Mark Murphy
• Cavaliers in six games
The skinny: Their 31-point loss in Cleveland earlier this season to the contrary, the Celtics have hung close in a lot of games, so perhaps they can steal one of the first two on the road. Split at home, and the series inches along a little further. Cleveland’s starting five superiority ends it, of course.
Steve Bulpett
• Cavaliers in five games
The skinny: The Cavs simply have too much firepower. Then again, the Celtics have surprised everyone but themselves with this run to the playoffs, so maybe they’ll continue that trend and make the series more competitive than expected.