The NBA playoffs’ two remaining conference semifinals will begin on Tuesday, with both top seeds in action. Should either the Boston Celtics or Oklahoma City Thunder be on upset alert?The Cleveland Cavaliers come to Boston on the heels of a physical first-round series against the Orlando Magic. Boston, meanwhile, hasn’t played in a week. And the Dallas Mavericks, whose revamped roster ousted the LA Clippers, have another upset in mind against the untested Thunder.How will each series play out? Our panel of NBA experts is predicting each matchup.MORE: Experts’ picks for Knicks-Pacers, Wolves-NuggetsEast semifinalsKendra Andrews: Celtics in 5Jerry Bembry: Celtics in 5Tim Bontemps: Celtics in 5Israel Gutierrez: Celtics in 5Chris Herring: Celtics in 5Tim Legler: Celtics in 6Zach Lowe: Celtics in 5Tim MacMahon: Celtics in 5Bobby Marks: Celtics in 5Dave McMenamin: Celtics in 6Kevin Pelton: Celtics in 5Jorge Sedano: Celtics in 5Ramona Shelburne: Celtics in 6André Snellings: Celtics in 6Marc J. Spears: Celtics in 6Ohm Youngmisuk: Celtics in 6Final tally: Celtics 16, Cavaliers 0.West semifinalsKendra Andrews: Mavericks in 6Jerry Bembry: Thunder in 6Tim Bontemps: Thunder in 7Israel Gutierrez: Mavericks in 6Chris Herring: Mavericks in 7Tim Legler: Mavericks in 6Zach Lowe: Thunder in 7Bobby Marks: Thunder in 7Dave McMenamin: Mavericks in 6Kevin Pelton: Thunder in 7Ramona Shelburne: Thunder in 7André Snellings: Mavericks in 7Marc J. Spears: Thunder in 7Ohm Youngmisuk: Mavericks in 7Final tally: Mavericks 7, Thunder 7.

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