The gap between disaster and championship ain't always big
Three East teams could just as easily lose in the first round or win the title.
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Goodbye, 60-win Cinderella
There's no team more dangerous than Cleveland in Game 7 of a series they should have won in six.
The Spurs will make you give up
Anthony Edwards calls it early. Meanwhile, James Harden's flop sweat creating disaster is a good symbol of Cleveland's Game 6 no-show.
The enigma of Jim
James Harden with one of the strangest winning performances in memory. Meanwhile, Jalen Duren might have played himself out of the starting lineup and Tony Brothers is going to be persona non grata in Detroit.
From howl to whimper
The Timberwolves are coming up empty on offense too often, and their defense can only contain the Spurs so long.