By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman The regular season is over and the playoffs are here at last. All of our first-round previews are right here in one place. Let’s dive right in. Eastern Conference Maybe life in Washington will come full circle and the will do their best impression of the 2010 Canadiens, defying the odds just a little longer. More likely than not, though, this series will end exactly as everyone expects: With the using it as a tune-up toward a more worthy...
Four lower-seeded NBA playoff teams were victorious in last year's first
Unlike the stacked West, the NBA’s Eastern Conference has been somewhat of a disappointment outside of Boston’s dominance. The good news, though, is that every playoff series will be ultra-competitive outside of the 1v8 matchup. Armageddon could be coming for multiple teams depending on what happens, and this should be the most entertaining Eastern Conference first-round in recent memory. Without further ado, let’s dive into each matchup. This is a mismatch for the ages, especially given that...
Our experts give their biggest takeaways from every Game 1 of the 2024 NBA playoffs.
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