Ty-
It's the Bulls. I know it's crazy to flop on my pick after one game but I do think this series could still go 7 games. They are the most in trouble because of two big reasons. The first being that they struggle to score and the Wizards have no such problem. The other problem is that the frontline of Nene and Marcin Gortat might be too much to handle for the Bulls. The Bulls usually have an advantage on the inside with Noah, Gibson and Boozer but not in this series. When I originally made my pick I thought that Nene would still be slowed. Because he only played 5 games to end the regular season after missing time with an injury. But the Bulls are going to have to score more than the high 80's to win this series.
Spencer-
In my mind the Rockets are probably in the most trouble of losing the series after a game one loss. That game last night was fantastic first of all! It seemed like the Rockets had it locked up but then the Blazers competed well at the end to force OT and take it. Aldridge and Lillard dominated and they showed composure late. Now Portland has home court advantage by taking one in Houston. I don't think the Rockets are defensively sound enough to stop the tandem of Aldridge and Lillard. Also Dwight Howard is going to struggle grabbing rebounds with Aldridge, who had 18 boards last night, down there competing with him. I've always said Howard can be soft when he has a challenger so I think Aldridge will continue to exploit that. Not only that but these two teams being the four and five seeds and ending the regular season with identical records says a lot too. These teams are probably the most evenly matched in the Western side of the playoffs so it could go either way.
