NBA 2007-08 Predictions

NBA 2007-08 PREDICTIONS
Eastern Conference (playoff seed in parentheses)
Atlantic Division:
1. Boston Celtics (2)
2. New Jersey Nets (4)
3. Toronto Raptors
4. New York Knicks
5. Philadelphia 76ers

Central Division:
1. Detroit Pistons (1)
2. Chicago Bulls (3)
3. Cleveland Cavaliers (5)
4. Indiana Pacers
5. Milwaukee Bucks

Southeast Division:
1. Miami Heat (6)
2. Orlando Magic (7)
3. Washington Wizards (8)
4. Charlotte Bobcats
5. Atlanta Hawks

Playoffs:
1st Round: Pistons over Wizards, Celtics over Magic, Bulls over Heat, Cavs over Nets.
Eastern Conference Semifinals: Pistons over Cavs, Bulls over Celtics.
Eastern Conference Finals: Pistons over Bulls

Western Conference
Northwest Division:
1. Denver Nuggets (5)
2. Utah Jazz (6)
3. Portland Trailblazers (13)
4. Seattle Supersonics (14)
5. Minnesota Timberwolves (15)

Pacific Division:
1. Phoenix Suns (2)
2. Golden State Warriors (8)
3. Los Angeles Lakers (9)
4. Sacramento Kings (11)
5. Los Angeles Clippers (12)

Southwest Division:
1. Dallas Mavericks (1)
2. San Antonio Spurs (3)
3. Houston Rockets (4)
4. New Orleans Hornets (7)
5. Memphis Grizzlies (10)

Playoffs:
1st Round: Mavericks over Warriors, Suns over Hornets, Spurs over Jazz, Rockets over Nuggets
Western Conference Semifinals: Mavericks over Rockets, Spurs over Suns
Western Conference Finals: Mavericks over Spurs.
NBA Finals: Mavericks over Pistons.

NBA Awards:
MVP: LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers
Defensive Player of Year: Rasheed Wallace, Detroit Pistons
Coach of Year: Rick Adelman, Houston Rockets
Most Improved Player: Ronnie Brewer, Utah Jazz
6th Man Award: Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns
Rookie of Year (other than Kevin Durant): Al Horford