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In seven of the eight first round series, the winning team either had the better point guard or had LeBron James.

by John Wilmes
Through one round, Hyperball seems to have been supplemented by a potent dose of Bruiserball. Critical games are giving us shockingly low numbers, with some box scores looking like stuff we haven't seen in twenty years.

by Wes Goldberg
Weighing how much to stick to the principles that got you here versus making the ad-hoc adjustments needed to survive is one of the trickiest things about the playoffs.
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