To date, twelve of the sixteen teams that qualified for the 2018 NBA Playoffs have been eliminated. Of those twelve, zero had a legitimate shot at representing their conference at the NBA Finals next month, let alone winning the championship. Of the four remaining teams, one is the defending champion … Read more
OK, so that went well. First-round predictions included Western Conference 3rd-seeded Portland over 6th-seeded New Orleans in six games. So of course, Rajon Rondo reverts to yesteryear and the Trailblazers not only lose, but get swept. Then Oklahoma City loses to Utah in a series where the reluctant third member … Read more
For most of the 2018 NBA playoff participants, it’s now time to inactivate the cruise control button–in most cases in effect since early March–and get serious. After about a six-week hiatus, the games count again. Only a handful of teams in the Western Conference got to experience playoff-level intensity at … Read more
