These 8 Underrated Players Hold the Power to Shake Up the NBA Playoffs from Day One
Opta win probabilities update throughout the first round and the playoffs, and can be found on our NBA predictions page.
X-Factors in NBA Playoffs: Eastern Conference
No. 1 Detroit Pistons (62-20) vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic (45-37)/Charlotte Hornets (44-38)
X-Factor: Duncan Robinson, Pistons
Detroit’s opponent will surely make it a priority to seek Robinson when it has the ball. Of the 13 Pistons who logged at least 500 minutes in the regular season, Robinson (whose 2,111 minutes were the second most on the team) ranks last in our D-DRIP metric (which projects a player’s contribution to a team’s plus/minus per 100 possessions).



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