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Here are my playoff predictions.

Western Conference

1 Oklahoma City Thunder over 8 Portland Trail Blazers

5 Memphis Grizzlies over 4 Los Angeles Lakers

3 Denver Nuggets over 6 Dallas Mavericks

2 Los Angeles Clippers over 7 San Antonio Spurs

Western Conference Semi-Finals

1 Oklahoma City Thunder over 5 Memphis Grizzlies

2 Los Angeles Clippers over 3 Denver Nuggets

Western Conference Finals

1 Oklahoma City Thunder over 2 Los Angeles Clippers

Eastern Conference

1 Chicago Bulls over 8 Milwaukee Bucks

4 Indiana Pacers over 5 Atlanta Hawks

3 New York Knicks over 6 Boston Celtics

2 Miami Heat over 7 Philadelphia 76ers

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

1 Chicago Bulls over 4 Indiana Pacers

3 New York Knicks over 2 Miami Heat

Eastern Conference Finals

1 Chicago Bulls over 3 New York Knicks

NBA Finals

1 Chicago Bulls over 1 Oklahoma City Thunder

NBA Finals MVP – Derrick Rose

Awards

Most Valuable Player – Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

Defensive Player of the Year – Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic/New Jersey Nets/Los Angeles Lakers

Coach of the Year – Frank Vogel, Indiana Pacers

Sixth Man of the Year – James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder

Rookie of the Year – Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers

Most Improved Player of the Year – James Harden, Oklahoma City Thunder

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