BDL Playoff Predictions: No. 1 Lakers vs. No. 3 Spurs



Ah, predictions. You're damned if you do and damned if you don't.
But let's do. Here's how BDL sees things unfolding in the Lakers-Spurs Western Conference Finals ...
Kelly Dwyer: The Lakers have smacked of champs in-waiting ever since trading for Pau Gasol in the first week of February, and even as it became more and more clear that Andrew Bynum wasn’t walking through that door anytime soon, the team’s mix of dominant offense and improved defense still left us with the notion that this was the team to beat entering the postseason.
And then there’s the San Antonio Spurs, who are the actual team to beat. The actual champs. The residing smack. The team that ruins your spring.
And then there’s this complication: John Hollinger picked the Lakers to win in five. That was my pick. That still might be my pick. That kills,Mercurial Vapor Superfly II IC, because I’m constantly on the defensive for being looked upon as some Hollinger piggy'backer.
But think about it. Even with the Spurs killing the Lakers on the glass (it won’t be pretty), and Tony Parker dashing about, can’t you totally see the Lakers taking the first two at home, losing big in Game 3,CTR360 Maestri II Elite, winning a tough one (visualize Kobe Bryant giving Phil Jackson a combo high-five/handshake as the buzzer sounds) on the road in Game 4, and winning at home in five?
That’s what I had, and then John had to ruin everything with his numbers and his logic and his research and his stupid, jerky worth ethic. I VISUALIZED things, man. Visualized the hell out of them.
So now, I can be cool, go against the product of my years of watching this stuff, and pick the Spurs or Lakers in six (L.A. wins a clincher on the road in Game 6? Come on ...), go with a Game 7 win for Los Angeles (quite likely, actually), or stick with my initial pick.
Word count being what it is, awash in brevity being what I ain’t, I gots to stop. I have to go with what I’m being led toward, and have to think that this brilliant, potent, gorgeous Laker offense can beat the champs four times in eight days. You heard me:
Lakers in five.
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J.E. Skeets: I'm tired, people. Very tired.
I'm tired of hearing reports that water bottles are going to kill me.
I'm tired of the streetcar.
I'm tired of Mark Jackson.
I'm tired of my lousy Internet service provider.
I'm tired of telemarketers.
I'm tired of destroying "Wanted Dead or Alive" on Rock Band.
I'm tired of CAPS LOCK.
I'm tired of Ty Pennington yelling at me.
I'm tired of fajitas.
And, most importantly,F50 AdiZero FG, I'm tired of picking against the San Antonio Spurs and being proven wrong.
Seriously. Picking against the Spurs in the playoffs has turned into the equivalent of eating celery. Sure, you can go ahead and do it, but ultimately, it's just a waste of your time.
But guess what? I love celery. Love it. And I also just had a Red Bull. And I'm stupid.
Lakers in seven.
But what do you think? Let's hear your predictions below.



Related: 2008 NBA Playoffs