Experts' picks: Who will reach the East finals?
Who will be punching a ticket to the conference finals? Our NBA experts make their predictions for Round 2.

























Who will be punching a ticket to the conference finals? Our NBA experts make their predictions for Round 2.
Milwaukee's Malcolm Brogdon will sit out the first two games of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a partially torn plantar fascia in his right foot and will be re-evaluated after that time.
Zach talks to ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz about Damian Lillard's epic shot, the fallout in Oklahoma City, Sixers-Raptors, Bucks-Celtics, and more.
The Bucks completed a first-round sweep of the Pistons on Monday night for their first playoff series win since 2001 -- when star Giannis Antetokounmpo was just 7 years old.
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points, and the Milwaukee Bucks beat Detroit 127-104 on Monday night, completing a four-game sweep of the Pistons and advancing to the second round of the playoffs for the first time since 2001.
Brian Windhorst, Andrew Han, Kevin Pelton and Nick Friedell discuss the Blazers-Thunder series (1:20), the looming inevitability of a Warriors title (9:30), the Sixers (45:00) and a Windhorst filibuster.
While other top-seeded playoff teams have blown leads and racked up technicals, Milwaukee has outscored Detroit by a combined 72 points through three games.
Khris Middleton had 20 points and nine rebounds and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Detroit Pistons 119-103 on Saturday night to take a 3-0 lead in the first-round series.
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(17) | Donte DiVincenzo | PG | Villanova |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 60 | 22 | .732 |
| 2017-18 | 44 | 38 | .537 |
| 2016-17 | 42 | 40 | .512 |
| 2015-16 | 33 | 49 | .402 |
| 2014-15 | 41 | 41 | .500 |