....the way the Indiana Pacers really struggled this year their last 30 games of the season and being down 14 points going into the fourth quarter against the Atlanta Hawks - if they lose game 1 of this series they most likely will be upset along with Toronto in the Eastern conference.
There was some stat on ESPN that said teams who enter the post season in the NBA at .500 or worse in the second half of the season have only won the NBA finals once since 1950 - that was the '95 Houston Rockets.
As a result, I expect the Chicago Bulls to take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Finals. Remember the battle tested Celtics made the eastern conference finals vs. the Heat two seasons ago as a #4 seed I believe. So this scenario isn't crazy by any stretch.
Place your future bets now.