With Game 1 of Utah vs. Oklahoma City coming up this Sunday, national writers have been weighing in on what promises to be an exciting first round. Here's what they had to say:
Sporting News: "It’ll be great team defense going up against great individual offensive players. Normally, the edge would go to the defense in that situation, but it’s hard to see where the Jazz will get consistent offense outside of Mitchell." OKC in seven.
FiveThirtyEight: "CARM-Elo says the closest matchup of the first round is the aforementioned clash between the Thunder and Jazz.