If the NBA playoffs started today, who would be playing each other? Who would win those matchups? What upsets are likely to happen? Since the Eastern conference is boring, lets not even talk about them. Lets get right down to the nitty gritty and talk about the competitive western conference. This of course could change, but if the playoffs started today, here would be your western conference matchups:

• Hornets VS Nuggets
• Spurs VS Mavs
• Lakers VS Suns
• Jazz VS Rockets

Which spots are likely to change?
With only a couple games left to go in the season, it looks as if the hornets should be able to wrap up the number one seed. My thinking is that the Lakers will win their upcoming matchup against the spurs and reclaim the second seed, putting the spurs in the third spot. Never underestimate the golden state warriors and their ability to sneak in to the eighth spot and kick out the nuggets. But overall after last nights game it appears that the Nuggets should get in at the eighth spot. Call me crazy, but I still find it hard to believe that the suns will be stuck with the sixth spot. It will be interesting to see if they can move up a notch into the fifth spot to play the utah jazz in the first round. If all my predictions are true, here is what your matchups would look like:

• Hornets VS Warriors
• Lakers VS Mavs
• Spurs VS Rockets
• Jazz VS Suns

If this is how the matchups end up, expect both the lakers and the spurs to win their first round series, expect the Suns and Jazz to go seven games with either team possibly winning. And I may be going out on a limb here, but I would predict the Nuggets beating the hornets on their first round seven game series. In which case, here would be your second round series:

• Nuggets VS Jazz/Suns
• Lakers VS Spurs

I know I like to make bold predictions, but predicting any farther than this in what is perhaps the most competitive conference of all time would be far too bold, even for me. That’s my take on the upcoming playoffs so far, lets see if you can predict better. Oh by the way, you better believe I have the Lakers going to the NBA finals!

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