Last season the Sunny reached the finals, but Milwaukee was stronger and got the gold rings. The team did not forget this failure and began to follow the same path and is again among the main contenders for the championship. Phoenix not only underestimated New Orleans in the first playoff series, but rather did not try to give all the best. Of course, Devin Booker’s injury affected the big picture, but the offensive leader is back in action and ready to tear apart the opponent’s defense, this time the one of Dallas. Monty Williams’ side are in good form, plus the series will kick off at home, so the Suns will take to the floor as the clear favorite.
The 66ers were doing well during the regular season, given the problems with Ben Simmons, who refused to play at all. The management found a way out of this situation, so James Harden joined the team, so to speak, strengthened the attack, although it is noticeable that the beard is in the shadow of Joel Embiid. Philadelphia wasted a lot of nerves in the first round of the playoffs as Toronto proved to be a tough nut to crack. The Canadian club fought to the end, although in the end they could not resist (2:4). The guys from Doc Rivers got a ticket to the 1/4 finals, however, in the last meeting the leader Joel Embiid was injured, around whom the whole game was built. So, most likely, the guests will face problems at the FTCS Arena.
