Lakers/Blazers -- Lakers in 5 (Dame gets one, Lakers tune up the role players for the stretch run.)
Rockets/Thunder -- Thunder in 7 (Wildcard if Russ misses 2 games; CP3 can control the game, Shai has monster series)
Clippers/Mavericks -- Clippers in 5 (I think we see moments that will make KP/LUKA a monster tandem next season, but PG/Kawhi/Bev kick it up on D)
Nuggets/Jazz -- Nuggets in 6 (Jazz don't have much of a bench, Nuggets play fast and should run them over. Think we see the beginning of the end for this Jazz team; one of Mitchell/Gobert leaves this offseason)
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Bucks/Magic -- Bucks in 4 (Bucks tuneup series. Light work, tbh)
Heat/Pacers -- Heat in 5 (Pacers take terrible shots, Heat can dominate them)
Raptors/Nets -- Raptors in 4 (Raptors in 3, tbh. Raptors better team + more depth. Should be able to go 10 deep and clean up the Nets)
Celtics/Sixers -- Celtics in 5 (Embiid gets 1 game, Sixers MIGHT steal another if the shooters go, but no Simmons hurts their defense, Tatum/Brown have a monster series)