LeBron... Zion... Steph... De'Aaron Fox... Only two of those players are going to survive the play in tournament out West... And what's waiting for them? Oh you know.. just Nikola Jokic and the defending champs or the top overall seed with SGA and the Thunder...

In the East... Joel Embiid and Jimmy Butler will meet yet again... With whoever wins that clash of former teammates is heading to New York for a series with the Knicks while the loser will have a single elimination game against DeMar DeRozan and the Bulls or Trae Young and the Hawks...

Are the Lakers setup for another playoff run? Will the Warriors send the Kings home? Who is in the best position to challenge the Celtics?

NBA Today starts now!

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