The NBA Playoffs are finally here and in a big way. The playoffs will feature quadruple-headers every single day this week, giving fans all the playoff basketball they can handle. Blue Wire has at least one team podcast for every series in the first round, and each one of them did a full preview of their team's first-round matchup. Because at so many times throughout the last few months, it seemed like we would never get to this point in the season, we have chosen to be optimistic heading into these playoffs. So, our experts all gave a scenario on how every team could win their first-round series. Here is what they had to say.

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Milwaukee Bucks v. Orlando Magic

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Bucks: "Milwaukee swept them (Orlando) in the regular season, and that's including a game where Giannis didn't play where they almost one by double digits. This is going to be a sweep." - Jabari Davis on the Gyro Step

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Magic: "You're relying on Evan Fournier, Terrence Ross, D.J. Augustine, Wesley Iwundu to shoot the lights out. If that's your strategy to win, go for it" - Rohan Khatti on the Gyro Step

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Toronto Raptors v. Brooklyn Nets

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Raptors: "It just comes down to depth and having better players. I'd also say they might throw the right type of defense at Caris LeVert. They are really good at limiting shots in the short mid-range where he has just been eating from." - Matt Brooks on Brooklyn Buzz

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Nets: Throughout the season the Raptors have been a bad rebounding team. Maybe that's an area where the Nets are like 'we don't have the talent, but let's out-rebound these guys. And let's just try and out-hustle them." -Jack Manual on Brooklyn Buzz

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Boston Celtics v. Philadelphia 76ers

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Celtics: "I don't know how the Sixers are going to fill out this lineup that doesn't leave them completely exposed. This is where they desperately miss Ben (Simmons). They have no one who can check Tatum." - Shamus Clancy on The New Slant

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76ers: Joel has to be the best player in the series. It can't be close with him and Tatum or close with him and Kemba Walker. He has to definitively be the guy." - Kyle Neubeck on Gino Time

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Miami Heat v. Indiana Pacers

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Heat: "My big thing is Indiana's defense hasn't proven that they can keep Jimmy [Butler] out of the paint. Every single matchup they've played, he's lived in the paint. He's lived at the free throw line. I don't think they have anybody strong enough to check him, especially without Sabonis." GIanni Navas, The Miami Heat Beat Podcast

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Pacers: "If the Pacers are on fire from three, that's what is going to make this a close series. The Heat are still giving up threes, and the Pacers don't take a large volume of threes, but they sink them. Let's see what happens when the volume turns up on those threes because I think they have the personnel to make them." Brian Goins, The Miami Heat Beat Podcast

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Los Angeles Lakers v. Portland Trail Blazers

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Lakers: "If LeBron and AD are getting to the free throw line 10, 11, 12 times a game, I find it hard hard to believe the Lakers will be in real trouble. Especially because Portland's forward

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Blazers: "I'm worried about the Lakers starters, both in terms of how they played in the bubble and in terms of how they match up. I'm not sure Danny Green can keep up with one of those two guards [Dame and C.J.]. If he can't guard C.J., then we've got some problems." Pete Zayas, Laker Film Room

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Los Angeles Clippers v. Dallas Mavericks

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Clippers: If this series comes down to late game situations, the Clippers have to feel confident, and Dallas has to feel like 'Well we probably haven't performed as well as we should've all season.' And it's hard to argue with that." - Justin Russo, Clip & Roll

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Mavericks: "The Mavericks, who have the 6th best Net rating in the league, are closer to 2nd than 7th. Dallas is just a really good basketball team. They are not your normal 7-seed, and they are led by the league's breakout star." - Justin Russo, Clip & Roll

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Denver Nuggets v. Utah Jazz

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Nuggets: "What the hell is Utah going to do with Nikola Jokic. If you guard him 1 on 1 with Rudy Gobert, then you pull him out of the paint and that small ball lineup starts getting ripped apart on the perimeter. I don't know how they are going to juggle that." T.J. McBride, Rocky Mountain Hoops

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Jazz: The Jazz wanted Denver because they know they can score on Denver. Denver's weakness defensively is their ability to cover pick and rolls, and Utah's strength offensively is their ability to run pick and roll. It creates a lot of mismatches and a lot of open shots because the Jazz are a ball-moving team." - Tony Jones, Rocky Mountain Hoops

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Houston Rockets v. Oklahoma City Thunder

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Rockets: "If Eric Gordon plays like the Eric Gordon of old, the Rockets should win this series full stop. He hasn't shot the ball well this year, but they need him to get it together, especially without Westbrook. He can do more than swing a game. He can swing the series because he's that important to what they're doing." - Salman Ali, Red Nation Hoops

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Thunder: "In order to have a shot in this series, the Thunder have to limit their fouls. They've had a great defensive team all year. But if you foul too much and you get into foul trouble and let Houston live at the foul line, it's just going to be so hard for the Thunder to win this series." - Jacon Kniffin, The Uncontested