Tatum has Jaylen Brown (the third pick in 2016), Kristaps Porziņģis (the fourth pick in 2015) and Derrick White (the 29th pick in 2017), along with Horford and Holiday, to share the workload. Together they ran through the league in last season's playoffs, never seeing a sixth game in any series. Can they do it again?

They’ll be watching in Canada, not just because of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, though the NBA’s scoring champion and MVP favorite who plays for Oklahoma City surely helps lure in fans who are north of the border.

The Miami Heat and Dallas Mavericks, the No. 10 seeds in both the Eastern and Western Conferences respectively, were victorious in their first NBA play-in game on Wednesday, advancing them to a final win-or-go-home game for a playoff berth.

Klay Thompson has played in 33 NBA Finals games. Been to the playoffs nine times. Has four championship rings in his collection. He knows how the big stage feels. Don't tell him the play-in tournament doesn't matter.