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Head Coach Jeff Judkins cuts down the net after clinching BYU's first WCC regular-season championship. (Ari Davis)

It's that time of year again when every basketball fan becomes glued to the couch, forgoing lesser duties and responsibilities to find the excitement and glory in watching the NBA Playoffs. Following is a preview of the eight first-round matchups and predictions of who will move on to the second round.

Few BYU basketball players know what it is like to play beneath the four retired Cougar jerseys that hang from the rafters of the Marriott Center — and have one proclaim your name — except perhaps Cooper and Austin Ainge, the sons of legendary player Danny Ainge.