#Nba playoff brackets series
The Clippers may be a bad matchup for the Mavericks (they won the season series 3-0), but with Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Luka Doncic, and Kristaps Porzingis, it may be the most star-studded first-round matchup. The 2022 NBA Playoffs will then begin April 16. The 2022 Play-In Tournament will take place April 12-15. Playing well in the playoffs can shape the legacy of any player, and can turn good teams into legendary teams. The Jazz and the Nuggets had a double-overtime game earlier in the bubble, and the two teams match up similarly. Featuring the best teams across the NBA, the NBA Playoffs are the ultimate proving ground for the best players in the league. Two physical teams, this series has the potential to get rough, ugly, and entertaining. Warren, one of the breakout stars of the bubble, nearly came to blows back in January. Heat-Pacers will be notable after Jimmy Butler and T.J. Ben Simmons missing the rest of the season takes away some of the juice, however. The 76ers signed Al Horford away from the Celtics last summer, and Horford was the Celtics' Joel Embiid-stopper. Celtics-76ers may be the highlight series in the East, thanks to the two teams' bitter history. However, Westbrook will miss the beginning of the series with an injury. 
Rockets-Thunder stands to be the juiciest first-round matchup, with Chris Paul and Russell Westbrook (not to mention James Harden, though that feels like ancient history) playing their former teams.
Then again, Portland has considerable defensive issues to sort out. The Blazers can match the Lakers size, and the Lakers have been underwhelming in the bubble. The Lakers are the better team, no doubt, but they don't have anyone who can reasonably match up with Damian Lillard and C.J. There is already some upset buzz around the Blazers-Lakers series.
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