NBA playoffs 2023 - Experts' picks for the play-in and every first-round series

The 2023 NBA playoffs are here!

Sixteen teams still have a chance — some, uh, smaller than others — to take home the Larry O'Brien Trophy in June. After losing to the Los Angeles Lakers, the No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves overcame Rudy Gobert's suspension and Jaden McDaniels' wall punch to defeat the the No. 10-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, and will face the Denver Nuggets in the first round.

Over in the East, we have a Miami Heat team that spent all season trying to overcome injuries and inconsistency defeating the Chicago Bulls to advance to face the Milwaukee Bucks, who had the league's best record in the regular season.

Our experts have analyzed all the data; they've talked to insiders across the league.

Here are their final selections.

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Kendra Andrews: Bucks in 5

Jerry Bembry: Bucks in 5

Jamal Collier: Bucks in 5

Nick DePaula: Bucks in 6

Nick Friedell: Bucks in 4

Kirk Goldsberry: Bucks in 6

Israel Gutierrez: Bucks in 6

Tim Legler: Bucks in 5

Zach Lowe: Bucks in 5

Tim MacMahon: Bucks in 5

Bobby Marks: Bucks in 5

Dave McMenamin: Bucks in 5

Kevin Pelton: Bucks in 5

Jorge Sedano: Bucks in 6

Ramona Shelburne: Bucks in 5

André Snellings:

Marc Spears: Bucks in 5

Ohm Youngmisuk: Bucks in 6

Final tally: Bucks 17, Heat 0

Kendra Andrews: Celtics in 4

Jerry Bembry: Celtics in 6

Jamal Collier: Celtics in 5

Nick DePaula: Celtics in 5

Nick Friedell: Celtics in 4

Kirk Goldsberry: Celtics in 5

Israel Gutierrez: Celtics in 6

Zach Lowe: Celtics in 5

Tim MacMahon: Celtics in 5

Bobby Marks: Celtics in 5

Dave McMenamin: Celtics in 5

Kevin Pelton: Celtics in 5

Jorge Sedano: Celtics in 5

Ramona Shelburne: Celtics in 5

André Snellings: Celtics in 5

Marc Spears: Celtics in 5

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