NBA's first-round dance card set

MIAMI - The NBA playoffs that start this weekend already have an extremely tough act to follow, after the regular season ended with such a flourish.

Wednesday's night was well beyond dramatic, with an overtime game between Minnesota and Denver to decide the last berth and another OT game between Miami and Toronto to determine some East fates.

There was also a 46-point first quarter by Philadelphia, and an absurd 20-rebound, 19-assist outing by Russell Westbrook.