The playoffs continue to thin out as would-be contenders get tossed into the scrap heap of sorrowful vacation plans. The Miami Heat have advanced to the Eastern Conference finals after dispatching the Philadelphia 76ers. Who would have thought that a team with James Harden, Joel Embiid, and Tobias Harris wouldn’t make it out of the second round?
Meanwhile the #1 Western seed Phoenix Suns are in a 3-3 dogfight with the Dallas Mavericks and are headed to a Game 7. The reigning champion Milwaukee Bucks are up 3-2 on the Boston Celtics, and that leaves one postseason pair left: your Golden State Warriors up 3-2 on the #2 seeded Memphis Grizzlies going into Game 6 in Chase Center.