This is the toughest call in the first round, to me, given that each team has a legendary difference-maker on it and the teams generally are strong at very different positions. Each squad has matchup nightmares with the other.

I expect Frazier to have a big series and Wilt to have a huge one. And I see some great chemistry between Bird and McGrady, and Westphal when he's on the floor. I may feel differently tomorrow or in an hour, but right now I see Miami winning in a nail-biting upset--McGrady keeping the game close by constantly posting up Lever or kicking out to Bird or Porter for a jumper, and then Bird pushing Miami over the top with a flurry of clutch plays in the final two minutes.

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Favorite players: Hakeem Olajuwon, Moses Malone, Bill Russell, Alex English, Kiki Vandeweghe, Sidney Moncrief, Lafayette Lever, Dan Issel, Bobby Jones, Julius Erving, Rick Barry, John Havlicek, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West...and Brooks Thompson