A quartet of favorites winning on Thursday may have dampened the chaos of the NBA bubble to a degree, but the first two games of each first-round series have featured a deep slate of surprises. Both No. 1 seeds went down in Game 1, the Clippers dropped Game 2 and the Thunder have looked frankly non-competitive. The next week of games should continue to deliver unexpected results.
So what have been the biggest surprises through the first four days of the postseason? Let’s dive into the list below.
The Bubble Effect
There is effectively no home-court advantage for the higher seeds in the 2020 playoffs, but it’s still been quite jarring to watch the underdogs play with such confidence.