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