The NBA playoffs are in full effect as we head into the second round this upcoming week. The series set are the Milwaukee Bucks vs. The Boston Celtics and The Toronto Raptors vs. The Philadelphia 76’ers in the east. In the west we have the Golden State Warriors vs. The Houston Rockets and The Denver Nuggets vs. The Portland Trail Blazers.
The Milwaukee Bucks finished the first seed in the east and had the best record in the NBA. They have been led by Giannis Antetokounmpo who has been nicknamed the ‘Greek Freak’ after this MVP caliber season. The Celtics finished in the fourth seed and has had a shaky season but has been led by all-star point guard Kyrie Irving. This will definitely be a series that will determine the rest of the playoffs.
The Toronto Raptors finished in the second seed and have had an impressive season by the new dynamic duo of Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam. Halfway through the season The Philadelphia 76’ers added three key players to their team and have become a super team of themselves finishing in the third seed. After years of anticipation could this be the season that big man Joel Embiid’s ‘ Process’ gets fulfilled? This will definitely be a good series that will most likely go to seventh game to determine the winner.
The defending Golden State Warriors to no one’s surprise finished the first seed in the west. Nothing much to say here considering they have been the best team in the NBA for a couple of seasons now. The Houston Rockets finished in the fourth seed getting carried by Shooting Guard James Harden’s MVP historic season. This series happened every year with the GSW beating the rockets in Game 7, but this year with Harden playing the way he is the GSW might have a run for their money.
The Denver Nuggets finished the second seed on only what I can say is a season full of luck. I say this considering they have not been a playoff contending team since 2012. They do have a good cast of players but the true test of game will come in crunch time of this series. The Portland Trailblazers finished the third seed and are coming off an amazing series win to the Oklahoma Thunder. With this momentum around them and the new found hype with this team it feels they might be unstoppable. This series will also determine the rest of playoffs to come.