Now that (most) first-round matchups are set, the CBS Sports NBA staff went matchup-by-matchup to make our pic

Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

In, the Warriors are favored to defeat the Rockets in Round 1. Should they be? See the odds, as well as Ric Bucher's take.