Then scoring machine Devin Booker got hurt during a scintillating scoring performance in Game 2 vs the Pelicans. NBA playoff bracket: Conference finals matchups, dates, times, TV info, predictions Jeff Zillgitt USA TODAY 0:03 0: NBA Eastern and Western conference finals are a return of the 2020 Orlando bubble conference finals. Just a month ago folks were already crowning the Phoenix Suns despite their biggest achievement being blowing a 2-0 lead in the Finals last season. Meanwhile in the West, outside of the Dubs going up 3-1 on the Nuggs, I DON’T KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON BECAUSE EVERYBODY’S BEATING EVERYBODY. FiveThirtyEights NBA forecast projects the winner of each game and predicts each teams chances of advancing to the playoffs and winning the NBA finals. There’s a high probability that all those higher seeds advance without their series’ going further than five games. #1 seeded Miami has a 3-1 lead over #8 Atlanta, #2 seed Boston has a 3-0 stranglehold over #7 seeded Brooklyn, #3 Milwaukee has a 3-1 lead over #6 Chicago, and finally #4 Philly had a 3-1 lead over #5 Toronto. Western Conference (Odds to win conference in parentheses, provided by Tipico). Instead, the East has been relatively smooth sailing for the top seeds who have dominated their matchups so far.
Honestly, when the final NBA playoff brackets shook out and I saw the first round matchups, I really believed the Eastern Conference would be the meatgrinder while the West would be a breeze for higher seeds. But Dub Nation can take solace knowing that their hometown team can close it out in five games, while the rest of the Western Conference counterparts are wearing each other out in taxing battles. Sigh, the Golden State Warriors won’t be activating their golden brooms to sweep the Denver Nuggets.
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