TheSportsNotebook has spent this week running a series of articles looking at the big picture and the strengths and weaknesses of the contenders. This post has all those articles consolidated into a single place for your convenience.
TheSportsNotebook’s NBA commentary has broken down the first-round playoff matchups for both the Eastern Conference and Western Conference. The games start Saturday, with all eight Game 1s going over the weekend. In this article we’ll tie it all together into round-by-round predictions, and look at the betting odds associated with each team