The writers at The Bird Writes all take a turn at predicting the winner of the first round playoff series between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Portland Trail Blazers and the number of games that the series lasts as well as give explanations for their forecasts. Enjoy!
Jason Albert: New Orleans in 6
The Pelicans and Trail Blazers split the regular season series at two a piece, but with the emergence of beardless Nikola Mirotic and the revival of Playoff Rondo, I think New Orleans will be able to counter Portland’s barrage of scoring punches from their potent backcourt.