NBA Rumors & News: NBA Playoff Schedule, Damian Lillard, NBA Coaches, Playoff Prediction + LIVE Q&A

The first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs are set to start on Monday. The NBA play-in tournament between Damian Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers and Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies will begin on Saturday. Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers will only have to win one game to advance to the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs where Damian Lillard would face off against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Chicago Bulls have fired head coach Jim Boylen after he led the Chicago Bulls to another lottery-bound season. The Chicago Bulls will look for their next head coach this offseason with some big names leading the way. Assistant coaches like Tyronn Lue of the Los Angeles Clippers, Jason Kidd of the Los Angeles Lakers and Jamahl Mosley of the Dallas Mavericks could make sense. Head coach of the Houston Rockets, Mike D’Antoni might be on his way out, which could make him a prime candidate for the Chicago Bulls. Other names such as Alvin Gentry, Jeff Van Gundy, Kenny Atkinson and Mark Jackson would also make sense to replace Jim Boylen in Chicago. Want more NBA videos from Chat Sports? Then make sure to SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel where we have all the latest news, rumors, updates & draft coverage all year long! Click to subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/ChatSportsTV?sub_confirmation=1 The first round of the NBA playoffs will include some exciting first-round matchups. Jimmy Crowther, host of NBA Now, will break down all of his predictions for the first round. Below are the NBA Playoff matchups for the first round: Western Conference NBA Playoffs (ROUND 1): #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Portland Trail Blazers/Memphis Grizzlies #2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks #3 Denver Nuggets vs. #6 Utah Jazz #4 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #5 Houston Rockets Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs (ROUND 1): #1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #8 Orlando Magic #2 Toronto Raptors vs. #7 Brooklyn Nets #3 Boston Celtics vs. #6 Philadelphia 76ers #4 Indiana Pacers vs. #5 Miami Heat Notable NBA Player matchups in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs: LeBron James vs. Damian Lillard Kawhi Leonard vs. Luka Doncic Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert Chris Paul vs. Russell Westbrook Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Aaron Gordon Pascal Siakam vs. Jarrett Allen Jayson Tatum vs. Joel Embiid TJ Warren vs. Jimmy Butller Follow Jimmy Crowther on Twitter and Instagram: https://twitter.com/Jimmy_Crowther/ http://instagram.com/space_jim_jam/ Get all of your NBA news and rumors on the Chat Sports website: http://www.chatsports.com/NBA/ Download the Chat Sports app for iPhone or Android to follow NBA news, rumors, and scores: http://www.chatsports.com/app Follow All Things Mavs on Twitter and Instagram: https://twitter.com/All_Things_Mavs/ http://instagram.com/all_things_mavs/ Follow Chat Sports on Social Media: http://www.facebook.com/chatsports http://www.twitter.com/chatsports http://www.instagram.com/chatsports #NBA #NBANews #NBARumors #CSFAN202