The 2020 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s 2019–20 season. The playoffs were originally scheduled to begin on April 18. However, the league suspended the season on March 11, 2020, hours after the COVID-19 outbreak was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and after Utah Jazz Center Rudy Gobert tested positive for the virus.
On June 4, the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the season on July 31 in the NBA Bubble. This proposal was then approved by members of the National Basketball Players Association on June 5. Under this plan, the 22 top teams in the league at the time of the suspension played eight additional regular season games to determine playoff seeding, with 16 of those teams playing in a conventional postseason tournament. If the ninth seed within a conference would have finished the regular season within four games of the eighth seed, they would have then competed in a play–in series. The last time a play–in game was played to determine a playoff spot was in 1956.
As part of the bubble, all playoff games were held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex inside Walt Disney World in Bay Lake, Florida.
All three games that were scheduled to take place on August 26 were postponed by a wildcat strike, in response to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin, with the Milwaukee Bucks being the first team not to take the court prior to their game five matchup against the Orlando Magic. The games on August 27 and 28 were also postponed, with games resuming on August 29.
The Toronto Raptors were defending champions, but lost in the Eastern Conference Semifinals round to the Boston Celtics. None of the teams that made it to the Conference Finals in the 2019 NBA Playoffs made the Conference Finals in 2020. These were the first playoffs since 1997 without the San Antonio Spurs, as they were eliminated from playoff contention on August 14, 2020, ending what was then the longest active playoff streak in the NBA and in the four major sports leagues in North America.
Bracket[]
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||||||
| E1 | Milwaukee* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Orlando | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Milwaukee* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Miami* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Miami* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Miami* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Boston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Philadelphia | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Boston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Toronto* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Brooklyn | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Miami* | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | L.A. Lakers* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | L.A. Lakers* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Portland | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | L.A. Lakers* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Houston* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | Houston* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Oklahoma City | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | L.A. Lakers* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Denver* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Denver* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Utah | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Denver* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | L.A. Clippers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | L.A. Clippers | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Dallas | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
[*] Division winner
[Bold] Series winner
[Italic] Team with home-court advantage
Play-In Tournament[]
This year was the only season to use the original play-in game structure. The teams finishing 8th and 9th in each conference competed for the final playoff seed in their conference, but only if they finished within four games of each other. In which case the lower-ranked team could advance to their conference playoffs only by defeating the higher-ranked team twice.
Eastern Conference[]
None (Because ninth-place Washington (25–47) finished 7 1⁄2 games behind eighth-place Orlando (33–40), no play-in was contested.)
Western Conference[]
First Round[]
Eastern Conference First Round[]
(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Orlando Magic[]
| August 18 1:30pm |
Box score | Orlando Magic 122, Milwaukee Bucks 110 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy, Ben Taylor |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 29–29, 30–27, 30–31 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Vučević 35 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 14 Asts: D. J. Augustin 11 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 | ||||||
| Orlando leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| August 20 6:00pm |
Box score | Orlando Magic 96, Milwaukee Bucks 111 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: David Guthrie, James Williams, Tre Maddox |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 30–39, 30–29, 23–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Vučević 32 Rebs: Ennis, Vučević 10 each Asts: D. J. Augustin 5 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 20 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 7 | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| August 22 1:00pm |
Box score | Milwaukee Bucks 121, Orlando Magic 107 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Michael Smith |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 39–20, 29–34, 22–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 8 |
Pts: D. J. Augustin 24 Rebs: Gary Clark 8 Asts: D. J. Augustin 6 | ||||||
| Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 | |||||||
| August 24 1:30pm |
Box score | Milwaukee Bucks 121, Orlando Magic 106 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Ed Malloy, Courtney Kirkland |
NBA TV | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 36–34, 26–29, 37–25 | |||||||
| Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 |
Pts: Nikola Vučević 31 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 11 Asts: Fultz, Vučević 7 each | ||||||
| Milwaukee leads series, 3–1 | |||||||
| August 29 3:30pm |
Box score | Orlando Magic 104, Milwaukee Bucks 118 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven, Tyler Ford |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 29–41, 29–23, 25–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Vučević 22 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 15 Asts: Fultz, Vučević 5 each |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 8 | ||||||
| Milwaukee wins series, 4–1 | |||||||
Milwaukee was the first team in the league to refuse to play a game for social justice following the shooting of Jacob Blake.
(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Brooklyn Nets[]
| August 17 4:00pm |
Box score | Brooklyn Nets 110, Toronto Raptors 134 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Tony Brown, Leon Wood |
ESPN, Sportsnet | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–37, 31–36, 35–22, 24–39 | |||||||
| Pts: Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot 26 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 12 Asts: Caris LeVert 15 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet 30 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 11 Asts: Fred VanVleet 11 | ||||||
| Toronto leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| August 19 1:30pm |
Box score | Brooklyn Nets 99, Toronto Raptors 104 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Sean Corbin, Brian Forte |
NBA TV, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 20–21, 27–24, 19–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Garrett Temple 21 Rebs: Allen, Harris 15 each Asts: Caris LeVert 11 |
Pts: Powell, VanVleet 24 each Rebs: Kyle Lowry 9 Asts: Fred VanVleet 10 | ||||||
| Toronto leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| August 21 1:30pm |
Box score | Toronto Raptors 117, Brooklyn Nets 92 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Pat Fraher, Kevin Cutler |
NBA TV, Sportsnet | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 33–25, 27–26, 33–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Pascal Siakam 26 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 13 Asts: Kyle Lowry 7 |
Pts: Tyler Johnson 23 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 17 Asts: Caris LeVert 6 | ||||||
| Toronto leads series, 3–0 | |||||||
| August 23 6:30pm |
Box score | Toronto Raptors 150, Brooklyn Nets 122 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Rodney Mott, Derrick Collins |
TNT, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 38–36, 39–19, 34–35 | |||||||
| Pts: Norman Powell 29 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 15 Asts: Pascal Siakam 10 |
Pts: Caris LeVert 35 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 15 Asts: Chiozza, LeVert 6 each | ||||||
| Toronto wins series, 4–0 | |||||||
Toronto set an NBA playoff record in Game 4 with 100 bench points in a single game.
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers[]
| August 17 6:30pm |
Box score | Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 109 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Pat Fraher, Sean Corbin |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 23–30, 30–20, 22–34 | |||||||
| Pts: Joel Embiid 26 Rebs: Joel Embiid 16 Asts: Tobias Harris 8 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 32 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 13 Asts: Kemba Walker 5 | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| August 19 6:30pm |
Box score | Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 128 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Tony Brown, Curtis Blair |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–27, 24–38, 18–33, 26–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Joel Embiid 34 Rebs: Tobias Harris 11 Asts: Shake Milton 4 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 33 Rebs: Enes Kanter 9 Asts: Jayson Tatum 5 | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| August 21 6:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 102, Philadelphia 76ers 94 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Courtney Kirkland |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 25–25, 25–23, 26–22 | |||||||
| Pts: Kemba Walker 24 Rebs: Smart, Walker 8 each Asts: Kemba Walker 4 |
Pts: Joel Embiid 30 Rebs: Tobias Harris 15 Asts: Tobias Harris 4 | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 3–0 | |||||||
| August 23 1:00pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 110, Philadelphia 76ers 106 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Dedric Taylor |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 30–26, 32–19, 21–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Kemba Walker 32 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 15 Asts: Smart, Tatum, Walker 4 each |
Pts: Joel Embiid 30 Rebs: Embiid, Horford 10 each Asts: Josh Richardson 5 | ||||||
| Boston wins series, 4–0 | |||||||
(4) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Miami Heat[]
| August 18 4:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 113, Indiana Pacers 101 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: David Guthrie, Ed Malloy, Tyler Ford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 29–19, 25–28, 32–21 | |||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 28 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 10 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 |
Pts: T. J. Warren 22 Rebs: Myles Turner 9 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 10 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| August 20 1:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 109, Indiana Pacers 100 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Derrick Collins |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 29–22, 37–31, 21–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Duncan Robinson 24 Rebs: Jae Crowder 8 Asts: Dragić, Butler 6 each |
Pts: Victor Oladipo 22 Rebs: Myles Turner 8 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 9 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| August 22 3:30pm |
Box score | Indiana Pacers 115, Miami Heat 124 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Tony Brothers, Tre Maddox, Ben Taylor |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 29–40, 34–20, 25–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Malcolm Brogdon 34 Rebs: Myles Turner 12 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 14 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 27 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 11 Asts: Goran Dragić 6 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 3–0 | |||||||
| August 24 6:30pm |
Box score | Indiana Pacers 87, Miami Heat 99 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–27, 20–22, 25–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Victor Oladipo 25 Rebs: Myles Turner 14 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 7 |
Pts: Goran Dragić 23 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 19 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 | ||||||
| Miami wins series, 4–0 | |||||||
Western Conference First Round[]
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers[]
| August 18 9:00pm |
Box score | Portland Trail Blazers 100, Los Angeles Lakers 93 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Tre Maddox, James Williams |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–25, 21–31, 21–19, 22–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Damian Lillard 34 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 15 Asts: Anthony, Lillard 5 each |
Pts: Anthony Davis 28 Rebs: LeBron James 17 Asts: LeBron James 16 | ||||||
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
Despite a losing effort, LeBron James had the first 20-point, 15 rebound, 15 assist performance in NBA playoff history.
| August 20 9:00pm |
Box score | Portland Trail Blazers 88, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy, Dedric Taylor |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–29, 19–32, 30–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Damian Lillard 18 Rebs: Hassan Whiteside 9 Asts: CJ McCollum 3 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 31 Rebs: Anthony Davis 11 Asts: LeBron James 7 | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| August 22 8:30pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 116, Portland Trail Blazers 108 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Mark Ayotte |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 28–28, 40–29, 23–22 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 38 Rebs: LeBron James 12 Asts: Davis, James 8 each |
Pts: Damian Lillard 34 Rebs: McCollum, Whiteside 8 each Asts: Damian Lillard 7 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
| August 24 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 135, Portland Trail Blazers 115 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: David Guthrie, Rodney Mott, Ben Taylor |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 43–25, 37–26, 32–36, 23–28 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: McGee, Howard 8 each Asts: LeBron James 10 |
Pts: Jusuf Nurkić 20 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 13 Asts: Anfernee Simons 6 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 | |||||||
| August 29 9:00pm |
Box score | Portland Trail Blazers 122, Los Angeles Lakers 131 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Curtis Blair |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–35, 37–33, 24–32, 30–31 | |||||||
| Pts: CJ McCollum 36 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 10 Asts: CJ McCollum 7 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 43 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 10 | ||||||
| LA Lakers win series, 4–1 | |||||||
This was the Lakers first playoff series win since 2012.
(2) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks[]
| August 17 9:00pm |
Box score | Dallas Mavericks 110, Los Angeles Clippers 118 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Mark Ayotte |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–34, 31–32, 13–21, 28–31 | |||||||
| Pts: Luka Dončić 42 Rebs: Boban Marjanović 8 Asts: Luka Dončić 9 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 29 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 12 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 1–0 | |||||||
Dončić's 42 points are the most points in a playoff debut. Following the game, many people, including LeBron James and current Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, criticized the officials for controversially ejecting Porziņģis during the 3rd quarter after he received two technical fouls that the critics considered "bogus".[1]
| August 19 9:00pm |
Box score | Dallas Mavericks 127, Los Angeles Clippers 114 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Courtney Kirkland |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 32–31, 37–29, 29–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Luka Dončić 28 Rebs: Maxi Kleber 10 Asts: Luka Dončić 7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 35 Rebs: George, Leonard 10 each Asts: Lou Williams 7 | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| August 21 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 130, Dallas Mavericks 122 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Tony Brown, Curtis Blair |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 45–31, 34–31, 28–37 | |||||||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 36 Rebs: George, Leonard 9 each Asts: Kawhi Leonard 8 |
Pts: Kristaps Porziņģis 34 Rebs: Kristaps Porziņģis 13 Asts: Luka Dončić 10 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
| August 23 3:30pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 133, Dallas Mavericks 135 | OT | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, James Williams, Kevin Cutler |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–24, 32–34, 19–35, 36–28, OT: 12–14 | |||||||
| Pts: Lou Williams 36 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 9 Asts: Lou Williams 5 |
Pts: Luka Dončić 43 Rebs: Luka Dončić 17 Asts: Luka Dončić 13 | ||||||
| Series tied, 2–2 | |||||||
Down by 1, Luka Dončić hit the game-winning 3 point buzzer-beater at the end of overtime. He becomes the youngest player to hit a buzzer-beater in the playoffs. His winning shot capped an incredible triple-double performance with 43 points, 17 rebounds, and 13 assists.
| August 25 9:00pm |
Box score | Dallas Mavericks 111, Los Angeles Clippers 154 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher, Tre Maddox |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–41, 30–35, 34–35, 25–43 | |||||||
| Pts: Luka Dončić 22 Rebs: Luka Dončić 8 Asts: Dončić, Finney-Smith 4 each |
Pts: Paul George 35 Rebs: Montrezl Harrell 11 Asts: Reggie Jackson 5 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 3–2 | |||||||
The Clippers set 5 franchise records in this game, including: most points scored in a playoff game, as well as most 3-pointers made in a playoff game, as they shot 22-of-35 from long range.
| August 30 3:30pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 111, Dallas Mavericks 97 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Sean Corbin |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 28–17, 28–23, 26–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 33 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 14 Asts: George, Leonard 7 each |
Pts: Luka Dončić 38 Rebs: Burke, Dončić 9 each Asts: Luka Dončić 9 | ||||||
| LA Clippers win series, 4–2 | |||||||
Kawhi Leonard became the first player since 2000 to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals in a playoff game.
(3) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Utah Jazz[]
| August 17 1:30pm |
Box score | Utah Jazz 125, Denver Nuggets 135 | OT | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Curtis Blair |
ESPN | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 27–28, 31–19, 32–37, OT: 10–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Donovan Mitchell 57 Rebs: Bradley, Mitchell 9 each Asts: Donovan Mitchell 7 |
Pts: Jamal Murray 36 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 10 Asts: Jamal Murray 9 | ||||||
| Denver leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
Mitchell's 57 points became the third most points scored in a single playoff game.
| August 19 4:00pm |
Box score | Utah Jazz 124, Denver Nuggets 105 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Pat Fraher, Michael Smith |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 34–23, 43–29, 20–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Donovan Mitchell 30 Rebs: Bradley, Gobert, O'Neale 7 each Asts: Mitchell, O'Neale 8 each |
Pts: Jokić, Porter Jr. 28 each Rebs: Nikola Jokić 11 Asts: Nikola Jokić 6 | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| August 21 4:00pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 87, Utah Jazz 124 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Tyler Ford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 28–34, 20–35, 25–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Jokić 15 Rebs: Plumlee, Dozier 6 each Asts: Jokić, Murray 6 each |
Pts: Mike Conley Jr. 27 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 14 Asts: Joe Ingles 8 | ||||||
| Utah leads series, 2–1 | |||||||
| August 23 9:00pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 127, Utah Jazz 129 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Sean Corbin, Brian Forte |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 36–33, 29–31, 24–33, 38–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Jamal Murray 50 Rebs: Jamal Murray 11 Asts: Jamal Murray 7 |
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 51 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 11 Asts: Donovan Mitchell 7 | ||||||
| Utah leads series, 3–1 | |||||||
This was the first playoff game in NBA history in which two players scored 50 points.
| August 25 6:30pm |
Box score | Utah Jazz 107, Denver Nuggets 117 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brown, James Williams |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–33, 31–21, 23–28, 21–35 | |||||||
| Pts: Donovan Mitchell 30 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 12 Asts: Conley Jr., Mitchell 5 each |
Pts: Jamal Murray 42 Rebs: Jamal Murray 8 Asts: Jamal Murray 8 | ||||||
| Utah leads series, 3–2 | |||||||
| August 30 8:30pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 119, Utah Jazz 107 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Sean Wright, Courtney Kirkland |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–36, 31–20, 27–23, 31–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Jamal Murray 50 Rebs: Michael Porter Jr. 12 Asts: Nikola Jokić 9 |
Pts: Donovan Mitchell 44 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 11 Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 6 | ||||||
| Series tied, 3–3 | |||||||
| September 1 8:30pm |
Box score | Utah Jazz 78, Denver Nuggets 80 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–24, 24–15, 18–15 | |||||||
| Pts: Donovan Mitchell 22 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 18 Asts: Mike Conley Jr. 7 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić 30 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Monté Morris 5 | ||||||
| Denver wins series, 4–3 | |||||||
Denver became the 12th team in NBA history to come back from a 3–1 deficit. Nikola Jokić scored the go-ahead hook shot with 27.8 seconds remaining in regulation. Mike Conley Jr.'s potential series-winning three-pointer at the buzzer rimmed out.
(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Oklahoma City Thunder[]
| August 18 6:30pm |
Box score | Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Houston Rockets 123 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Derrick Collins |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 32–40, 31–36, 25–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Danilo Gallinari 29 Rebs: Steven Adams 12 Asts: Chris Paul 9 |
Pts: James Harden 37 Rebs: James Harden 11 Asts: Danuel House 5 | ||||||
| Houston leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| August 20 3:30pm |
Box score | Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Houston Rockets 111 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 29–18, 19–24, 20–34 | |||||||
| Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 31 Rebs: Steven Adams 11 Asts: Dennis Schröder 5 |
Pts: James Harden 21 Rebs: Danuel House 9 Asts: James Harden 9 | ||||||
| Houston leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| August 22 6:00pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 107, Oklahoma City Thunder 119 | OT | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: David Guthrie, Ed Malloy, Leon Wood |
ESPN | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 34–34, 19–21, 22–26, OT: 3–15 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 38 Rebs: Danuel House 10 Asts: James Harden 8 |
Pts: Dennis Schröder 29 Rebs: Steven Adams 13 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | ||||||
| Houston leads series, 2–1 | |||||||
| August 24 4:00pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 114, Oklahoma City Thunder 117 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy, Tyler Ford |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–35, 23–25, 33–32, 21–25 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 32 Rebs: P. J. Tucker 11 Asts: James Harden 15 |
Pts: Dennis Schröder 30 Rebs: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 12 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | ||||||
| Series tied, 2–2 | |||||||
| August 29 6:30pm |
Box score | Oklahoma City Thunder 80, Houston Rockets 114 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Rodney Mott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 31–24, 18–37, 17–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Dennis Schröder 19 Rebs: Steven Adams 14 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 4 |
Pts: James Harden 31 Rebs: Jeff Green 10 Asts: Russell Westbrook 7 | ||||||
| Houston leads series, 3–2 | |||||||
Game 5 was postponed by the league following a boycott by the Rockets and Thunder.
| August 31 9:00pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 100, Oklahoma City Thunder 104 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Kevin Scott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 26–24, 24–29, 25–27 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 32 Rebs: P. J. Tucker 11 Asts: James Harden 7 |
Pts: Chris Paul 28 Rebs: Steven Adams 14 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | ||||||
| Series tied, 3–3 | |||||||
| September 2 9:00pm |
Box score | Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Houston Rockets 104 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, Tony Brown |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 29–32, 21–24, 22–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Luguentz Dort 30 Rebs: Chris Paul 11 Asts: Chris Paul 12 |
Pts: Covington, Gordon 21 each Rebs: Robert Covington 10 Asts: James Harden 9 | ||||||
| Houston wins series, 4–3 | |||||||
Conference Semifinals[]
Eastern Conference Semifinals[]
(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (5) Miami Heat[]
| August 31 6:30pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 115, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Rodney Mott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–40, 31–23, 32–23, 23–18 | |||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 40 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 17 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 |
Pts: Khris Middleton 28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| September 2 6:30pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 116, Milwaukee Bucks 114 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Wright, Kevin Scott |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–29, 28–31, 24–26, 26–28 | |||||||
| Pts: Goran Dragić 23 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 9 Asts: Jimmy Butler 6 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 29 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 Asts: Khris Middleton 8 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
After being fouled by Giannis Antetokounmpo on a game-winning shot attempt as time expired in regulation, Jimmy Butler won the game for Miami with a pair of walk-off free throws. This marked the first time a playoff game had ended in such a fashion since Game 1 of the 1979 NBA Finals.
| September 4 6:30pm |
Box score | Milwaukee Bucks 100, Miami Heat 115 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, David Guthrie, Sean Corbin |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 27–21, 30–25, 13–40 | |||||||
| Pts: Brook Lopez 22 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 16 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 30 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 16 Asts: Jimmy Butler 6 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 3–0 | |||||||
| September 6 3:30pm |
Box score | Milwaukee Bucks 118, Miami Heat 115 | OT | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Tony Brothers, Tyler Ford |
ABC | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 28–17, 35–40, 22–19, OT: 11–8 | |||||||
| Pts: Khris Middleton 36 Rebs: Eric Bledsoe 10 Asts: Khris Middleton 8 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo 26 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 12 Asts: Adebayo, Dragić 8 each | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 3–1 | |||||||
| September 8 6:30pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 103, Milwaukee Bucks 94 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 33–18, 21–19, 30–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Butler, Dragić 17 each Rebs: Jimmy Butler 10 Asts: Butler, Herro 6 each |
Pts: Khris Middleton 23 Rebs: Brook Lopez 14 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 9 | ||||||
| Miami wins series, 4–1 | |||||||
(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Boston Celtics[]
| August 30 1:00pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 112, Toronto Raptors 94 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Ed Malloy, James Williams |
ESPN, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 20–19, 29–31, 24–21 | |||||||
| Pts: Smart, Tatum 21 each Rebs: Daniel Theis 15 Asts: Kemba Walker 10 |
Pts: Kyle Lowry 17 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 9 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 8 each | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
Both teams discussed a boycott of Game 1, similar to the Milwaukee Bucks, in protest due to the shooting of Jacob Blake. The game was eventually postponed.
| September 1 5:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 102, Toronto Raptors 99 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin |
ESPN, SN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 22–20, 20–30, 32–21 | |||||||
| Pts: Jayson Tatum 34 Rebs: Daniel Theis 9 Asts: Jayson Tatum 6 |
Pts: OG Anunoby 20 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 9 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 7 each | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| September 3 6:30pm |
Box score | Toronto Raptors 104, Boston Celtics 103 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Josh Tiven, Rodney Mott |
TNT, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 19–24, 29–23, 28–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Kyle Lowry 31 Rebs: OG Anunoby 10 Asts: Kyle Lowry 8 |
Pts: Kemba Walker 29 Rebs: Jaylen Brown 12 Asts: Jayson Tatum 6 | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 2–1 | |||||||
With 0.5 seconds on the clock and Toronto trailing by 2, Kyle Lowry threw a cross-court inbounds pass to OG Anunoby, who made a 3-point shot as the buzzer sounded to win the game for Toronto.
| September 5 6:30pm |
Box score | Toronto Raptors 100, Boston Celtics 93 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Kevin Scott |
TNT, SN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 18–22, 32–24, 19–20 | |||||||
| Pts: Pascal Siakam 23 Rebs: Lowry, Siakam 11 each Asts: Kyle Lowry 7 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 24 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 10 Asts: Kemba Walker 8 | ||||||
| Series tied, 2–2 | |||||||
| September 7 6:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 111, Toronto Raptors 89 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Courtney Kirkland |
TNT, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 37–24, 25–28, 24–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Jaylen Brown 27 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 10 Asts: Kemba Walker 7 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet 18 Rebs: OG Anunoby 7 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 5 each | ||||||
| Boston leads series, 3–2 | |||||||
| September 9 6:30pm |
Box score | Toronto Raptors 125, Boston Celtics 122 | 2OT | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Tony Brothers, Sean Wright |
ESPN, SN | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 27–27, 33–25, 17–21, OT: 8–8, 19–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Kyle Lowry 33 Rebs: OG Anunoby 13 Asts: Fred VanVleet 7 |
Pts: Jaylen Brown 31 Rebs: Jaylen Brown 16 Asts: Marcus Smart 10 | ||||||
| Series tied, 3–3 | |||||||
| September 11 9:00pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 92, Toronto Raptors 87 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Zach Zarba, David Guthrie |
TNT, TSN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 24–19, 22–25, 20–16 | |||||||
| Pts: Jayson Tatum 29 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 12 Asts: Jayson Tatum 7 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet 20 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 11 Asts: Fred VanVleet 6 | ||||||
| Boston wins series, 4–3 | |||||||
Western Conference Semifinals[]
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (4) Houston Rockets[]
| September 4 9:00pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 112, Los Angeles Lakers 97 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Sean Wright, Ben Taylor |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 34–27, 22–24, 27–18 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 36 Rebs: Tucker, Westbrook 9 each Asts: Russell Westbrook 6 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 25 Rebs: Anthony Davis 14 Asts: LeBron James 7 | ||||||
| Houston leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| September 6 8:30pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 109, Los Angeles Lakers 117 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Josh Tiven, Curtis Blair |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 31–31, 41–23, 17–27 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 27 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 13 Asts: James Harden 7 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 34 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: James, Rondo 9 each | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| September 8 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 102 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Pat Fraher, Tre Maddox |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–33, 29–31, 21–18, 30–20 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 36 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: Rajon Rondo 9 |
Pts: James Harden 33 Rebs: James Harden 9 Asts: James Harden 9 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
| September 10 7:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 110, Houston Rockets 100 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Tony Brown, Courtney Kirkland |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 31–19, 29–29, 24–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Anthony Davis 29 Rebs: LeBron James 15 Asts: LeBron James 9 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook 26 Rebs: Jeff Green 7 Asts: James Harden 10 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 | |||||||
| September 12 8:00pm |
Box score | Houston Rockets 96, Los Angeles Lakers 119 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Eric Lewis, Bill Kennedy |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 31–27, 18–33, 27–24 | |||||||
| Pts: James Harden 30 Rebs: James Harden 6 Asts: Russell Westbrook 6 |
Pts: LeBron James 29 Rebs: Davis, James 11 each Asts: LeBron James 7 | ||||||
| LA Lakers win series, 4–1 | |||||||
(2) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (3) Denver Nuggets[]
| September 3 9:00pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 97, Los Angeles Clippers 120 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Eric Lewis, James Williams |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–31, 20–38, 16–22, 30–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Jokić 15 Rebs: Paul Millsap 9 Asts: Jamal Murray 6 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 29 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: George, Williams 4 each | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 1–0 | |||||||
| September 5 9:00pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 110, Los Angeles Clippers 101 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Pat Fraher, Tre Maddox |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 44–25, 28–31, 17–21, 21–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Jamal Murray 27 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 18 Asts: Jamal Murray 6 |
Pts: Paul George 22 Rebs: JaMychal Green 11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 8 | ||||||
| Series tied, 1–1 | |||||||
| September 7 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 113, Denver Nuggets 107 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Tony Brown, Ed Malloy |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–32, 24–27, 27–29, 29–19 | |||||||
| Pts: Paul George 32 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 14 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić 32 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Jamal Murray 9 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
| September 9 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 96, Denver Nuggets 85 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 22–28, 25–23, 23–22 | |||||||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 30 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 9 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić 26 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 11 Asts: Jamal Murray 7 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 3–1 | |||||||
| September 11 6:30pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 111, Los Angeles Clippers 105 | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Kevin Scott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 21–28, 29–24, 38–25 | |||||||
| Pts: Jamal Murray 26 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Jamal Murray 7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 36 Rebs: Leonard, Zubac 9 each Asts: Paul George 6 | ||||||
| LA Clippers lead series, 3–2 | |||||||
| September 13 1:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Clippers 98, Denver Nuggets 111 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Kane Fitzgerald, Josh Tiven, Tre Maddox |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 29–21, 16–30, 19–34 | |||||||
| Pts: Paul George 33 Rebs: Ivica Zubac 12 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 5 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić 34 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Nikola Jokić 7 | ||||||
| Series tied, 3–3 | |||||||
| September 15 9:00pm |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers 89 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, John Goble, Eric Lewis |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 30–32, 28–18, 22–15 | |||||||
| Pts: Jamal Murray 40 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 22 Asts: Nikola Jokić 13 |
Pts: Montrezl Harrell 20 Rebs: Leonard, Morris, Green 6 each Asts: Leonard, Beverley, Williams 6 each | ||||||
| Denver wins series, 4–3 | |||||||
This was the first time that an NBA team overcame a 3–1 deficit twice in the same playoffs, and the first time an NBA franchise did so twice in the same decade.
Conference Finals[]
Eastern Conference Finals[]
(3) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Miami Heat[]
| September 15 6:30pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 117, Boston Celtics 114 | OT | HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kane Fitzgerald, Sean Wright |
ESPN | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 37–29, 16–28, 35–23, OT: 11–8 | |||||||
| Pts: Goran Dragić 29 Rebs: Tyler Herro 11 Asts: Adebayo, Herro 9 each |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 30 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 14 Asts: Walker, Wanamaker 6 each | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 1–0 | |||||||
| September 17 7:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 106, Boston Celtics 101 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, David Guthrie, Tony Brown |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 19–29, 37–17, 22–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Goran Dragić 25 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 10 Asts: Dragić, Herro 5 each |
Pts: Kemba Walker 23 Rebs: Daniel Theis 8 Asts: Smart, Tatum 4 each | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 2–0 | |||||||
| September 19 8:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 117, Miami Heat 106 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Eric Lewis, Pat Fraher |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 32–28, 26–24, 28–32 | |||||||
| Pts: Jaylen Brown 26 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 14 Asts: Jayson Tatum 8 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo 27 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 16 Asts: Crowder, Dragić 5 each | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 2–1 | |||||||
| September 23 8:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 109, Miami Heat 112 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Tre Maddox |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–26, 32–27, 33–35 | |||||||
| Pts: Jayson Tatum 28 Rebs: Brown, Tatum, Theis 9 each Asts: Marcus Smart 11 |
Pts: Tyler Herro 37 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 12 Asts: Bam Adebayo 4 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 3–1 | |||||||
| September 25 8:30pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 108, Boston Celtics 121 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Josh Tiven, Kevin Scott |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 32–33, 25–41, 25–29 | |||||||
| Pts: Goran Dragić 23 Rebs: Adebayo, Butler 8 each Asts: Adebayo, Butler 8 each |
Pts: Jayson Tatum 31 Rebs: Daniel Theis 13 Asts: Marcus Smart 8 | ||||||
| Miami leads series, 3–2 | |||||||
| September 27 7:30pm |
Box score | Boston Celtics 113, Miami Heat 125 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher |
ESPN | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 33–29, 26–26, 27–37 | |||||||
| Pts: Jaylen Brown 26 Rebs: Brown, Smart 8 each Asts: Jayson Tatum 11 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo 32 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 14 Asts: Jimmy Butler 8 | ||||||
| Miami wins series, 4–2 | |||||||
Western Conference Finals[]
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (3) Denver Nuggets[]
| September 18 9:00 PM |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 114, Los Angeles Lakers 126 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Courtney Kirkland |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–36, 21–34, 20–33, 33–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Jokić, Murray 21 each Rebs: Michael Porter Jr. 10 Asts: Jamal Murray 5 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 37 Rebs: Anthony Davis 10 Asts: LeBron James 12 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 | |||||||
| September 20 7:30 PM |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 103, Los Angeles Lakers 105 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: John Goble, Josh Tiven, Bill Kennedy |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 29–31, 28–22, 25–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Nikola Jokić 30 Rebs: Paul Millsap 8 Asts: Nikola Jokić 9 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 31 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: Rajon Rondo 9 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 | |||||||
Anthony Davis scored 31 points, including a 3-point shot over Nikola Jokić at the buzzer, to give the Lakers a 2–0 lead in the Western Conference Finals.
| September 22 9:00 PM |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 106, Denver Nuggets 114 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kane Fitzgerald, Kevin Scott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 26–34, 22–30, 31–21 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 11 |
Pts: Jamal Murray 28 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 10 Asts: Jamal Murray 12 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
| September 24 9:00 PM |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 114, Denver Nuggets 108 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, David Guthrie, Rodney Mott |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–30, 23–25, 27–29, 27–24 | |||||||
| Pts: Anthony Davis 34 Rebs: Dwight Howard 11 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Jamal Murray 32 Rebs: Michael Porter Jr. 8 Asts: Jamal Murray 8 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 | |||||||
| September 26 9:00 PM |
Box score | Denver Nuggets 107, Los Angeles Lakers 117 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, Eric Lewis, Tony Brown |
TNT | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 21–28, 33–26, 23–30 | |||||||
| Pts: Grant, Jokić 20 each Rebs: Jerami Grant 9 Asts: Jamal Murray 8 |
Pts: LeBron James 38 Rebs: LeBron James 16 Asts: LeBron James 10 | ||||||
| LA Lakers win series, 4–1 | |||||||
NBA Finals[]
(W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E5) Miami Heat[]
Game 1[]
| September 30 9:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 98, Los Angeles Lakers 116 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kane Fitzgerald, Josh Tiven |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 20–34, 19–28, 31–23 | |||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 23 Rebs: Iguodala, Nunn, Olynyk 5 each Asts: Andre Iguodala 6 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 34 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 9 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 | |||||||
Game 2[]
| October 2 9:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 114, Los Angeles Lakers 124 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, David Guthrie, Eric Lewis |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–39, 39–35, 21–21 | |||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 25 Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 9 Asts: Jimmy Butler 13 |
Pts: LeBron James 33 Rebs: Anthony Davis 14 Asts: Rajon Rondo 10 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 | |||||||
Game 3[]
| October 4 7:30pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Miami Heat 115 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 31–32, 26–27, 24–30 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 25 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 40 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 11 Asts: Jimmy Butler 13 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 | |||||||
Game 4[]
| October 6 9:00pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 102, Miami Heat 96 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Zach Zarba, John Goble, Tony Brown |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 22–25, 26–23, 27–26 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 28 Rebs: LeBron James 12 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 22 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 10 Asts: Jimmy Butler 9 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 | |||||||
Game 5[]
| October 9 9:00pm |
Box score | Miami Heat 111, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: Marc Davis, Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 35–32, 28–26, 23–26 | |||||||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 35 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 12 Asts: Jimmy Butler 11 |
Pts: LeBron James 40 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 7 | ||||||
| LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 | |||||||
Game 6[]
| October 11 7:30pm |
Box score | Los Angeles Lakers 106, Miami Heat 93 | AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida Referees: James Capers, Tony Brothers, David Guthrie |
ABC | |||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 36–16, 23–22, 19–35 | |||||||
| Pts: LeBron James 28 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: LeBron James 10 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo 25 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 10 Asts: Jimmy Butler 8 | ||||||
| LA Lakers win series, 4–2 | |||||||