Will the Denver Nuggets become the first team since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and Rekubit Exchange2018 to repeat?
Or will the NBA produce a different champion for the sixth consecutive season?
Can anyone beat the Boston Celtics and stop them from winning the franchise’s 18th title, which would break a tie with the Los Angeles Lakers for most in NBA history?
Can a team emerge from the play-in game tournament and reach the conference finals or NBA Finals like the Lakers and Miami Heat did last season? And with so many tightly bunched teams based on regular-season records, does seeding matter less this season?
Those questions, along with others, will be answered as the playoffs unfold.
Here are NBA playoff predictions from USA TODAY Network staff writers:
Celtics over Heat
Cavaliers over Magic
Pacers over Bucks
Knicks over 76ers
Thunder over Pelicans
Mavericks over Clippers
Timberwolves over Suns
Nuggets over Lakers
Celtics over Cavaliers
Knicks over Pacers
Mavericks over Thunder
Nuggets over Timberwolves
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Mavericks
Nuggets over Celtics
Celtics over Heat
Knicks over 76ers
Pacers over Bucks
Cavaliers over Magic
Thunder over Pelicans
Mavericks over Clippers
Timberwolves over Suns
Nuggets over Lakers
Celtics over Cavaliers
Knicks over Pacers
Thunder over Mavericks
Nuggets over Timberwolves
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Thunder
Celtics over Nuggets
Celtics over Heat
Knicks over 76ers
Bucks over Pacers
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Dallas over Los Angeles Clippers
Celtics over Magic
Knicks over Bucks
Mavericks over Thunder
Nuggets over Suns
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Mavericks
Nuggets over Celtics
Celtics over Heat
Knicks over 76ers
Bucks over Pacers
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Mavericks over Clippers
Celtics over Magic
Bucks over Knicks
Thunder over Mavs
Nuggets over Suns
Celtics over Bucks
Nuggets over Thunder
Celtics over Nuggets
Celtics over Heat
Knicks over 76ers
Pacers over Bucks
Magic over Cavaliers
Thunder over Pelicans
Nuggets over Lakers
Suns over Timberwolves
Mavericks over Clippers
Celtics over Magic
Knicks over Pacers
Thunder over Mavericks
Nuggets over Suns
Celtics over Knicks
Nuggets over Thunder
Celtics over Nuggets
2025-05-04 12:082108 view
2025-05-04 12:071671 view
2025-05-04 12:012878 view
2025-05-04 11:322440 view
2025-05-04 11:101425 view
2025-05-04 10:181172 view
Friday the 13thdidn’t spook investors with U.S. stocks little changed on the day as investors bided
Tomorrow will mark 12 years since Rebecca Black, back then a California teen with an interest in mus
Taffy Brodesser-Akner, the author and showrunner of Fleishman Is in Trouble, was around 40 when she
