With all 1,230 regular-season games in the rearview, the 2014-15 NBA playoffs are finally here.
The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards will kick things off from the coveted 12:30 p.m. ET slot on Saturday (9:30 a.m. PT), but before they do, we asked Sportsnet’s panel of basketball experts to weigh in with their predictions for the first round and beyond.
Check them out below and feel free to disagree in the comments.
Eastern Conference
| ATL vs. BRO | CLE vs.BOS | CHI vs. MIL | TOR vs. WAS | |
| Michael Grange |  |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||
| Paul Jones | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Steven Loung | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Eric Smith | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Dave Zarum | |
|
 |
|
Western Conference
| GSW vs. NOP | HOU vs.DAL | LAC vs. SAS | POR vs. MEM | |
| Michael Grange |  |
 |
 |
 |
|
|
||||
| Paul Jones | |
|
 |
|
|
|
||||
| Steven Loung | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Eric Smith | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Dave Zarum | |
 |
|
|
NBA Finals
| Western champ | Eastern champ | NBA champion | ||
| Michael Grange | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Paul Jones | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Steven Loung | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Eric Smith | |
|
|
|
|
|
||||
| Dave Zarum | |
|
|
|
