NBA playoff second-round predictions: How will each series play out?
The NBA conference semifinals begin Monday, May 4, as the final eight teams remaining are vying for a trip to the NBA Finals.
It took three Game 7s and three series that ended in six, but the first round of the NBA playoffs have wrapped up, which means the conference semifinals are already upon us. In the East, the No. 3 New York Knicks are taking on the No.
7 Philadelphia 76ers while the top-seeded Detroit Pistons will face the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers . Out West, the No.
1 Oklahoma City Thunder , the only team to win their first-round series in a sweep, will battle the No. 4 Los Angeles Lakers as All-Star guard Luka Dončić continues to mend from his hamstring injury. In the other series, the No.
2 San Antonio Spurs will face another squad dealing with injury issues, the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves , with Anthony Edwards dealing with his left knee bone bruise. Here’s a look at each conference semifinal series, with a prediction for each: Eastern Conference No.
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