Will the Denver Nuggets develop into the primary workforce because the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018 to repeat?
Or will the NBA produce a unique champion for the sixth consecutive season?
Can anybody beat the Boston Celtics and cease them from profitable the franchise’s 18th title, which might break a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for many in NBA historical past?
Can a workforce emerge from the play-in sport event and attain the convention finals or NBA Finals just like the Lakers and Miami Warmth did final season? And with so many tightly bunched groups based mostly on regular-season information, does seeding matter much less this season?
These questions, together with others, shall be answered because the playoffs unfold.
Listed below are NBA playoff predictions from USA TODAY Community workers writers:
Scooby Axson, USA TODAY Sports activities
First spherical
Celtics over Warmth
Cavaliers over Magic
Pacers over Bucks
Knicks over 76ers
Thunder over Pelicans
Mavericks over Clippers
Timberwolves over Suns
Nuggets over Lakers
Second spherical
Celtics over Cavaliers
Knicks over Pacers
Mavericks over Thunder
Nuggets over Timberwolves
Convention finals
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Mavericks
NBA Finals
Nuggets over Celtics
Dustin Dopirak, Indianapolis Star
First Spherical
Celtics over Warmth
Knicks over 76ers
Pacers over Bucks
Cavaliers over Magic
Thunder over Pelicans
Mavericks over Clippers
Timberwolves over Suns
Nuggets over Lakers
Second spherical
Celtics over Cavaliers
Knicks over Pacers
Thunder over Mavericks
Nuggets over Timberwolves
Convention finals
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Thunder
NBA Finals
Celtics over Nuggets
Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
First spherical
Celtics over Warmth
Knicks over 76ers
Bucks over Pacers
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Dallas over Los Angeles Clippers
Second spherical
Celtics over Magic
Knicks over Bucks
Mavericks over Thunder
Nuggets over Suns
Convention finals
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Mavericks
NBA Finals
Nuggets over Celtics
Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
First spherical
Celtics over Warmth
Knicks over 76ers
Bucks over Pacers
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Mavericks over Clippers
Second spherical
Celtics over Magic
Bucks over Knicks
Thunder over Mavs
Nuggets over Suns
Convention finals
Celtics over Bucks
Nuggets over Thunder
NBA Finals
Celtics over Nuggets
Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports activities
First spherical
Celtics over Warmth
Knicks over 76ers
Pacers over Bucks
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Mavericks over Clippers
Second spherical
Celtics over Magic
Knicks over Pacers
Thunder over Mavericks
Nuggets over Suns
Convention finals
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Thunder
NBA Finals
Celtics over Nuggets