Originally Published: October 28, 2014

Western Conference champs

Experts' Picks

Oklahoma City Thunder

Marc Stein
ESPN.com
Oklahoma City Thunder

J.A. Adande
ESPN.com
Oklahoma City Thunder

Chris Broussard
ESPN Mag
San Antonio Spurs

Chad Ford
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Israel Gutierrez
ESPN.com
Los Angeles Clippers

Michael Wallace
ESPN.com
Oklahoma City Thunder

Brian Windhorst
ESPN.com
Oklahoma City Thunder

David Thorpe
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Amin Elhassan
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Tom Haberstroh
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Kevin Arnovitz
ESPN.com
Los Angeles Clippers

Kevin Pelton
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Henry Abbott
ESPN.com
San Antonio Spurs

Ramona Shelburne
ESPN.com
Los Angeles Clippers

Bradford Doolittle
Insider
San Antonio Spurs

Larry Coon
Insider
Oklahoma City Thunder

Dave McMenamin
ESPN.com
Golden State Warriors

Ethan Strauss
ESPN.com
Oklahoma City Thunder

Royce Young
ESPN.com
San Antonio Spurs

Chris Forsberg
ESPN Boston
San Antonio Spurs

Nick Friedell
ESPN Chicago
Oklahoma City Thunder

Tim MacMahon
ESPN Dallas
San Antonio Spurs

Arash Markazi
ESPN Los Angeles
San Antonio Spurs

Baxter Holmes
ESPN.com
San Antonio Spurs

Ian Begley
ESPN New York
Los Angeles Clippers

Mike Mazzeo
ESPN New York
Los Angeles Clippers

Ohm Youngmisuk
ESPN New York
San Antonio Spurs

Gonzalo A.
ESPN Deportes
Final tally: San Antonio Spurs (14 votes); Oklahoma City Thunder (8); Los Angeles Clippers (5); Golden State Warriors (1).

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