NBA Playoffs Bracket Predictions and Reactions

Alright, here are my immediate thoughts on the NBA playoff bracket

So starting in the West, the Clippers got a big overtime win today over the Warriors to get the 5 seed

And man, if I'm the Nuggets, I'm looking at how red hot this Clippers team is and that just feels like a bad matchup for Denver

If I'm the Warriors, I actually don't mind losing and falling to 7 though

Obviously having to do the whole play-in thing sucks, you don't get the extra rest

but I don't mind a potential first round matchup with the inexperienced Rockets

as opposed to having to face the Lakers round one. And if I'm the Lakers, I actually don't like the Minnesota draw for them

I would have rather played Golden State than Minnesota, who's got Anthony Edwards and like so much more size

I think Knicks Pistons is going to be a really fun series, especially because Cade is low-key the best player in that series

And there are reports that Damian Lillard might be back at some point in that Pacers series

The Bucs are going to need him