Paste BN Sports' NBA experts pick first-round series

Paste BN Sports' NBA staff members make their first-round playoff picks:

NBA reporter Sam Amick

• Miami Heat beat Milwaukee Bucks 4-0
• New York Knicks beat Boston Celtics 4-2
• Indiana Pacers beat Atlanta Hawks 4-1
• Chicago Bulls beat Brooklyn Nets 4-3
• Oklahoma City Thunder beat Houston Rockets 4-1
• San Antonio Spurs beat Los Angeles Lakers 4-2
• Denver Nuggets beat Golden State Warriors 4-3
• Los Angeles Clippers beat Memphis Grizzlies 4-2

NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt

• Heat beat Bucks 4-0
• Knicks beat Celtics 4-2
• Pacers beat Hawks 4-1
• Bulls beat Nets 4-3
• Thunder beat Rockets 4-1
• Spurs beat Lakers 4-2
• Nuggets beat Warriors 4-2
• Grizzlies beat Clippers 4-3

NBA editor Kevin Spain

• Heat beat Bucks 4-0
• Knicks beat Celtics 4-1
• Pacers beat Hawks 4-2
• Nets beat Bulls 4-3
• Thunder beat Rockets 4-2
• Spurs beat Lakers 4-2
• Nuggets beat Warriors 4-1
• Grizzlies beat Clippers 4-3

NBA digital editor Adi Joseph

• Heat beat Bucks 4-0
• Knicks beat Celtics 4-2
• Pacers beat Hawks 4-1
• Bulls beat Nets 4-2
• Thunder beat Rockets 4-1
• Spurs beat Lakers 4-1
• Nuggets beat Warriors 4-1
• Clippers beat Grizzlies 4-3

NBA blogger Sean Highkin

• Heat beat Bucks 4-0
• Knicks beat Celtics 4-2
• Pacers beat Hawks 4-1
• Nets beat Bulls 4-3
• Thunder beat Rockets 4-1
• Spurs beat Lakers 4-2
• Nuggets beat Warriors 4-2
• Grizzlies beat Clippers 4-3