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The NBA playoffs are set and Andrew Bogut’s Golden State Warriors are the favourites to continue their domination all the way to claim the championship.
The Warriors will play the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round, seven-game series beginning on Saturday in Oakland.
“It’s our best year in franchise history, but with that comes an added pressure of getting knocked out in the first round, not getting knocked out in the second round and going on to the conference finals and the finals,” Bogut said on Wednesday.
Likely standing in the Warriors’ way are the reigning champion San Antonio Spurs featuring two of Bogut’s Boomer teammates, Patty Mills and Aron Baynes.
The Spurs play the Los Angeles Clippers and if victorious could end up facing the Warriors in the Western Conference finals.
The other Western Conference match-ups are the Portland Trailblazers against the Memphis Grizzlies and the Houston Rockets against the Dallas Mavericks.
In the Eastern Conference two other Australians could find themselves in an epic second round clash.
Matthew Dellavedova’s Cleveland Cavaliers will play the Boston Celtics in the first round and Cameron Bairstow’s Chicago Bulls take on the Milwaukee Bucks.
If the Cavs and Bulls are successful they will face each other in the second round, with the winner expected to take on the Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference finals.
The other first round Eastern Conference match-ups are the Hawks against the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors versus the Washington Wizards.
With the Warriors, Spurs, Cavs and Bulls all in hot form and laden with stars, there’s a great chance the NBA Finals could involve two teams involving Australians.
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