NBA Playoffs Preview: Saturday's games

The regular season is over, 16 teams have qualified to the NBA Playoffs, but only one will win the Championship. The Playoffs start this Saturday, and we have 4 games. The first game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and Chicago Bulls is played at 3:00 PM (ET), the Bulls have struggled against Cavaliers during the regular season, and there's a huge possibility this series will be a sweep, because Cavaliers possess too many weapons for the Bulls to deal with, including the MVP, LeBron James.

The second game is played at 5:30 PM, as the Atlanta Hawks take on Milwaukee Bucks at home. After losing Bogut to injury, Bucks have been unable to defend the paint. Hawks have a very talented froncourt in Al Horford and Josh Smith which will cause trouble for the Bucks. They also have Joe Johnson who's one of the best scorers in the league, and with the Bucks' best player being injured, I think Hawks win this game and the series.

At 8:00 PM, the Boston Celtics play against Miami Heat. I think this will be a close series, but Heat will come out on top in Game 1. Celtics have been struggling for months, while Miami have continued improving. Jermaine O'Neal has been stepping up lately, while Dwyane Wade remains one of the best in the League. However, they will need Michael Beasley to contribute more if they want to advance to the second round. As I mentioned previously, this won't be an easy one for either team, Kevin Garnett has regressed this season due to injuries, but he will have to step up to lead the Celtics past the first round.

And finally, the division rivals, Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz meet at 10:30 PM. Nuggets have won the regular season series, 3-1, including a victory without their star players, Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups. Carlos Boozer and Andrei Kirilenko of the Jazz, are injured, and they will most likely miss Game 1. If they aren't back by Game 3, I think Denver should easily win this series, as long they're able to step Deron Williams, who's arguably the best Point Guard in the NBA today. This will be a very interesting series, but I can't see Utah winning it if they're missing two key players.

I'm looking forward these four games, and I'll be doing a Preview for Sunday's games soon. Those were my personal predictions, feel free to leave yours.