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| WHAT'S HOT, WHAT'S NOT FOR THE NBA PLAYOFFS | ||
| Category | Hot | Not Hot |
| Streaking | Bucks (won 4 in row) | Jazz (4-6 last 10) |
| TV guy as management | Jim Paxson | Doug Collins |
| No. 1 fan |  Tyra Banks |
 Jack |
| Suck to be you | T'wolves (open with Lakers) | Mavs (if advance, home-court vs. Kings) |
| Last-minute seedings flip-flop | Lakers and Blazers | Bucks and Magic |
| "Oh, sure, I always liked the ..." | T'wolves | Nets |
| First-found series | T'wolves-Lakers | Pistons-Bucks |
| Coach on the hot seat | Flip Saunders (T'wolves) | Rick Carlisle (Pistons) |
| NBA's "He Hate Me" | Kobe Bryant | Allen Iverson |
| Pacer due for national breakout |  Al Harrington |
 Jonathan Bender |
| Home court | HSBC Centers (Spurs) | FleetCenter (Celtics) |
| Mr. Clutch | Robert Horry (Lakers) | Doug Christie (Kings) |
| Hot-head |  Ron Artest (Pacers) |
 Zach Randolph (Blazers) |
| Off-court action | Who draws LeBron? | MJ coming back? |
| Jersey to be seen in | Jordan Bullets retro | 'Sheed Wallace retro |
| Fire up the crowd music |  50 Cent |
 Nelly |
| Functional accessory | Double-wide headband | Two-color headband |
| Six-seed sleeper | Blazers | Celtics |
| Three-point ace |  Steve Nash (Mavs) |
 Keith Van Horn (Sixers) |
| X-factor | Jamal Mashburn | Matt Harpring |
| Unemployment-line sighting | Jerry Krause | Lon Kruger |
| Designated hack-a-Shaq'er |  Malik Rose (Spurs) |
 Shawn Bradley (Mavs) |
| Must prove it this year |  Kevin Garnett |
 Tracy McGrady |
| Strategy trend | Run, run, run | Slow-down, plus D |
| Impact sub | Tim Thomas (Bucks) | Mark Madsen (Lakers) |
| Payback time | Spurs over Lakers | Mavs over Spurs |
| PAGE 2's PICKS | ||
| Category | Hot | Not |
| West upset special |  Blazers over Mavs |
 Jazz over Kings |
| West sleeper | Do the Lakers count? | Fail-Blazers |
| West champ |  Kings |
 Spurs |
| East upset special | Bucks over Detroit | Celtics over Pacers |
| East sleeper | Hornets | Magic |
| East champ |  Nets |
 Pistons |
| Finals | Kings over Nets | East champ over West |