MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Boston coach Brad Stevens is tapping his experience coaching Butler to back-to-back NCAA championship games to prep his Celtics. Steve Kerr is ready to play Stephen Curry nearly every minute if that’s what it takes for the Warriors to get one win. A loss and their season could be over. While LeBron James may still want the person behind the NBA’s new postseason play-in format fired, the league has created its own intriguing survive-and-advance format. Spurs guard Dejounte Murray says it’s exciting to be one step closer to the playoffs with the winner moving on and the loser going home.
Play-in games conjure tourney feel for NBA coaches, players
