Mulligan! Our Second Half Preview PART I

The Howeva Files was created at what some would call "The 11th hour" of the NBA offseason, leaving precious little time for us to preview what we think will happen this year...Still, we have a responsibility to you, our loyal readers, to pick what we think will happen to the NBA teams this upcoming season...even if it's thrown together at the last second and would probably get a D- as a grade in school.

Sadly, this was the best prediction we made back in October. In fact, we did get D minuses and are now kicked out of community college. Now that we've got nothing better to do, you can bet your kids' college funds on these well-researched predictions.

Anubis Taylor's Predicted Standings, Awards, and Random Stuff:
**Denotes Division Winner, *Denotes playoff team

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlantic Division
1) Boston Celtics**
2) Toronto Raptors*
3) Philadelphia 76ers*
4) New Jersey Nets
5) New York Knicks

Central Divison
1) Detroit Pistons**
2) Cleveland Cavaliers*
3) Chicago Bulls*
4) Indiana Pacers
5) Milwakee Bucks

Southeast Division
1) Orlando Magic**
2) Washington Wizards*
3) Atlanta Hawks
4) Charlotte Bobcats
5) Miami Heat

WESTERN CONFERENCE



Northwest Division
1) Denver Nuggets**
2) Utah Jazz*
3) Portland Trailblazers
4) Seattle Supersonics
5) Minnesota Timberwolves

Pacific Division
1) Phoenix Suns**
2) L.A. Lakers*
3) Golden State Warriors*
4) Sacramento Kings
5) L.A. Clippers

Southwest Division
1) Dallas Mavericks**
2) New Orleans Hornets*
3) San Antonio Spurs*
4) Houston Rockets
5) Memphis Grizzlies

Rookie of the Year: Kevin Durant
MVP: Kevin Garnett
Coach of the Year: Byron Scott
NBA Finals Outcome: DALLAS OVER CLEVELAND