One of the more intriguing playoff series will kick off Saturday night when the Brooklyn Nets welcome the Chicago Bulls to town for their first-round game.
Both teams finished the regular season with strong campaigns behind them, and have shown throughout the year to be genuine challengers in the East—something they'll be looking to show once more with a first-round victory.
At their best, both teams can be explosive on offense, but the Nets will no doubt carry the advantage in that regard. Chicago, on the other hand, will hold the advantage on defense—making this one a very intriguing postseason series indeed.
For either team to win the series, it's no doubt going to come down to the individual matchups right across the court—and that starts with Game 1 on Saturday night. Read on to see the top matchups that will define this contest, and which players will give their team a key advantage.
Brook Lopez vs. Joakim Noah
With Derrick Rose unlikely to take the court this postseason, Chicago will look to hone in on their defense and stop the Nets' offense from taking off.
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