Coming into the NBA postseason even though the Cleveland Cavaliers are the 4th seed most believed they were the team to beat in the Eastern Conference.
After they were dominated in Game 1 of their series against the Indiana Pacers it opened up a lot of eyes around the league, especially those of the people at ESPN.
On the latest episode of Zach Lowe's podcast, he talked about how all of ESPN's NBA staff got a reminder to make sure their passports were current in case they had to go to Toronto for the NBA Finals.
"About 12 hours after that (Raptors win Game 1, Cavs lose), all of ESPN's NBA staff got a mass email saying, 'Make sure your passports haven't expired, just in case Toronto makes the Finals.'"
– Zach Lowe on latest Lowe Post podcast
— Chris Walder (@WalderSports) April 17, 2018
Through the first couple of games of the Eastern Conference playoffs, one thing has been made clear, it's a wide-open race.
After the Philadelphia 76ers won Game 1 there was chatter if they were the new team to beat in the Eastern Conference but in Game 2 vintage Dwyane Wade came to play and they ended up beating the 76ers.
The Raptors have only played one game so far but they having a hard first round matchup against the Washington Wizards that is going to be very hard to sweep.
Whatever happens in these playoffs though, ESPN was just covering their basics and making sure that no one would be left behind of a trip north of the border was needed.
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