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The 2023-24 NBA regular season has come to an end, and we now know the six playoff teams in each conference, as well as the four teams vying in the play-in tournament for the final two seeds in ...
Catch up on the second round of the NBA playoffs with an updated bracket and today's schedule here. ... May 5 on ESPN. Western Conference first round. 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder vs. 8-seed New ...
Here's the NBA playoffs schedule for today, May 22. ... (CT) on Sunday, June 2 on ESPN. Western Conference Finals. 3-seed Minnesota Timberwolves vs. 5-seed Dallas Mavericks. Game 1: Dallas at ...
The playoff format in place for the 2005 and 2006 NBA playoffs created controversy and would be changed prior to the 2006–07 NBA season. [ 7 ] Prior to 2004, when the NBA was aligned into two conferences with two divisions each, the division champions were guaranteed the top two seeds.
The NBA play-in tournament is the preliminary National Basketball Association (NBA) postseason tournament. It determines the final two playoff seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference and is played immediately prior to the NBA playoffs, which is the main tournament of the postseason and regarded by the league as separate from the play-in tournament.
The 7th place team and 8th place team participated in a "double-chance" game, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7-seed. The loser then played the winner of the elimination game between the 9th place and 10th place teams to determine the playoff's 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal. [36]
1. Boston Celtics (63-18) Clinched No. 1 seed and first-round playoff series vs. No. 8 seed (determined by play-in tournament) 2. Milwaukee Bucks (49-32)
The Cavs attempted a team playoff-record 48 3-pointers, connecting on 15. Boston went 12 of 32 from 3, below its NBA-leading average of 38 attempts per game this postseason.