NBA playoffs picks: Who will win East, West conference semifinals?
Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Indiana Pacers. Boston Celtics vs. New York Knicks. Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets. Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Golden State Warriors.
The NBA’s Eastern conference semifinals are set; the Western Conference semifinals fell into place Sunday night when the Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in Game 7.
The No. 1 seeds (Cavaliers, Thunder) have been impressive; sixth-seeded Minnesota sent the Los Angeles Lakers packing with relative ease; Denver routed the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 7; Boston rolled through Orlando; Indiana beat down beat-up Milwaukee; New York out-executed the Pistons in fourth quarters; Golden State’s experience proved too much for the Rockets.
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Who will win and advance to the conference finals? USA TODAY Sports experts make their predictions:
NBA predictions for conference semifinals
No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 4 Indiana Pacers predictions
- Lorenzo Reyes: Cavaliers in 6
- Heather Tucker: Cavaliers in 6
- James Williams: Cavaliers in 6
- Jeff Zillgitt: Cavaliers in 5
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 New York Knicks predictions
- Lorenzo Reyes: Celtics in 5
- Heather Tucker: Celtics in 5
- James Williams: Celtics in 6
- Jeff Zillgitt: Celtics in 6
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets predictions
- Lorenzo Reyes: Thunder is six
- Heather Tucker: Thunder in six
- James Williams: Thunder in five
- Jeff Zillgitt: Thunder in five
No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors
- Lorenzo Reyes: Timberwolves in six
- Heather Tucker: Timberwolves in seven
- James Williams: Timberwolves in six
- Jeff Zillgitt: Timberwolves in seven
