Jaylen Brown, Tatum and Derrick White are capable of winning the battle on the wings. White and Jrue Holiday are well-equipped to defend Brunson. And Al Horford and Kristaps Porziņģis will force KAT into a couple off-shooting nights. Plus, when these games go to the reserves, Boston should have a significant edge.

Detroit’s best pathway to victory is if the Knicks start running out of players, but we’re early in the playoffs for that, and New York should benefit from the return of Mitchell Robinson. The Knicks have been fantastic against non-elite teams all season and should continue that trend. Pick: Knicks in 6

The Thunder were down by 26 at halftime and then outscored the Ja Morant-less Grizzlies by 32 in the second half