West predictions: Experts' picks for Round 1

Apr 14, 2017, 04:30 PM

Which West teams will be moving past the first round? Our writers make their playoff predictions.

(1) Warriors vs. (8) Trail Blazers

Name	POR	GS	Games
J.A. Adande			5
Kevin Arnovitz			5
Ian Begley			4
Bradford Doolittle			4
Jeremias Engelmann			5
Chad Ford			4
Chris Forsberg			5
Nick Friedell			4
Israel Gutierrez			6
Tom Haberstroh			4
Andrew Han			4
Chris Haynes			4
Chris Herring			4
Baxter Holmes			5
Zach Lowe			4
Tim MacMahon			4
Jackie MacMullan			4
Dave McMenamin			5
Kevin Pelton			4
Ramona Shelburne			5
Marc Spears			4
Marc Stein			5
Ethan Strauss			6
David Thorpe			4
Justin Verrier			4
Calvin Watkins			4
Mike Wise			4
Michael Wright			5
Royce Young			4
Ohm Youngmisuk			5

Name	MEM	SA	Games
J.A. Adande			4
Kevin Arnovitz			5
Ian Begley			5
Bradford Doolittle			4
Jeremias Engelmann			5
Chad Ford			4
Chris Forsberg			5
Nick Friedell			5
Israel Gutierrez			5
Tom Haberstroh			5
Andrew Han			6
Chris Haynes			6
Chris Herring			5
Baxter Holmes			4
Zach Lowe			6
Tim MacMahon			5
Jackie MacMullan			6
Dave McMenamin			5
Kevin Pelton			5
Ramona Shelburne			7
Marc Spears			6
Marc Stein			4
Ethan Strauss			4
David Thorpe			6
Justin Verrier			5
Calvin Watkins			6
Mike Wise			5
Michael Wright			6
Royce Young			5
Ohm Youngmisuk			5

Name	OKC	HOU	Games
J.A. Adande			6
Kevin Arnovitz			6
Ian Begley			7
Bradford Doolittle			6
Jeremias Engelmann			5
Chad Ford			7
Chris Forsberg			6
Nick Friedell			5
Israel Gutierrez			7
Tom Haberstroh			7
Andrew Han			5
Chris Haynes			6
Chris Herring			5
Baxter Holmes			5
Zach Lowe			6
Tim MacMahon			6
Jackie MacMullan			6
Dave McMenamin			6
Kevin Pelton			5
Ramona Shelburne			6
Marc Spears			7
Ethan Strauss			6
Marc Stein			6
David Thorpe			5
Justin Verrier			6
Calvin Watkins			5
Mike Wise			6
Michael Wright			7
Royce Young			5
Ohm Youngmisuk			6

Name	UTAH	LAC	Games
J.A. Adande			6
Kevin Arnovitz			7
Ian Begley			6
Bradford Doolittle			7
Jeremias Engelmann			5
Chad Ford			6
Chris Forsberg			7
Nick Friedell			6
Israel Gutierrez			5
Tom Haberstroh			7
Andrew Han			5
Chris Haynes			5
Chris Herring			6
Baxter Holmes			7
Zach Lowe			6
Tim MacMahon			7
Jackie MacMullan			7
Dave McMenamin			7
Kevin Pelton			7
Ramona Shelburne			6
Marc Spears			7
Marc Stein			6
Ethan Strauss			6
David Thorpe			6
Justin Verrier			7
Calvin Watkins			6
Mike Wise			6
Michael Wright			6
Royce Young			7
Ohm Youngmisuk			6