Originally Posted by King Glorious

Miami vs. Chicago
What a matchup this is. Either of these teams has the ability to make it to the finals in my opinion. Last year, they played a very tight series that could have gone either way. One thing we know is that Chicago won't be intimidated by the Heat. The Heat has the experience though and that little bit of extra confidence since they won the series last year. D-Wade has been slowed by a knee problem since coming back and so u wonder how much he can give them. He'll need to be close to 100% to keep up with Kirk Hinrich and Ben Gordon. That's as good a backcourt as their is in the league. Tyrus Thomas is very active inside as is Ben Wallace and that could hurt Miami on the offensive glass. The key to this series though, as is usually the case when he plays, is Shaq. If he can stay out of fout trouble, the Heat can win. If he can't, they will lose in the first round. My prediction is that Chicago has a little too much athleticsm and depth and will take out the defending champs in seven games. Having home-court advantage will prove to be huge. Loul Deng will be the difference maker. Miami has no answer for him.