2009 NBA Playoffs

Midway through the Conference Semi-finals, this article provides analysis of the 2009 NBA Playoffs and the players who have had the biggest impact on the playoffs.

2009 NBA Playoffs Preview and Predictions: Denver Nuggets Versus New Orleans Hornets. Have we forgotten about Melo as a superstar? Have we forgotten about how good Chauncey Billups is? This is a sports movie. Denver wins in 6.

Picks for the first round of the playoffs

The 2009 NBA playoffs are ready to tip off as 16 teams fight for the right to call themselves world champions. Will the heavy favorites, Cavaliers and Lakers, make it to the Finals or will see a younger team break through the ranks?

The NBA playoff schedule won't be set until Wednesday night, but the top seeds and pairings are beginning to look set. The only suspense left is the order of the Western Conference playoff teams other than the Lakers, and the overall top playoff seed.

Beginning Thursday, June 4th, the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers will challenge for the prized Larry O'Brien Trophy and the name of "World Champs". With All Stars like Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard, this series is sure to be entertaining!

Following a tumultuous playoffs, the NBA Finals will ultimately be decided between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Orlando Magic, and I will attempt to predict the victor.

After a half-lackluster/half-entertaining conference semifinals which have determined the NBA's final four, I will attempt my best to predict the ultimate participants in the NBA Finals.

A brief rundown of Game 4 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Denver Nuggets.

What teams will advance to the Conference Finals in the East?

My outlook for the second round of the 2009 NBA Playoffs and who will go to the next level.

With the Conference Semifinals underway, I present my predictions for the NBA's second playoff round, while grading myself on my first round picks.

The Detroit Pistons' streak of six-consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearences officially came to an end Sunday, as they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers. But most importantly, the loss ends the decade-long era of Detroit's dominance.

So the 2009 NBA playoffs are under way, and boy has it begun with a boom.

My predictions of how the NBA playoffs will playout.

This year's postseason looks to be a great one filled with many tight match-ups and full of playoff drama.

For every basketball fan, a comprehensive breakdown of every first round match-up for the 2009 NBA playoffs.