NBA playoff picks – Analyzing the first round

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NBA playoff picks: analyzing the first-round battles

• Cavs vs Pistons odds: LeBron James is a man on a mission. Can anyone stop him?
• Heat vs Hawks odds: Not many people expected these two teams to be in the thick of things come playoff time. All eyes will be on MVP candidate Dywane Wade in this one.
• Bulls vs Celtics odds: Boston may be forced to go without Kevin Garnett, it’s best defender and emotional leader.
• Lakers vs Jazz odds: Kobe Bryant wants to avenge last year’s NBA Finals loss, and it begins with Utah. The Jazz will have to play perfect to beat L.A.—and even then it might not be enough.
• Spurs vs Mavs odds: San Antonio heads into the postseason banged up. Tim Duncan’s knees are hurting and Manu Ginobili will miss the entire playoffs. Still, the Spurs have overcome many obstacles in the past.
• Nuggets vs Hornets odds: Clearly the edge in this one goes to Denver, but you can never count out New Orleans, at least not as long as Chris Paul is running the show.
• Rockets vs Blazers odds: This could be the closest series of the first-round. Portland’s Brandon Roy will finally be on a national stage to prove he’s one of the game’s elite players.
• Sixers vs Magic odds: Fans always talk about Boston or Cleveland in the East, but they shouldn’t sleep on Orlando, which had a very strong season and looks solid for NBA playoffs picks.