NBA playoffs: These Arizona Wildcats will chase a championship
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Justin Spears
Sports Reporter
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Keep tabs on former UA standouts in the NBA playoffs, which begin on Saturday.Β
Keep an eye on these ex-Wildcats during NBA Playoffs
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Orlandoβs Aaron Gordon drives past former Arizona Wildcats teammate Rondae Hollis-Jefferson of the Brooklyn Nets.
The NBA playoffs begin Saturday and a pair of Wildcats will make their postseason debut.
For the fifth straight season, the Golden State Warriors β coached by UA legend Steve Kerr β begin the playoffs as the top seed in the Western Conference and will play the Los Angeles Clippers. Here's a look at the Western Conference playoff picture:
- (1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) LA Clippers
- (4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz
- (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder
- (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs
The Eastern Conference will experience life without LeBron James for the first time since he entered the NBA. Milwaukee took the top seed, led by potential league MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo. Here's the Eastern Conference playoff breakdown:
- (1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Detroit Pistons
- (4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Indiana Pacers
- (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets
- (2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Orlando Magic
Four Arizona Wildcats are competing for a ring, find out who they are. All tipoff times are mountain standard time.
T.J. McConnell, Philadelphia 76ers
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Philadelphia 76ers guard T.J. McConnell (12) in the first half during an NBA basketball game against the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019, in Phoenix.
Series opponent: Brooklyn Nets
Season stats: 6.4 ppg, 3.4 apg, 2.3 rpg, 19.3 mpg
Game 1: Saturday, April 13, vs. Brooklyn, 11:30 a.m., ESPN
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson, Brooklyn Nets
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Brooklyn Nets' D'Angelo Russell, left, and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson celebrate their 123-121 win over the Sacramento Kings in an NBA basketball game Tuesday, March 19, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Russell scored 27 of his career high 44 points in the fourth quarter and Hollis-Jefferson scored the winning basket.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
Series opponent: Philadelphia 76ers
Season stats: 8.9 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.6 apg, 20.9 mpg
Game 1:Β Saturday, April 13, @ Philadelphia, 11:30 a.m., ESPN
Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic
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Orlando Magic's Aaron Gordon lines up for a free throw during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Monday, March 25, 2019, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
Series opponent:Β Toronto Raptors
Season stats:Β 16 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.7 apg, 33.8 mpg
Game 1:Β Saturday, April 13, @ Toronto, 2 p.m., ESPN
Andre Iguodala, Golden State Warriors
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Golden State Warriors guard Andre Iguodala (9) against the Denver Nuggets during an NBA basketball game in Oakland, Calif., Tuesday, April 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Series opponent: LA Clippers
Season stats: 5.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg, 23.2 mpg
Game 1: Saturday, April 13, vs. LA, 5 p.m., ABC
Justin Spears
Sports Reporter
