2023-24 KTR Playoffs

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

#8 Washington vs #1 Brooklyn 5-4 (Nets with 13 more GP and squeaks by. Just shows that WAS will be a force with Wemby for years to come)
#7 Philadelphia vs #2 Detroit 6-3 (Pistons keep the Bad Boys moniker as Miles Bridges leads them past a just-happy-to-be-there Philly squad)
#6 Toronto vs #3 New York 5-4 (Raptors win this with just 1 fewer turnover. Kawhi put them on his back)
#5 Cleveland vs #4 Miami 7-2 (Jalen Duren, Bam and of course Dalano Banton were more than the Cavs good handle)


WESTERN CONFERENCE

#8 San Antonio vs #1 Phoenix 5-4 (Suns had a whopping 15 more GP than the Spurs and still had a nail biter)
#7 Portland vs #2 New Orleans 6-3 (Blazers gave the Pels a brief scare but Beal and SGA were too much)
#6 Oklahoma City vs #3 Houston 5-4 (Paul George with a huge week and Jordan Poole earned his money here. Rockets still in shock at losing)
#5 Minnesota vs #4 Golden State 5-4 (I guess this was the week of the reverse jinx with injury complaints)

2ND ROUND

#4 Miami vs #1 Brooklyn 5-4 (Heat with the upset here as guys like Niang and Banton with big contributions while the BRK bigs were mediocre)
#6 Toronto vs #2 Detroit 7-2 (TOR was just happy to be here. Pistons continue their surprising season)

#4 Golden State at #1 Phoenix 7-2 (Suns dominated and I have to eat my words about Jeff in both basketball and football)
#6 Oklahoma City at #2 New Orleans 5.5-3.5 (Look at Klay with the vintage performance for NOR! OKC gave it a good fight but they needed more blocks from Gafford/Lopez)

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS

#4 Miami at #2 Detroit 5.5-3.5 (DiVincenzo and Miles Bridges carry the load in a game that went down to the wire)

#2 New Orleans at #1 Phoenix 5.5-3.5 (D.Russell and D.Hunter shot lights out for NOLA while M.Monk got injured mid-week and Draymond got ejected again)

KTR CHAMPIONSHIP

#2 Detroit at #2 New Orleans 5-4 (3 rebounds were the difference for the Pels as they survive a week without SGA. Both teams were impacted by injuries but the Pels held on)

Finals MVP: D'Angelo Russell, NOP