Predicting the NBA playoffs, from start to finish
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The on-court impact of star players is supposed to make the NBA playoffs the most predictable in sports. Let's see if that holds true, as theScore's seven NBA editors forecast the next two months of basketball.
1st-round predictions
Series | Patrick Britton | Joseph Casciaro | John Chick | William Lou | Victoria Nguyen | Chris Walder | Joe Wolfond |
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BOS vs. CHI | BOS in 6 | BOS in 7 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 7 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 6 | BOS in 7 |
CLE vs. IND | CLE in 4 | CLE in 6 | CLE in 6 | CLE in 5 | CLE in 5 | CLE in 5 | CLE in 5 |
TOR vs. MIL | TOR in 5 | TOR in 5 | TOR in 5 | TOR in 6 | TOR in 6 | TOR in 5 | TOR in 6 |
WSH vs. ATL | WSH in 6 | WSH in 6 | WSH in 6 | WSH in 6 | WSH in 4 | WSH in 7 | WSH in 5 |
GSW vs. POR | GSW in 4 | GSW in 5 | GSW in 5 | GSW in 4 | GSW in 4 | GSW in 4 | GSW in 4 |
SAS vs. MEM | SAS in 6 | SAS in 6 | SAS in 6 | SAS in 5 | SAS in 6 | SAS in 5 | SAS in 5 |
HOU vs. OKC | HOU in 6 | HOU in 7 | HOU in 6 | HOU in 5 | HOU in 6 | HOU in 7 | HOU in 7 |
LAC vs. UTA | UTA in 7 | LAC in 7 | UTA in 7 | LAC in 6 | UTA in 6 | UTA in 6 | LAC in 6 |
Conference finals
Editor | West Final | East Final |
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Britton | Warriors over Rockets | Cavs over Wizards |
Casciaro | Warriors over Spurs | Cavs over Wizards |
Chick | Warriors over Rockets | Raptors over Celtics |
Lou | Warriors over Rockets | Raptors over Wizards |
Nguyen | Warriors over Spurs | Cavs over Celtics |
Walder | Warriors over Rockets | Cavs over Wizards |
Wolfond | Warriors over Spurs | Cavs over Wizards |
NBA Finals
Editor | NBA Finals | Finals MVP |
---|---|---|
Britton | Warriors over Cavs | Kevin Durant |
Casciaro | Warriors over Cavs | Kevin Durant |
Chick | Warriors over Raptors | Stephen Curry |
Lou | Warriors over Raptors | Stephen Curry |
Nguyen | Warriors over Cavs | Stephen Curry |
Chris Walder | Warriors over Cavs | Kevin Durant |
Joe Wolfond | Warriors over Cavs | Draymond Green |
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