The NBA Playoffs Standings has the Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors are looking for 3-0 leads in their first round series and the teams will try and take down the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans with Game 3 and Game 4 coming this week and weekend for stars like LeBron James, Derrick Rose and Steph Curry.
The Cavaliers and the Celtics play the first game on Thursday night and the matchup heads to Boston after the Cavs took a 2-0 lead while winning in Cleveland. James and the Cavs likely will win this series, but the Celtics have played the team tough and now they will try and do that in Boston. The Bulls will visit the Bucks after winning the first two games at home and that matchup has the team up 2-0 in the series over Milwaukee.
The Warriors are heavily favored over the Pelicans and they have won the first two games to take a 2-0 lead heading into New Orleans. The Bulls have the chance to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series and they come in after getting 31 points from Jimmy Butler in the matchup against the Bucks. The Bulls got 19 rebounds from Joakim Noah and nine assists from Derrick Rose against the Bucks and Milwaukee will try and give their home fans a win.
The Pelicans have played well overall, but not enough to beat the Warriors and now Golden State will try and go up 3-0 in the series. Anthony Davis had 26 points against the Warriors and Omer Asik added 13 rebounds. Klay Thompson has been playing well and he had 26 points to lead the team in Game 2, while Stephen Curry had six assists.
The Cavs come in after getting 30 points from LeBron James and seven assists and he will be looking to have another strong game. Isaiah Thomas has been the best player for the Celtics and he comes in after putting up 22 points and seven assists against the Cavaliers in Game 2. James and the Cavaliers remain the favorites along with the Hawks and those teams could be matched up in the east finals. The Wizards and Raptors are matching up and the Wiz have a 2-0 lead after winning both games on the road. Bradley Beal led the way with 28 points and he had a strong game against the Raptors and those teams will matchup on Friday for Game 3.