Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Milwaukee, Phoenix, Cleveland and Memphis all lost Game 1s as the higher seed in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Which teams are in trouble?

The NBA playoffs opened Saturday and Sunday with upsets, great and surprising individual and team performances and worrisome injuries to key players.

Austin Reaves scored 23 points and was instrumental down the stretch as the Lakers beat the Grizzlies in Game 1. What is his background?

The Lakers’ Game 1 win changed the tenor of this series. If Ja Morant’s injured right hand continues to bother him, the Grizzlies are in trouble.

Rai Hachimura, acquired before the February trade deadline, scored a playoff career-high 29 points in the Lakers’ 128-112 victory over the Grizzlies.

Because Miles Bridges, 25, missed the entire 2022-23 season without pay, the NBA has credited him with 20 games already served.

The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 “for conduct detrimental to the league in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7.”

Every year at this time, there is pressure on specific players to lead their team to playoff success. USA TODAY Sports highlights 10 of them.

Are the Nuggets the most overlooked No. 1 seed? Have the Lakers hit their stride? Will the Warriors repeat? NBA playoffs kick off Saturday.

The schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs is set. The Bucks earned the top seed in the East while the Nuggets are No. 1 seed in the West.