The 2022 NBA playoffs started with the play-in tournament on April 12. The top seeded teams this year were Miami Heat (East) and Phoenix Suns (West).
Locally, the Brooklyn Nets were the #7 seed and lost to the Boston Celtics. (Meanwhile, the New York Knicks are once again out of the playoffs.
In the Eastern Conference, Boston defeated Miami in 7 games to face the Golden State Warriors, who defeated Dallas to take the Western Conference title. The Golden State Warriors prevailed, beating the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2.
[Schedule] [Results] [Game Watching]
Schedule:
The NBA Finals
Boston Celtics vs. Golden State Warriors
Game 1: Celtics 120, Warriors 108
Game 2: Warriors 107, Celtics 88
Game 3: Celtics 116, Warriors 100
Game 4: Warriors 107, Boston 97
Game 5: Warriors 104, Boston 94
Game 6: Warriors 103, Celtics 90
Golden State wins 4-2
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Results:
Play-in tournament
Tuesday, April 12
Nets 115, Cavaliers 108
Timberwolves 109, Clippers 104
Wednesday, April 13
Hawks 132, Hornets 103
Pelicans 113, Spurs 103
Friday, April 15
Hawks 107, Cavaliers 101
Pelicans 105, Clippers 101
First-Round Series:
Eastern Conference
Miami Heat (1) vs. Atlanta Hawks (8)
Game 1: Miami 115, Atlanta 91
Game 2: Miami 115, Atlanta 105
Game 3: Atlanta 111, Miami 110
Game 4: Miami 110, Atlanta 86
Game 5: Miami 97, Atlanta 94
Miami wins 4-1
Boston Celtics (2) vs. Brooklyn Nets (7)
Game 1: Boston 115, Brooklyn 114
Game 2: Boston 114, Brooklyn 107
Game 3: Boston 109, Brooklyn 103
Game 4: Boston 116, Brooklyn 112
Boston wins 4-0
Milwaukee Bucks (3) vs. Chicago Bulls (6)
Game 1: Milwaukee 93, Chicago 86
Game 2: Chicago 114, Milwaukee 110
Game 3: Milwaukee 111, Chicago 81
Game 4: Milwaukee 119, Chicago 95
Game 5: Milwaukee 116, Chicago 100
Milwaukee wins 4-1
Philadelphia 76ers (4) vs. Toronto Raptors (5)
Game 1: Philadelphia 131, Toronto 111
Game 2: Philadelphia 112, Toronto 97
Game 3: Philadelphia 104, Toronto 101
Game 4: Toronto 110, Philadelphia 102
Game 5: Toronto 103, Philadelphia 88
Game 6: Philadelphia 132m Toronto 97
Philadelphia wins 4-2
Western Conference
Phoenix Suns (1) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (8)
Game 1: Phoenix 110, New Orleans 99
Game 2: New Orleans 125, Phoenix 114
Game 3: Phoenix 114, New Orleans 111
Game 4: New Orleans 118, Phoenix 103
Game 5: Phoenix 112, New Orleans 97
Game 6: Phoenix 115, New Orleans 109
Phoenix wins 4-2
Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (7)
Game 1: Minnesota 130, Memphis 117
Game 2: Memphis 124, Minnesota 96
Game 3: Memphis 104, Minnesota 95
Game 4: Minnesota 119, Memphis 118
Game 5: Memphis 111, Minnesota 109
Game 6: Memphis 114, Minnesota 106
Memphis wins 4-2
Golden State Warriors (3) vs. Denver Nuggets (6)
Game 1: Golden State 123, Denver 107
Game 2: Golden State 126, Denver 106
Game 3: Golden State 118, Denver 113
Game 4: Denver 126, Golden State 121
Game 5: Golden State 102, Denver 98
Golden State wins 4-1
Dallas Mavericks (4) vs. Utah Jazz (5)
Game 1: Utah 99, Dallas 93
Game 2: Dallas 110, Utah 104
Game 3: Dallas 126, Utah 118
Game 4: Utah 100, Dallas 99
Game 5: Dallas 102, Utah 77
Game 6: Dallas 98, Utah 96
Dallas wins 4-1
Second-Round Series:
Eastern Conference
Miami Heat (1) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (4)
Game 1: Philadelphia vs. Miami – Monday, May 2 – 7:30pm (TNT)
Game 2: Miami 119, Philadelphia 103
Game 3: Philadelphia 99, Miami 79
Game 4: Philadelphia 116, Miami 108
Game 5: Miami, 120, Philadelphia 108
Game 6: Miami 99, Philadelphia 90
Miami wins 4-2
Boston Celtics (2) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (3)
Game 1: Milwaukee 101, Boston 89
Game 2: Boston 109, Milwaukee 86
Game 3: Milwaukee 103, Boston 101
Game 4: Boston 116, Milwaukee 108
Game 5: Milwaukee 110, Boston 107
Game 6: Boston 108, Milwaukee 95
Game 7: Boston 109, Milwaukee 81
Boston wins 4-3
Western Conference
Phoenix Suns (1) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4)
Game 1: Phoenix 121, Dallas 114
Game 2: Phoenix 129, Dallas 109
Game 3: Dallas 103, Phoenix 94
Game 4: Dallas 111, Phoenix 101
Game 5: Phoenix 110, Dallas 80
Game 6: Dallas 113, Phoenix 86
Game 7: Dallas 123, Phoenix 90
Dallas wins 4-3
Memphis Grizzlies (2) vs. Golden State Warriors (3)
Game 1: Golden State 117, Memphis 116
Game 2: Memphis 106, Golden State 101
Game 3: Golden State 142, Memphis 112
Game 4: Golden State 101, Memphis 98
Game 5: Memphis 134, Golden State 95
Game 6:Golden State 110, Memphis 96
Golden State wins 4-2
Conference Finals
Eastern Conference
Miami Heat (1) vs. Boston Celtics (2)
Game 1: Miami 118, Boston 107
Game 2: Boston 127, Miami 102
Game 3: Miami 109, Boston 103
Game 4: Boston 102, Miami 82
Game 5: Boston 93, Miami 80
Game 6: Miami 111, Boston 103
Game 7: Boston 100, Miami 96
Western Conference
Golden State Warriors (3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (4)
Game 1: Golden State 112, Dallas 87
Game 2: Golden State 126, Dallas 117
Game 3: Golden State 109, Dallas 100
Game 4: Dallas 119, Golden State 109
Game 5: Golden State 120, Dallas 110
Golden State wins 4-1
