of it, does that count as him being hurt in the first round? What if he is injured and leaves the last game of the first round, and subsequently misses a second round game because of it? I would say that it does, yes. But regarding apples and the bed, you should be more worried about Derrick Rose than Bogut.
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Who will be finals MVP? -Klay Thompson How many sweeps? -3 How many minutes will Rose average = 25-29, Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round = no Eastern ATL vs. BKN --- 4-1 ATL CLE vs. BOS -- 4-0 CLE CHI vs. MIL --4-1 CHI TOR vs. WSH --4-3 WSH Western GSW vs. NOP-- 4-1 GSW HOU vs. DAL-- 4-2 HOU LAC vs. SAS-- 4-2 SAS POR vs. MEM-- 4-2 MEM Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 20:14 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN Hawks in 4 CLE vs. BOS Cavs in 6 CHI vs. MIL Bucks in 7 TOR vs. WSH uh ... Raptors in 7 Western GSW vs. NOP Dubs in 5 HOU vs. DAL Rockets in 6 LAC vs. SAS Spurs in 6 POR vs. MEM uh ... Grizz in 7 East: Hawks West: Dubs Who will be finals MVP? Curry How many sweeps? 1 (I picked this way too high last time) Bonus questions first round 1 points each How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 0-4,9 5-9,9 10-14,9 15-19,9 20-24,9 25-29,9 30-34,9 35-39,9 40 or more 35-39 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes/no Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) Please god no Illinois Smith fucked around with this message at 10:21 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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straight up brolic fucked around with this message at 14:54 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Pelicans win everything. Davis Finals MVP. If I'm right the other stuff probably doesn't matter also moral victory go pels
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Eastern ATL --- 4-1 CLE --- 4-0 CHI --- 4-2 WSH --- 4-3 Western GSW --- 4-0 HOU --- 4-3 SAS --- 4-2 MEM --- 4-1 Who will be finals MVP? Steph Curry How many sweeps? 3 How many minutes will Rose average? 30-34,9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round? no
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-0 ATL CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CLE CHI vs. MIL 4-1 CHI TOR vs. WSH 4-2 TOR Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 GSW HOU vs. DAL 4-2 HOU LAC vs. SAS 4-3 LAC POR vs. MEM 4-2 MEM Just the two sweeps. Rose will play 30-34 minutes and all the games of the first round. Bogut will not get injured in the first round. Finals MVP: Klay Thompson
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pre:East - Quarters ATL 4, BRK 0 CLE 4, BOS 2 CHI 4, MIL 2 TOR 4, WAS 3 West - Quarters GSW 4, NOP 1 HOU 4, DAL 2 SAS 4, LAC 3 MEM 4, POR 2 East - Semis ATL 4, TOR 1 CLE 4, CHI 2 West - Semis GSW 4, MEM 2 HOU 4, SAS 3 Conference Finals ATL 4, CLE 3 GSW 4, HOU 1 NBA Finals GSW 4, ATL 2 - MVP is Curry - There is 1 Sweep - Rose plays 35-39 minutes per game he is active - Rose misses 1+ games vs Milwaukee - Bogut avoids injury vs New Orleans
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Who will be finals MVP? Steph Curry How many sweeps? 1 How many minutes will Rose average? 20-24,9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? No Will Bogut be injured in the first round? No Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4:2 CLE vs. BOS 4:1 CHI vs. MIL 4:3 TOR vs. WSH 2:4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4:1 HOU vs. DAL 3:4 LAC vs. SAS 3:4 POR vs. MEM 1:4
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Finals MVP: Klay Thompson No. of sweeps: 2 Rose's minutes: 30-34 Will Rose play all the games of the first round: Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round: No Eastern ATL vs. BKN: ATL in 5 CLE vs. BOS: CLE in 4 CHI vs. MIL: CHI in 6 TOR vs. WSH: TOR in 7 Western GSW vs. NOP: GSW in 5 HOU vs. DAL: HOU in 7 LAC vs. SAS: SAS in 6 POR vs. MEM: POR in 6 Semifinals GSW vs. POR: GSW in 5 HOU vs. SAS: SAS in 6 ATL vs. TOR: ATL in 4 CLE vs. CHI: CLE in 6 Conference Finals GSW vs. SAS: GSW in 7 ATL vs. CLE: ATL in 7 Finals GSW vs. ATL: GSW in 5 pizza valentine fucked around with this message at 02:33 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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Number of Sweeps: 3 Finals MVP: LeBron How many minutes Rose will average: 30-34 Will Rose play all the games of the round round: Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round: No ATL vs. BKN: 4-0 CLE vs. BOS: 4-1 CHI vs. MIL: 4-2 TOR vs. WSH: 3-4 Western GSW vs. NOP: 4-0 HOU vs. DAL: 4-3 LAC vs. SAS: 2-4 POR vs. MEM: 3-4
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-3 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 3-4 TOR vs. WSH 4-2 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 4-1 LAC vs. SAS 4-2 POR vs. MEM 1-4 Rose will average 25-29 Rose will not play all games of the first round Bogut will be injured Finals MVP Lebron James Total number of sweeps 4
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# of Sweeps: 2 Finals MVP: LeBron James Rose avg. Min: 30-34 Rose plays all games: Yes Bogut Injured: Yes Atlanta over Brooklyn 4-0 Cleveland over Boston 4-0 Chicago over Milwaukee 4-2 Toronto over Washington 4-3 Golden State over New Orleans 4-1 Dallas over Houston 4-3 L.A. Clippers over San Antonio 4-3 Memphis over Portland 4-2
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Eastern ATL 4-1 CLE 4-1 CHI 4-2 WSH 4-3 Western GSW 4-0 HOU 4-2 SAS 4-1 MEM 4-2 Bonus question entire playoffs 10 points each Who will be finals MVP? LeBron James How many sweeps? 2 Bonus questions first round 1 points each How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 30-34 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game)? Nope.
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East ATL vs. BKN -- ATL in 6, Hawks have not been so great post all-star but Brooklyn is straight terrible. But maybe Johnson and Lopez snatch a win + another extra for homerism WHERE BROOKLYN AT CLE vs. BOS -- CLE in 4 because CLE is very good and every single player on their starting five outmatches every opposing player on BOS CHI vs. MIL -- CHI in 5 my Young Bucks have kinda been terrible  TOR vs. WSH -- WSH in 6 because WSH has been above .500 lately and Toronto has not, plus they have better players. West GSW vs. NOP -- GSW in 6 because they are so, so, so much better than NOP but +1 to the Pelicans for Davis. Actually, +another one to NOP because AD, their fans seem nice and cool and I think it's funny that Omer disappeared from the celebration video once they all started praying to the Prophet Jesus HOU vs. DAL -- DAL in 7 because Houston is a better team than the DAL right now except for how they never get out of the first round. Rondo isn't good lately though LAC vs. SAS -- SAS in 5 because I'm not brave enough to pick SAS in 4, Spurs have solved basketball and it's hosed up. Also divisional seeding is dumb this should never be a first round matchup POR vs. MEM -- MEM in 7 because Matthews I guess Eastern Conference to Cavs, they been the second best in the league Western Conference Spurs, they've been the best in the league Rose will play all the games and average 30-34.9 minutes because that's what he normally does when he's playing Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP LeBron James no Kawhi Leonard no Steph no LeBron ok LeBron (JR Smith MVP of my heart) Three Sweeps I'm going to change some of this I bet, mostly likely gonna change POR to MEM and DAL to HOU bonus prediction for no points: Kawhi Leonard's career high points scored is 26 (he done it 6 times). He will break this during the playoffs. EvanTH fucked around with this message at 12:09 on Apr 18, 2015 |
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 2-4 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-2 HOU vs. DAL 4-0 LAC vs. SAS 1-4 POR vs. MEM 2-4 Rose 25-29 minutes He will play in every first round game Bogut will not be injured James Harden finals MVP 3 total sweeps
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Eastern ATL vs BKN 4-0 -- BKN is straight terrible and ATL has been resting people for a month CLE vs BOS 4-1 -- James leaves it in neutral so first two are surprisingly close, BOS takes game 3 due to unholy combo of Stevens' dark sorcery, Isiah Thomas bullshit, Cleveland dysfunction. National media freaks out for 24 hours, CLE spanks BOS next two games by combined 32 points CHI vs MIL 2-4 -- Rose plays like a shell of his former self, CHI can't overcome injuries/exhaustion, Thibs signs with OKC in the offseason TOR vs WSH 3-4 -- Toughest call. Bad matchup for TOR, Whitman waits until second round to crush WSH hopes and dreams Western GSW vs NOP 4-0 -- Davis plays valiantly and forces an OT at home, but GSW's just way too good HOU vs DAL 4-1 -- HOU takes it in 5 tough games, point difference in every game is single digits, one of those series that everyone remembers as being closer than the series result indicates LAC vs SAS 4-2 -- It's the freaking Spurs; LAC take two close ones in games 2 and 4, but all Spurs wins by are double digits POR vs MEM 2-4 -- POR's been drawing dead for more than a month; MEM shakes off the rust during the series; Randolph suspended for a game Eastern Conference: Cavaliers Western Conference: Warriors Rose: 20-24.9 mpg -- leaves part way through a game to bring total down Plays all games?: No Bogut: No -- leaves a game early but doesn't miss a full game in round 1 Finals MVP: LeBron James Total Sweeps: Three Comrade Gorbash fucked around with this message at 19:44 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Who will be finals MVP? Lebron How many sweeps? 3 How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 30-34,9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) no Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-0 HOU vs. DAL 2-4 LAC vs. SAS 4-3 POR vs. MEM 2-4
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 4-1 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-0 HOU vs. DAL 3-4 LAC vs. SAS 4-2 POR vs. MEM 2-4 Who will be finals MVP? LeBron James How many sweeps? 3 How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 25-29 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? Yes. We all have to believe together. Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game): No. Kull the Conqueror fucked around with this message at 20:06 on Apr 16, 2015 |
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-2 CHI vs. MIL 3-4 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 Eastern Conference Winner: CLE Western GSW vs. NOP 4-0 HOU vs. DAL 4-3 LAC vs. SAS 3-4 POR vs. MEM 1-4 Western Conference Winner: SAS Rose will average 35-39 Rose will play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP Tony Parker Sweeps: 1
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Finals MVP Steph Curry Sweeps 2 (Only one predicted later on, but I'm guessing one of my 4-1s will also actually be a sweep) Rose Minutes 20 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round? No ECF Winner: Cavs WCF Winner: GSW Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-0 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 4-1 TOR vs. WAS 3-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 4-3 LAC vs. SAS 4-3 POR vs. MEM 2-4
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Bonus question entire playoffs 10 points each Who will be finals MVP? Harrison THE BLACK FALCON Barnes How many sweeps? 3 Bonus questions first round 1 points each How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 30-34,9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) no Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 2-4 TOR vs. WSH 4-3 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 3-4 LAC vs. SAS 4-3 POR vs. MEM 1-4
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-0 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 4-3 Eastern Conference Winner: CLE Western GSW vs. NOP 4-0 HOU vs. DAL 4-2 LAC vs. SAS 2-4 POR vs. MEM 1-4 Western Conference Winner: GSW Rose will average 30-34 Rose will play all games of the first round Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP LeBron James Sweeps:3
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Bonus question entire playoffs Who will be finals MVP? Steph Curry How many sweeps? 2 Bonus questions first round How many minutes will Rose average 35-39 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) No Conference Winners: Cleveland and Golden State. Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-0 CLE vs. BOS 4-1 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 2-4 Western GSW vs. NOP 4-1 HOU vs. DAL 2-4 LAC vs. SAS 3-4 POR vs. MEM 2-4
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Two Tone Shoes posted:Pelicans win everything. Davis Finals MVP. We in the playoffs now. We already won.
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Bonus question entire playoffs 10 points each Who will be finals MVP? Steph Curry How many sweeps? 3 Bonus questions first round 1 points each How many minutes will Rose average (calculated on the games that Rose plays)? 25-29.9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round (injury counts if he misses at least 1 game) no Hawks 4, Nets 1 Cavaliers 4, Celtics 0 Bulls 4, Bucks 3 Raptors 4, Wizards 2 Warriors 4, Pelicans 0 Rockets 4, Mavericks 2 Clippers 4, Spurs 3 Grizzlies 4, Blazers 1 Cavs - Warriors for the NBA Finals
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Eastern ATL vs. BKN 4-1 CLE vs. BOS 4-0 CHI vs. MIL 4-2 TOR vs. WSH 3-4 Eastern Conference Winner: Cavs Western GSW vs. NOP 4-2 HOU vs. DAL 2-4 LAC vs. SAS 3-4 POR vs. MEM 0-4 Western Conference Winner: Memphis Rose will average 30-34,9 Will Rose play all the games of the first round? yes Bogut will not be injured Finals MVP: Zach Randolph Sweeps: 2
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Eastern Atlanta 4, Brooklyn 1 Cleveland 4, Boston 0 Chicago 4, Milwaukee 1 Washington 4, Toronto 3 Western Golden State 4. New Orleans 1 Houston 4, Dallas 2 San Antonio 4, Clippers 3 Memphis 4, Portland 2 Semifinals[/b[ Atlanta 4, Washington 1 Cleveland 4, Chicago 2 Golden State 4, Memphis 2 San Antonio 4, Houston 1 Conference Finals Cleveland 4, Atlanta 2 Golden State 4, San Antonio 3 NBA Finals Cleveland 4, Golden State 2 [b]Bonus MVP: Lebron Sweeps: 1 How many minutes will Rose average? 30-34.9 Will Rose play all the games of the round round? Yes Will Bogut be injured in the first round? No
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