If NBA playoffs started today: Projecting 8 first-round matchups in season's final week

If the playoffs started today, we’d be confused about why the final days of the season and the Play-In Tournament were scrapped. Because the playoffs are supposed to begin April 18 with all of the pomp and circumstance and lead-up we’ve grown accustomed to. We’d also be worried that another pandemic is affecting the NBA schedule, and we certainly don’t want that to happen.Advertisement