Which two teams will win the Eastern Conference semifinals, and how many games will each series go?
Our ESPN Forecast panel predicts Celtics-Bucks and 76ers-Raptors.
Note: All predictions made before Game 1 of each series. Forecast predictions represent percentage of total votes. BPI and 538 predictions represent likelihood to win.
(2) Raptors vs. (3) 76ers
Likelihood of winning series
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ESPN Forecast: Raptors 65 percent | 76ers 35 percent
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Basketball Power Index: Raptors (75 percent)
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538: Raptors (81 percent)
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Game 1: Saturday | 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
(1) Bucks vs. (4) Celtics
Likelihood of winning series
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Game 1: Sunday | 1 p.m. ET, ABC
Which East team will make the NBA Finals?
ESPN Forecast (percentage of votes)
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Bucks: 67 percent
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Raptors: 19 percent
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Celtics: 14 percent
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76ers: 0 percent
Basketball Power Index (projections)
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Bucks: 55.5 percent
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Raptors: 29.3 percent
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Celtics: 9.9 percent
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76ers: 5.3 percent
538 (projections)
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Raptors: 54 percent
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Bucks: 34 percent
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76ers: 7 percent
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Celtics: 5 percent
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