Detroit’s best pathway to victory is if the Knicks start running out of players, but we’re early in the playoffs for that, and New York should benefit from the return of Mitchell Robinson. The Knicks have been fantastic against non-elite teams all season and should continue that trend. Pick: Knicks in 6

We made the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year cases for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Lu Dort in our ballots for the NBA's individual awards. What about the team awards: All-NBA, All-Defensive and All-Rookie?

The NBA announced the Oklahoma City Thunder's Round 1 schedule on Wednesday. They await their opponent from the play-in tournament between the Memphis Grizzlies, Sacramento Kings and Dallas Mavericks.