With the new 2020 NBA calendar, how will the playoff races unfold, who will advance to the finals, and which team will win everything in October?
There’s more uncertainty this year about how the teams will perform, with players largely sidelined for 4½ months before play resumes on July 30, and with all games played fan-less at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. in Orlando, Florida.
Still, we can take a look at the available players and the schedule announced Friday by the NBA on ESPN to get an idea of what to expect. I used ESPN’s multi-year predictive version of true plus-minus (RPM) to project the initial eight games, potential matchups, and the postseason complete 500 times.
Let’s take a look at the results, what we can learn from them, and who should be favored in this unique NBA postseason.
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