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NBA: Previewing The Eastern Conference First Round Matchups

By Jared Brownlee

Feb 27, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) chats with New York Knicks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (5) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2014; Miami, FL, USA; Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) chats with New York Knicks shooting guard Tim Hardaway Jr. (5) during the second half at American Airlines Arena. Mandatory Credit: Steve Mitchell-USA TODAY Sports /
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4- Chicago Bulls vs. 5- Brooklyn Nets, 2-1 Bulls lead season series

Mar 3, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) passes the ball away from Brooklyn Nets power forward Mason Plumlee (1) and point guard Shaun Livingston (14) in the second half of NBA game at Barclays Center. Brooklyn won 96-80. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2014; Brooklyn, NY, USA; Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) passes the ball away from Brooklyn Nets power forward Mason Plumlee (1) and point guard Shaun Livingston (14) in the second half of NBA game at Barclays Center. Brooklyn won 96-80. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports /

A rematch of last year’s quarterfinals matchup, in which the Bulls won a Game 7 at the Barclays Center without Derrick Rose. Both teams rank in the top 10 in terms of points allowed and you would think each game would be close down the stretch. Joakim Noah vs Kevin Garnett (if healthy) is going to be an intriguing matchup to follow if you can remember the games when Noah played against Garnett when he was in Boston. Would this series go seven games again?