Former NBA player Sam Dekker credited Lakers head coach JJ Redick for pulling the Kennard rabbit from his hat. The Lakers had plenty of issues to address heading into the trade deadline. But many were surprised that the only move they made was to flip Gabe Vincent for Kennard.

Every NBA playoff series moves to Game 2 with three games on tap Monday night: Raptors vs. Cavaliers, Hawks vs. Knicks and Timberwolves vs. Nuggets.

Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference's first round.

The SportsLine model and team of experts reveal top NBA props picks and NBA predictions for the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday

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The Portland Trail Blazers reportedly contacted ex-Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone and ex-New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau about their head coaching position, per Jason Quick of the Athletic.

The first six games in this season’s playoffs all had something in common. The home teams all prevailed, winning by an average of 18.5 points per game.

Portland and Philadelphia evened their series at 1–1, but Houston couldn’t do the same in a tough outing in Los Angeles.