Backdoor Cut: Our 2015-16 NBA Predictions

By E. Marcel Pourtout, Editor

Here are my NBA Predictions:

Division picks in order (playoff spot in parenthesis):

Atlantic- Toronto (4), Boston (8), New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia

Central- Chicago (1), Cleveland (2), Milwaukee (7), Indiana, Detroit

Southeast- Atlanta (3), Washington (5) , Miami (6), Orlando, Charlotte

Eastern Conference Finals- Chicago over Cleveland

Northwest- Oklahoma City (2), Denver, Utah, Portland, Minnesota

Pacific- Golden State (1), Los Angeles Clippers (4), Sacramento, Phoenix, Los Angeles Lakers

Southwest- San Antonio (3), Houston (5), New Orleans (6), Dallas (7), Memphis (8)

Western Conference Finals- Golden State over San Antonio

NBA Finals- Golden State over Chicago

MVP (in order): Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, LeBron James, James Harden and Anthony Davis