The NBA playoffs begin on Saturday. Six of the eight first-round matchups are set, with the final two series to be determined after Friday night’s play-in tournament.
Which candidates will make it past the first round? Our experts make their choices for each series.
MORE: Series previews, schedules and plots
EAST CONFERENCE
Dan Devine: Knicks at 7
Jake Fisher: Knicks at 7
Vicente Good Will: Knicks at 6
Tom Haberstroh: Knicks at 6
Ben Rohrbach: Knicks at 7
Dan Tito: Six out of 6
Divine: Money in 7
Fischer: Pacers at 6
Good will: Money in 7
Haberstroh: Money in 7
Rohrbach: Pacers at 6
Tito: Money in 7
Divine: Magic in 6
Fischer: Magic in 6
Good will: Magic in 6
Haberstroh Magic in 6
Rohrbach: Cavs at 7
Tito: Cavs at 6
For more information, check out our series previews:
Knicks-76ers | Bucks-Pacers | Cavs-Magia
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Divine: Nuggets in 5
Fischer: Nuggets in 5
Good will: Nuggets in 5
Haberstroh: Nuggets in 6
Rohrbach: Nuggets in 5
Tito: Nuggets in 5
Divine: Suns at 6
Fischer: Wolves in 7
Good will: Wolves in 7
Haberstroh: Wolves in 6
Rohrbach: Suns at 7
Tito: Wolves in 7
Divine: Mavs at 6
Fischer: Mavs at 6
Good will: Mavs at 7
Haberstroh: Mavs at 7
Rohrbach: Mavs at 7
Tito: Mavs at 6
For more information, check out our series previews:
Nuggets-Lakers | Sunwolves | Clippers-Mavs
