NBA Playoffs: 2nd Round Predictions

The second round of the NBA playoffs is off, and the only real surprise in the first round was the Clippers falling to the Jazz, and even that was not much of a surprise as a toss up series and the injury to Blake Griffin.  We get a good set of matchups in the second round, as the Raptors and Cavs should be a very close series, and the Celtics might have trouble putting away the Wizards with John Wall's quietly great season.  Out West, the Spurs and Rockets will face off as the only two teams that really have a shot at stopping the Warriors this year.

Cleveland Cavaliers Series Wins: 0.503
Toronto Raptors Series Wins: 0.497

Average Games Needed:6

 

Team	EFg%	Tov%	OReb%	FTRate	dEFg%	dTov%	dFTRate	DReb%	ORtg	DRtg	Pace
Cleveland Cavaliers	54.8	12.5	20.5	22	51.6	11.5	17.4	75.7	113.9	110.3	96.2
Toronto Raptors	51.7	11.8	23.5	24.9	50.8	13.6	22.3	76.3	112.3	108	94.8

Boston Celtics Series Wins: 0.58502
Washington Wizards Series Wins: 0.41498
Average Games Needed:5

  

Team	EFg%	Tov%	OReb%	FTRate	dEFg%	dTov%	dFTRate	DReb%	ORtg	DRtg	Pace
Boston Celtics	52.5	12.3	22.1	21.2	50.4	12.6	22.2	75.2	111.1	108.7	96.7
Washington Wizards	52.8	12.8	20	24.2	52.4	13.8	21.7	75.5	111.3	109.3	97.4

Golden State Warriors Series Wins: 0.87868
Utah Jazz Series Wins: 0.12132
Average Games Needed: 5

 

Team	EFg%	Tov%	OReb%	FTRate	dEFg%	dTov%	dFTRate	DReb%	ORtg	DRtg	Pace
Golden State Warriors	56.4	13.2	20.5	22.8	48.5	13.5	20.1	74.9	115.8	104	99.8
Utah Jazz	52.6	13.2	21.7	23.2	49.2	11.7	19.6	79	109.5	105.3	91.5

San Antonio Spurs Series Wins: 0.61872
Houston Rockets Series Wins: 0.38128
Average Games Needed: 7

Team	EFg%	Tov%	OReb%	FTRate	dEFg%	dTov%	dFTRate	DReb%	ORtg	DRtg	Pace
Houston Rockets	54.6	13.3	23.4	24.6	51.8	13.3	19.4	75.8	114.9	108.7	100
San Antonio Spurs	52.5	12.5	21.1	23.8	49.1	13.5	19.3	77.7	111.2	103.4	94.3