With less than one week left of the NBA regular season we are starting to see the standings shape up as the top teams are starting to pull away and the middle to bottom teams fight for one of the final playoff spots. Let’s go through my top three teams that are the scariest to go against in the first round.
The scariest team to play against in the first round is the Phoenix Suns, with teams like the Lakers, Warriors and Clippers trying to avoid the fifth seed it’s making for a very scrunched up fifth through tenth seed in the Western Conference. With the Suns having the most star power out of all the NBA it’s no surprise that teams are tying to avoid them in the first round.
The second scariest team is the Los Angeles Lakers, with the Lakers having a up and down regular season they are a much better team than what their record implies. With LeBron James coming off an injury he is now going to be fresh going into the playoffs and definitely reenergized. Anthony Davis is also playing his best basketball of the year as he has been playing at a MVP level most days.
My third scariest team is the New York Knicks, this Knicks team is playing some of their best basketball of the year. This Knicks team is very young but has playoff experience, if they can play a team like the Cavaliers or the Brooklyn Nets they can definitely advance to the next round. With their stars of Julius Randle and Jalen Brunson both playing on an all star level this year, any team who faces them in the first round will have their hands full.
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