Cavs-Pistons. Bulls-Celtics. Magic-76ers. Heat-Hawks. Lakers-Jazz. Nuggets-Hornets. Mavs-Spurs. Rockets-Trail-blazers. All 8 of these exciting first round playoff matchups go into second, and then 3rd, and the Finals. As exciting as it sounds, a big rivalry series between 2 East powerhouses. And, believe it or not, it is a 1-8 series. After a regular season record of 39-43, Detroit hosts the next 2 games trailing 2-0. As dominant as it seems, the Bulls won game 1 in OT, lost on a buzzer-beating 3 in Game 2 but got blown out at HOME by Boston 107-86. Dallas took a 2-1 series lead over San Antonio with a 88-67 blowout, holding the Spurs to their lowest playoff total in a game ever. See Mavs-Spurs Game 3 for more details. In Game 1 of Heat-Hawks, Atlanta held Miami to 64 points in a 90-64 win. That tied the lowest amount of points allowed by Atlanta in the playoffs ever. But D-Wade lit the arena up in Game 2, scoring 33 points with lights-out shooting from downtown, as the Heat rolled
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