A weekend full of intriguing sports events only acts as an appetizer to the main course that is the NBA's conference finals, featuring LeBron James, Kevin Durant and many more.
Horse racing, Indy 500 qualifying and more only lead up to the Association's playoff bracket over the weekend, where the Toronto Raptors will look to dig themselves out of a 2-0 hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Oklahoma City Thunder and Golden State Warriors will look to break a tie.
It's high drama and high stakes, with implications swinging much farther than a title shot with the summer featuring Durant's trip to free agency.
Here's a look at the full playoff bracket with predictions after the jump.
2016 NBA Conference Finals Schedule and Results
The Picks
Cavaliers Get the Sweep
Toronto has to hope a return home spurs some sort of pulse from the roster.
Kyle Lowry and Co. had nothing of the sort over the first two games of the series in Cleveland, 115-84 and 108-89 blowouts in favor of the Cavaliers.
In the first encou ...
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