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NBA Finals: Past meetings favor Magic

By John Hollinger
ESPN.com

Monday, June 1, 2009

Regular-season results are often a great indicator of what will happen in a playoff series, and it's a lesson I've been learning the hard way this postseason. All three series that I forecast incorrectly have had that same theme. In each case, it ended with the team that looked better on paper losing in six games: • Portland had the league's best point differential in the second half of the season but had an unusual amount of trouble with the Rockets, losing twice in three games and need ...

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