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Playoffs Day 1 Impressions: Sixers' Flop, Kyle Lowry’s Struggles and the Spurs' Inevitability

The postseason is finally here and the NBA rewarded us with some sweet, sweet ‘yoffs action Saturday, which saw two massive upsets in the East, an energetic Warriors win and the Spurs Spursing in Denver. It is always incredibly easy to overreact to Game 1 of any given series, and frankly, often very fun. But I’m not quite ready to put nails into the coffins of the Sixers, Raptors and Nuggets (and all those teams actually have some reasons to believe it’s going to be okay.) Instead, let’s run through each game from Day 1 and discuss some of my first impressions.