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Start with the East pairings: Lowry and the top-seeded Raptors play No. 8 Washington, No. 2 Boston faces No. 7 Milwaukee, No. 3 Philadelphia gets No. 6 Miami and No. 4 Cleveland - with LeBron James bidding for an eighth consecutive appearance in The Finals - opening against No. 5 in, a surprise team at the start of the season and one that isn't a surprise anymore. As 16 teams fight to lift the Larry O'Brien Trophy, I will break down who will survive - until the second round, at least. Out east, the Toronto Raptors surprised many by grabbing the conference one seed. When the minutes get longer, series get shorter and nerves tighten, it often comes down to one-on-one matchups. If shooting guard DeMar DeRozan and point guard Kyle Lowry start to heat up and get on a roll, defense could be very hard for the opposing squad.
The seed lucky enough to draw the injury-ravaged Celtics is Milwaukee. Every playoff team has at least one worldwide player on its roster, with Utah and Philadelphia both featuring seven and Boston, Toronto and San Antonio six each.
But the most intriguing should be the Golden State-San Antonio matchup - because once again, just like a year ago, the Spurs will nearly certainly be without Leonard.
They match up well with the Bucks, having several big strong wing players that could disrupt Giannis Antetokounmpo in James Johnson and Justise Winslow. This may be a quick round. The start date won't be moved even if the conference finals series end in four or five games. He finished with a double-double of 17 points and14 assists to go with nine rebounds and two steals in the Sixers' 130-103 victory over the Miami Heat.
This might be the most interesting matchup in the first round, as these two teams appear to be the most evenly matched. Even though they took Game 1 into overtime, once OT began the Bucks were at a loss. The Eastern Conference-leading Toronto Raptors got their first ever opening game win against the Washington Wizards, led by a 23-point performance by Serge Ibaka. Toronto will be the favorites in this series indefinitely, and, 888 Sport has them up at 1.33, while the Wizards are at 3.45. I would hope that an at times shaky Cleveland defense and an inspiring Pacers' offense that hopefully they can get by Cleveland, so I pick the Pacers in seven games. The Rockets were the NBA's best team basically from start to finish this year, and have the almost-lock for Most Valuable Player in James Harden.
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Cleveland had won 14 straight first-round games, last losing on April 22, 2010, the last season of James' first stint with the Cavs.
Note that all National Basketball Association playoff rounds are best-of-seven series, so it is conceivable that a series can end after four games. The playoffs started on Saturday (14.4.2018) with the reigning NBA Champion Golden State Warriors taking on the San Antonio Spurs. The absence of Kawhi Leonard will hurt the Spurs and so they lose to the Warriors in five games. The Trail Blazers are a hungry team looking to make a run for a championship as they play against No. 6, New Orleans Pelicans that made a surprising run in second half to get here. It's going to likely be the closest series in the East, decided between the best player and the best system.
WEST. Houston Rockets (1) vs Minnesota Timberwolves (8); OKC Thunder (4) vs. Utah Jazz (5); Portland Trailblazers (3) vs. Even the most recent League MVP has not been able to click together.
With those three on the floor they have lost only a handful of games. This is the first time the process has seen the playoffs and Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons and company will not be ready for the playoffs.
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