After Miami’s gentleman’s sweep of the Bucks and Boston’s defeat of the defending champion Raptors in the second round, the conference finals seemed headed for a classic game-planning standoff.
Through three games there have been plot twists aplenty, from a block for the ages to a locker room standoff to the impactful return of a former All-Star. To discuss it, we’ve convened a group of experts from The Athletic to evaluate what has happened thus far and what lies ahead. Dave DuFour, Zach Harper, Seth Partnow, John Hollinger and Jared Weiss will break down Games 1-3 and look forward to what should be a classic finish.
Has there been a momentum swing in this series?
Partnow: I’m not really a big believer in game-to-game momentum as a thing. More often when there is a “turning point” in a series, it is about one team finding a strategic adjustment for which the opponent has no counter rather than some sort of…
