Don't sleep on the Jazz. No offense intended, but I expect them to handle the Blazers. Quinn Snyder's teams are always sneaky good, and solid when it comes to fundamentals. I like the Blazers, but the Nurkic injury was costly. Kanter isn't going to provide the same toughness, IMO. He's good, but he's not Nurkic. And while I love C.J. and Dame, they both can be streaky. The Jazz are really tough defensively, and they've put together a balanced team. That's going to be a hell of a series. I honestly think that'll be one of the best in the first round, and it'll go 7.
With my Wolves out of it, I turn to the hometown - go NETS. I love Caris Levert (one of my favorite players in the league), so I am pulling for Brooklyn. Hoping if they stay the 6th seed, they can take the Sixers 7. Not sure that happens if the Sixers are healthy, but we'll see.