Predicting The Playoffs | Numbers on the Board
With the playoff matchups locked-in, Kenny, Pierre, Mike, and Darrick predict how the NBA postseason will play out. Which players are X-factors to their team’s success? Which teams are sleepers? Which teams are on upset alert? And ultimately which team will hoist the Larry O’Brien trophy in June? Plus, it was a big week for the NOTB family, from appearing on a Times Square billboard to sharing their excitement ahead of their ESPN2 debut! On Drop The Mike, the team debate the importance of winning Game 1 in a playoff series.
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0:00 Introduction
0:43 Numbers on the Board will be on ESPN2 every Tuesday!!!
5:49 Drop The Mike: On a scale from 1 to 10, rate the importance of Game 1
7:28 Ranking Games 1 through 7 in importance during playoff basketball
16:09 The Bulls have an identity crisis
19:05 Looking back at the West’s play-in matchups
24:28 Will Paolo Banchero lead the upstart Magic past the Cavaliers?
32:45 Should the Suns be favored over the 3rd-seeded Timberwolves?
49:19 Who will win the series: Joel Embiid’s Sixers or Jalen Brunson’s Knicks?
1:02:51 Any chance the Lakers can dethrone the Nuggets?
1:12:35 Third times the charm for Luka Doncic & the Mavs versus the Clippers?
1:18:05 How many games until the Celtics wrap it up versus the Heat?
1:21:02 What impact will Giannis’ injury impact the Pacers-Bucks series?
1:24:10 Time for the Bucks to make changes if they have a 1st round exit?
1:27:30 Predicting the Pacers vs. Bucks
1:30:22 Expect the Thunder to sweep the Pelicans?
1:36:10 Goodbye