From the Sixers and Mavs getting even, to Ja’s injury and a wild finish in Boston, our writers weigh in on each series after an eventful weekend in the NBA playoffs.
1. Sixers-Heat is …
Chris Herring: A total 180 from what it was before. While we could technically say that about Suns-Mavs, too, Sixers-Heat feels different. Miami doesn’t have a clear-cut answer for how to guard Joel Embiid and is struggling from deep, which was its lifeblood at one time. The Heat badly need to throw in adjustments.
Robin Lundberg: A good case for Joel Embiid as MVP.