NBA Playoff Preview: East 1st Round

We are here. Well, almost. Play-in games involving the 9th and 10th best teams in the East and then a play-in game involving the 8th seed Cavs and the winner of the 9th and 10th seeds? I’m not worried about those games. The playoffs begin on Saturday. The games get serious. Here’s a peek at each of the East’s First Round matchups.

(1) Miami Heat vs (8) Atlanta Hawks

The Heat will contain the slithery Trae Young. Kyle Lowry knows what he’s doing. He has been here before. The Hawks can’t defend. I’m not sensing a repeat…