What history tells us about predicting the NBA Playoffs' first round series

Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images Is winning the regular season series with your playoff opponent really an indicator of postseason success? Playoff predictions are far more simple than people make them out to be, especially in the first round -- at least if recent history is any indication. Over the last eight years -- since the Stephen Curry-led Golden State Warriors started a 3-point shooting explosion that has changed pace of play in the league -- top-three seeds advance out of the...