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San Antonio Spurs at Dallas Mavericks Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/25/2014

In game 2 of the Western Conference first round game between the No. 1 seeded San Antonio Spurs and the No. 8 seeded Dallas Mavericks, the Spurs looked pedestrian. With the series tied at 1 game each, the Spurs will travel to the American Airlines Center in Dallas to take on the Mavericks. Game 3 will be held on Saturday afternoon.

Houston Rockets at Portland Trail Blazers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/24/2014

The Rockets had to feel pretty good going into their first round playoff matchup with Portland, considering that they had beaten the Trailblazers 3 out of 4 times in the season. What happened in the first two games though could only be considered a buzzsaw, namely the LaMarcus Aldridge, who has 89 points in two Trailblazer upset victories.

Chicago Bulls at Washington Wizards Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/24/2014

The Bulls seemingly had a fast-track to the Eastern Conference Finals after avoiding a first-round pairing against the veteran-laden Nets and a possible second round matchup with either the struggling Pacers or even upset-minded Hawks.

Toronto Raptors at Brooklyn Nets Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/24/2014

After Brooklyn's 94-87 series opening win over the Raptors, the consensus was this is the Nets series to take, especially with how they were playing down the stretch before resting their aging roster. There's little doubt now as Toronto answered the bell on their home court, squeaking out a 100-95 win at the Air Canada Centre Tuesday to knot the series 1-1.

Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State Warriors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/23/2014

The Los Angeles Clippers looked like a totally different team in Game 2 than they did in their Game 1 loss to the Golden State Warriors, whooping them 138-98 on their home floor. The Clippers shot 56.6% from the field and were able to hold the Warriors' normally great three-point shooters to just 4-of-19 shooting from beyond the arc.

Oklahoma City Thunder at Memphis Grizzlies Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/23/2014

The Memphis Grizzlies were able to pull off the 111-105 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night to tie the series at 1-1. The Thunder had a hard time making their shots in the game, going just 9-for-30 from three-point land and 37-for-93 overall.

Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/23/2014

The Indiana Pacers looked much more like the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference on Tuesday when they were able to beat the Atlanta Hawks 101-85 on their home court to make it a 1-1 series. The Pacers shot 52.9% on the night and were able to hold the Hawks to just 39.2% shooting from the field.

Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/22/2014

As has been the case for years now, the San Antonio Spurs relied heavily on future Hall of Famer Tim Duncan to get the 90-85 win over the Dallas Mavericks to take a 1-0 lead in the series. The 37-year-old power forward scored a game-high 27 points on 12-of-20 shooting on a night when the Spurs just couldn't hit their outside shots.

Portland Trailblazers at Houston Rockets Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/22/2014

The Portland Trailblazers and the Houston Rockets played the best game of the first round so far, with the Blazers eventually coming out on top 122-120 in overtime. LaMarcus Aldridge chose the right time to have the best game of his career by scoring 46 points, which is a career-high for him and a playoff record for the Portland franchise.

Charlotte Bobcats at Miami Heat Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/22/2014

The No. 7 seed Charlotte Bobcats held their own against the No. 2 seed Miami Heat for a large part of the first game of the series, but the Heat were able to make a big run in the fourth quarter to pull off the 99-88 home win. Both teams shot the ball well from three-point range, but the Heat did a bit better by making 11 of their 23 attempts in the game.

Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Guy Bruhn - 4/21/2014

The Washington Wizards were able to come back from a 13-point deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 102-93 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup. Washington's star backcourt of John Wall and Bradley Beal didn't play particularly well, but the Wizards' bigs stepped up and led their team to victory.

Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/21/2014

The Brooklyn Nets were able to get the most out of their veterans as they got a huge 94-87 road win over the Toronto Raptors to take the 1-0 lead in the series. The Nets made just four of their 24 three-point attempts in the game, but they made up for it by only turning the ball over eight times and forcing the Raptors into 17 turnovers.

Brooklyn Nets at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/21/2014

The Brooklyn Nets were able to get the most out of their veterans as they got a huge 94-87 road win over the Toronto Raptors to take the 1-0 lead in the series. The Nets made just four of their 24 three-point attempts in the game, but they made up for it by only turning the ball over eight times and forcing the Raptors into 17 turnovers.

Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/21/2014

The No. 8 seed Atlanta Hawks were able to beat the No. 1 seed Indiana Pacers 101-93 in the first game of their series on Saturday night. The Pacers looked more like the team that lost nine of their last 15 games than the team that dominated the Eastern Conference for the majority of the season.

Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/20/2014

The Golden State Warriors were able to overcome a rough start to their Game 1 battle with the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday afternoon to pull off the 109-105 road win. Klay Thompson starred for the Warriors on the offensive end and also did a fine job of keeping Clippers' star point guard Chris Paul from taking over the game.

Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/20/2014

The No.1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder were able to hold off a huge comeback from the No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night to win 100-86 and take a 1-0 series lead. The Grizzlies were held to just 36.3% shooting on the night and were outrebounded 51-41 by the Thunder.

Portland Trailblazers at Houston Rockets Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2014

The Houston Rockets and the Portland Trailblazers finished their seasons with the same record, but the Rockets were able to grab the fourth seed after beating the Blazers in their season series. Portland comes into the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the league after winning their last five games.

Washington Wizards at Chicago Bulls Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/19/2014

In what should be one of the closer series of the first round, the No. 4 seed Chicago Bulls will take on the No. 5 seed Washington Wizards. The Wizards scored about seven more points per game than the Bulls, but Chicago had the best defense in the NBA.

Charlotte Bobcats at Miami Heat Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Josh Schonwald - 4/19/2014

The No. 2 seed Miami Heat come into their series with the No. 7 seed Charlotte Bobcats as huge favorites after beating them in all four meetings in their season series. Both teams finished with top five defenses this season, but the Heat scored 102.2 points per game while the Bobcats scored just 96.9.

Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs Free NBA Picks & Odds
by Tony Sink - 4/19/2014

The Dallas Mavericks can't be too happy that they have to face San Antonio Spurs in the first round of playoffs because they lost all four of the regular season meetings between the teams. The Spurs have the advantage over the Mavs in just about every statistical category besides free throw shooting, where Dallas shot about 80% and the Spurs shot about 79%.