ESPN.com's best of the First Weekend of the NBA Playoffs:

Posted on 4/20/15 at 3:02 pm

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Posted on 4/20/15 at 3:02 pm

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2. What was the biggest surprise of the weekend?

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Stein: ...but it inevitably gets your attention when the Warriors hike the lead as high as 25 points in the third quarter and then fail to cruise to the finish in their usual manner.

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3. What was the biggest disappointment of the weekend?

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Stein: Game 1 injuries are as disappointing as it gets. Although New Orleans is optimistic that Tyreke Evans -- even if he's forced to miss Monday night's Game 2 -- will be back sooner rather than later in the Golden State series despite suffering a deep bone bruise in his knee in the opener

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4. What was the most promising thing you saw this weekend?

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Elhassan: Anthony Davis overcame his playoff debut jitters and made the second half of the Warriors-Pelicans game interesting. A glimpse of the future, when he'll dominate NBA Aprils, Mays and Junes for years to come.

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Windhorst: I vividly remember LeBron James' first career playoff game when he put up a triple-double that promised many years of postseason greatness. I felt the same way about seeing Anthony Davis' big debut in Oakland. His team isn't there yet and this display is probably going to be just a cameo this year. But get ready for a lot of Davis in May and eventually June over the next decade.

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5. Who was this weekend's MVP?

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Stein: I normally wouldn't pick someone from a team that lost its Game 1, but the way Anthony Davis owned Saturday afternoon's fourth quarter at Golden State left me no choice, particularly since (A) I was there to get swept up in the moment, and (B) it's not easy choosing between Chris Paul and Blake Griffin anyway. On the same floor where Golden State went 39-2 in the regular season with an average margin of nearly 15 points per game, The Brow uncorked 20 points in that final period and had the Warriors and their raucous fans legitimately worried down the stretch. Something they haven't felt at Oracle Arena in a long, long time.