Art by Peau Porotesano
April 15. The day the 2017 NBA Playoffs officially begin. Yes, we’ve still got a few more games left in the regular season, but for the most part, most of the teams, with the exception of those on the playoff bubble, are already thinking about their upcoming matchups and how they can win three straight series to reach the Finals.
Although at the beginning of this year, it seemed like a Warriors-Cavs three-peat was all but guaranteed (ESPN, Bleacher Report and USA Today all predicted they’d lead their respective conferences back in the off-season), now things look a little more complicated.