The 2023 NBA playoffs started April 11 with the play-in tournament to determine the 7th & 8th seeds. The Denver Nuggets, the top seed in the Western Conference, are in the Finals against the #8 seed Miami Heat, winner of the Eastern Conference.
Locally, both the New York Knicks and the Brooklyn Nets have made the playoffs, as the 5th and 6th seeds in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers before falling to the Heat in the second round. The Nets were swept by the 76ers in the first round.
[Schedule] [Results] [Game Watching]
2023 NBA Playoffs Schedule:
NBA Finals:
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat
Game 1: Thursday, June 1: Nuggets 104, Heat 93
Game 2: Sunday, June 4: Heat 111, Nuggets 108
Game 3: Wednesday, June 7: Nuggets 109, Heat 94
Game 4: Friday, June 9: Nuggets 108, Heat 95
Game 5: Monday, June 12: Nuggets 94, Heat 89
Congratulations Denver Nuggets: 2022-23 NBA Champsions
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Results:
Play-in tournament
Tuesday, April 11
Hawks 116, Heat 105 (Hawks advance as No. 7 seed in East)
Lakers 108, Timberwolves 102, OT (Lakers advance as No. 7 seed in West)
Wednesday, April 13
Bulls 109, Raptors 105
Thunder 123, Pelicans 118
Friday, April 14
Heat 102, Bulls 91 (Heat advance as No. 8 seed in East)
Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95 (Timberwolves advance as No. 8 seed in West)
First Round
Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs. New York Knicks (5)
Game 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97
Game 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90
Game 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79
Game 4: Knicks 102, Cavaliers 93
Game 5: Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95
New York wins series 4-1
Philadelphia 76ers (3) vs. Brooklyn Nets (6)
Game 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101
Game 2: 76er 96, Nets 84
Game 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97
Game 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88
Philadelphia wins series 4-0
Milwaukee Bucks (1) vs. Miami Heat (8)
Game 1: Heat 130, Bucks 117
Game 2: Bucks 138, Heat 122
Game 3: Heat 121, Bucks 99
Game 4: Heat 119, Bucks 114
Game 5: Heat 126, Bucks 126 (OT)
Miami wins 4-1
Boston Celtics (2) vs. Atlanta Hawks (7)
Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99
Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106
Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122
Game 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 121
Game 5: Hawks 119, Celtics 117
Game 6: Celtics 128, Hawks 120
Boston wins 4-2
Western Conference
Denver Nuggets (1) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8)
Game 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80
Game 2: Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 113
Game 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111
Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108
Game 5*: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109
Denver wins series 4-1
Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs. L.A. Lakers (7)
Game 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112
Game 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93
Game 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101
Game 4: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111
Game 5: Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99
Game 6: Lakers 125, Grizzlies 85
L.A. wins series 4-2
Phoenix Suns (4) vs. LA Clippers (5)
Game 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110
Game 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109
Game 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124
Game 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100
Game 5: Suns 136, Clippers 130
Phoenix wins series 4-1
Sacramento Kings (3) vs. Golden State Warriors (6)
Game 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123
Game 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106
Game 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97
Game 4: Warriors 126, Kings 125
Game 5: Warriors 123, Kings 116
Game 6: Kings 118, Warriors 99
Game 7: Warriors 120, Kings 100
Golden State wins series 4-3
Second Round (Conference Semi-Finals)
Eastern Conference
Boston Celtics vs. Philadelphia 76ers
Game 1: Sixers 119, Celtics 115
Game 2: Celtics 121, Sixers 87
Game 3: Celtics 114, Sixers 102
Game 4: Sixers 116, Celtics 115
Game 5: Sixers 115, Celtics 103
Game 6: Celtics 95, Sixers 86
Game 7: Celtics 112, Sixers 88
Boston wins series 4-3
New York Knicks vs. Miami Heat
Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101
Game 2: Knicks 111, Heat 105
Game 3: Heat 105, Knicks 86
Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101
Game 5: Knicks 112, Heat 103
Game 6: Heat 96, Knicks 92
Heat wins series 4-2
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers vs. Golden State Warriors
Game 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112
Game 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100
Game 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97
Game 4: Lakers 104, Warriors 101
Game 5: Warriors 121, Lakers 106
Game 6: Lakers 122, Warriors 101
Lakers win series 4-2
Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107
Game 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87
Game 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114
Game 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124
Game 5: Nuggets 118, Suns 102
Game 6: Nuggets 125, Suns 100
Denver wins series 4-2
Conference Finals:
Eastern Conference:
Boston Celtics vs. Miami Heat
Game 1: Heat 123, Celtics 116
Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 105
Game 3: Heat 128, Celtics 102
Game 4: Celtics 116, Heat 99
Game 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97
Game 6: Celtics 104, Heat 103
Game 7: Heat 103, Celtics 84
Heat wins series 4-3
Western Conference:
Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Lakers
Game 1: Nuggets 132, Lakers 126
Game 2: Nuggets 108, Lakers 103
Game 3: Nuggets 119, Lakers 108
Game 4: Nuggets 113, Lakers 111
Nuggets win series 4-0
NBA Finals:
Denver Nuggets vs. Miami Heat
Game 1: Thursday, June 1: Nuggets 104, Heat 93
Game 2: Sunday, June 4: Heat 111, Nuggets 108
Game 3: Wednesday, June 7: Nuggets 109, Heat 94
Game 4: Friday, June 9: Nuggets 108, Heat 95
Game 5: Monday, June 12: Nuggets 94, Heat 89
Nuggets win series 4-1
