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NBA Playoffs Begin with Blowouts

After nearly six months, the NBA regular season has mercifully come to an end. The top six seeds in each conference have rested for nearly a week while the road for the lower seeded teams have been rough having to go through playing at least one extra game and some two in battling just to get in the playoffs.

Seeding in the East was mostly ironed out headed into the final day of the season, but it was a far different story out West. Entering Sunday, just one game separated seeds 4 through 7, meaning the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Clippers, Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves all were fighting to avoid the Play-In. The Warriors defeated Memphis to assure they have a spot in the dance and that getting Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline paid off at least for now.

The feeling that the Western Conference is a much tougher road to haul thought is true. The West is loaded with talented teams, and each series offers an almost unpredictable selection in each of the four, first round series. The veteran squads of the Warriors, Lakers, Nuggets and Clippers make for must watch television in each of these series.

Here are the First Round Matchups:

Eastern Conference