If the New Orleans Pelicans are to prevail in their 2018 playoff series against the Trail Blazers, who or what is your biggest X-factor?
Jason Albert: New Orleans starting backcourt
Whether the Pelicans advance or not isn’t going to depend on how well Anthony Davis plays — barring he has an unlikely meltdown. It is going to come down to if Jrue Holiday can continue to perform like the All-NBA defensive first team guard he has been all season, and if Playoff Rondo can help contain Damian Lillard and C.