NBA Playoff Predictions: Finals Winner & Saturday's Series Outcomes

Get our picks for the Finals champ & Saturday's series winners!

April 20th

The NBA playoffs are here, and the excitement is palpable! With the Finals on the horizon and crucial Game 1s tipping off today, it's time to dive into the numbers, narratives, and gut feelings that will shape these series.

In this complimentary edition of the Playoff Pulse, we're are tackling two burning questions:

  • Who will come out on top in the NBA Finals?

  • Which teams will draw first blood in Saturday's playoff openers?

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The Playoff Pulse April 20th

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Transcript

Who do you got as champion this year?

Man, playoffs are a ton of fun, a little contrarian of the take.

I do think Kawhi Leonard will be healthy enough in this first round series for them to get past Dallas.

And it's a hot take.

I have the Clippers beating the Celtics in the finals.

I do want to throw out a hot take there to throw things off because I do.

I'm a big supporter of the Clippers that this playoff run.

I do like their chances if they can get out of this first round to go all the way and they match up against Boston pretty darn well.

So give me the Clippers kind of a hot take there, isn't it?

If Kauai is healthy, I like the Clippers because That's a team that I thought was had a really good shot at winning until, like you said, not only the Kauai injury, but Harden had been dealing with his shoulder and hadn't looked good of late, but I love Ty Lou and what he does, the chess master.

I think if Kauai is healthy, they are the best Dark Horse to do it.

I'm going to have the boring pick though.

I just think Denver is a huge machine that's just so hard to stop right now the way Yoke, it's in Murray.

If Murray's fully healthy, which it looks like he is, and I'm going to end up going with the nuggets.

If we're looking at the series that start tomorrow, I'll break them down real quick and we'll talk about the Sunday ones on our Saturday episode because this podcast can be coming to you every single day for every single slate at your daily dose of DFS but pretty born in the predictions.

I'm not a big prediction guy.

I'm not a gambler I take my daily fantasy advice not necessarily who I think is gonna win But I really like the Nuggets.

I think this series goes long though Nuggets win it in seven Phoenix I think wins in six with a slight upset despite being favored then Cleveland I think goes seven against Orlando and Philly I'm gonna go with Philly in seven I originally wanted to pick the Knicks but if in beach healthy, they're gonna win.

Those are pretty all solid takes I'm a little think that are gonna be a little bit shorter series than you do I think Cleveland takes it in five.

I think Phoenix takes it in five.

And then I think Philadelphia takes it in six, instead of the Knicks taking in six compared to you I like Phillies the chances in six, and then give me the nuggets in.

Man, it's either five or seven for me.

I'll take the nuggets.

Nuggets in five.

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