The NBA Playoffs are officially set and this weekend brings bettors a 'Professional Elite 8' of NBA teams fighting for that coveted Larry O'Brien Trophy. We've finally got the best of the best left playing do-or-die series through the spring and early summer on the road to the NBA Finals. Buckets is back with an absolute MEGA POD as Action Network NBA senior writer Matt Moore welcomes a slew of contributors for some Game 1 best bets, some first series plays and so much more. Michael Fiddle, Jim Turvey, Joe Dellera, Gilles Gallant, Bryan Fonseca and Brandon Anderson give their two cents and all their favorite plays for the weekend. Put your feedbags on, sit back, relax and enjoy the ABSOLUTE EXTRAVAGANZA that is this episode of Buckets. It's a great day to be a degenerate!

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