Expert Basketball Picks and Previews

Game 2 of this Western Conference semifinal series stays in Oklahoma City on Thursday night, with the Lakers trying to avoid a 2-0 hole after a 108-90 loss in the opener. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. ET at Paycom Center, and the broadcast is on Prime Video. Los Angeles comes in as the No. 4 seed after a 53-29

Knicks riding streak of big wins entering Game 2 vs. 76ers It does not take much for championship-starved Big Apple basketball fans to daydream about what an NBA title run by the New York Knicks might look like. The Knicks have given their fans even more reason to dream over the last 11 days. The third-seeded Knicks will look to

Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tips at 7:00 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6 at Madison Square Garden, with ESPN carrying the broadcast. New York enters up 1-0 after taking the opener and comes in as the East’s No. 3 seed after a 53-29 regular season, while Philadelphia is the No. 7 seed after going 45-37. The opener

Game 2 shifts back to the Frost Bank Center on Wednesday night, with tipoff set for 9:30 p.m. ET on ESPN. Minnesota already stole home-court advantage with a 104-102 win in Game 1, so San Antonio walks into this spot down 1-0 despite finishing the regular season 62-20 as the West’s No. 2 seed. The Timberwolves were a 49-33 team

Game 1 of this Eastern Conference semifinal series tips Tuesday at 7:00 PM at Little Caesars Arena, with Cleveland opening on the road against top-seeded Detroit. The Cavaliers got here the hard way, surviving Toronto in seven games behind a 114-102 win in Game 7, while the Pistons also needed the distance and closed Orlando out with a 116-94 win.

Game 1 of this Western Conference semifinal series lands at Paycom Center on Tuesday night, with the fourth-seeded Lakers visiting the top-seeded Thunder for an 8:30 PM start on NBC. Los Angeles comes in at 53-29 after a six-game first-round win over Houston, while Oklahoma City went 64-18, owned the NBA’s best record, and went 34-7 at home in the

Thunder not taking Lakers for granted ahead of Game 1 The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Los Angeles Lakers twice in the final two weeks of the regular season. The Thunder won those two games by an average of 39.5 points per game. But heading into Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tuesday in Oklahoma City, the

Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals tips Monday, May 4, 2026, at 8:00 PM at Madison Square Garden, with NBC and Peacock carrying the opener. New York enters as the No. 3 seed after a 53-29 regular season and a first-round win over Atlanta, while Philadelphia arrives as the No. 7 seed at 45-37 after erasing a 3-1 deficit

Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals starts Monday, May 4, 2026, at 9:30 PM ET at Frost Bank Center, and this is a fascinating opener for bettors because the matchup looks tighter than the listed spread. Minnesota arrives after closing out Denver in six games, while San Antonio handled Portland in five and comes in with the rest edge,