An action-packed opening weekend of NBA playoff action is now in the rearview, and a number of winners and losers emerged from each contest.

Some teams struggled to score, while others lit it up. Some individual performers were dominant, but others disappeared.

The biggest winners and losers from the entire weekend can be found below.

Loser: Magic's Offense

The worst offense this regular season belonged to the Memphis Grizzlies, who scored 106.8 points per 100 possessions. The worst halfcourt offense, which belonged to the Portland Trail Blazers, put up 88.9 points per 100 possessions in that context.

On Saturday, in their first playoff game since 2020, the Orlando Magic could only muster 62.7 points per 100 halfcourt possessions. They shot 8-of-37 from deep. And they managed just 36 points in the paint, well shy of their regular-season average of 51.8.

And the dreadful offensive performance came in a game in which Paolo Banchero shot 9-of-17 from the field. In the regular season, Orlando went 24-6 in games in which he shot at least 50 percent from the field.

The Magic didn't just squander a good shooting night from their leading scorer. They looked borderline helpless during it.

In terms of doling out credit, Cleveland Cavaliers big men Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley deserve plenty. After getting bullied by the New York Knicks in last year's first round, both were active, mobile and took up plenty of space on the defensive end. But Cleveland also got solid defensive efforts from Isaac Okoro, Max Strus and Donovan Mitchell.

And if the Magic don't have a couple players start hitting jump shots in Game 2, this could be a short, stifling series for Orlando.

Winner: Anthony Edwards

Kevin Durant is one of the greatest individual scorers of all time. Devin Booker has been one of the league's best one-on-one scorers for nearly a decade now. And Bradley Beal averaged over 30 points as recently as the 2020-21 season.

However, in Saturday's Game 1 between the Phoenix Suns and Minnesota Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards outshone them all.

The 22-year-old went off for 33 points on 14-of-24 shooting, grabbed nine rebounds, handed out six assists and got two steals.

And after a big bucket that put his team up 16 late in the third quarter, Edwards seemed fully aware of the gravity of the moment.

This is his opportunity to beat a legend and embarrass a proud franchise that spent the last 18 months gutting the entire roster and unloading most of its future picks to assemble an ultra-expensive superteam.

And if Game 1 was any indication, Edwards is ready to rise to the occasion.

Loser: Philadelphia's Rebounding

Perhaps the scariest moment of the weekend came immediately after its most spectacular.

Stopped at the free-throw line, Joel Embiid stepped through his defender, tossed the ball off the backboard and slammed home the self-alley-oop. But he doubled over in pain and grabbed his knee upon landing.

The 30-year-old played in the second half, but he often looked tired or somewhere south of 100 percent, much like he did during the play-in game against the Miami Heat.

And if the Philadelphia 76ers have a compromised version of Embiid, winning the interior battles could be tough.

On Saturday, the New York Knicks grabbed 55 rebounds to the Sixers' 33. The Knicks were particularly dominant on the offensive glass, grabbing 23 boards on that end and helping themselves take 10 more shots than Philadelphia.

New York has active bodies in the frontcourt with Mitchell Robinson and Isaiah Hartenstein, but the real key might be how well their guards and wings hit the glass. Josh Hart alone had 12 rebounds on Saturday.

And if the Knicks are going to keep winning in the trenches, they have a good shot to claim this series.

Winner: Nikola Jokić

During Saturday's first game, an ad for Despicable Me 4 debuted with Nikola Jokić bemoaning the minions who mistake him for their boss, Gru.

That night, he showed up to Ball Arena dressed as the movie's lead.

The approach didn't exactly scream, "I'm worried about the Los Angeles Lakers." And his performance that night didn't either.

Despite the Lakers getting off to a hot start, the always steady-handed Jokić kept scoring inside, dominating the glass and calmly dissecting the defense as a passer. He finished the game with 32 points on 15-of-23 shooting, 12 rebounds, seven assists and two steals.

And his Denver Nuggets have now won nine straight regular and postseason games against LeBron James and the Lakers.

To the extent there are any doubters left after last year's championship run, performances like Saturday's—when Jokić exercised his typical control over the game—should go a ways toward convincing the holdouts.

Loser: Miami Optimism

Picking the Miami Heat to win a series against the historically dominant Boston Celtics probably would have been absurd, especially after news broke that Jimmy Butler would be out for weeks.

However, the vaunted #HeatCulture is hard to ignore. This team has played plenty of games without the six-time All-Star over the years. And few have lent as much credence to the "next man up" cliche as Miami.

If there's a team that might be able to squeak out a win or two on sheer heart and good scheming, it's the Heat.

But Sunday's Game 1 in Boston made it clear that even expecting this series to get to five games is overly optimistic.

The Celtics have way too much firepower. In the regular season, they hit more threes than their opponents in 54 games, and they went 49-5 in those contests.

In Sunday's 114-94 win, they made 22 threes to the Heat's 12.

And without Butler available to put pressure on the rim, create good outside looks for his teammates and find them for those looks, it's hard to imagine Miami outshooting Boston in a single game this series.

Winner: James Harden

From the moment Kawhi Leonard was ruled out of Sunday's Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers felt like a long shot, to put it mildly.

Dallas was a heavy favorite before the game started, but James Harden turned back the clock, dominated the first two quarters and essentially put the game away before halftime.

The 34-year-old's over-under for points in the entire game was 18.5, and he had 20 by the break, when the Clippers were up 26. Dallas mustered a couple of mini-runs in the second half but never truly threatened the lead.

Harden finished the game with team highs in both points (28) and assists (eight). His pull-up jumper was working. He got to the line a decent amount. He was setting up teammates. And perhaps most importantly, he was a contributor to the defensive effort that really spearheaded the big first half.

Dallas was the trendy pick for this series, especially when it started to look like Leonard might be compromised or entirely unavailable, but if Harden is going to play like this, L.A. has a shot to advance.

Loser: Pacers' Golden Opportunity

Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out for Sunday's Game 1 against the Indiana Pacers shortly before tipoff.

The Pacers had an opportunity to steal a win, put pressure on the Milwaukee Bucks to bring Giannis back earlier than desired and become a pretty heavy favorite to win the series.

However, it became clear pretty early on that Damian Lillard wasn't going to allow any of that to happen.

The eight-time All-Star scored all 35 of his points in the first half, as Milwaukee raced out to a 27-point lead that was never truly threatened after halftime.

And with every win Milwaukee collects without Giannis, it can be just a bit more cautious with the timeline for his return from a calf injury.

If the 29-year-old comes back at 100 percent, and this series is tied or the Bucks are ahead, it's hard to imagine the Pacers pulling off the upset.

Had they been able to muster more offense (star guard Tyrese Haliburton had just nine points and eight assists) and get the win on Sunday, the outlook would be much different.

Winner: OKC's Resilience

The New Orleans Pelicans gave the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder all they could handle on Sunday night.

With just over three minutes left, the eighth seed took the lead on a Brandon Ingram bucket. After a two-minute stalemate, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored back-to-back buckets to reclaim control, and it didn't give it up again.

One of those makes for SGA was an and-one, but he finished the night with just seven free-throw attempts, shy of his regular-season average of 8.7. The Thunder took a total of 13, well short of the 21.5 they got per game before the playoffs.

The postseason is an entirely different ballgame, and though it may take some time for OKC to adjust, its resilience allowed it to survive a night that could have gone the other way.