Looking ahead to the conference finals: BOS and MIA split the season series, but the Celtics should be the overwhelming favorites to return to the NBA Finals. The Heat will feel Herro’s absence in this matchup. They also might not have the personnel to contain both Tatum and JB. Coach Spo will have his work cut out for him.
LAL and DEN also split their season series, but all four games happened before the Lakers made the big trades. Game 1 of that series on Wed should give us an idea of how that matchup is going to develop.