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Here's the NBA playoffs schedule for today, May 22. ... Eastern Conference second round results. 1-seed Boston Celtics vs. 4-seed Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston wins series, 4-1. Game 1: ...
The 2024 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's (NBA) 2023–24 season.The playoffs began on April 20 and concluded on June 17 with the Boston Celtics winning the 2024 NBA Finals for their 18th championship, the most in NBA history.
After Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals, the Lakers lost six consecutive games while facing playoff elimination. The streak included Game 6 vs. the Suns , Game 4 vs. the Spurs , Game 5 vs. the Thunder , Game 4 vs. the Mavericks and Game 6 vs. the Celtics . They also lost 15 out of their last 16.
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.
The 1986 playoffs marked the third time in four years that the Milwaukee Bucks advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, but it would be their last appearance in the series until 2001. The Celtics avenged their 1983 sweep by sweeping the Bucks in four games. As for the Philadelphia 76ers, this was the last time they would play in a Game 7 ...
The win also marked the Bulls' first postseason win against the Celtics in history. In Game 2, Ben Gordon poured in 42 points, but lost the duel to Ray Allen. The Bulls were blown out in Game 3. At home in the end of regulation of Game 4, Gordon hit a big bank shot putting the Bulls up 95–93. The Bulls would go on to win in 2OT. Game 5:
The loss ended a 10-game postseason winning streak, which began when the Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Mavericks' 38-point win was the third largest in NBA Finals history, behind the Chicago Bulls ' 42-point win against the Utah Jazz in 1998 and the Celtics ' 39-point win against ...
Celtics forward Larry Bird averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This series was a rematch of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics after their rivalry was revived in 1979 with the Magic Johnson – Larry Bird pair entering the league.