The first round of the NBA Playoffs did not go as planned. Four of the eight lower seeds defeated their homecourt advantage-holding counterparts. Some of them did it quite convincingly. The Heat and Knicks handled their series in five games, while the Lakers and Warriors won in six and seven games, respectively.
The Spurs are closer to bottoming out than contending for a championship right now. Because they are so early in their rebuild, there is flexibility in molding the roster into a playoff team. There are plenty of lessons to learn about team building by watching who moved on to round two.