After two exciting 7 games to finish the first round of the NBA playoffs, we finally have the Western Conference semifinals: LA Clippers v Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers v Houston Rockets.
Are Los Angeles rivals on a collision course for the Western Finals or are they ready for a surprise in the NBA bubble?
Here’s who our NBA experts are choosing for Clippers-Nuggets and Lakers-Rockets in the west and Bucks-Heat and Raptors-Celtics in the east.
Note: Expert picks for Bucks-Heat and Raptors-Celtics were posted prior to each Eastern Conference semi-final series.
Western Conference Semifinals
Jerry Bembry: Clippers in 6
Nick DePaula: Clippers in 6
Nick Friedell: Clippers in 5
Kirk Goldsberry: Clippers in 4
Andrew Han: Clippers in 6
Chris Herring: Clippers in 6
Andrew Lopez: Clippers in 6
Zach Lowe: Clippers in 5
Tim MacMahon: Clippers in 5
Bobby Marks: Clippers in 5
Dave McMenamin: Clippers in 5
Kevin Pelton: Clippers in 5
Jorge Celery: Clippers in 5
Ramona Shelburne: Clippers in 6
Other ‘Snellings: Clippers in 6
Jesse Washington: Clippers in 5
Eric Woodyard: Clippers in 5
Royce Young: Clippers in 6
Ohm Youngmisuk: Clippers in 6
Final count: Clippers (19).
Nick DePaula: Lakers in 6
Nick Friedell: Lakers in 7
Andrew Han: Lakers in 6
Andrew Lopez: Lakers in 6
Tim MacMahon: Lakers in 7
Bobby Marks: Lakers in 5
Dave McMenamin: Lakers in 7
Kevin Pelton: Lakers in 6
Jorge Celery: Lakers in 6
Ramona Shelburne: Lakers in 6
Other ‘Snellings: Lakers in 7
Marc Spears: Lakers in 5
Jesse Washington: Lakers in 5
Eric Woodyard: Lakers in 6
Royce Young: Lakers in 6
Ohm Youngmisuk: Lakers in 6
Final count: Lakers (16).
Eastern Conference Semifinals
Jerry Bembry: Dollars in 7
Nick DePaula: Reheat in 6
Nick Friedell: Reheat in 6
Kirk Goldsberry: Dollars in 7
Andrew Han: Reheat in 7
Chris Herring: Dollars in 6
Andrew Lopez: Dollars in 6
Zach Lowe: Dollars in 7
Tim MacMahon: Dollars in 6
Bobby Marks: Reheat in 7
Dave McMenamin: Reheat in 7
Kevin Pelton: Dollars in 6
Jorge Celery: Reheat in 7
Ramona Shelburne: Reheat in 7
Other ‘Snellings: Dollars in 5
Eric Woodyard: Dollars in 7
Royce Young: Dollars in 6
Ohm Youngmisuk: Dollars in 7
Final count: Bucks (11), Heat (7).
Jerry Bembry: Celtics in 7
Nick DePaula: Celtics in 7
Nick Friedell: Raptors in 6
Andrew Han: Raptors in 6
Chris Herring: Celtics in 7
Andrew Lopez: Raptors in 7
Zach Lowe: Celtics in 7
Tim MacMahon: Raptors in 6
Bobby Marks: Raptors in 5
Dave McMenamin: Raptors in 7
Kevin Pelton: Raptors in 7
Jorge Celery: Raptors in 7
Ramona Shelburne: Raptors in 6
Other ‘Snellings: Raptors in 7
Marc Spears: Raptors in 7
Eric Woodyard: Celtics in 6
Royce Young: Raptors in 6
Ohm Youngmisuk: Raptors in 7
Final count: Raptors (13), Celtics (5).
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