Eastern Conference Finals-Year of Surprises

LeBron high-fives Haslem as the Heat beat the Celtics in Game 7 to advance to the NBA Finals.

Nobody expected the Boston Celtics to get to the Eastern Conference Finals. They could have easily gotten out in the first round to the Hawks. Nobody expected the Sixers to beat the Bulls in the first round just because of the Derrick Rose injury. This made it much easier to make it to the Eastern Conference Finals for the Boston Celtics. Nobody expected the Celtics to come back from being down 0-2 vs the Heat and take a 3-2 lead in the series. Nobody expected the Celtics to take the Heat to Game 7, and nobody expected LeBron to go off in Game 6. Nobody expected Linsanity. Nobody expected the NBA Lockout to end late and there to be a shortened season. Nobody expected a 7-footer to win the 3 point contest, or Jeremy Evans to win the dunk contest. Nobody expected the Indiana Pacers to get a 3rd seed in the Playoffs.Nobody expected the New Orleans Hornets to get the number one pick in the 2012 NBA Draft. Nobody expected the defending champs to get swept in the first round, or the Thunder to win four straight games against the Spurs after the Spurs' 20 game win streak. Nobody expected all of this to happen in one season, but this was the year of surprises. 

Nobody knows what will happen in the Finals. Can LeBron and the Heat step it up? Or will the young Thunder take it all? This is the year of surprises, so we can't expect anything.