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

The Thunder will be an outlier one way or another in these NBA playoffs. Teams as young and inexperienced as OKC don’t win. Teams as dominant as OKC don’t lose.

Late-game dramatics saw Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler hit big-time shots both from the field and at the free-throw line. Curry finished with 37 points and Butler had 38 points. They did so without Draymond Green down the stretch as he fouled out.