Kevin Harlan

They've got more help off the bench.

Dylan Harper from Rutgers, a rookie, has really performed well.

And Stephon Cassel.

Rookie of the Year last year in the league.

He's done an incredible job.

All the things that they've counted on in the regular season are happening in the postseason.

They got by Portland.

They did lose a game in that series, but they got by Portland in the first round.

They're now tied with Minnesota at 1-1 going into tonight's game three.

Probably exactly where we thought they would be and how they would play.

They have...

not as deep a group as Oklahoma City, but clearly as effective as starting five and probably seven, eight deep that could compete with anybody.

The thing about the playoffs is that – and then I'll get to the Eastern Conference question in a second.

The thing about the playoffs is that the superstars usually live up to the billing, and it's the guys that have these good regular seasons who sometimes –

without the reputation nor the resume, get in the playoffs, and then the numbers sink.

And we saw that in game one with Reeves, for instance, with the Lakers.

He came back last night and played better.

I don't know that he's a difference maker.

And as much as LeBron and clearly Dodgich can be, and that becomes the issue for the Lakers.

On the East side,