There isn't much time to rest between the NBA's regular season and the postseason. The playoffs start Saturday afternoon, less than three days after an epic finish to the regular season Wednesday night.
Although the 73-9 Golden State Warriors look like a heavy favorite to win it all and LeBron James' Cleveland Cavaliers are the best choice to win their conference, there's a lot of excitement in the upcoming first-round series. The Eastern Conference matchups should be especially fun, with four 48-34 teams facing each other in two separate series.
Let's pick the outcomes of all eight series, then focus more specifically on three of the tighter ones. Before that, though, we'll review the final league standings.
Most Intriguing Matchups
No. 3 Miami Heat vs. No. 6 Charlotte Hornets
The battle-tested veterans of the Heat face off against the upstart, analytically-inclined Hornets in this first-round matchup. If we're looking at point differential alone to determine the likely winner, we'd have to lean toward Charlotte and its superior margin of victory (2.7 to ...
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