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• #2018 eastern conference finals series

In Game 3 on Wednesday, they subdued the Miami Heat with The Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray Show. Game 7: Golden State at Houston, Monday, May 28 at 9 p.m (TNT).Part of what makes the Denver Nuggets so dangerous is that they can beat opponents in a variety of ways. Game 6: Houston at Golden State, Saturday, May 26 at 9 p.m (TNT).* Game 5: Golden State at Houston, Thursday, May 24 at 9 p.m (TNT).* Game 4: Houston at Golden State, Tuesday, May 22 at 9 p.m (TNT). Game 3: Houston at Golden State, Sunday, May 20 at 8 p.m (TNT). Game 2: Golden State at Houston, Wednesday, May 16 at 9 p.m (TNT). Game 1: Golden State at Houston, Monday, May 14 at 9 p.m (TNT). Whoever is able to win that battle will likely book a trip to the NBA finals. Each team is dangerous from long distance. The big question is how these teams defend each other at the three-point line. Golden State has the best defensive rating in the playoffs at 99.3 while Houston is second at 102.1.

They're two of the best defensive teams in the league.

#2018 eastern conference finals series

Much of the talk surrounding this series has revolved around the Rockets and Warriors' offense. The Rockets scored 112.4 points per game during the regular season, second to Golden State's 113.5. Houston, which went 65-17 in the regular season to get the top seed in the West, has an offensive rating of 111.1 in the playoffs and a defensive rating of 102.1.

Golden State is looking for its third NBA championship in four years.Ĭhris Paul is scoring 21.8 points with 5.5 rebounds and 6.4 assists in the playoffs, while Clint Capela is scoring 14.4 points and grabbing 12.2 boards per game in the postseason. Can the Warriors keep their dynasty alive? James and the Cavaliers' offense proves too much for Boston to handle. Game 7: Cleveland at Boston, Sunday, May 27 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN).* Game 6: Boston at Cleveland, Friday, May 25 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN).* Game 5: Cleveland at Boston, Wednesday, May 23 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN).* Game 4: Boston at Cleveland, Monday, May 21 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN). Game 3: Boston at Cleveland, Saturday, May 19 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN). Game 2: Cleveland at Boston, Tuesday, May 16 at 8:30 p.m (ESPN). Game 1: Cleveland at Boston, Sunday, May 13 at 3:30 p.m (ABC). The question is whether the Celtics' youth could catch up to them in these high-pressure games, especially going up against playoff veterans like James, Love, Korver and Smith. The center is averaging 17.0 points, 8.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 12 playoff games this season. They've somewhat overshadowed how well veteran Al Horford has played. Marcus Smart, meanwhile, has come up big late in games for the Celtics also.

Terry Rozier, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have all been stellar. The young Celtics have played extremely well in the playoffs. Smith and the number of weapons Cleveland will throw at Boston might be too much for the Celtics to handle. The Celtics aren't going to able to help off Korver, since he's shooting 46.2 percent from three in the playoffs. But James isn't the only player Boston's going to have to worry about.