Whew. That sure was a hell of a lot of basketball, huh?
After a frenetic opening weekend of the 2023 NBA playoffs, here are three things that stood out to me as particularly noteworthy, starting with the newest member of The “I’m Him” Club:
The Reaves/AD two-man game brings the Lakers home
If I’d told you Sunday morning the Los Angeles Lakers would rely on a steady diet of pulverizing pick-and-roll play to pull away from the Memphis Grizzlies late in Game 1, you probably wouldn’t have been too shocked.