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NBA Playoffs 2018

This is the time we are looking forward for is the start of the NBA Playoffs 2018. The 8 top teams in the Eastern Conference and 8 top teams in the Western Conference will compete on a 7-game series and will advance to the Finals of each of the conferences and who will be the Top East and West contender will battle all they've got to capture the NBA Championship Crown. NBA Players want to be called a champion one day of each of their career, so if they got the chance to have one they will surely grab the opportunity.

Great players in the past had some memorable playoffs and championship games to be remembered. It is up to the present stars to make their place in the history books. As talent and skills of the rookies will try to challenge the pure and raw experience of the veterans and the superstars of the NBA, will the Golden State Warriors have the repeat to the Crown? will the rookies have their taste of the finals? will someone dethrone the King James in the east? all questions will be answered this NBA Playoffs 2018.

Western Conference Matchups

1 Houston Rockets 65-16 vs 8 Minesota Timberwolves 47-35

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The thrilling win to advance playoffs of the Wolves against Nuggets is an exciting and heart shaking game as it reached overtime and the Wolves led my Jimmy Butler won the game 112-106 OT, it ended its playoffs drought for 13 years with no playoffs appearance, and that changed now as the Wolves will face the Beard and the rest of the hot Houston Rockets. This is not an easy tasks of the Wolves as they will try to upset the favorite to win this years NBA Championship Houston Rockets. James Harden and Chris Paul is on the goal to their first Ring.

2 Golden State Warriors 58-24 vs 7 San Antonio Spurs 47-35

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Due to injury in their players on each team Warriors and the Spurs falls in the 2nd and 7th spot of the playoffs. Stephen Curry will miss the First Round according to Steve Kerr and Kawhi Leonard will likely play this post-season as he only played game 1 last year against the Warriors due to ankle injury that sidelined him for the rest of the 2017 playoffs. But with Curry out against the Spurs and if Kawhi will play, can Kevin Durant and the rest of the Warriors eleminate the Spurs once again?

3 Utah Jazz 48-33 vs 6 OKC Thunder 48-34

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The Rookie Donavan Mitchell that led the Utah Jazz to the playoffs and the 3rd spot of the West since 2004 when Carmelo Anthony led the Denver Nuggets. The Jazz look to upset the Big 3 of the OKC namely Westbrook, PG13 and Melo as Russell Westbrook made history with the 2nd straight seaon average triple-double. Are the Big 3 too big for the Utah Jazz and the Rookie Donavam Mitchel? It will be an exciting series to watch.

4 Portland Trailblazers 48-33 vs 5 New Orleans Pelicans 48-34

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Damian Lilliard is an underated player in the NBA will make a statement in the post-season against the New Orleans Pelicans led by Anthony Davis but will the absence of Damarcus Cousins affect the interior defense of the Pelicans? the backcourt duo of the Blazers will be the key to the success of the Blazers.

Eastern Conference Matchups

1 Toronto Raptors 59-23 vs 8 Washington Wizards 43-39

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The King of the North! led by Demar Derozan and Kyle Lowry will try to start there journey to the Finals facing the Washington Wizards and the duo of John Wall and Bradley Beal. John Wall is back from injury but will he 100% ready for post-season and against the No. 1 Team in the East? or will the Wizards pull an upset against the Raptors.

2 Boston Celtics 55-27 vs 7 Milwaukee Bucks 44-38

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Kyrie Irving season ending injury will really be a problem to the Celtics as they will enter the post-season without there Superstar. but the chemistry, team play and the skills of the young players will be their advantage against the Greek Freak and the Bucks as Giannis Antetokounmpo and theh Bucks will try to upset the Celtics as he will give all he got to win.

3 Philadelphia 76ers 52-30 vs 6 Miami Heat 44-38

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The Potential Rookie of the Year Ben Simmons and the Bigman Joel Embiid will led the 76ers to eliminate the Miami Heat as they will continue there hot winning streak of 14 games. but the Miami Heat with their leader and the veteran Dwayne Wade will give them a fight. It will be an exciting series to watch.

4 Cleveland Cavaliers 50-32 vs 5 Indiana Pacers 48-34

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The King Lebron James played 82 games this season, It shows that age is just a number! He will lead the Cavs for another title run but this year it will be difficult yet possible for the king to climb as cavs fell in the 4th spot in the East and they will be facing the Indiana Pacers led by the Potential Most Improved Player Victor Oladipo as he and the pacers try to dethrone the King! we will surely stay stuned for this! Lebron James beware of Lance Stephenson! haha LOL!

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