Most Exciting Individual Matchups in the First Round?

                            5. Chris Bosh Vs Dwight Howard

The junior version of Olajuwon vs young Shaq? OK, maybe I'm exaggerating a little bit, especially the Olajuwon part, but for these two, greatness is not a matter of if, it's a matter of when. Howard dominates Toronto's soft front line routinely with close range hooks, monster slams and putbacks, and is capable of outrebounding any frontline in the league on his own. While Bosh is among the best players in recent memory to blow by his defender with fakes and jab steps to get to the basket, not to mention the free throw line, and his mid-range jumper is nearly flawless, with range out to 20 feet, he's a matchup nightmare for any big man in the league.

Verdict: Tie, Orlando's superior supporting cast will take them over the top and into the second round, not to mention these two likely won't be guarding each other. Rasho Nesterovic may draw the unenviable task of containing Howard, while the task of defending Bosh may fall on the hands of Orlando's $120 Million Dollar Man Rashard Lewis.

To Be Continued.....