document_title: 2018 NBA Playoffs

question_text: when do the 2018 eastern conference finals start

question_tokens: when do the 2018 eastern conference finals start

text: 2018 NBA Playoffs

text: Overview

text: The Houston Rockets entered the playoffs with their best regular-season record in franchise history and appeared in their sixth consecutive postseason.

text: The Golden State Warriors entered their sixth consecutive postseason, tying their franchise streak of 6 straight postseason appearances since the league's first six years of existence (1946–47 to 1951–52).

text: The San Antonio Spurs entered their 21st consecutive postseason.

text: The Toronto Raptors also finished with a franchise record for single-season victories, winning 59 games and finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference.

text: The Minnesota Timberwolves qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and snapped the league's longest active streak of seasons without a playoff appearance.

text: The Philadelphia 76ers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.

text: Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks ensured a 19th-straight postseason in which at least one Game 7 was played; 1999 was the most recent postseason to not feature a Game 7.

text: Game 6 of the Celtics-Bucks series was the last game played at the Bradley Center.

text: Game 2 of the Raptors vs Cavaliers series was the last game before the Air Canada Centre renames to Scotiabank Arena.

text: For the first time since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game 7.

text: In both Conference Finals series, the road teams won both Game 7s. In the other two instances in which both Conference Finals series went to a Game 7, the home team won each Conference Finals Game 7 in the 1963 and 1979 Playoffs.

text: This was also the first time a team was swept in the NBA Finals since 2007. Like in 2007, the Cleveland Cavaliers were also the team that got swept in the 2018 NBA Finals.

text: Format

text: Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.

text: Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead to the team with the better regular season record. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is winning percentage, then head to head record, followed by record vs. opposite conference.

text: Playoff qualifying

text: On March 7, 2018, the Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[1] On March 30, 2018, the Houston Rockets clinched the Western Conference ending a three-year run by the Golden State Warriors as the top seed.[2] The Rockets clinched the best record in the NBA a day later on March 31, 2018.[3] For the first time since the 1996–97 NBA season, two teams played their last game against each other for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 112–106 in overtime to clinch the final playoff seed in the West. This also ended Minnesota's 13-year drought without a playoff appearance having last played in 2003–04 season.[4] For the first time since the 2010–11 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers would miss the postseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018. This is the first time since 1960 that none of the teams from Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago made the playoffs.[5]

text: Eastern Conference

text:
Toronto Raptors,[1] Atlantic Division champions,[6] Eastern Conference regular season champions – 59 wins[6]
Boston Celtics[7] – 55 wins
Philadelphia 76ers[8] – 52 wins
Cleveland Cavaliers,[9] Central Division champions[10] – 50 wins
Indiana Pacers[11] – 48 wins
Miami Heat,[12] Southeast Division champions – 44 wins
Milwaukee Bucks[13] – 44 wins
Washington Wizards[14] – 43 wins

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text: Western Conference

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Houston Rockets,[15] Southwest Division champions,[16] Western Conference regular season champions,[17] NBA regular season champions[3] – 65 wins
Golden State Warriors,[18] Pacific Division champions[19] – 58 wins
Portland Trail Blazers,[20] Northwest Division champions[21] – 49 wins
Oklahoma City Thunder[22] – 48 wins
Utah Jazz[23] – 48 wins
New Orleans Pelicans[24] – 48 wins
San Antonio Spurs[25] – 47 wins
Minnesota Timberwolves[26] – 47 wins

text: Playoff bracket

text: Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage, the higher seeded team, are shown in italics.

text:
First Round

Conference Semifinals

Conference Finals

NBA Finals

E1

Toronto*

4

E8

Washington

2

E1

Toronto*

0

E4

Cleveland*

4

E4

Cleveland*

4

E5

Indiana

3

E4

Cleveland*

4

Eastern Conference

E2

Boston

3

E3

Philadelphia

4

E6

Miami*

1

E3

Philadelphia

1

E2

Boston

4

E2

Boston

4

E7

Milwaukee

3

E4

Cleveland*

0

W2

Golden State*

4

W1

Houston*

4

W8

Minnesota

1

W1

Houston*

4

W5

Utah

1

W4

Oklahoma City

2

W5

Utah

4

W1

Houston*

3

Western Conference

W2

Golden State*

4

W3

Portland*

0

W6

New Orleans

4

W6

New Orleans

1

W2

Golden State*

4

W2

Golden State*

4

W7

San Antonio

1

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* Division winner
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage

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text: First round

text: Eastern Conference

text: (1) Toronto Raptors vs. (8) Washington Wizards

text: ESPN, SN1

text: April 14 5:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 106, Toronto Raptors 114

Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 36–27, 26–31, 21–28
Pts: John Wall 23Rebs: Markieff Morris 11Asts: John Wall 15

Pts: Serge Ibaka 23Rebs: Serge Ibaka 12Asts: Kyle Lowry 9Raptors leads series, 1-0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 19,937Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher

text: NBA TV, TSN

text: April 17 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 119, Toronto Raptors 130

Scoring by quarter: 27–44, 31–32, 32–24, 29–30
Pts: John Wall 29Rebs: Kelly Oubre Jr. 5Asts: John Wall 9

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 37Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 14Asts: Kyle Lowry 12Raptors leads series, 2-0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,242Referees: Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Tom Washington

text: ESPN2, TSN

text: April 20 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 103, Washington Wizards 122

Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 32–39, 21–32, 21–21
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 23Rebs: Serge Ibaka 6Asts: Kyle Lowry 8

Pts: Beal, Wall 28 eachRebs: Otto Porter 8Asts: John Wall 14Raptors leads series, 2-1

text: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski

text: TNT, SN1

text: April 22 6:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 98, Washington Wizards 106

Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 21–18, 29–40, 18–26
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 35Rebs: Serge Ibaka 10Asts: DeMar DeRozan 6

Pts: Bradley Beal 31Rebs: three players 6 eachAsts: John Wall 14Series tied at, 2-2

text: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven

text: NBA TV, TSN

text: April 25 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Washington Wizards 98, Toronto Raptors 108

Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 23–25, 31–31, 20–29
Pts: John Wall 26Rebs: Marcin Gortat 12Asts: John Wall 9

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 32Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 13Asts: Kyle Lowry 10Raptors leads series, 3-2

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 19,987Referees: Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, John Goble

text: ESPNews/NBA TV, SN1

text: April 27 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 102, Washington Wizards 92

Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 30–23, 23–25, 29–14
Pts: Kyle Lowry 24Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 12Asts: Kyle Lowry 6

Pts: Bradley Beal 32Rebs: Markieff Morris 15Asts: John Wall 8Toronto wins series, 4–2

text: Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.Attendance: 20,356Referees: James Capers, Sean Corbin, Zach Zarba

text:
Regular-season series
show

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

November 5, 2017

Recap

Washington Wizards 107, Toronto Raptors 96

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

November 19, 2017

Recap

Washington Wizards 91, Toronto Raptors 100

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

February 1, 2018

Recap

Toronto Raptors 119, Washington Wizards 122

Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

March 2, 2018

Recap

Toronto Raptors 102, Washington Wizards 95

Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C.

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards winning the first meeting.[27]

text:
Previous playoffs series
show

Washington leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

2015

Toronto Raptors 0, Washington Wizards 4

2015 Eastern Conference First Round

text: (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Milwaukee Bucks

text: TNT

text: April 15 1:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 107, Boston Celtics 113 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 30–15, 19–26, 33–29, Overtime: 8–14
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 35Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 13Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7

Pts: Al Horford 24Rebs: Al Horford 12Asts: three players 4 eachCeltics leads series, 1-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, Brian Forte, Jason Phillips

text: TNT

text: April 17 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 106, Boston Celtics 120

Scoring by quarter: 22–33, 29–27, 24–30, 31–30
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 30Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8

Pts: Jaylen Brown 30Rebs: Jayson Tatum 7Asts: Terry Rozier 8Celtics leads series, 2-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: April 20 9:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 92, Milwaukee Bucks 116

Scoring by quarter: 12–27, 23–31, 32–27, 25–31
Pts: Al Horford 16Rebs: Greg Monroe 12Asts: Terry Rozier 9

Pts: Khris Middleton 23Rebs: Khris Middleton 8Asts: Khris Middleton 7Celtics leads series, 2-1

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Scott Foster, Sean Corbin, Courtney Kirkland

text: ABC

text: April 22 1:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 102, Milwaukee Bucks 104

Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 18–27, 32–24, 35–29
Pts: Jaylen Brown 34Rebs: Aron Baynes 11Asts: Terry Rozier 8

Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 27Rebs: Antetokounmpo, Parker 7 eachAsts: Antetokounmpo, Bledsoe 5 eachSeries tied at, 2-2

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Tom Washington

text: NBA TV

text: April 24 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 87, Boston Celtics 92

Scoring by quarter: 15–23, 22–25, 24–24, 26–20
Pts: Khris Middleton 23Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9

Pts: Al Horford 22Rebs: Al Horford 14Asts: Terry Rozier 5Celtics leads series, 3-2

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, James Williams

text: TNT

text: April 26 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 86, Milwaukee Bucks 97

Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 15–26, 26–26, 21–23
Pts: Jayson Tatum 22Rebs: Al Horford 10Asts: Terry Rozier 5

Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 31Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 14Asts: Matthew Dellavedova 6Series tied at, 3-3

text: Bradley Center, Milwaukee, WisconsinAttendance: 18,717Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, David Guthrie

text: TNT

text: April 28 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Milwaukee Bucks 96, Boston Celtics 112

Scoring by quarter: 17–30, 25–20, 25–31, 29–31
Pts: Khris Middleton 32Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 5

Pts: Horford, Rozier 26 eachRebs: Al Horford 8Asts: Terry Rozier 9Boston wins series, 4–3

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Derrick Stafford, John Goble, Josh Tiven

text:
Regular-season series
show

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

October 18, 2017

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 108, Boston Celtics 100

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

October 26, 2017

Recap

Boston Celtics 96, Milwaukee Bucks 89

UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

December 4, 2017

Recap

Milwaukee Bucks 100, Boston Celtics 111

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

April 3, 2018

Recap

Boston Celtics 102, Milwaukee Bucks 106

Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

text: This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first five meetings.[28]

text:
Previous playoff series
show

Boston leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series

1974

Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3

1974 NBA Finals

1983

Boston Celtics 0, Milwaukee Bucks 4

1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals

1984

Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1

1984 Eastern Conference Finals

1986

Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 0

1986 Eastern Conference Finals

1987

Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3

1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals

text: (3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Miami Heat

text: ESPN

text: April 14 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Miami Heat 103, Philadelphia 76ers 130

Scoring by quarter: 35–29, 25–27, 18–34, 25–40
Pts: Kelly Olynyk 26Rebs: Olynyk, Winslow 7 eachAsts: Kelly Olynyk 5

Pts: J. J. Redick 28Rebs: Ersan İlyasova 14Asts: Ben Simmons 1476ers leads series, 1-0

text: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 20,617Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

text: TNT

text: April 16 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Miami Heat 113, Philadelphia 76ers 103

Scoring by quarter: 22–29, 34–13, 30–33, 27–28
Pts: Dwyane Wade 28Rebs: Johnson, Wade 7 eachAsts: Kelly Olynyk 6

Pts: Ben Simmons 24Rebs: Ersan İlyasova 11Asts: Ben Simmons 8Series tied at, 1-1

text: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 20,753Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Karl Lane

text: TNT

text: April 19 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Philadelphia 76ers 128, Miami Heat 108

Scoring by quarter: 37–33, 26–31, 33–30, 32–14
Pts: Joel Embiid 23Rebs: Ben Simmons 12Asts: Ben Simmons 7

Pts: Goran Dragić 23Rebs: Justise Winslow 10Asts: Goran Dragić 876ers leads series, 2-1

text: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FloridaAttendance: 19,812Referees: James Capers, Tony Brown, Kane Fitzgerald

text: TNT

text: April 21 2:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Philadelphia 76ers 106, Miami Heat 102

Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 30–35, 23–22, 27–19
Pts: J. J. Redick 24Rebs: Ben Simmons 13Asts: Ben Simmons 10

Pts: Dwyane Wade 25Rebs: Hassan Whiteside 13Asts: Josh Richardson 776ers leads series, 3-1

text: American Airlines Arena, Miami, FloridaAttendance: 19,804Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Kevin Scott

text: TNT

text: April 24 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Miami Heat 91, Philadelphia 76ers 104

Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 25–23, 20–34, 25–24
Pts: Kelly Olynyk 18Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 8Asts: Kelly Olynyk 6

Pts: J. J. Redick 27Rebs: Joel Embiid 12Asts: Ben Simmons 6Philadelphia wins series, 4–1

text: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 21,171Referees: Derrick Stafford, Eric Lewis, Josh Tiven

text: With the win, the Sixers won their first playoff series since 2012.

text:
Regular-season series
show

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

February 2, 2018

Recap

Miami Heat 97, Philadelphia 76ers 103

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 14, 2018

Recap

Miami Heat 102, Philadelphia 76ers 104

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

February 27, 2018

Recap

Philadelphia 76ers 101, Miami Heat 102

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida

March 8, 2018

Recap

Philadelphia 76ers 99, Miami Heat 108

American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting.[29]

text:
Previous playoffs series
show

Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

2011

Philadelphia 76ers 1, Miami Heat 4

2011 Eastern Conference First Round

text: (4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) Indiana Pacers

text: ABC

text: April 15 3:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 80

Scoring by quarter: 33–14, 22–24, 18–27, 25–15
Pts: Victor Oladipo 32Rebs: Myles Turner 8Asts: Darren Collison 6

Pts: LeBron James 24Rebs: Kevin Love 17Asts: LeBron James 12Pacers leads series, 1-0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble

text: TNT

text: April 18 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 97, Cleveland Cavaliers 100

Scoring by quarter: 18–33, 28–25, 21–16, 30–26
Pts: Victor Oladipo 22Rebs: Thaddeus Young 6Asts: Collison, Oladipo 6 each

Pts: LeBron James 46Rebs: LeBron James 12Asts: LeBron James 5Series tied at, 1-1

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, Eric Lewis

text: ESPN

text: April 20 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 90, Indiana Pacers 92

Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 26–20, 12–23, 21–29
Pts: LeBron James 28Rebs: LeBron James 12Asts: LeBron James 8

Pts: Bojan Bogdanović 30Rebs: Myles Turner 10Asts: Victor Oladipo 7Pacers leads series, 2-1

text: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IndianaAttendance: 17,923Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven

text: TNT

text: April 22 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 104, Indiana Pacers 100

Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 30–26, 20–28, 24–22
Pts: LeBron James 32Rebs: LeBron James 13Asts: LeBron James 7

Pts: Domantas Sabonis 19Rebs: Thaddeus Young 16Asts: Darren Collison 8Series tied at, 2-2

text: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IndianaAttendance: 17,923Referees: Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, Rodney Mott

text: TNT

text: April 25 7:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 98

Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 31–26, 17–32, 22–17
Pts: Domantas Sabonis 22Rebs: Victor Oladipo 12Asts: Cory Joseph 6

Pts: LeBron James 44Rebs: James, Love 10 eachAsts: LeBron James 8Cavaliers leads series, 3-2

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: James Capers, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

text: LeBron James capped off his heroic Game 5 performance with a game-winning 3 at the buzzer to put the Cavaliers up 3-2 in the series. This was the fourth time James has hit a game-winning buzzer beater in the playoffs.

text: ESPN

text: April 27 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Indiana Pacers 121

Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 21–28, 20–35, 20–29
Pts: LeBron James 22Rebs: Kevin Love 7Asts: LeBron James 7

Pts: Victor Oladipo 28Rebs: Victor Oladipo 13Asts: Victor Oladipo 10Series tied at, 3-3

text: Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, IndianaAttendance: 17,923Referees: Marc Davis, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

text: ABC

text: April 29 1:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Indiana Pacers 101, Cleveland Cavaliers 105

Scoring by quarter: 19–31, 24–23, 31–22, 27–29
Pts: Victor Oladipo 30Rebs: Victor Oladipo 12Asts: Victor Oladipo 6

Pts: LeBron James 45Rebs: Tristan Thompson 10Asts: LeBron James 7Cleveland wins series, 4–3

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Kane Fitzgerald

text:
Regular-season series
show

Indiana won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 1, 2017

Recap

Indiana Pacers 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 107

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

December 8, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 102, Indiana Pacers 106

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

January 12, 2018

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 95, Indiana Pacers 97

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

January 26, 2018

Recap

Indiana Pacers 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 115

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

text: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.[30]

text:
Previous playoffs series
show

Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series

1998

Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Indiana Pacers 3

1998 Eastern Conference First Round

2017

Indiana Pacers 0, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2017 Eastern Conference First Round

text: Western Conference

text: (1) Houston Rockets vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves

text: TNT

text: April 15 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Minnesota Timberwolves 101, Houston Rockets 104

Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 26–27, 25–22, 29–28
Pts: Andrew Wiggins 18Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 12Asts: Jeff Teague 8

Pts: James Harden 44Rebs: Clint Capela 12Asts: James Harden 8Rockets leads series, 1-0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, James Williams

text: TNT

text: April 18 9:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Minnesota Timberwolves 82, Houston Rockets 102

Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–37, 18–25, 24–22
Pts: Nemanja Bjelica 16Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 10Asts: Jones, Wiggins 3 each

Pts: Chris Paul 27Rebs: Clint Capela 16Asts: Chris Paul 8Rockets leads series, 2-0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, Mark Lindsay

text: ESPN

text: April 21 7:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 105, Minnesota Timberwolves 121

Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 23–25, 24–35, 30–34
Pts: James Harden 29Rebs: Clint Capela 11Asts: James Harden 7

Pts: Jimmy Butler 28Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 16Asts: Jeff Teague 8Rockets leads series, 2-1

text: Target Center, Minneapolis, MinnesotaAttendance: 18,978Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Bill Kennedy

text: TNT

text: April 23 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 100

Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 29–28, 50–20, 19–31
Pts: James Harden 36Rebs: Clint Capela 17Asts: Chris Paul 6

Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 22Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 15Asts: Butler, Teague 5 eachRockets leads series, 3-1

text: Target Center, Minneapolis, MinnesotaAttendance: 18,978Referees: James Capers, Mark Ayotte, David Guthrie

text: TNT

text: April 25 9:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Houston Rockets 122

Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 33–30, 15–30, 30–37
Pts: Karl-Anthony Towns 23Rebs: Karl-Anthony Towns 14Asts: Jeff Teague 7

Pts: Clint Capela 26Rebs: Clint Capela 15Asts: James Harden 12Houston wins series, 4–1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Zach Zarba, Brian Forte, Sean Wright

text:
Regular-season series
show

Houston won 4–0 in the regular-season series

January 18, 2018

Recap

Minnesota Timberwolves 98, Houston Rockets 116

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

February 13, 2018

Recap

Houston Rockets 126, Minnesota Timberwolves 108

Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

February 23, 2018

Recap

Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Houston Rockets 120

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

March 18, 2018

Recap

Houston Rockets 129, Minnesota Timberwolves 120

Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota

text: This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.[31]

text:
Previous playoffs series
show

Houston leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

1997

Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Houston Rockets 3

1997 Western Conference First Round

text: (2) Golden State Warriors vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

text: ABC

text: April 14 3:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 92, Golden State Warriors 113

Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 24–29, 22–29, 29–27
Pts: Rudy Gay 15Rebs: Rudy Gay 6Asts: Pau Gasol 4

Pts: Klay Thompson 27Rebs: Durant, Green 8 eachAsts: Draymond Green 11Warriors leads series, 1-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson

text: TNT

text: April 16 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 101, Golden State Warriors 116

Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 28–24, 22–33, 26–36
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 34Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12Asts: five players 3 each

Pts: Kevin Durant 32Rebs: Iguodala, McGee 7 eachAsts: Durant, Green 6 eachWarriors leads series, 2-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Eric Lewis

text: TNT

text: April 19 9:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 110, San Antonio Spurs 97

Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 26–23, 32–26, 26–25
Pts: Kevin Durant 26Rebs: Kevin Durant 9Asts: Draymond Green 7

Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 18Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 10Asts: Aldridge, Murray 4 eachWarriors leads series, 3-0

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Zach Zarba, Rodney Mott, Sean Wright

text: ABC

text: April 22 3:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 90, San Antonio Spurs 103

Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 20–26, 29–21, 19–26
Pts: Kevin Durant 34Rebs: Draymond Green 18Asts: Draymond Green 9

Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 22Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 10Asts: Ginóbili, Mills 5 eachWarriors leads series, 3-1

text: AT&T Center, San Antonio, TexasAttendance: 18,418Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Brian Forte

text: TNT

text: April 24 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
San Antonio Spurs 91, Golden State Warriors 99

Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 18–27, 27–30, 26–20
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 30Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12Asts: Manu Ginóbili 7

Pts: Kevin Durant 25Rebs: Draymond Green 19Asts: Draymond Green 7Golden State wins series, 4–1

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brown, Jason Phillips

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Golden State won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 2, 2017

Recap

Golden State Warriors 112, San Antonio Spurs 92

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

February 10, 2018

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 105, Golden State Warriors 122

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

March 8, 2018

Recap

San Antonio Spurs 107, Golden State Warriors 110

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

March 19, 2018

Recap

Golden State Warriors 75, San Antonio Spurs 89

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas

text: This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.[32]

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Golden State leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

1991

Golden State Warriors 3, San Antonio Spurs 1

1991 Western Conference First Round

2013

Golden State Warriors 2, San Antonio Spurs 4

2013 Western Conference Semifinals

2017

Golden State Warriors 4, San Antonio Spurs 0

2017 Western Conference Finals

text: (3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) New Orleans Pelicans

text: ESPN

text: April 14 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
New Orleans Pelicans 97, Portland Trail Blazers 95

Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 24–18, 30–27, 22–32
Pts: Anthony Davis 35Rebs: Anthony Davis 14Asts: Rajon Rondo 17

Pts: C. J. McCollum 19Rebs: Ed Davis 13Asts: Damian Lillard 7Pelicans leads series, 1-0

text: Moda Center, Portland, OregonAttendance: 19,882Referees: Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis, Mark Lindsay

text: TNT

text: April 17 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
New Orleans Pelicans 111, Portland Trail Blazers 102

Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 29–36, 33–19, 24–24
Pts: Jrue Holiday 33Rebs: Anthony Davis 13Asts: Holiday, Rondo 9 each

Pts: C. J. McCollum 22Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 15Asts: C. J. McCollum 6Pelicans leads series, 2-0

text: Moda Center, Portland, OregonAttendance: 20,066Referees: Zach Zarba, Sean Corbin, John Goble

text: NBA TV

text: April 19 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Portland Trail Blazers 102, New Orleans Pelicans 119

Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 25–28, 25–27, 32–28
Pts: C. J. McCollum 22Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 8Asts: Maurice Harkless 4

Pts: Nikola Mirotić 30Rebs: Anthony Davis 11Asts: Rajon Rondo 11Pelicans leads series, 3-0

text: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaAttendance: 18,551Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Tom Washington

text: TNT

text: April 21 5:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Portland Trail Blazers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 131

Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 31–32, 31–42, 36–31
Pts: C. J. McCollum 38Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 11Asts: Damian Lillard 6

Pts: Anthony Davis 47Rebs: Davis, Mirotić 11 eachAsts: Rajon Rondo 16New Orleans wins series, 4–0

text: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaAttendance: 18,544Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson

text: The Pelicans completed a sweep of the Trail Blazers for their 1st series win in the playoffs since the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks as the New Orleans Hornets.

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Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

October 24, 2017

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 93, Portland Trail Blazers 103

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

December 2, 2017

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 123, Portland Trail Blazers 116

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

January 12, 2018

Recap

Portland Trail Blazers 113, New Orleans Pelicans 119

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

March 27, 2018

Recap

Portland Trail Blazers 107, New Orleans Pelicans 103

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

text: This was the first playoff meeting between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans.[33]

text: (4) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (5) Utah Jazz

text: TNT

text: April 15 6:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 116

Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 23–29, 24–27, 36–35
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 27Rebs: Donovan Mitchell 10Asts: Ricky Rubio 5

Pts: Paul George 36Rebs: Russell Westbrook 13Asts: Russell Westbrook 8Thunder leads series, 1-0

text: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OklahomaAttendance: 18,203Referees: Derrick Stafford, David Guthrie, Josh Tiven

text: NBA TV

text: April 18 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 102, Oklahoma City Thunder 95

Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 27–21, 21–33, 28–16
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 28Rebs: Derrick Favors 16Asts: Ricky Rubio 9

Pts: Russell Westbrook 19Rebs: Paul George 10Asts: Russell Westbrook 13Series tied at, 1-1

text: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OklahomaAttendance: 18,203Referees: Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski

text: ESPN

text: April 21 10:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Utah Jazz 115

Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 23–36, 22–31, 27–26
Pts: Paul George 23Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11Asts: Russell Westbrook 9

Pts: Ricky Rubio 26Rebs: Rudy Gobert 12Asts: Ricky Rubio 10Jazz leads series, 2-1

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 18,306Referees: Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble

text: TNT

text: April 23 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 96, Utah Jazz 113

Scoring by quarter: 30–24, 22–34, 21–32, 23–23
Pts: Paul George 32Rebs: Russell Westbrook 14Asts: Russell Westbrook 3

Pts: Donovan Mitchell 33Rebs: Rudy Gobert 10Asts: Ricky Rubio 8Jazz leads series, 3-1

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 18,306Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

text: NBA TV

text: April 25 9:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 99, Oklahoma City Thunder 107

Scoring by quarter: 34–29, 22–12, 22–37, 21–29
Pts: Jae Crowder 27Rebs: Ricky Rubio 12Asts: Ricky Rubio 7

Pts: Russell Westbrook 45Rebs: Russell Westbrook 15Asts: Russell Westbrook 7Jazz leads series, 3-2

text: Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, OklahomaAttendance: 18,203Referees: Ed Malloy, Kane Fitzgerald, Tom Washington

text: The Thunder trailed by as much as 25 points in the 3rd quarter. However, Russell Westbrook and Paul George combined for 47 second-half points to help keep their season alive. The Thunder outscored the Jazz 61-28 since the comeback started with 8:32 left in the 3rd quarter. The 25-point rally was their largest in franchise history and one of the biggest comebacks for a team facing elimination in playoff history.

text: ESPN

text: April 27 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Oklahoma City Thunder 91, Utah Jazz 96

Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 19–23, 29–37, 21–18
Pts: Russell Westbrook 46Rebs: Steven Adams 15Asts: Paul George 8

Pts: Donovan Mitchell 38Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13Asts: Joe Ingles 5Utah wins series, 4–2

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 18,306Referees: Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis

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Oklahoma City won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 21, 2017

Recap

Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Utah Jazz 96

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

December 5, 2017

Recap

Utah Jazz 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 100

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

December 20, 2017

Recap

Utah Jazz 79, Oklahoma City Thunder 107

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

December 23, 2017

Recap

Oklahoma City Thunder 103, Utah Jazz 89

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

text: This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics/Thunder franchise and the Jazz, but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups.[34]

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Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series

1992

Seattle SuperSonics 1, Utah Jazz 4

1992 Western Conference Semifinals

1993

Seattle SuperSonics 3, Utah Jazz 2

1993 Western Conference First Round

1996

Seattle SuperSonics 4, Utah Jazz 3

1996 Western Conference Finals

2000

Seattle SuperSonics 2, Utah Jazz 3

2000 Western Conference First Round

text: Conference Semifinals

text: Eastern Conference Semifinals

text: (1) Toronto Raptors vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

text: TNT, TSN

text: May 1 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Toronto Raptors 112 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 19–33, 38–27, 25–27, 23–18, Overtime: 8–7
Pts: LeBron James 26Rebs: Kevin Love 13Asts: LeBron James 13

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 22Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 21Asts: Kyle Lowry 10Cavaliers leads series, 1-0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 19,954Referees: Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble

text: ESPN, SN1

text: May 3 6:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 128, Toronto Raptors 110

Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 35–34, 37–24, 30–23
Pts: LeBron James 43Rebs: Kevin Love 11Asts: LeBron James 14

Pts: DeMar DeRozan 24Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 12Asts: Kyle Lowry 8Cavaliers leads series, 2-0

text: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, OntarioAttendance: 20,127Referees: Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Brian Forte

text: ABC, SN1

text: May 5 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 105

Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 21–31, 25–24, 38–26
Pts: Kyle Lowry 27Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 11Asts: Kyle Lowry 7

Pts: LeBron James 38Rebs: Kevin Love 16Asts: LeBron James 7Cavaliers leads series, 3-0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Josh Tiven

text: LeBron James capped off a 38-point performance with a mid-range fadeaway bank shot at the buzzer to lead the Cavs to a commanding 3–0 series lead.

text: TNT, TSN

text: May 7 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Toronto Raptors 93, Cleveland Cavaliers 128

Scoring by quarter: 26–30, 21–33, 25–37, 21–28
Pts: Jonas Valančiūnas 18Rebs: DeRozan, Valančiūnas 5 eachAsts: Kyle Lowry 10

Pts: LeBron James 29Rebs: LeBron James 8Asts: LeBron James 11Cleveland wins series, 4–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brown, David Guthrie

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Cleveland won 2–1 in the regular-season series

January 11, 2018

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Toronto Raptors 133

Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario

March 21, 2018

Recap

Toronto Raptors 129, Cleveland Cavaliers 132

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

April 3, 2018

Recap

Toronto Raptors 106, Cleveland Cavaliers 112

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

text: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first two meetings.[35]

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Cleveland leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

2016

Toronto Raptors 2, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2016 Eastern Conference Finals

2017

Toronto Raptors 0, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals

text: (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers

text: TNT

text: April 30 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 117

Scoring by quarter: 22–25, 23–31, 30–31, 26–30
Pts: Joel Embiid 31Rebs: Joel Embiid 13Asts: Ben Simmons 6

Pts: Terry Rozier 29Rebs: Terry Rozier 8Asts: Marcus Smart 9Celtics leads series, 1-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Marc Davis, Ed Malloy, Bill Spooner

text: TNT

text: May 3 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Philadelphia 76ers 103, Boston Celtics 108

Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 25–29, 19–28, 28–29
Pts: J. J. Redick 23Rebs: Joel Embiid 14Asts: Ben Simmons 7

Pts: Jayson Tatum 21Rebs: Al Horford 12Asts: Terry Rozier 9Celtics leads series, 2-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: May 5 5:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 101, Philadelphia 76ers 98 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 29–31, 21–17, 20–21, Overtime: 12–9
Pts: Jayson Tatum 24Rebs: Aron Baynes 10Asts: Jayson Tatum 4

Pts: Joel Embiid 22Rebs: Joel Embiid 19Asts: Ben Simmons 8Celtics leads series, 3-0

text: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 20,758Referees: Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble

text: TNT

text: May 7 6:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 92, Philadelphia 76ers 103

Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 21–26, 22–29, 27–27
Pts: Jayson Tatum 20Rebs: Al Horford 10Asts: Jayson Tatum 4

Pts: Dario Šarić 25Rebs: Embiid, Simmons 13 eachAsts: McConnell, Simmons 5 eachCeltics leads series, 3-1

text: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAttendance: 20,936Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin

text: TNT

text: May 9 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Philadelphia 76ers 112, Boston Celtics 114

Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 28–36, 30–22, 30–31
Pts: Embiid, Šarić 27 eachRebs: Joel Embiid 12Asts: McConnell, Simmons 6 each

Pts: Jayson Tatum 25Rebs: Aron Baynes 9Asts: Marcus Smart 6Boston wins series, 4–1

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

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Boston won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 20, 2017

Recap

Boston Celtics 102, Philadelphia 76ers 92

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 30, 2017

Recap

Philadelphia 76ers 97, Boston Celtics 108

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

January 11, 2018

Recap

Boston Celtics 114, Philadelphia 76ers 103

The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom

January 18, 2018

Recap

Philadelphia 76ers 89, Boston Celtics 80

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

text: This was the 21st playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning 12 of the first 20 meetings.[36]

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Boston leads 12–8 in all-time playoff series

1953

Boston Celtics 2, Syracuse Nationals 0

1953 Eastern Division Semifinals

1954

Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2

1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals

1954

Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2

1954 Eastern Division Finals

1955

Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 3

1955 Eastern Division Finals

1956

Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 2

1956 Eastern Division Semifinals

1957

Boston Celtics 3, Syracuse Nationals 0

1957 Eastern Division Finals

1959

Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 3

1959 Eastern Division Finals

1961

Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 1

1961 Eastern Division Finals

1965

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3

1965 Eastern Division Finals

1966

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1

1966 Eastern Division Finals

1967

Boston Celtics 1, Philadelphia 76ers 4

1967 Eastern Division Finals

1968

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3

1968 Eastern Division Finals

1969

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1

1969 Eastern Division Semifinals

1977

Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 4

1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals

1980

Boston Celtics 1, Philadelphia 76ers 4

1980 Eastern Conference Finals

1981

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3

1981 Eastern Conference Finals

1982

Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 4

1982 Eastern Conference Finals

1985

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1

1985 Eastern Conference Finals

2002

Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 2

2002 Eastern Conference First Round

2012

Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3

2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals

text: Western Conference Semifinals

text: (1) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz

text: ABC

text: April 29 3:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 96, Houston Rockets 110

Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 18–30, 29–22, 28–24
Pts: Crowder, Mitchell 21 eachRebs: Rudy Gobert 9Asts: Ingles, Mitchell 5 each

Pts: James Harden 41Rebs: Clint Capela 12Asts: James Harden 7Rockets leads series, 1-0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: May 2 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 116, Houston Rockets 108

Scoring by quarter: 36–28, 28–27, 22–30, 30–23
Pts: Joe Ingles 27Rebs: Rudy Gobert 14Asts: Donovan Mitchell 11

Pts: James Harden 32Rebs: Clint Capela 11Asts: James Harden 11Series tied at , 1-1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Scott Foster, Bennie Adams, Tony Brothers

text: ESPN

text: May 4 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 113, Utah Jazz 92

Scoring by quarter: 39–22, 31–18, 23–25, 20–27
Pts: Gordon, Harden 25 eachRebs: Clint Capela 8Asts: James Harden 12

Pts: Royce O'Neale 17Rebs: Rudy Gobert 9Asts: Raulzinho Neto 4Rockets leads series, 2-1

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 18,306Referees: Marc Davis, Ron Garretson, Ed Malloy

text: TNT

text: May 6 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 100, Utah Jazz 87

Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 28–25, 21–17, 21–22
Pts: Chris Paul 27Rebs: Clint Capela 15Asts: Chris Paul 6

Pts: Donovan Mitchell 25Rebs: Rudy Gobert 10Asts: Joe Ingles 4Rockets leads series, 3-1

text: Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, UtahAttendance: 18,306Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

text: TNT

text: May 8 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Utah Jazz 102, Houston Rockets 112

Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 30–33, 32–21, 24–37
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 24Rebs: Rudy Gobert 9Asts: Donovan Mitchell 9

Pts: Chris Paul 41Rebs: Chris Paul 7Asts: Chris Paul 10Houston wins series, 4–1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, Eric Lewis

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Houston won 4–0 in the regular-season series

November 5, 2017

Recap

Utah Jazz 110, Houston Rockets 137

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

December 7, 2017

Recap

Houston Rockets 112, Utah Jazz 101

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

December 18, 2017

Recap

Utah Jazz 99, Houston Rockets 120

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

February 26, 2018

Recap

Houston Rockets 96, Utah Jazz 85

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

text: This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning five of the first seven meetings.[37]

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Utah leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series

1985

Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3

1985 Western Conference First Round

1994

Houston Rockets 4, Utah Jazz 1

1994 Western Conference Finals

1995

Houston Rockets 3, Utah Jazz 2

1995 Western Conference First Round

1997

Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 4

1997 Western Conference Finals

1998

Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3

1998 Western Conference First Round

2007

Houston Rockets 3, Utah Jazz 4

2007 Western Conference First Round

2008

Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 4

2008 Western Conference First Round

text: (2) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) New Orleans Pelicans

text: TNT

text: April 28 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
New Orleans Pelicans 101, Golden State Warriors 123

Scoring by quarter: 34–35, 21–41, 19–27, 27–20
Pts: Anthony Davis 21Rebs: Anthony Davis 10Asts: Rajon Rondo 11

Pts: Klay Thompson 27Rebs: Draymond Green 15Asts: Draymond Green 11Warriors leads series, 1-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

text: TNT

text: May 1 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
New Orleans Pelicans 115, Golden State Warriors 121

Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 26–31, 31–30, 29–33
Pts: Anthony Davis 25Rebs: Anthony Davis 15Asts: Rajon Rondo 12

Pts: Kevin Durant 29Rebs: Draymond Green 9Asts: Draymond Green 12Warriors leads series, 2-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: May 4 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 100, New Orleans Pelicans 119

Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 35–32, 19–30, 25–27
Pts: Klay Thompson 26Rebs: Draymond Green 12Asts: Draymond Green 9

Pts: Anthony Davis 33Rebs: Anthony Davis 18Asts: Rajon Rondo 21Warriors leads series, 2-1

text: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaAttendance: 18,551Referees: Scott Foster, Mark Ayotte, Eric Lewis

text: ABC

text: May 6 3:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 118, New Orleans Pelicans 92

Scoring by quarter: 37–22, 24–32, 33–19, 24–19
Pts: Kevin Durant 38Rebs: Durant, Green 9 eachAsts: Draymond Green 9

Pts: Anthony Davis 26Rebs: Anthony Davis 12Asts: Rajon Rondo 6Warriors leads series, 3-1

text: Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LouisianaAttendance: 18,513Referees: James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: May 8 10:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
New Orleans Pelicans 104, Golden State Warriors 113

Scoring by quarter: 26–32, 30–27, 19–36, 29–18
Pts: Anthony Davis 34Rebs: Anthony Davis 19Asts: Jrue Holiday 11

Pts: Stephen Curry 28Rebs: Draymond Green 14Asts: Draymond Green 9Golden State wins series, 4–1

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Josh Tiven

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Golden State won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 20, 2017

Recap

Golden State Warriors 128, New Orleans Pelicans 120

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

November 25, 2017

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 95, Golden State Warriors 110

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

December 4, 2017

Recap

Golden State Warriors 125, New Orleans Pelicans 115

Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana

April 7, 2018

Recap

New Orleans Pelicans 126, Golden State Warriors 120

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

text: This was the second meeting in the playoffs between the two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.[38]

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Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series

2015

New Orleans Pelicans 0, Golden State Warriors 4

2015 Western Conference First Round

text: Conference Finals

text: Eastern Conference Finals

text: (2) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Cleveland Cavaliers

text: ABC

text: May 13 3:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 83, Boston Celtics 108

Scoring by quarter: 18–36, 17–25, 29–17, 19–30
Pts: Kevin Love 17Rebs: Tristan Thompson 11Asts: LeBron James 9

Pts: Jaylen Brown 23Rebs: Marcus Morris 10Asts: Terry Rozier 8Celtics leads series, 1-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Marc Davis, Pat Fraher, John Goble

text: ESPN

text: May 15 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 94, Boston Celtics 107

Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 28–25, 22–36, 17–23
Pts: LeBron James 42Rebs: Kevin Love 15Asts: LeBron James 12

Pts: Jaylen Brown 23Rebs: Al Horford 10Asts: Marcus Smart 9Celtics leads series, 2-0

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford, Sean Wright

text: ESPN

text: May 19 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 116

Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 24–29, 22–26, 23–29
Pts: Jayson Tatum 18Rebs: Al Horford 7Asts: Marcus Smart 6

Pts: LeBron James 27Rebs: Kevin Love 14Asts: LeBron James 12Celtics leads series, 2-1

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Zach Zarba

text: ESPN

text: May 21 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 111

Scoring by quarter: 18–34, 35–34, 23–21, 26–22
Pts: Jaylen Brown 25Rebs: Al Horford 7Asts: Terry Rozier 11

Pts: LeBron James 44Rebs: Tristan Thompson 12Asts: four players 3 eachSeries tied at, 2-2

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Eric Lewis

text: ESPN

text: May 23 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 83, Boston Celtics 96

Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 23–21, 18–23, 23–20
Pts: LeBron James 26Rebs: LeBron James 10Asts: LeBron James 5

Pts: Jayson Tatum 24Rebs: Al Horford 12Asts: Terry Rozier 6Celtics leads series, 3-2

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Jason Phillips

text: ESPN

text: May 25 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 109

Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 18–34, 30–29, 26–26
Pts: Terry Rozier 28Rebs: Al Horford 9Asts: Marcus Smart 8

Pts: LeBron James 46Rebs: LeBron James 11Asts: LeBron James 9Series tied at, 3-3

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, Derrick Stafford

text: ESPN

text: May 27 8:30 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 79

Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–17, 20–13, 28–23
Pts: LeBron James 35Rebs: LeBron James 15Asts: LeBron James 9

Pts: Jayson Tatum 24Rebs: Marcus Morris 12Asts: Marcus Smart 7Cleveland wins series, 4–3

text: TD Garden, Boston, MassachusettsAttendance: 18,624Referees: Marc Davis, James Capers, Zach Zarba

text: It marked the first time since the 1987–88 season that the Celtics made two consecutive Conference Finals. Their loss at home after leading 3–2 in the series was first time since 2009. Fifth time road team wins game 7 after home team wins first six games. LeBron James becomes the first non-Celtic to advance to 8 consecutive NBA Finals.

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Regular-season series
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Cleveland won 2–1 in the regular-season series

October 17, 2017

Recap

Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 102

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

January 3, 2018

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 88, Boston Celtics 102

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

February 11, 2018

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Boston Celtics 99

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts

text: This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first seven meetings.[39]

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Previous playoff series
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Boston leads 4–3 in all-time playoff series

1976

Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2

1976 Eastern Conference Finals

1985

Boston Celtics 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 1

1985 Eastern Conference First Round

1992

Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 3

1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2008

Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 3

2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2010

Cleveland Cavaliers 2, Boston Celtics 4

2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals

2015

Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 0

2015 Eastern Conference First Round

2017

Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 1

2017 Eastern Conference Finals

text: Western Conference Finals

text: (1) Houston Rockets vs. (2) Golden State Warriors

text: TNT

text: May 14 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 119, Houston Rockets 106

Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 27–26, 31–24, 32–26
Pts: Kevin Durant 37Rebs: Draymond Green 9Asts: Draymond Green 9

Pts: James Harden 41Rebs: Chris Paul 11Asts: James Harden 7Warriors leads series, 1-0

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington

text: TNT

text: May 16 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 105, Houston Rockets 127

Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 29–38, 29–31, 26–32
Pts: Kevin Durant 38Rebs: Stephen Curry 7Asts: Stephen Curry 7

Pts: Gordon, Harden 27 eachRebs: Capela, Harden 10 eachAsts: Ariza, Paul 6 eachSeries tied at, 1-1

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,119Referees: Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy

text: TNT

text: May 20 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 85, Golden State Warriors 126

Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 21–23, 24–34, 18–38
Pts: James Harden 20Rebs: Chris Paul 10Asts: James Harden 9

Pts: Stephen Curry 35Rebs: Draymond Green 17Asts: Durant, Green 6 eachWarriors leads series, 2-1

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Jason Phillips

text: TNT

text: May 22 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 95, Golden State Warriors 92

Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 34–18, 17–34, 25–12
Pts: James Harden 30Rebs: P. J. Tucker 16Asts: Harden, Paul 4 each

Pts: Stephen Curry 28Rebs: Draymond Green 13Asts: Draymond Green 8Series tied at, 2-2

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Stafford

text: TNT

text: May 24 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 94, Houston Rockets 98

Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 28–22, 27–26, 22–27
Pts: Kevin Durant 29Rebs: Draymond Green 15Asts: Stephen Curry 6

Pts: Eric Gordon 24Rebs: Clint Capela 14Asts: Chris Paul 6Rockets leads series, 3-2

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,208Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Zach Zarba

text: TNT

text: May 26 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Houston Rockets 86, Golden State Warriors 115

Scoring by quarter: 39–22, 22–29, 16–33, 9–31
Pts: James Harden 32Rebs: Clint Capela 15Asts: James Harden 9

Pts: Klay Thompson 35Rebs: Draymond Green 10Asts: Draymond Green 9Series tied at, 3-3

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy

text: Golden State rallied from a 17-point first quarter deficit by outscoring Houston 64–25 in the second half to force a Game 7. The Rockets' 25 second-half points tied a franchise record low for scoring in any half in the postseason.

text: TNT

text: May 28 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 101, Houston Rockets 92

Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 24–30, 33–15, 25–23
Pts: Kevin Durant 34Rebs: Draymond Green 13Asts: Stephen Curry 10

Pts: James Harden 32Rebs: P. J. Tucker 12Asts: Gordon, Harden 6 eachGolden State wins series, 4–3

text: Toyota Center, Houston, TexasAttendance: 18,055Referees: Scott Foster, Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford

text:
Regular-season series
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Houston won 2–1 in the regular-season series

October 17, 2017

Recap

Houston Rockets 122, Golden State Warriors 121

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

January 4, 2018

Recap

Golden State Warriors 124, Houston Rockets 114

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

January 20, 2018

Recap

Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 116

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

text: This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first two meetings.[40]

text:
Previous playoffs series
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Golden State leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series

2015

Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1

2015 Western Conference Finals

2016

Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1

2016 Western Conference First Round

text: 2018 NBA Finals: (E4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (W2) Golden State Warriors

text: ABC

text: May 31 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Golden State Warriors 124 (OT)

Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 26–27, 22–28, 29–23, Overtime: 7–17
Pts: LeBron James 51Rebs: Kevin Love 13Asts: LeBron James 8

Pts: Stephen Curry 29Rebs: Draymond Green 11Asts: Green, Curry 9 eachWarriors leads series, 1-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy

text: ABC

text: June 3 8:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Golden State Warriors 122

Scoring by quarter: 28–32, 18–27, 34–31, 23–32
Pts: LeBron James 29Rebs: Kevin Love 10Asts: LeBron James 13

Pts: Stephen Curry 33Rebs: Kevin Durant 9Asts: Stephen Curry 8Warriors leads series, 2-0

text: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CaliforniaAttendance: 19,596Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Derrick Stafford

text: ABC

text: June 6 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 110, Cleveland Cavaliers 102

Scoring by quarter: 28–29, 24–29, 31–23, 27–21
Pts: Kevin Durant 43Rebs: Kevin Durant 13Asts: Draymond Green 9

Pts: Lebron James 33Rebs: Kevin Love 13Asts: Lebron James 11Warriors leads series, 3-0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Marc Davis, John Goble, Zach Zarba

text: ABC

text: June 8 9:00 pm

text: Boxscore

text:
Golden State Warriors 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 85

Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 27–27, 25–13, 22–20
Pts: Stephen Curry 37Rebs: Kevin Durant 12Asts: Kevin Durant 10

Pts: LeBron James 23Rebs: Kevin Love 9Asts: LeBron James 8Golden State wins series, 4–0

text: Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, OhioAttendance: 20,562Referees: Scott Foster, James Capers, Jason Phillips

text:
Regular-season series
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Golden State won 2–0 in the regular-season series

December 25, 2017

Recap

Cleveland Cavaliers 92, Golden State Warriors 99

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

January 15, 2018

Recap

Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 108

Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio

text: This was the fourth meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.[41]

text:
Previous playoffs series
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Golden State leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series

2015

Golden State Warriors 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2

2015 NBA Finals

2016

Golden State Warriors 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 4

2016 NBA Finals

2017

Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Golden State Warriors 4

2017 NBA Finals

text: Statistical leaders

text:
Category
Game High
Average

Player
Team
High
Player
Team
Avg.
GP

Points

LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
51

LeBron James
Cleveland Cavaliers
34.0
21

Rebounds

Jonas Valančiūnas
Toronto Raptors
21

Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans
13.4
9

Assists

Rajon Rondo
New Orleans Pelicans
21

Rajon Rondo
New Orleans Pelicans
12.2
9

Steals

Josh Richardson
Miami Heat
7

Victor Oladipo
Indiana Pacers
2.43
7

Blocks

John HensonClint Capela
Milwaukee BucksHouston Rockets
6

Anthony Davis
New Orleans Pelicans
2.33
9

text: Media coverage

text: Television

text: ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV will broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Sunday through Thursday, ESPN televised games Thursday and Friday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV has aired select weekday games in the first round. ESPN will be televising the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Western Conference Finals will be televised by TNT. ABC will have exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 16th consecutive year.[42]