I was very pleased to record a podcast with @brandonp back on April 12 to preview the first round of the NBA Playoffs. In case you want to listen to that episode again, the original post with podcast link is below.

https://steemit.com/nba/@toddcast/nba-playoff-preview-podcast-with-brandon-p

Based on a scoring system of 1 point for picking the correct team, and an additional 1 point for picking the correct team and # of games, our results are below.

![ROUGH.jpeg](https://steemitimages.com/DQmUgxK6D3z3YshUBacSqY4shTw22bLqPBjEB2wyhSXFSUu/ROUGH.jpeg)

**Toddcast: 10 out of 16 possible points (Only team I incorrectly picked to win the series was the Blazers)*

**Brandonp: 9 out of 16 possible points (Only team Brandonp incorrectly picked was Oklahoma City)*


**#1 Toronto Raptors Vs #8 Washington Wizards**

Toddcast: Toronto 4, Washington 1 (5 Game Series) - 1 Point
Brandonp: Toronto 4, Washington 2 (6 Game Series)- 2 Points

**#4 Cleveland Cavaliers Vs #5 Indiana Pacers**
Toddcast: Cleveland 4, Indiana 3 (7 Game Series)- 2 Points
Brandonp: Cleveland 4, Indiana 1 (5 Game Series)- 1 Point

**#3 Philadelphia 76ers Vs #6 Miami Heat**
Toddcast: 76ers 4, Miami 3 (7 Game Series)- 1 Point
Brandonp: 76ers 4, Miami 2 (6 Game Series)- 1 Point

**#2 Boston Celtics Vs #7 Milwaukee Bucks**
Toddcast: Boston 4, Milwaukee 1 (5 Game Series)- 1 Point
Brandonp: Boston 4, Milwaukee 1 (5 Game Series)- 1 Point

**#1 Houston Rockets Vs #8 Minnesota Timberwolves**
Toddcast: Houston 4, Minnesota 0 (4 Game Sweep)- 1 Point
Brandonp: Houston 4, Minnesota 1 (5 Game Series)- 2 Points

**#4 Oklahoma City Vs #5 Utah Jazz**
Toddcast: Utah 4, OKC 2 (6 Game Series)- 2 Points
Brandonp: OKC 4, Utah 1 (5 Game Series)- 0 points

**#3 Portland Trailblazers Vs #6 New Orleans Pelicans**
Toddcast: Portland 4, New Orleans 2 (6 Game Series)- 0 Points
Brandonp: New Orleans 4, Portland 2 (6 Game Series)- 1 Point

**#2 Golden State Warriors Vs #7 San Antonio Spurs**
Toddcast: Warriors 4, Spurs 1 (5 Game Series)- 2 Points
Brandonp: Warriors 4, Spurs 2 (6 Game Series)- 1 Point

**I am planning to record an NBA Round 2 Preview with a good friend of mine Elf, and will be posting the link to that podcast tomorrow! Tell me what 2nd round series you are most excited to watch in the comments section**