NBA Playoff Opener Recap: Kings, Knicks, Lakers Shine, Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Game 1 Preview.

The NBA playoffs opened with upsets, great individual and team performances, and injuries to key players. The lower seed won four of eight Game 1s, including the seventh-seeded Los Angeles Lakers beating the Memphis Grizzlies. Injuries are already a menace with Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo, Memphis’ Ja Morant, and Miami’s Tyler Herro exiting games and not returning with injuries. Winners include Kawhi Leonard, Russell Westbrook, Jimmy Butler, Jalen Brunson, Sacramento Kings, James Harden, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Rui Hachimura, and Austin Reaves. Losers include Phoenix Suns, Trae Young, Evan Mobley, and Memphis Grizzlies.