Ha, long last.

The playoffs have become a reality.

And after the other anti-climax of the last two weeks

of the season, they start with a bang.

Three of the four road teams won on Saturday.

And we're gonna go in chronological order here.

Start with the game of the day, Saturday, Brooklyn,

at Philly.

And it was unclear what the severity of Joel

and Bede's knee injury was.

Milton Brande said he was optimistic that he could play.

Then Bede was officially listed as doubtful

his pressur on Friday.

He said he generally didn't know if he's gonna play.

Spotted before the game, wearing a knee brace,

which he then ditched because he said

it didn't feel comfortable.

And he did play, but to no avail,

as the sixers were trounced pretty much throughout

by the nets.

The tenor of the game changed pretty quickly.

He had this early stretch where I think it was

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