A Casual Fan’s Perspective On The NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs In 2010
This has been an interesting year for the NBA playoffs, with both entertaining series and lackluster matchups taking place. Here is a brief glance at what’s happened if you haven’t been watching.
The Orlando Magic played the Charlotte Bobcats, in what was the Bobcats’ first playoff series ever. I was pulling for the Bobcats in this one as they have a lot of likeable players. The Magic came out on a mission, however, and it was never really close. The Magic swept this series with a mission to return to the Finals.
The Cleveland Cavaliers matched up with the Chicago Bulls in what should have been a great matchup. The Bulls made noise last year by taking the Celtics to 7 games, however this year the Cavs did not underestimate them. I suspect we will hear from this Bulls team for the next few years.
The Celtics and Heat had the writings of a great matchup, Wade vs. the Big Three. Apparently Wade is content with his 1 championship ring and I don’t see him getting close to an NBA finals again, unless the Heat management stirs the pot this offseason. The Celtics took this one in 5 games.
Surprisingly, the best matchup of this series ended up being the Milwaukee Bucks vs. the Atlanta Hawks. The Bucks are a quietly dangerous team and Brandon Jennings has a bright future in Milwaukee. This was the only series that went to 7 games and the Hawks were fortunate to win, but that’s where their playoff fortunes would end.
In the second round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs, the Orlando Magic faced the Atlanta Hawks. Apparently Atlanta was content with their victory over the Bucks, because they didn’t even show up for this one. It was an embarrassing display, losing 4-0 to the Magic and all but assuring Joe Johnson’s departure from Atlanta.
On the other side of the bracket, the Cavs faced the Celtics. Everyone thought the Celtics were too beat up, too old and that Lebron was too good for the Celtics to take this one. In an absolute shocker, the Celtics took this one in 6 games and quite possibly ended James’ reign in Cleveland.
And here we are in the Eastern Conference finals, with another boring matchup between the Magic and the Celtics. The Magic somehow managed to avoid the sweep, but their just delaying the inevitable. The Celtics will be in the finals next week.
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