seven seeded new orleans hornets quickly and their best of seven first round serious ascendance o'neal spurs are another championship tested better in team gearing up for a possible last stand thirty four year old tim duncan in coach gregg popovich should be in their team for the top seed in the west and the bureau is aiming to add a fifth n.b.a. title says they join forces in one thousand nine hundred seven they'll try to avoid any underdog blues in their match up against the eight seeded memphis grizzlies. third seeded dallas are hoping to find that winning balance in the postseason the mavericks seppala four game losing streak with a run of as many victories to end their two thousand and eleven campaign a potentially tough test against the surging portland outfit waits for seeded oklahoma city and fifth seeded denver provide for the most even the match spectacle of a first round in the west both teams also capable of doing lots of damage to those aging championship squads in the later rounds thunder youngsters kevin durant's and russell westbrook could prove a particularly tough test for