Very cool little addition they've added onto the site. http://espn.go.com/nba/playoffs/predictions I ended up getting the Mavericks and Cavaliers in the Finals, Mavericks won ;(
Same here, except the Magic got the ring in my bracket. OKC made it to the Western Conference Finals also! Very cool.
cool i got milwaukee upsetting the celtics which i do see happening but of course the lakers winning it all
Alot of upsets and there were some big ones (but not really) -- One that I liked and one that I really hated: The Spurs knocked off the Lakers, as 8th seed in the 1st Round. Bad News: The Jazz almost reached the NBA Finals, after beating the Thunder and Mavs. NBA Finals: Spurs vs. Magic NBA Champion: Orlando Magic (who beat the Cavs once again and the Hawks in the semifinals)
Did it a second time, nothing change except the Jazz made to the Finals, instead of the Spurs and won the whole thing.
I tried it for times (3 with the current rankings; 1 w/ Rockets #1) and each time Lakers get upset in either 1st or 2nd round. And of the 4 times, Cleveland won 3 times and Orlando 1 time. East Coast bias anyone?
I took all of the non-playoff teams plus Toronto and Portland and simulated it. The Rockets beat New York in the finals. It was disappointing that it rated New York to win at 71% to 29%. But the better team won anyway.
It's basically a simulator. Run it about 10,000 to get an approximate picture of what accuscore thinks about the team most likely to win.
Put the Rockets against the Lakers, we win, first round, 2nd round, beat the Thunder, conf finals, beat the Nuggets for the upset, but lose in the finals against the Cavs.