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How the NBA Western Conference might be won

sports.espn.go.com — With the playoffs approaching and as many as nine Western teams headed for 50-plus wins, let's break down those teams and make a few predictions heading into the stretch run. Please keep your seat belts on and your seats in the upright position - by Bill Simmons

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  • oo7akbnd, on 03/28/2008, -0/+15you know you're on digg when this article is posted under 'baseball'
  • poptarts, on 03/28/2008, -1/+9Boston won't even go to the finals.. they have a big chance they'll lose to detroit, philly or washington.. any of those 3 can beat boston easily..
  • instapho, on 03/28/2008, -1/+7Normally don't read these team summary type articles but this one was surprisingly enjoyable. Dugg for being well written.
  • hissir, on 03/28/2008, -1/+3"Whether Kobe or Chris Paul wins the MVP award, we haven't seen two better individual seasons at the same time since Jordan and Barkley in 1993. ... And if you throw in the fact that LeBron is averaging an absurd 31-8-8 right now, you'd have to go back to Bird, Magic and M.J. in '88."

    Kobe and Chris Paul are off the charts right now. Like he says, Lebron is 31-8-8, and many people would still give MVP to one of the others.
  • cachemoney, on 03/28/2008, -0/+2See, what happened was that none of the teams will get the 2024 delegates to win, so this could go on for a while.
  • Gettin1Diggy, on 03/28/2008, -0/+1The Celtics are 24-5 against the West...nuff said, bring on East Scrubs and get ready fro Lakers vs. Celtics finals and Converse stock will go up...
  • marks1975, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1GO SUNS
  • Ashed, on 03/28/2008, -1/+2Not baseball?
  • weiboconan, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1wow..great
  • inactive, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1"He's a feisty defender, he shoots 40-plus from 3-point range, he can guard anyone and play three positions, he's a legitimate threat to get punched in the face during the playoffs and, if that's not enough, I'm almost positive that he's wearing some sort of hair net."

    haha, amazing commentary
  • Emilio8605, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1Love the breakdown, but I'll have to disagree and say that the Suns beat the Lakers in the West Finals. Then they'll beat the Pistons in the Finals for their first title.
  • pcmoney, on 04/02/2008, -0/+1We will wait for these shows. With games to be sure who has a heart strong. Let's NBA.
  • bowe, on 03/29/2008, -0/+1yeah, they just got blown out by 20.
  • planetberry, on 03/29/2008, -0/+0The NBA has to be looking at this and saying to themselves its time for a change in the playoff system. I propose they give automatic entry to the Teams that win their own Div. Then you take the top teams by winning percentage to round out the total teams in the playoffs. Like the NCAA does in basketball. But record sets the positions not some committee vote.
  • rahizzle21, on 03/30/2008, -0/+0I love the Lakers, but I think that the East may end up with the title because there is too much pressure in the west.

    http://www.mayeverythingbefree.com
  • thecoffeecake, on 03/31/2008, -0/+0Thats like the NHL, the 3 division leaders get the top 3 spots, its retarted
  • omkarvw, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0This season is going so tight, that such stats need to kept kept an eye on.

    Only time will tell who really makes it through
  • bowe, on 03/28/2008, -1/+1You know, they'll probably only have to play at most one of those teams. I think those teams you mentioned have the best chance of not getting swept by the Celtics in a series, but there's no way that Boston loses to anyone easily.
  • pensivewombat, on 03/28/2008, -3/+3Dugg for "Dumping Reggie Evans (a valuable bench player) before the season to save less than $2 million in luxury tax money when they were already $13-14 million over the tax threshold. That's like Flava Flav switching to condoms after siring his 17th illegitimate kid."
  • Gettin1Diggy, on 03/28/2008, -0/+0We'll see...should be a good game tonight...
  • doomchronage, on 03/28/2008, -2/+1The Hornets organization is going to have to disagree on that one.
  • thecoffeecake, on 03/30/2008, -1/+0Watch out for Utah
  • Gettin1Diggy, on 03/28/2008, -7/+4It doesn't matter who wins the West becuase whoever it is will lose to the Celtics...
  • alucinante, on 03/28/2008, -4/+1sweet breakdown.
  • webosb, on 03/28/2008, -5/+1yeah thats great but the best record team is on the east. CELTICS all the way!
  • Duositex, on 03/28/2008, -6/+1Buried as irrelevant. Celtics gonna win it all.
  • momsshizzle, on 03/28/2008, -7/+1The playoffs are on? Basketball sux.
  • alucinante, on 03/28/2008, -7/+1Go Warriors...

    how the heck did... oh ***** it.
  • MrsButtersworth, on 03/28/2008, -11/+1"Please keep your seat belts on and your seats in the upright position"... for someone to guess some stuff on who will win games? Oh, the drama!
  • inactive, on 03/28/2008, -11/+0i'm sure 1 team will bring out the salami and cheese! onions baby onions...
  • inactive, on 03/28/2008, -13/+1I'm not concerned with the NBA right now. I've got March Madness. GO BRUINS!!!

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