NBA Playoffs: Weekend Recap and First Round Predictions

The Takeaway

The NBA playoffs got underway this weekend and the playoff picture has already been flipped on its head. The top-seeded Chicago Bulls opened the weekend’s action with a costly victory that saw reigning NBA MVP Derrick Rose suffer a late-game, season ending ACL injury and elsewhere, drama came in the form of a last-second jumper and Game One beatdowns. Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, Takeaway sports contributor, joins the show for a recap of the action and for some predictions looking ahead.  
a recap of the action and for some predictions looking ahead.  
  

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