NBA Pre-Playoff Predictions

West
First Round
Los Angeles over Utah, 4-0
Denver over New Orleans, 4-3
Dallas over San Antonio, 4-2
Houston over Portland, 4-2

East
First Round
Cleveland over Detroit, 4-0
Boston over Chicago, 4-1
Orlando over Philadelphia, 4-3
Miami over Atlanta, 4-2

West
Conference Semifinals
Los Angeles over Houston, 4-3
Denver over Dallas, 4-3

East
Conference Semifinals
Cleveland over Miami, 4-1
Orlando over Boston, 4-2

Western Conference Finals
Los Angeles over Denver, 4-0

Eastern Conference Finals
Cleveland over Orlando, 4-2

NBA Finals
Cleveland over Los Angeles, 4-3

For the record, here were my preseason picks:

Western Conference
Southwest
(2) Houston: 61-21 -> (5) 53-29 (O/U 52.5) 1-0
(3) New Orleans: 59-23 -> (7) 49-33 (O/U 51.5) 1-1
(5) San Antonio: 50-32 -> (3) 54-28 (O/U 48.5) 2-1
(6) Dallas: 48-34 -> (6) 50-32 (O/U 46.5) 3-1
Memphis: 26-56 -> 24-58 (O/U 23.5) 4-1

Northwest
(4) Utah: 57-35 -> (8) 48-34 (O/U 51.5) 4-2
(8) Denver: 41-41 -> (2) 54-28 (O/U 42.5) 4-3
Portland: 38-44 -> (4) 54-28 (O/U 44.5) 4-4
Oklahoma City: 31-51 -> 23-59 (O/U 26.5) 4-5
Minnesota: 30-52 -> 24-58 (O/U 32.5) 5-5

Pacific
(1) LA Lakers: 63-19 -> (1) 65-17 (O/U 54.5) 6-5
(7) Phoenix: 47-35 -> Missed Playoffs 46-36 (O/U 46.5) 6-6
LA Clippers: 39-43 -> 19-63 (O/U 33.5) 6-7
Golden State: 36-46 ->29-53 (O/U 37.5) 7-7
Sacramento: 18-64 -> 17-65 (O/U 27.5) 8-7

Note: Missed only one playoff team. Nailed the Lakers' and Mavericks' seeds. Nearly nailed record for Phoenix, Memphis, Dallas and Sacramento.

Eastern Conference
Atlantic
(1) Boston: 58-24 -> (2) 62-20 (O/U 54.5) 9-7
(5) Toronto: 48-34 -> Missed Playoffs 33-49 (O/U 47.5) 9-8
(6) Philadelphia: 47-35 -> (6) 41-41 (O/U 48.5) 10-8
New Jersey: 41-41 -> 34-48 (O/U 27.5) 11-8
New York: 33-49 ->32-50 (O/U 31.5) 12-8

Central
(2) Cleveland: 53-29 -> (1) 66-16 (O/U 48.5) 13-8
(7) Detroit: 46-36 -> (8) 39-43 (O/U 50.5) 14-8
(8) Chicago: 44-38 -> (7) 41-41 (O/U 40.5) 15-8
Milwaukee: 37-45 -> 34-48 (O/U 30.5) 16-8
Indiana: 28-54 -> 36-46 (O/U 34.5) 16-9

Southeast
(3) Miami: 52-30 -> (5) 43-39 (O/U 37.5) 17-9
(4) Orlando: 50-32 -> (3) 59-23 (O/U 47.5) 18-9
Atlanta: 43-39 -> (4) 47-35 (O/U 36.5) 19-9
Washington: 39-43 -> 19-63 (O/U 37.5) 19-10
Charlotte: 27-55 -> 35-47 (O/U 36.5) 20-10

Note: Got seven of the eight playoff teams right. Nearly nailed records for New York, Chicago and Milwaukee.

***20-10 vs. the Over/Under is very good, 12-3 in the East is awesome. I would take that to Vegas any day.***

MVP
LeBron James - I should get this right.

Rookie of the Year
O.J. Mayo - He should finish second to Derrick Rose

Coach of the Year
Rick Adelman - Quite possible. Probably goes to Mike Brown or Nate McMillan, though.

Western Conference
First Round
LA Lakers over Denver, 4-0
Houston over Phoenix, 4-1
New Orleans over Dallas, 4-1
Utah over San Antonio, 4-3

Second Round
Houston over New Orleans, 4-1
LA Lakers over Utah, 4-0

Eastern Conference
First Round
Boston over Chicago, 4-3
Cleveland over Detroit, 4-1
Miami over Philadelphia, 4-3
Toronto over Orlando, 4-2

Second Round
Boston over Toronto, 4-2
Cleveland over Miami, 4-2

Western Conference Finals
Houston over LA Lakers, 4-2 (Looking good here, except for the outcome)

Eastern Conference Finals
Cleveland over Boston, 4-3 (Looking good here)

NBA Finals
Houston over Cleveland, 4-1 (Should get at least one right here)