Three Playoff Preview Matchups This Week Could Change Everything
Three games on the schedule this week are basically playoff previews. These teams could absolutely meet in the first round, and every possession matters. This is the chess match before the real chess match.
We’re talking about potential matchups that would be brutal in a seven-game series. The intensity, the defensive schemes, the player matchups—all of it gets exposed when the same teams play multiple times down the stretch. These aren’t just regular season games anymore. These are auditions.
Seeding is still being decided. Home-court advantage is still being fought for. Every win swings momentum into the playoffs. A team that gets hot right now carries that into April with confidence. A team that goes cold? That’s a different animal come Game 1.
Watch these games like they matter, because they absolutely do. The playoff bracket is being written right now.
