At the start of the regular season the Golden State Warriors (58-24) and Cleveland Cavaliers (50-32) were projected to win their respective conferences.
Also in action was the Minnesota Timberwolves and Houston Rockets.
Photo: USA Today. Golden State Warriors Steph Curry (left) and Houston Rockets James Harden (right).
Slide on through to see which players landed in the top 15 for the 2017/18 regular season. But, when those two meet in the second round, the Raptors will not be ready for Lebron's playoff surge. The Raptor's improved upon last-season's disappointing postseason run with a 114-106 win over the Washington Wizards. This would be huge for the team to have their best player to come into play during the second or third game. If the bench continues to produce, then we could be talking about the Raptors making their first NBA Finals appearance in franchise history.
Can the Golden State Warriors survive the deep Western Conference without Stephen Curry? The Warriors struggled mightily down the stretch of the regular season without Curry in the lineup, and finished the season in especially poor fashion losing by 40 points to the Utah Jazz. Well, no need to question them anymore due to their blowout win against a seventh seed Spurs team.
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The United States , the UK and France said the strikes had been a response to an alleged chemical attack in Syria's Douma. Peskov called the US -led air strikes a "violation of worldwide law" and an act of aggression.
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Manchester United gave the flawless response to Jose Mourinho's withering criticism as they got back on track with a 2-0 win against Bournemouth on Wednesday.
What stood out the most was the New Orleans Pelicans (48-34) stealing a win in Portland against the Trail Blazers (49-33).
Richard Jefferson, Irving's former teammate at the Cavaliers, revealed the reason for the point guard leaving the team was not due to the rift with James, but to move out of the shadow of the three-time National Basketball Association champion and fulfill his potential.
The Celtics are now leading the Milwaukee Bucks 2-0 in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
Pacers guard, Victor Oladipo, played like the All-Star that he is, leading all scorers with 32 points. Regulation ended with a stunning three pointer by, forward, Khris Middleton that led the game into overtime. Despite the Cavaliers being the number four seed they are still the team to beat.
On the flip side, the Bucks trio of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Eric Bledsoe and Khris Middleton could score close to 70 points per night and lead a first-round upset of the Celtics.
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