It’s the most wonderful time of the year. With the regular season — and a raucous Play-In Tournament — behind us, the NBA Playoffs begin on Saturday with a packed slate of first round games. Our staff picks:
in the Play-In Tournament. Their reward is a trip to Boston to face the second-seeded Celtics, who are strongly favored to jump out to a 1-0 series lead.
The Celtics slid below Milwaukee in the standings after a torrid start to the regular season, but with the league’s second-ranked offense and defense and top net rating, they still profile as a serious inner-circle contender.Boston also dominated the regular season series against Atlanta, sweeping their three matchups — outrightagainst the spread — with an average margin of victory of 13.3 points .
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