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NBA playoff experts' picks: Predicting Lakers-Nuggets, 76ers-Knicks and every first-round matchup

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The NBA play-in tournament is complete and the playoffs are set for the first round.

In the West, the Los Angeles Lakers and the New Orleans Pelicans captured the conference's final two playoff spots, with L.A. setting up a rematch with the defending champion Denver Nuggets. New Orleans, meanwhile, hit their first-round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder without Zion Williamson, who is out because of an injured left hamstring.