The NBA postseason (proper) tips off Saturday with the field of 16 fixed. Here’s what to watch for if you’re only just tuning in
The Milwaukee Bucks are the favorite to win it all this year by many, if not most, devoted followers of the NBA, for the simple fact that they’ve simply been head and shoulders above the pack for the better part of the season. That, and they have arguably the best player on the face of the planet in their arsenal in Giannis Antetokounmpo. But that doesn’t mean you can pencil them in for a 4-0 series against the 8 seed Miami Heat.
It was a bit of a curveball to see the Hawks, who have predominantly been in the news this season for trade rumblings , in the 7 seed that most had earmarked for the Heat. But the Hawks overcame a stumbling Heat in the play-in game, and with all their faults, they can still shoot the lights out. However, Boston are a more-than-formidable 2 seed, whom a fair number of pundits still have winning it all this year.
Joel Embiid has been posting MVP numbers for the Philadelphia 76ers, who hope to banish their recent playoff demons.
in the rear view and gets back to basketball dominance, and besting Defensive Player of the Year frontrunner Jaren Jackson Jr will be no easy hurdle.Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty ImagesThere are a lot of great storylines within this matchup. For one, it’s the battle for Northern California: Sacramento’s historically troubled Kings franchise has lived in the shadow of their dynastic neighbors in the Bay for the last decade.
in the first round. But Phoenix, in some ways, are operating on their own, more positive spin on a “What if?”: Durant sprained his ankle during warmups on what would’ve been his home debut with the team, and the sample size since his return, while very promising, has been small. Besides the enormous star power between the two teams, the series offers fun side-plots like Suns guard Chris Paul v his former team, and Durant v his former team-mate Russell Westbrook.
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