The national consensus going into the Timberwolves' playoff series against Memphis was clear: The Wolves had a chance to make it a good series, but in the end the Grizzlies were expected to prevail.
After all, Memphis is the No. 2 seed, won 10 more games than Minnesota and has the home court advantage.
Given all those facts, ESPN's panel of expert pickers considered the series thusly: 21 predicted the Grizzlies to win. The majority said it would take six games (12 picks), while the rest said either five games (seven times) or a full seven games (twice).