IDK about anyone else, but I am pretty surprised at how well Miami is playing. Ditto for Toronto, I thought they would roll over after the first two games but they didn't. The Bucks on the other hand, they are a goner if Giannis isn't back for game 5. Erik Spoelstra is a really good coach. I am so impressed with what he has done post LeBron era. Miami has excelled at getting and removing talent when it doesn't fit. I think being in south Beach probably helps, but still, its impressive. Maybe Lebron should have gone there instead of the Lakers.

Anyway at this point I still think Boston will win their series, but they definitely came back down to earth the last couple of games combined with Toronto starting to make some shots (except Lowry, that man has so much choking experience he could be a strangler). I like Toronto tho, and I would like them to advance just so we could see that it wasn't all Kawhi last year.

On the clippers and Nuggets series, I am going for the nuggets, but I don't think they will win. Especially if Jokic is out. Lakers Rockets still feels like a fait accompli to me that the Lakers will come out on top. I have no idea why LeBron James lead teams in the last couple of years like to drop the early games. I haven't investigated, but it feels like this is a pattern: lose game one, suddenly Lebron plays way better and they come back and win. Its almost like its on purpose.

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