The Stockton Heat kicked off their Western Conference final match-up against the Chicago Wolves on Friday night. This series features two heavy hitters that fought for the top spot in the league for the majority of the regular season. Stockton held that spot for quite some time but was overthrown in the season’s final days, making the Wolves the regular season champions.
These teams have not faced each other all season and have actually never played a playoff series before. They will have a little more time to feel each other out in this round as it will be played as a best of seven whereas the last rounds have been played best of five.