Indy does everything that OKC doesn't when it comes to consistently putting points on the board and pressing advantages. They have this free-flowing joy to them and an edge on top of it and when you watch the Thunder you just wonder where that is.
Minny and NYK don't play as clean of a brand of offense as Indy but they also look like they're consistently having fun and committed as teammates.
Denver and GS are wily, salty dogs with title experience that play smart as shit and are going to be a m'fer to beat regardless of what it says on paper.
The teams that look tight this playoffs - like they're being forced to compete - are OKC and Boston. Which is strange because - on paper - those should be the two toughest teams to beat.
I'm not sure if it's simply a function of how these teams are built and chemistry and coaching or if expectations play into it or if we're looking at a playoffs where the margins are just so damn thin that your "favorites" are mashed into the rest of the mix and it's like we're drawing names out of a hat.
Either way this playoffs has been a blast and some of the names mixing it up feel very refreshing.