Playoffs set -- it will be Philadelphia

A quick take on the upcoming series with Philadelphia. I will have a detailed preview of the series coming up Friday or Saturday.

First off, the schedule. The series will start Sunday at 5:30 ET in Orlando. Very nice to have home court (NEVER take that for granted) and the relatively late start Sunday is perfect for guys like Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis to get ready.

Game two is Wednesday on... sigh... NBATV. I had a feeling we would get stuck as the series doomed to NBATV for the third straight year. Always frustrating trying to find a Slingbox that gets NBATV. Pretty much a struggle.

Game three is Friday and Game four is Sunday. I am not planning past that at this point.

But this series sets up very well for the Magic. Without Elton Brand, the 76ers are a running team. But it also means they do not have a post presence that can handle Dwight Howard. And we all saw last year what kind of level he took his game in the postseason.

I am expecting another big series from Howard. And he will be the difference. Samuel Dalembert and Marreesse Speights cannot contain him. More importantly, Rashard Lewis has a favorable matchup at power forward. That is something you will not see often in the postseason.

There will probably be one game where Howard gets in foul trouble (it happens) but even then I would not be surprised if Orlando wins.

I think the Magic will win this one in five games in very similar fashion to last year's playoff series.