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2012/13 NBA Finals Preview

Posted on January 2, 2013 at 03:25 PM.

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Party like its 1991... Bulls and Lakers meet again in the NBA Finals

It been a long, grueling Season and the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers square off in the NBA Finals... I'm sure you all remember the 1991 NBA Finals? MJ vs MJ, Michael Jordan vs Magic Johnson... Jordan, winning his 1st of 6 NBA Championships...

In a league that thrives on big market matchups, it doesn't get much bigger than Los Angeles vs Chicago... Each team is full of Star Power - Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Luol Deng and Carlos Boozer in Chicago vs Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and Pau Gasol in LA... This Series is sure to be one for the Ages...

*NOTE* due to some unknown glitch, the Lakers will have home court advantage despite having a worse regular season record...

Matchup Preview | May 31, 2013

Chicago Bulls
(57-25, Away)

Los Angeles Lakers
(50-32, Home)

Stats Comparison
102.4	Points Per Game	106.1
.480	Field Goal %	.487
.744	Free Throw %	.71
.367	3-Point %	.361
47.5	Rebounds	47.4
4.1	Blocks	4.5
7.1	Steals	7.4
14.3	Turnovers	13.4
87.0	PPG Allowed	89.4

Projected Starters
Derrick Rose (93)	Point Guard	Steve Nash (88)
Richard Hamilton (75)	Shooting Guard	Kobe Bryant (94)
Luol Deng (85)	Small Forward	Metta World-Peace (73)
Carlos Boozer (80)	Power Forward	Pau Gasol (89)
Joakim Noah (84)	Center	Dwight Howard (95)

Injury Report

Game Notes
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Key Matchup

Derrick Rose vs Kobe Bryant

The 2 faces of their respective franchises will decide this series... Whichever plays the best, their team will win the series... During the Season both of these players were Top 5 MVP Candidates and there is not question that there are among the ELITE Players in the game today... Both Coaches have already said that the two will guard each other allot during the series, so, it should be a great show...

Here's how they matched up during the regular season...

January 21, 2013 in Chicago - 98-94 Bulls win
Derrick Rose - 26 pts - 8 reb - 7 ast - 1 stl - 1 blk - 1 turnover
Kobe Bryant - 20 pts - 3 reb - 5 ast - 1 stl - 6 turnovers

March 10, 2013 in Los Angeles - 92-90 Bulls win
Derrick Rose -17 pts - 5 reb - 6 ast - 1 stl - 2 turnovers
Kobe Bryant - 30 pts - 7 reb - 5 ast - 2 stl - 1 blk - 4 turnovers

Prediction?

I think the Lakers are going to come away with the Victory... I'm going to be selfish and hope for a Seven Game Series because this is such a great matchup... In the end though, I feel like Kobe Bryant's drive to "be" Michael Jordan and the chance for him to win his 6th NBA Championship vs the Team that "the" Michael Jordan Played for, will drive him more than ever before and lead the Lakers to a victory...