Preview Roundups
April 17, 2016
Detroit at Cleveland 3:00 PM ET
The Cleveland Cavaliers aim to return to the NBA Finals - and get there
with fewer distractions - and they begin that journey with Sunday's home
game against the eighth-seeded Detroit Pistons. The top-seeded
Cavaliers reached the finals last season's despite LeBron James' lack of
confidence in coach David Blatt before losing to the Golden State
Warriors.
Charlotte at Miami 5:30 PM ET
The Miami Heat escaped from the tiebreaker scenario in the Eastern Conference at the top of the pack and will have homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs. The third-seeded Heat ended up with the Southeast Division title and will host Game 1 on Sunday against the Charlotte Hornets, who finished with an identical record but got the sixth seed based on the tiebreakers.
Memphis at San Antonio 8:00 PM ET
The host San Antonio Spurs set a franchise record with 67 victories and begin what they hope is a deep postseason run when they open the playoffs against the seventh-seeded Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. The second-seeded Spurs are expected to cruise past the Grizzlies, who lost 10 of their final 11 regular-season games and also went winless in four games against San Antonio this season.
Portland at L.A. Clippers 10:30 PM ET
The Los Angeles Clippers breezed their way to the No. 4 seed in the Western Conference despite operating without All-Star forward Blake Griffin for over three months. Griffin is back in the fold for the playoffs and will try to help the Clippers slip past the fifth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers, who visit for Game 1 on Sunday.
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