ESPN.com's NBA playoff predictions

Originally Published: April 17, 2004

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	First-round upset special	West final	East final	NBA Finals	Finals MVP
David Aldridge, ESPN reporter	Knicks over Nets	Spurs over Wolves	Pacers over Pistons	Spurs over Pacers	Tim Duncan, Spurs
Ric Bucher, ESPN the Magazine	No first-round upsets.	Spurs over Kings	Pistons over Pacers	Pistons over Spurs	Ben Wallace, Pistons
Chad Ford, ESPN Insider	Knicks over Nets	Lakers over Kings	Pistons over Pacers	Lakers over Pistons	Gary Payton, Lakers
Frank Hughes, ESPN.com contributor	Mavericks over Kings	Spurs over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Pistons over Spurs	Ben Wallace, Pistons
Joe Lago, ESPN.com NBA editor	Mavericks over Kings	Lakers over Wolves	Pacers over Pistons	Lakers over Pacers	Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Mitch Lawrence, ESPN.com contributor	Mavericks over Kings	Spurs over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Spurs over Pistons	Tim Duncan, Spurs
Tim Legler, ESPN analyst	Knicks over Nets	Wolves over Spurs	Pacers over Pistons	Wolves over Pacers	Kevin Garnett, Wolves
Peter May, ESPN.com contributor	Knicks over Nets	Spurs over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Spurs over Pistons	Tim Duncan, Spurs
Dr. Jack Ramsay, ESPN analyst	Mavericks over Kings	Wolves over Spurs	Pistons over Pacers	Wolves over Pistons	Kevin Garnett, Wolves
Dan Shanoff, Page 2 columnist	Nuggets over Wolves	Lakers over Kings	Pistons over Pacers	Lakers over Pistons	Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Bill Simmons, Page 2 columnist	None. The upset will be no upset.	Spurs over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Spurs over Pistons	Tim Duncan, Spurs
Sam Smith, ESPN.com contributor	Mavericks over Kings	Lakers over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Lakers over Pistons	Kobe Bryant, Lakers
Marc Stein, ESPN.com NBA writer	Mavericks over Kings	Spurs over Mavericks	Pistons over Pacers	Spurs over Pistons	Tim Duncan, Spurs
Bill Walton, ABC/ESPN analyst	Mavericks over Kings	Lakers over Wolves	Pistons over Pacers	Lakers over Pistons	Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers