76ers 0-0 Knicks: So we start a very interesting series that I do find hard to ultimately predict. The Sixers are also great team when healthy and Embiid has been a menace the this Knicks team. Maxey is the type of player the Knicks defense has a hard time against. On the opposite side Brunson will punish Embiid's low drop he has been doing and Kat should be effective offensively but he will run into the same problem Boston dealt with in trying to keep the Embiid defenders out of foul trouble. KAT is someone who struggles with staying out of foul trouble and he seems to have difficulty when he tries to go right at the post defender and he meet a player strong enough to resist him. I've had this idea that maybe you sit Embiid for the 1st 2 games to try and get him as healthy as possible and as rested as possible. The idea is this 76ers team could steal a game on the road without Embiid and if they split the Knicks home games they only need Embiid to win them 3 games and they can try and end it in 5 or 6 games rather then potential letting Embiid play all 7 games if you do play him on the 1st 2 road games. So I dont feel the most confident in Embiid playing games 1 at least with his knee issue at the end of last game letting him rest feels right to me. I'll take Knicks for game 1, as if Embiid plays I think he might not be fully up to the dominance we saw on the Celtis series right away. I think the Knicks can get a nice home game to start the series which I think it is important. Game Prediction: 76ers 0-1 Knicks
Series Prediction: 76ers 4-2 Knicks

Timberwolves 0-0 Spurs: So Ant is questionable for game 1, as much as I think he wants to play I think game 1 he will not play. The Wolves are very injured, as much as I think this seris would be fun as this is a huge matchup for Wemby against Rudy who is coming off a series where he was so effective against Jokić. I just think the Spurs offensive will be better even if the defenses play at a similar level.
Game Prediction: Timberwolves 0-1 Spurs
Series Prediction: Timberwolves 1 or 2-4 Spurs

Overall on the Day: 76ers 0-1 Knicks / Timberwolves 0-1 Spurs