Taking the live bet pelicans for the win. I know lebron and AD and all that but Pelicans at home and if the Lakers lose they move out from having to deal with Denver until at least the western conference finals. They are gonna push but if pels are up late I can see the Lakers letting this one go. It's gonna be a good game either way but the money is right
Pelicans were able to have a big run, it's just unfortunate that Zion was injured and that give the Lakers a chance to attack and win. It could go either way but Lakers got lucky here. Now, they have to face the Denver Nuggets again which is way better than the Pelicans, I hope this would not be a repeat of the last season playoffs. Yeah it's unfortunate because they made a nice run there. I don't think zion will ever be able to avoid injuries. The kid is amazing when he is on the court but at his size it just doesn't seem like it can handle the rigors of playing 82 games plus playoffs every year. Hopefully he will be OK in the play in because I'm rooting for them.
This first game probably isn't the most exciting of the playoffs, but Miami has a history of coming alive in the playoffs so we'll see. Personally, I think the Heat haven't been playing well lately while the Philadelphia 76ers have looked excellent since Embiid's return from injury. So I'm giving them the nod today. I'm staying away from the Hawks vs Bulls series because I think they've both been playing poorly and I have no idea which way that series will go.
A bit sad that Zion went out and didn't come back, it could've been a great 3 minutes battle for both monsters. 
Brunson is a monster.