Preview Roundups
April 18, 2015
Washington at Toronto 12:30 PM ET
Trash-talking is on high alert status as the Toronto Raptors open the
Eastern Conference first-round series against the visiting Washington
Wizards on Saturday. Washington forward Paul Pierce was part of the
Brooklyn squad that ousted the Raptors out of the first round last
season and he made it clear Toronto doesn’t concern him despite the
Wizards going 0-3 against the Raptors this season.
New Orleans at Golden State 3:30 PM ET
The Golden State Warriors smashed franchise records en route to the best record in the NBA but the real work has yet to begin. The top-seeded Warriors will start that work when they host the No. 8 seed New Orleans Pelicans in Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs on Saturday.
Milwaukee at Chicago 7:00 PM ET
Derrick Rose continues to experience knee soreness but insists he will
be on the floor Saturday when the Chicago Bulls host the Milwaukee Bucks
in Game 1 of the first-round Eastern Conference series. “I think I’m
used to knee injuries and my knee being sore,” Rose told reporters. “My
whole mindset going into these playoffs are no excuses and get the job
done.”
Dallas at Houston 9:30 PM ET
The Houston Rockets battled all the way to the last night of the regular season to lock up the No. 2 spot in the Western Conference and roll into the playoffs with that momentum. The seventh-seeded Dallas Mavericks, who visit the Rockets in Game 1 of the first round on Saturday, will try to find a way to slow down James Harden and Houston’s potent attack.
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