NBA Playoffs 2018: 5 Reasons why the Cleveland Cavaliers will sail through the East

#2 The Cleveland Cavaliers have an easy playoff bracket

Given their recent wins over the Wizards and the Raptors, and the fact that the Cavaliers face a Sixers team without Joel Embiid up next, they are prohibitive favorites to stay at the 3rd seed, which is where they've been for most of the season. If the Eastern Conference standings remain as they are today till 12th April, i.e, the end of the regular season, the Cavaliers will face the Heat in a first-round matchup.

Vaunted as the Miami Heat squad is as a potential banana skin for any playoff team given their overall excellence and roster depth, they are no match for the Cavaliers, who should take care of them in 5-6 games. Post this, the Cavs will face the victor of a Celtics-Wizards matchup, and will still be heavily favored against both.

Assuming that they reach the Conference Finals, they will be facing either a Sixers team or the Toronto Raptors in all probability, and for the reasons mentioned before this slide, they hold the edge over both opponents.