The NBA Blog: 2009-2010 Season Predictions

2009-2010 NBA Predictions

 

• Playoff teams are in bold.
• (#)- denotes projected finish in conference standings.
• {#}- denotes where team ranks on my list of 1-30 teams in the association.

 

Eastern Conference

 

Atlantic

1. Boston 60-22 (1) {2}

2. Philadelphia 44-38 (7) {15}

3. Toronto 42-40 (8) {16}

4. New York 30-52 (13) {24}

5. New Jersey 26-56 (15) {26}

 

Central

1. Cleveland 54-28 (2) {4}

2. Chicago 50-32 (5) {12}

3. Detroit 40-42 (10) {18}

4. Milwaukee 31-51 (12) {23}

5. Indiana 29-53 (14) {25}

 

Southeast

1. Orlando 53-29 (3) {8}

2. Atlanta 52-30 (4) {10}

3. Washington 45-37 (6) {14}

4. Miami 41-41 (9) {17}

5. Charlotte 33-49 (11) {20}

 

Western Conference

 

Northwest

1. Portland 56-26 (3) {5}

2. Denver 54-28 (4) {6}

3. Utah 50-32 (7) {9}

4. Oklahoma City 37-45 (9) {19}

5. Minnesota 24-58 (12) {27}

 

Pacific

1. Los Angeles Lakers 61-21 (1) {1}

2. Phoenix  44-38 (8) {13}

3. Golden State 35-47 (10) {21}

4. Los Angeles Clippers 18-64 (13) {28}

5. Sacramento 13-69 (15) {30}

 

Southwest

1. San Antonio 57-25 (2) {3}

2. Dallas 53-29 (5) {7}

3. New Orleans 51-31 (6) {11}

4. Houston 30-52 (11) {22}

5. Memphis 17-65 (14) {29}

 

Eastern Conference Playoffs

First Round

#1 Boston over #8 Toronto (4-1)

#2 Cleveland over #7 Philadelphia (4-0)

#3 Orlando over #6 Washington (4-2)

#4 Atlanta over #5 Chicago (4-3)

Semifinals

#1 Boston over #4 Atlanta (4-3)

#2 Cleveland over #3 Orlando (4-3)

Finals

#1 Boston over #2 Cleveland (4-3)

 

Western Conference Playoffs

First Round

#1 Los Angeles Lakers over #8 Phoenix (4-0)

#2 San Antonio over #7 Utah (4-2)

#3 Portland over #6 New Orleans (4-1)

#4 Denver over #5 Dallas (4-3)

Semifinals

#1 Los Angeles Lakers over #4 Denver (4-2)

#2 San Antonio over #3 Portland (4-2)

Finals

#1 Los Angeles Lakers over #2 San Antonio (4-3)

 

NBA Finals

#1 Los Angeles Lakers over #1 Boston (4-3)

 

NBA MVP: Dwight Howard

Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant

Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard

Sixth Man of the Year: Lamar Odom

Most Improved Player: Andrew Bynum

Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin

Coach of the Year: Nate McMillan

Executive of the Year: R.C. Buford

 

 

1^st Team All NBA

Dwyane Wade

Kobe Bryant

LeBron James

Kevin Garnett

Dwight Howard

 

2^nd Team All NBA

Brandon Roy

Chris Paul

Tim Duncan

Dirk Nowitzki

Amar’e Stoudemire

 

3^rd Team All NBA

Chauncey Billups

Gilbert Arenas

Paul Pierce

Pau Gasol

Shaquille O’Neal

 

1^st Team All Defense

Chris Paul

LeBron James

Kobe Bryant

Dwight Howard

Kevin Garnett

 

2^nd Team All Defense

Shane Battier

Tim Duncan

Marcus Camby

Dwayne Wade

Ron Artest

 

1^st Team All Rookie

Blake Griffin

James Harden

Tyreke Evans

DeMar DeRozan

Taj Gibson

 

2^nd Team All Rookie

Stephen Curry

Jeff Teague

Jordan Hill

Hasheem Thabeet

Jrue Holiday

 

Scoring Leader: Dwayne Wade

Assist Leader: Chris Paul

Rebound Leader: Dwight Howard

Field Goal PCT Leader: Shaquille O’Neal

3-PT Field Goal PCT Leader: Jason Kapono

Free Throw PCT Leader: Jose Calderon

Steals Leader: Chris Paul

Blocks Leader: Dwight Howard