Like the Bobcats - who, to honor/humiliate their owner, lost the same amount of games in a row as the notable number he wore during his playing days - we couldn't wait for the regular season to end, although in our case, it was because we had the playoffs to look forward to, which start Saturday. Here's our postseason preview of the first round of the Eastern Conference:
#1 Bulls vs. #8 76ers: I'm by no means a fan of U2 - in fact, I secretly want to smack the sunglasses off Bono's smug mug - but "With or Without You" should serve as the Bulls' soundtrack this season. Regardless of whether or not Derrick Rose is hurt, the Bulls are primed to put a hurting on the 76ers. Meanwhile, the sixers will be singing sorrowfully, "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For," which is a strong front court.
#2 Heat vs. #7 Knicks: Carmelo can't compete with LeBron in jersey sales - or, for that matter, teammate Jeremy Lin - and he can't out-duel him on the court, either. LeBron will take his talents to the Garden like a horticulturist.
#3 Pacers vs. #6 Magic: Just call them "lando" because without Dwight Howard, their 'O' is missing (actually, their 'd,' too, but referring to them as "lano" sounds silly). You could say they "back-ed" into the playoffs*, losing six of their last ten. David West will dominate for the most dangerous team in the East.
#4 Celtics vs. #5 Hawks: The Celtics are like X-Men, in that this is their last stand (Kevin Garnett, while he can't actually shoot lasers a la Cyclops, does possess a laser-like focus). Watch the Hawks' homecourt advantage (the Celtics won their division to earn the higher seed, but the Hawks finished with a better overall record, thus awarding them more meetings in Ted Turner's town, even though the Celtics triumphed 2-1 in the head-to-head series this season - confused yet?) disappear as easily as Nightcrawler does.
*Try not to laugh so hard that it causes a hernia.
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