The NBA playoffs have reached the conference semifinals. Mostly.As the top-seeded Boston Celtics await the winner of Sunday’s Game 7 between the Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers (1 p.m. ET on ABC), three second-round series are set.In the Western Conference, the Denver Nuggets will continue their title defense against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Game 1 Saturday night in Denver (7 p.m. ET on TNT). And the Dallas Mavericks, who ousted the LA Clippers on Friday, will face the host Oklahoma City Thunder beginning Tuesday.Who will advance? Our NBA experts are making their picks for the conference semifinals.Note: Picks for the remaining conference semifinal series will be revealed next week. Lowe’s Wolves-Nuggets previewEast semifinalsKendra Andrews: Knicks in 6Jerry Bembry: Knicks in 6Israel Gutierrez: Knicks in 7Tim MacMahon: Knicks in 5Bobby Marks: Knicks in 5Dave McMenamin: Knicks in 6Kevin Pelton: Knicks in 6Jorge Sedano: Knicks in 6Ramona Shelburne: Knicks in 5Marc J. Spears: Knicks in 6Ohm Youngmisuk: Knicks in 7Final tally: Knicks 11, Pacers 0.West semifinalsKendra Andrews: Nuggets in 7Jerry Bembry: Nuggets in 6Israel Gutierrez: Nuggets in 7Tim MacMahon: Nuggets in 7Bobby Marks: Timberwolves in 6Dave McMenamin: Nuggets in 7Kevin Pelton: Nuggets in 7Jorge Sedano: Nuggets in 6Ramona Shelburne: Nuggets in 7Marc J. Spears: Nuggets in 7Ohm Youngmisuk: Nuggets in 7Final tally: Nuggets 10, Timberwolves 1

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