NBA Playoff Preview: Eastern Conference Is Interesting Thanks To Red Hot Carmelo, Heat

Why Carmelo Anthony Needs To Stay Hot, And How To Beat The Heat -- Sort Of
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 3: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks stands with LeBron James #6 and Dwayne Wade #3 of the Miami Heat on March 3, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - MARCH 3: Carmelo Anthony #7 of the New York Knicks stands with LeBron James #6 and Dwayne Wade #3 of the Miami Heat on March 3, 2013 at Madison Square Garden in New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)

The Miami Heat may be the prohibitive favorite to repeat, but even Dwyane Wade -- who recently was interviewed by The Huffington Post -- knows nothing is a cakewalk in the playoffs. Carmelo Anthony -- who totaled seven straight 30-point games -- and the Knicks are playing their best basketball of the season without Amar'e Stoudemire. And there is always pesky Indiana, who we know isn't afraid of the champs. Even the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls have defied hoops logic as a 5 seed.

But history has clearly shown that no team, not even a dominant 1 seed like the Heat, is bulletproof. Here's HuffPost's "how to beat" guide for each team in the East.

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