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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9,20201 HILLTOPVIEWSONLINE.COM
Playoff Predictions: Can the Clippers finally claim their first Championship?
ByODETT OCHOA
NBA Playoff Predictions
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Finals Prediction: Boston
Celtics vs. Miami Heat
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Western Conference
Finals Prediction: Los
Angeles Clippers vs. Los
Angeles Lakers
Eastern Conference
Round 2: Miami Heat vs.
Milwaukee Bucks: Miami
Heat up 3-0
the season on top of the
basketball world.
not match up well against
the Lakers with their cur-
rent roster. The Rockets
COURTESY OF GRACIE WATT / WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
The NBA playoffs are currently at the semifinal stage, with teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences fighting for a spot in the Champi-
onship game. The date for the finals will be released on the completion of the conference finals on Sept. 30.
Western Conference
Round 2: Los Angeles
Lakers vs. Houston Rock-
ets: Houston. Rockets up
1-0.
included a fourth quarter
comeback from the Celtics
that gave them a 2-0 series
lead, and game 3 featured a
buzzer-beating three point-
er from OG Anunoby that
The Clippers gained mo-
mentum by winning game
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prevented the Raptors from matchup seems inevitable,
falling into the dreaded 3-0 The Celtics are hungry for a
hole. NBA championship berth
and the Miami Heat seem
The buzzer-beater could to be the unlikely underdog
prove to be the momen- since play began earlier this
turn shift that the Toronto summer. The Celtics roster
Raptors needed in order is made up of players who
to comeback in this series can defend the floor on
against the Celtics. Boast- both sides, while Miami has
ing the strongest scoring accomplished veterans like
be one of the most excit- spite the strong hold that
ing we have in the playoffs the Heat currently have on
this year. So far, it has not the series, do not expect Gi-
disappointed. After a con- annis and the Bucks to go
vincing game 1 win by the quietly. Series Prediction:
Celtics, game 2 came down Miami Heat in 6
trio remaining in the play- Andre Igudola. The series
offs with Jayson Tatum, will be a fight to the finish.
Jaylen Brown and Kemba Series Prediction: Boston
Walker, along with one Celtics in 7
of the best coaches in the
league in Brad Stevens,
the Celtics should be able
to bounce back from the
heartbreakers in games 3
and 4 and still win the se-
The Miami Heat have
shocked the basketball
world by taking a com-
manding 3-0 series lead
against Giannis Antetok-
ounmpo and the Milwau-
The Los Angeles Lak-
kee Bucks. Their strong
zone defense has given
Antetokounmpo problems
vs. Toronto Raptors: Series and their sharp three-point
tied 2-2 shooting has made it dif-
After convincingly sweep- ficult for the Bucks to keep
ing both of their first- up. If the Bucks want to get
round opponents, the Bos- back into this series, they
ton Celtics and defending need Giannis to regain his
champion Toronto Raptors MVP form and anchor
square off in a series that both sides of the ball like
many people believe will he has done all season. De-
As the NBA playoffs
progress further into the
conference semifinals, the ers are in a similar situa-
real contenders for the tion with their upcoming
Larry O’Brien trophy have matchup against the Hous-
begun to reveal themselves, ton Rockets. Coming off a
For the first time in years, it series that went the distance
feels like at least four teams against the Oklahoma City
have a realistic chance of Thunder, the Rockets are
being champions, as op- not in the best position to
posed to years past where give the Lakers a good fight,
it seemed like a forgone Despite their superstar duo
conclusion that the Golden of Russell Westbrook and
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will have no answer for 1 over the Denver Nug-
Anthony Davis, who poses gets, who seemed to be too It seems like a clash be-
a match-up nightmare for fatigued to even put up a tween the Los Angeles
the Rockets’ extreme small fight against the deep and Lakers and Los Angeles
ball rotation. These factors, star-studded lineup of their Clippers is inevitable. Both
combined with the tenden- opponents. In game 2 the Los Angeles teams are far
cy that James Harden has Nuggets were led by Nikola more talented than their
to disappear when it mat- Jokic and Jamal Murray, respective second round
ters the most, mean that each putting up over 25 opponents who also both
the Lakers should be able points. If the Nuggets stand happen to be coming out of
to find their way into the a chance in this series, they seven game series that were
conference finals. Series will need heroics from Ja- true battles. Series Predic-
Prediction: Los Angeles mal Murray similar to his tion: Los Angeles Clippers
Lakers in 6 performance in round one in 5
against the Utah Jazz. Se-
Western Conference ries Prediction: Los Ange-
Round 2: Los Angeles Clip- les Clippers in 5
pers vs. Denver Nuggets:
Series tied 1-1
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