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Heat or Pistons? Mavericks or Suns? Who will meet in the NBA Finals?

In this exciting playoffs, almost any team can get in. Miami? They need a win in their next 2 games to advance. Detroit? They play their best when 'their backs are against the walls' - just look at their recent win over Miami. Dallas? They have showed toughness and beating the defending champs makes them a force to reckon. Phoenix? Like the Pistons, they can jump back at you even in a 3-1 deficit.

So who will advance and who will win?

I'm rooting for Dallas and Detroit in this one. With Detroit winning Game 7. But Dallas is slowly making me a fan, with Josh Howard and Dirk being almost unstoppable when they're in the zone. Plus, the only reason why I hated Dallas back then was because of Steve Nash, so there's no reason anymore hehe.

As for going against Miami, I'm very impressed with Dywane Wade, but that's just it. Only he and Shaq are doing most of the work, with their iconsistent teammates alternately having a good game. In theory, as long as 1 or 2 of their teammates contribute well, they can win, but what if none of them do? That's the problem with this team - consistency.

I am rambling again here, with my actual point just two paragraphs above, but bear with me. For the scenario above to happen, Detroit MUST stay focused, with Sheed stopping his trash talk and doing what he should do - make his shots.

As for Dallas, since I am a stat whore, look at the Dallas win-loss ratio when Josh Howard gets 20 or m0re points - 24 wins - 0 losses(counting their recent Game 5 win over Phoenix today) So my suggestion for Dallas: give the ball to J Ho til he gets 20 pts, sit him, and then let Dirk and Jason Terry take over from there.