Brian Windhorst

So, like, Harden could have 35 tomorrow night, or Harden could have seven.

And, you know, that's an uncomfortable reality, but that's what the data set says.

He could lead the Cavs into the next round.

And, look, let's just be honest here.

The stakes on this series are pretty high.

Like, maybe the Pistons come back and win.

Maybe that happens, but most likely the team that wins this series is going to have home court in the next round.

If the Magic win the next round, the team that wins this series is probably going to be favored to get to the conference finals.

And the Raptors were ahead in the fourth quarter last night to go 3-2 with a chance to clinch at home.

So on one hand, I can talk to you about how we got some flaws on this side of the bracket.

That's all true.

But there's pretty significant stakes.

What's going on here?

And I would just say the table is still set for the Raptors.

You know, they were not too far away from having a closeout opportunity tomorrow.

And, you know, they have played another good game tomorrow night.

They may get another shot in Cleveland.

I don't care about that stat.

We keep using that stat in Cleveland.

With all due respect, it doesn't matter what happened in 2017.