The first day of the 2020 NBA Playoffs was fully chalk, as each favorite won its matchup, and generally pretty comfortably. That was not the case Tuesday, as three higher seeds were upset in Game 1. Let’s take a look at what happened around the league, and remember, you can click on each team’s name to get coverage from that SB Nation site.
The day started off with a bang as Orlando upset the Eastern Conference favorites, who had one of the greatest regular seasons of all-time before the hiatus and whose best player may be just the second individual ever to win MVP and DPOY in the same season.