The Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets will face off in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The series will be the first to get underway, opening the postseason on Saturday afternoon. The teams split their regular season series with a pair of wins apiece.
The Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors face off in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs. The series tips off on Saturday afternoon. These teams met four times during the regular season, with the home side taking each contest, meaning the Clippers’ home court advantage could play a major factor.
The Eastern Conference Quarterfinals matchup between the Miami Heat and Charlotte Bobcats is one that comprises two different narratives for two very different franchises.
There are some bragging rights, as well as the trip to the Western Conference semifinals, in the Lone Star State when the 8th seed Dallas Mavericks face the #1 seed San Antonio Spurs in the opening round of the playoffs.
If you’re looking for an entertaining NBA playoff series, look no further than the Western Conference quarterfinals matchup between the fourth-seeded Houston Rockets and the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers.
The puck drops on a gritty Original Six match-up on Friday night, as the Red Wings and Bruins do battle in what should be a seven-game series of attrition. Both of these teams are hungry and resilient, but one should be more talented, which may well be the difference.
The Dallas Stars hope to build on the momentum they garnered in the last half of Game 1 when they visit the Duck Pond again; trying to even the series before it shifts back to Dallas for Game 3.
On the season the Diamondbacks have an Over/Under record of 12-5 and a run-line W/L record of 4-14 and the Dodgers have an Over/Under record of 7-9 and a run-line W/L record of 12-4.
The Angels had a rough start but have been playing better lately. If they are going to continue to do so they are going to have to do it without slugger Josh Hamilton who is out of the lineup until May with a thumb injury.
The Tampa Bay Lightning host the Montreal Canadiens on Friday evening in game two of their opening round series in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Montreal won Game 1 in the series in overtime on Wednesday on a goal by Dale Weise, 5-4.
Indiana may be limping into the playoffs but they are doing it as the top seed in the Eastern Conference. Speaking of limping the Atlanta Hawks were doing that too making them look like the perfect first round opponent for the struggling Pacers.
The Browns are loaded with extra picks this year and to nobody’s surprise they need help in a variety of places.
The Philadelphia Flyers will make the trip out to Madison Square Garden to open their first-round playoff series with the New York Rangers on Thursday.
It will be offense versus defense Thursday night when the Los Angeles Kings begin their journey to a second Stanley Cup in three years. In their way is the San Jose Sharks who had a typical good regular season but have a ton to prove in the postseason. Game 1 will be one to watch – these teams clearly hate each other which makes for one of the more intriguing first round series in this year’s playoffs.
The San Francisco Giants host the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday afternoon in game three of a three-game set. San Francisco won game two in the series on Wednesday, 2-1.
On the season the Red Sox have an Over/Under record of 4-11 and a run-line W/L record of 6-9 and the White Sox have an Over/Under record of 10-5 and a run-line W/L record of 7-8.
This season the White Sox are 6-3 at home and the Red Sox are 4-5 on the road.
