When the matchups for the second round of the 2016 NBA postseason came together, the series between the Toronto Raptors and Miami Heat, at least on paper, looked like the one basketball fans outside of the Queen City and South Florida could skip if they were so inclined.
The Golden State Warriors are always appointment viewing, Oklahoma City-San Antonio is an undeniably tasty matchup, and Cleveland-Atlanta at least has LeBron James. The viewing rationale for Miami-Toronto seemed less obvious for casual viewers.
And yet Miami-Toronto has so far been the most competitive series of the bunch, as the first two games have both gone to overtime. Thunder vs. Spurs has featured more competence on offense, but it's hard to beat the drama inherent to two games featuring extra basketball.
Game 3 between the two evenly matched squads is Saturday, followed by the Stephen Curry-less Warriors looking to go up three games to none on the overmatched Portland Trail Blazers.
The NBA playoffs is a fine way to spend a weekend night, and hopefully there is much more to come from all four of these series. Here ...
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