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Who has the toughest road to the NBA title?

By John Hollinger
ESPN Insider

Friday, April 21, 2006

Not all brackets in the NBA playoffs are created equal. Some teams, like the Memphis Grizzlies, have a slate so devastating that it seems virtually impossible for them to make it out of the first two rounds. Others, such as Detroit, seem all but guaranteed to survive the opening round and have a relatively easy time of things in later rounds, as well. In handicapping the playoffs, then, one of the questions we have to ask is: How hard is each team's path to the title? Detroit and San Ant ...

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