NBA Playoffs Update

Well it's been a rather eventful couple of weeks since the last update. Some of the major headlines are: "Will the Raptors Choke in the First Round Again?", the Warriors (without Steph Curry) losing one game to the Houston Rockets, Steph Curry injured with an MCL Sprain (out for 2 or more weeks), and the Clippers losing Chris Paul and Blake Griffin for the rest of the season. Lets start with the Raptors who finished 2nd in East in terms of win pct% in the regular season but have been 3-7 in the past two seasons’ playoffs. They’ve never made it past the first round under the Dwane Casey Era, and doesn’t look to make it past this year as the Pacers defense and over sized post offense is proving to become too much for them or maybe it’s just their lack of playoff inexperience. Next we move to the Warriors losing Steph Curry for Game 3 of the Golden State-Houston Series. It took a big game from James Harden (and the game-winner), good team defense, and limiting the effectiveness of Draymond Green for the Rockets to squeeze in their only win of the series. If teams can limit the Warriors 3-pt shooting percentage, disrupt their offensive flow, pressuring Draymond Green, and play aggressive perimeter and transition defense they can beat Golden State any day. And lastly the Clippers losing Chris Paul and Blake Griffin for the season almost guarantees them losing versus the Trail Blazers in this first round series. But reports are speculating Griffin and Paul may be traded this off season as injuries (mostly from Blake Griffin) have disrupted their regular season rotations, and now seriously jeopardizing their title hopes.