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One-on-One: Surprise, surprise
Which team is best suited to make an unlikely postseason run? The debate rages.
The only thing Ric Bucher and Chris Broussard like to do more than report on the NBA is argue about the NBA. So we decided to combine those two skills in our weekly One-on-One series, in which they debate the hottest topics in the Association.
QUESTION: Which team will pull the biggest playoff surprise?
To read Chris Broussard's argument for the Suns and Ric Bucher's argument for the Celtics, you must be an ESPN Insider.
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- Full-time beat writer/NBA analyst since 1992
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