It’s a new beginning of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, and with that comes the excitement of high-profile matchups, but also the tradition of predicting the upcoming games from basketball experts. Among these commentators, Shaq and Barkley, who are famous for their thoughts, gave their thoughts on the first-round playoffs.
Eastern Conference Predictions
In the Eastern Conference, the contestants will be the Celtics against the Heat, the Knicks against the 76ers, the Bucks against the Pacers, and the Cavaliers against the Magic.
The Celtics (1) will face the Heat (8) in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs 🍿
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We’ve got predictions for each first round Eastern Conference matchup 🧵🔽 pic.twitter.com/X3pAjDi53x
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Western Conference Predictions
From a Western Conference perspective, the Thunder will go against the Pelicans, the Nuggets against the Lakers, the Timberwolves against the Suns, and the Clippers against the Mavericks.
The TNT NBA broadcast crew just did their Western Conference playoff first round predictions. Here were their picks for the Mavs-Clippers series:
Shaq – Mavs
Kenny – Clippers
Barkley – Mavs
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Insights from ‘Inside the NBA’
The ‘Inside the NBA’ cast voiced the difficulties of pinning down the Western Conference matchups, pointing out the level playing field between the teams.
Shaq’s Predictions
Shaquille O’Neal deduced that the emergence of the Celtics, 76ers, Pacers, and Magic would take place in the East Region of the Conference. For the West, he foresaw an NBA champion team for the Thunder, Lakers, Suns, and Dallas Mavericks.
Barkley’s Choices
Also, just as Barkley supported Shaq in East Selection he went with the Nuggets instead of the Lakers in the Western League in the first-round playoffs. His picks for West among the Thunder, Nuggets, Suns, and Mavericks, are among the top contenders.
Additional Predictions
Kenny Smith finished the segment by starting on what he called the top of the pile, the Celtics, Knicks, Bucks, Cavaliers, Thunder, Nuggets, Timberwolves, and Clippers that he believed would be advancing to the next phase.
NBA first-round series outlook for the 2024 playoffs, per @FDSportsbook: pic.twitter.com/m7X545DIRU
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 20, 2024
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