The NBA Blog: 2010-2011 Season Predictions

2010-2011 NBA Season Predictions

Playoff teams are in bold.

(#)- denotes projected finish in conference standings. Remember, a division winner can be seeded no worse than 4th, although home court advantage is always determined by record. Yeah, the NBA playoff procedures are not user friendly.

{#}- denotes where team ranks on my list of 1-30 teams in the Association.

Eastern Conference

Atlantic

1. Boston 54-28 (2) {2}
2. New York 36-46 (10) {23}
3. Philadelphia 28-54 (12) {25}
4. New Jersey 24-58 (13) {27}
5. Toronto 15-67 (15) {29}

Central

1. Chicago 49-33 (4) {12}
2. Milwaukee 48-34 (6) {13}
3. Detroit 38-44 (8) {20}
4. Indiana 32-50 (11) {24}
5. Cleveland 16-66 (14) {28}

Southeast

1. Miami 60-22 (1) {1}
2. Orlando 53-29 (3) {4}
3. Atlanta 50-32 (5) {9}
4. Charlotte 42-40 (7) {19}
5. Washington 37-45 (9) {21}

Western Conference

Northwest

1. Oklahoma City 53-29 (4) {7}
2. Portland 52-30 (5) {8}
3. Denver 51-31 (6) {10}
4. Utah 50-32 (7) {11}
5. Minnesota 14-68 (15) {30}

Pacific

1. Los Angeles Lakers 56-26 (1) {3}
2. Phoenix 44-38 (9) {15}
3. Los Angeles Clippers 40-42 (12) {18}
4. Golden State 25-57 (13) {22}
5. Sacramento 24-58 (14) {26}

Southwest

1. San Antonio 55-27 (2) {5}
2. Dallas 54-28 (3) {6}
3. Houston 45-37 (8) {14}
4. New Orleans 43-39 (10) {16}
5. Memphis 42-40 (11) {17}

Eastern Conference Playoffs

First Round

#1 Miami over #8 Detroit (4-0)
#2 Boston over #7 Charlotte (4-1)
#3 Orlando over #6 Milwaukee (4-2)
#5 Atlanta over #4 Chicago (4-3)

Semifinals

#1 Miami over #5 Atlanta (4-0)
#2 Boston over #3 Orlando (4-3)

Finals

#1 Miami over #2 Boston (4-2)

Western Conference Playoffs

First Round

#1 Los Angeles Lakers over #8 Houston (4-1)
#2 San Antonio over #7 Utah (4-2)
#3 Dallas over #6 Denver (4-2)
#4 Oklahoma City over #5 Portland (4-3)

Semifinals

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

Finals

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

NBA Finals

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

NBA MVP: Kevin Durant
Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard
Sixth Man of the Year: Jason Terry
Most Improved Player: Greg Oden
Rookie of the Year: Blake Griffin
Coach of the Year: Vinny Del Negro
Executive of the Year: Pat Riley

1st Team All NBA

Kobe Bryant
Dwayne Wade
Kevin Durant
LeBron James
Dwight Howard

2nd Team All NBA

Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Dirk Nowitzki
Pau Gasol
Amar'e Stoudemire

3rd Team All NBA

Steve Nash
Brandon Roy
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Andrew Bogut

1st Team All Defense

Dwight Howard
Kobe Bryant
LeBron James
Rajon Rondo
Chris Paul

2nd Team All Defense

Dwayne Wade
Josh Smith
Tim Duncan
Kevin Garnett
Marcus Camby

1st Team All Rookie

Blake Griffin
John Wall
Derrick Favors
DeMarcus Cousins
Wesley Johnson

2nd Team All Rookie

Evan Turner
Greg Monroe
Patrick Patterson
Xavier Henry
Cole Aldrich

Scoring Leader: Kevin Durant
Assist Leader: Chris Paul
Rebound Leader: Dwight Howard
Field Goal Percentage Leader: Dwight Howard
3-PT Field Goal Percentage Leader: Kyle Korver
Free Throw Percentage Leader: Steve Nash
Steals Leader: Rajon Rondo
Blocks Leader: Dwight Howard