NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Saturday: Cavs at Magic, Thunder at

Things are getting interesting in some first-round series in the NBA Playoffs. Orlando held serve at home and can put the pressure on Cleveland with another win on Saturday. The Miami Heat had a shocking win in Boston and now have home-court advantage in a series against a No. 1 seed, again.

The Magic open Saturday’s four-game slate against the Cavaliers. With the Magic leading by as many as 43 points in Game 3, that series has shifted. So has the Heat-Celtics series.

Elsewhere, the top two seeds in the Western Conference appear to be in cruise control. Denver goes for a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers while the New Orleans Pelicans are looking to get on the board in Game 3 against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

Here is a look at where things stand ahead of Saturday’s games with odds and staff picks.

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No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers at No. 5 Orlando Magic

How to watch: 1 p.m. ET on TNT

Cleveland leads series 2-1

Series odds: Cavaliers -375, Magic +300

Paolo Banchero has entered the playoff chat. After a couple of solid but unspectacular games in Cleveland, he erupted for 31 points and 14 rebounds in a Game 3 win in Orlando.

The Magic did to the Cavs what the Cavs did to them in Cleveland. How does that shift the perception of this series? Well, for one, it makes it a series. The Magic showed they won’t go down easily. Whether or not they can win in Cleveland may be another story, but the momentum in the series has shifted. Orlando got its first playoff win in four years, but the Magic haven’t won more than one playoff game in a series since 2011, so a Game 4 win would be another minor milestone for the franchise.

There weren’t really any positives for Cleveland in Game 3, which is generally the case in 38-point losses. Donovan Mitchell had just 13 points and shot 1-for-6 from 3-point range. Evan Mobley somehow only had two rebounds, a season-low. Darius Garland was 2-for-10 from the field. So it’s a forget-it-and-move-on situation for Cleveland.

Orlando is a small favorite in Game 4, as was the case in Game 3. Cleveland is still heavily favored in the series, but the odds have nearly halved from -700 to -375.

Expert picks for Cavs at Magic

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans

How to watch: 3:30 p.m. ET on TNT

Oklahoma City leads series 2-0

Series odds: Thunder -2500, Pelicans +1100

As far as first playoff runs for a young core go, the Thunder are doing just fine. After prevailing in a close Game 1, the Thunder flexed their might with a blowout victory in Game 2 on Wednesday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is leading the way and Chet Holmgren went off for 26 points in Game 2. The Thunder got all five starters into double figures in scoring in a whopping 32-point win.

Game 1 was encouraging for New Orleans, but Game 2 rang some alarm bells. Do the Pelicans have an answer for Gilgeous-Alexander? Can they keep up with the Thunder in a seven-game series without