NBA Playoffs Preview: Can Anyone Bring Down The Suns?
The Lead
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🗓️ 15 April 2022
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
The NBA Playoffs get underway on Saturday, and there are intriguing storylines in every direction, from Giannis Antetokounmpo trying to lead the Bucks to a repeat, to star players — including Steph Curry and Luka Doncic — racing the clock to return from injuries. Today, The Athletic’s Zach Harper helps us break down the key subplots in every first-round matchup, and makes his picks to reach — and win — the NBA Finals.
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| 0:27.6 | The NBA playoffs get underway on Saturday and there are intriguing storylines everywhere |
| 0:32.4 | you turn, including the two-time MVP Janis Antetakumbo doing everything he can to lead |
| 0:37.7 | the box to a repeat. |
| 0:56.1 | Today the Athletics Zach Harper helps us break down who has the advantage and the key |
| 1:00.5 | subplots in every first round match-up. |
| 1:03.6 | And we get Zach's pick to win the entire thing. |
| 1:06.4 | From Wondery and the Athletic, I'm Senior Producer Matt Strout. |
| 1:09.2 | It's Friday, April 15th and this is the lead. |
| 1:15.4 | While Zach, as you pointed out in a recent story, we made it through 82 games for the |
| 1:19.4 | first time in three seasons and, as you also noted, it was a really chaotic 82. |
| 1:24.5 | The Ben Simmons saga, Kyrie Irving drama, the Lakers falling apart. |
| 1:28.7 | I guess what I'm wondering is, should we just call it a day here and skip the playoffs? |
| 1:32.6 | I mean, haven't we been through enough already? |
| 1:34.2 | No, this is what we got through it for. |
| 1:36.1 | We were like, wait for this sweet spot of the basketball calendar where everything matters |
| 1:41.3 | and that you can't just brush off games and there's no more load management or injury |
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