OKC Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans: Experts predict the first-round NBA playoff matchup
The No. 1-seeded OKC Thunder will face the No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA playoffs.
Game 1 of the best-of-seven series is set for 8:30 p.m. Sunday (TNT) in Oklahoma City. The Thunder won the regular-season series, 2-1.
Here's a look at expert predictions for the first-round playoff series.
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OKC Thunder vs New Orleans Pelicans predictions
The Oklahoman
Jordan Davis, high school reporter: Thunder in 5
Joel Lorenzi, Thunder beat writer: Thunder in 6
Justin Martinez, sports trending: Thunder in 5
Joe Mussatto, columnist: Thunder in 6
Jeff Patterson, sports editor: Thunder in 5
Jacob Unruh, deputy sports editor: Thunder in 5
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ESPN
Kendra Andrews: Thunder in 6
Jerry Bembry: Thunder in 6
Tim Bontemps: Thunder in 5
Israel Gutierrez: Thunder in 7
Chris Herring: Thunder in 5
Tim MacMahon: Thunder in 6
Bobby Marks: Thunder in 5
Dave McMenamin: Thunder in 6
Kevin Pelton: Thunder in 6
Jorge Sedano: Thunder in 6
Ramona Shelburne: Thunder in 7
André Snellings: Thunder in 5
Marc J. Spears: Thunder in 6
Ohm Youngmisuk: Thunder in 6
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Yahoo Sports
Dan Devine: Thunder in 5
Jake Fischer: Thunder in 7
Vincent Goodwill: Thunder in 5
Tom Haberstroh: Thunder in 6
Ben Rohrbach: Thunder in 6
Dan Titus: Thunder in 5
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Bleacher Report
Greg Swartz: Thunder in 5
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NBA.com
Steve Aschburner: Thunder
Carlos Boozer: Thunder
Brendan Haywood: Thunder
Shaquille O'Neal: Thunder
Shaun Powell: Thunder
John Schuhmann: Thunder
Kenny Smith: Thunder
Steve Smith: Thunder
Michael C. Wright: Thunder
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The Athletic
Sam Vecenie: Thunder
Dave Dufour: Thunder
Richard Deitsch: Thunder
Jason Jones: Thunder
Andrew Schlecht: Thunder
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