Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Final Night of the Regular Season


Bobcats vs Bulls (Slo's pick: Bulls)
The Bulls are going to pull out a win tonight to clinch their fifth playoff birth in the last six seasons. If they don't win, they can still make the playoffs if the Knicks beat the Raptors.

Celtics vs Bucks (Slo's pick: Celtics)
The Celtics are coming off a rough loss to the Bulls in Chicago. Without Andrew Bogut I don't think the Bucks have enough to cut it against the top tier teams, even the ice cold Celtics.

Hawks vs Cavaliers (Slo's pick: Hawks)
If they Hawks play all of their starters they will win. Without LeBron James the Cavs won't have enough fire power to win in Atlanta. There are rumors that the Cavs are going to play Shaq tonight in an attempt to warm him up for the playoffs on Sunday. If Shaq plays it will only benefit the Hawks as Josh Smith and Al Horford will get whatever they want in the open floor.

Mavericks vs Spurs (Slo's pick: Mavericks)
Unlike the east, the western conference playoff standings remain unsettled heading into the final night of games. Both of these teams have clinched playoff spots but positioning is still up in the air. The general consensus among teams is that they want to avoid the Los Angeles Lakers as long as possible.

Rockets vs Hornets (Slo's pick: Rockets)
Both of these teams are lottery bound as they failed to make the playoffs. The Hornets have been a disappointment this season and their disappointment is going to continue tonight as they fade into the offseason.

Heat vs Nets (Slo's pick: Heat)
The Nets have been an embarrassment to professional basketball all over the world, it is with great pleasure that I get to say that their dreadful season comes to a merciful end tonight.

T'Wolves vs Pistons (Slo's pick: Pistons)
The Pistons have been putting some quality games together, too bad they waited until the last week of the season.

Magic vs 76ers (Slo's pick: Magic)
My guess is that the Magic are going to rest most of their big minute players. Even if they do I still think they're going to win.

Thunder vs Grizzlies (Slo's pick: Thunder)
Kevin Durant is going to have a big night to secure his first career scoring title.

Wizards vs Pacers (Slo's pick: Pacers)
As bad as the Pacers are, they are still far and away better than the Wizards.

Raptors vs Knicks (Slo's pick: Raptors)
The Raptors need this game to give themselves a fighting chance to get into the playoffs. The equation is simple, win or go home.

Clippers vs Lakers (Slo's pick: Lakers)
The Lakers are sitting Kobe Bryant to rest him up for the playoffs, the Lakers will still win.

Trailblazers vs Warriors (Slo's pick: Warriors)
Without Brandon Roy the Blazers are nothing, the Warriors are going to want this game more and get the win.

Jazz vs Suns (Slo's pick: Jazz)
The Jazz are going to close out the regular season with a win tonight as they get ready for what could be a deep run in the playoffs.


Slo's record on the season: 608-311
Slo's record April 9th: 7-6