(2)Boston vs. (3)Philadelphia Game 1: Philadelphia at Boston April 30, 7:00pm TNT Game 2: Philadelphia at Boston, May 3, 7:30pm TNT Game 3: Boston at Philadelphia May 5 Game 4: Boston at Philadelphia May 7, TNT Game 5* Philadelphia at Boston May 9 TNT Game 6* Boston at Philadelphia May 11, ESPN Game 7* Philadelphia at Boston May 13
I say Philly in 6 as they finish it off on their home court. Boston is crafty enough to give the younger Sixers fits, but the Sixers just have more healthy talent right now.
Yeah, Philly and Boston are the two great non-LBJ EC hopes going forward. This should be the restart of a long rivalry that goes on a good 5 yrs or more. Philly kind of scares me after this year. No more cakewalks for the WC.
I actually think Boston is good enough to hold home-field for most of the games, I think they can play hard enough to push it to 6 or 7 games. I don't see them winning against the pup-heavy 76ers who are the future EC powerhouse.
The Sixers' starting lineup of Embiid, Saric, Covington, Redick, and Simmons was +20.4 during the regular season (over 600 minutes). Last year's Warriors starting lineup was +24.1 (over 530 minutes). All Philly lineups with Embiid & Simmons were +15.2. If they stay healthy, the Sixers are a contender.