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The Warriors and Cavaliers came into the Finals with a combined record of 24–1, with the Cavaliers having only lost in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. The top four seeded teams all advanced to the Conference Semifinals round in 1980, 1986, 1997, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2019 and 2022.
[2] The Thunder also became the seventh different Western Conference 1-seed in the last seven years, the longest stretch in the West since the 16-team format began in 1984. [3] The Boston Celtics finished first in the Eastern Conference standings by 14 games, which was the largest margin between No. 1 and No. 2 in either conference since 1976. [4]
Here are the Eastern Conference matchups for the quarterfinals of the NBA Cup: No. 4 Magic at No. 1 Bucks (7 p.m. ET Tuesday, Dec. 10; TNT) No. 3 Hawks at No. 2 Knicks (7 p.m. ET Wednesday, Dec ...
The Heat also had beaten the Celtics in the Eastern Conference finals. The Heat became the fifth team to win the series opener on the road in each of their first three playoff series, joining the 1981 Houston Rockets , 1989 Chicago Bulls , 1999 New York Knicks, and 2021 Atlanta Hawks .
The Panthers are back in the Eastern Conference final for a second ... The full schedule is as follows: ... while the Canucks are up 3-2 on the Oilers in their second-round series entering Game 6 ...
For the third time through the first month of the season, the Florida Panthers played a game against a team they eliminated in the playoffs on their way to the Stanley Cup Final.
This was the Bulls' first playoff victory since game 2 of the 2017 Eastern Conference first round against the Boston Celtics. Two Bucks players suffered injuries during the game: Bobby Portis left mid-game after suffering a "right eye abrasion" and Khris Middleton suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee.
Top-seeded Boston mostly coasted to a 4-1 first-round series win over a Miami Heat team that played without Jimmy Butler, the player who’d tormented and broken the heart of the Celtics in Game 7 ...