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Dates | April 15–June 12, 2017 |
Season | 2016–17 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Golden State Warriors (5th title) |
Runner-up | Cleveland Cavaliers |
Semifinalists |
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The 2017 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the 2016-17 NBA season, which began on April 15, 2017, and concluded on June 12, 2017. It concluded with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, their third consecutive meeting in the Finals. Kevin Durant was named the NBA Finals MVP in his first year on the team.
The Warriors set the record for the longest playoff winning streak (15) and the best record (16–1) in NBA playoff history.
The Golden State Warriors began the finals with a playoff record of 12–0. The first two finals' games were blowouts by Golden State, game three was closer, but the Warriors still came out victors, going up 3–0 bringing them to 15–0 in the playoffs, the best ever start in NBA playoff history. The Cavs countered beating the Warriors 137–116 in Game four, with 86 points in the first half, setting an NBA Finals' record. On June 12, the Warriors bounced back and won game five at home 129–120, clinching the organization's fifth championship. Golden State's 16–1 record is an NBA playoff record since 2003 for fewest games attempted to achieve an NBA championship. The title was all–star forward Kevin Durant's first and all–stars Stephen Curry's, Klay Thompson's, and Draymond Green's second in three years. Durant, who scored over 30 points in each of five games (the first player to do so since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 with Los Angeles), was the recipient of the 2017 Bill Russell NBA Finals' MVP award.
Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record.
Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. As stated above, all rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belongs to the higher-seeded team, who has the better regular season record. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is winning percentage, then head-to-head record, followed by record vs. opposite conference.
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19, 2017.[1]
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Boston Celtics | 53–29 | March 21[2] | April 10 | April 12[3] | — |
2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 51–31 | March 19[1] | March 24[4] | — | — |
3 | Toronto Raptors | 51–31 | March 25[5] | — | — | — |
4 | Washington Wizards | 49–33 | March 24 | March 28[6] | — | — |
5 | Atlanta Hawks | 43–39 | April 8 | — | — | — |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42–40 | April 8 | — | — | — |
7 | Indiana Pacers | 42–40 | April 12 | — | — | — |
8 | Chicago Bulls | 41–41 | April 12 | — | — | — |
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in Conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Golden State Warriors | 67–15 | February 25[7] | March 16[8] | April 5[9] | April 5[9] |
2 | San Antonio Spurs | 61–21 | March 4[10] | March 31[11] | — | — |
3 | Houston Rockets | 55–27 | March 14[12] | — | — | — |
4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 51–31 | March 25[13] | — | — | — |
5 | Utah Jazz | 51–31 | March 26[14] | April 7 | — | — |
6 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 47–35 | March 29[15] | — | — | — |
7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43–39 | March 31[16] | — | — | — |
8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41–41 | April 9[17] | — | — | — |
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home court advantage are shown in Italics.
First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | ||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E8 | Chicago | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Washington* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E4 | Washington* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Atlanta | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E1 | Boston* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Eastern Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Toronto | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Milwaukee | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Toronto | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Indiana | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Cleveland* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Portland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | LA Clippers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Utah* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | Golden State* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Oklahoma City | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Houston | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Memphis | 2 |
April 16 |
Chicago Bulls 106, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 25–18, 26–28, 32–28 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler30 Rebs: Robin Lopez11 Asts: Rondo, Wade 6 each |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas33 Rebs: Jae Crowder8 Asts: Al Horford8 | |
Chicago leads series, 1–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 18 |
Chicago Bulls 111, Boston Celtics97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 23–20, 32–29, 25–22 | ||
Pts: Butler, Wade 22 each Rebs: Rajon Rondo9 Asts: Rajon Rondo14 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas20 Rebs: Al Horford11 Asts: Kelly Olynyk7 | |
Chicago leads series, 2–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 21 |
Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 11–26, 32–22, 28–24 | ||
Pts: Al Horford18 Rebs: Al Horford8 Asts: Isaiah Thomas9 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade18 Rebs: Cristiano Felício11 Asts: three players 3 each | |
Chicago leads series, 2–1 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
April 23 |
Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 27–28, 22–24, 25–25 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Thomas33 Rebs: Al Horford12 Asts: Isaiah Thomas7 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler33 Rebs: Bobby Portis8 Asts: Jimmy Butler9 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
April 26 |
Chicago Bulls 97, Boston Celtics 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–29, 31–27, 16–29 | ||
Pts: Dwyane Wade26 Rebs: Dwyane Wade11 Asts: Dwyane Wade8 |
Pts: Bradley, Thomas 24 each Rebs: Al Horford7 Asts: Al Horford9 | |
Boston leads series, 3–2 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
April 28 |
Boston Celtics 105, Chicago Bulls83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 24–18, 34–18, 17–24 | ||
Pts: Avery Bradley23 Rebs: Horford, Olynyk 6 each Asts: Al Horford7 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler23 Rebs: Bobby Portis11 Asts: Dwyane Wade3 | |
Boston wins series, 4–2 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois |
After trailing 2-0 in the series, the Celtics came back to tie the series as Rajon Rondo was ruled out indefinitely after breaking his right thumb in Game 2, and Al Horford scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 3, and Isaiah Thomas scorched the Bulls for 33 points in Game 4. The Celtics' win in Game 5 would be the only home game victory of the series, and Avery Bradley scored 23 points in Game 6 as the Celtics eliminated the Bulls. Notably, this series began one day following the death of Chyna Thomas, younger sister of Isaiah, in a one-car accident. Thomas played all six games of the series, before returning to the state of Washington for her funeral on April 29.[18] Game 6 also marked the final game of Jimmy Butler's tenure as a Bull.
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first four meetings.
Boston leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 15 |
Indiana Pacers 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 30–32, 25–26, 24–17 | ||
Pts: Paul George29 Rebs: Thaddeus Young9 Asts: Paul George7 |
Pts: LeBron James32 Rebs: Tristan Thompson13 Asts: LeBron James13 | |
Cleveland leads series, 1–0 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
April 17 |
Indiana Pacers 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 29–31, 20–33, 33–21 | ||
Pts: Paul George32 Rebs: Paul George8 Asts: Paul George7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving37 Rebs: Kevin Love11 Asts: LeBron James7 | |
Cleveland leads series, 2–0 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
April 20 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Indiana Pacers 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–37, 22–37, 35–17, 35–23 | ||
Pts: LeBron James41 Rebs: LeBron James13 Asts: LeBron James12 |
Pts: Paul George36 Rebs: Paul George15 Asts: Paul George9 | |
Cleveland leads series, 3–0 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
April 23 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Indiana Pacers 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 36–28, 30–25, 18–25 | ||
Pts: LeBron James33 Rebs: Kevin Love16 Asts: LeBron James4 |
Pts: Lance Stephenson22 Rebs: Thaddeus Young10 Asts: Jeff Teague10 | |
Cleveland wins series, 4–0 |
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |
In Game 1, LeBron James scored 32 points in a close battle; the Pacers came back in the 4th quarter, but C.J. Miles missed a game-winning three, giving the Cavaliers the win. But after winning Game 2, the Cavs were down by as many as 26 points in the first half of Game 3. The Pacers were in control until the Cavs led by James' triple-double of 41 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists came roaring back in the second half and took the lead late in the fourth quarter. They would end up winning Game 3, 119-114, as they made it one of the largest comebacks in NBA playoff history. With the Pacers holding a 2-point lead with over a minute left in Game 4, James hits the three over Myles Turner, giving the Cavs a one-point lead. Later, Kyle Korver's free throws increases the lead to three. The Pacers had a chance to extend the game, but Paul George missed the three, and James gets the rebound. He would make 1 of the 2 free throws to seal the Cavs' 4-game sweep over the Pacers. Game 4 would be George's final game as a Pacer.
Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting.
Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 15 |
Milwaukee Bucks 97, Toronto Raptors83 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 16–29, 29–19, 22–13 | ||
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo28 Rebs: Greg Monroe15 Asts: Khris Middleton9 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan27 Rebs: Serge Ibaka14 Asts: Kyle Lowry6 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 1–0 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
April 18 |
Milwaukee Bucks 100, Toronto Raptors 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 27–27, 31–29, 17–22 | ||
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo24 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo15 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo7 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan23 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas10 Asts: Serge Ibaka6 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
April 20 |
Toronto Raptors 77, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 12–32, 18–25, 16–21, 31–26 | ||
Pts: Lowry, Wright 13 each Rebs: Pöltl, Valančiūnas 7 each Asts: Cory Joseph3 |
Pts: Khris Middleton20 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo8 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon9 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 22 |
Toronto Raptors 87, Milwaukee Bucks76 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–22, 23–17, 23–18 | ||
Pts: DeMar DeRozan33 Rebs: DeMar DeRozan9 Asts: DeMar DeRozan5 |
Pts: Tony Snell19 Rebs: Khris Middleton11 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo4 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
April 24 |
Milwaukee Bucks 93, Toronto Raptors 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 28–26, 25–33, 20–28 | ||
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo30 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo9 Asts: Khris Middleton6 |
Pts: Norman Powell25 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas7 Asts: Kyle Lowry10 | |
Toronto leads series, 3–2 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
April 27 |
Toronto Raptors 92, Milwaukee Bucks89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–14, 23–23, 18–28 | ||
Pts: DeMar DeRozan32 Rebs: Serge Ibaka11 Asts: Kyle Lowry4 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo34 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo9 Asts: Khris Middleton5 | |
Toronto wins series, 4–2 |
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first meeting in the playoffs between the Raptors and Bucks.[20]
April 16 |
Atlanta Hawks 107, Washington Wizards 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 19–20, 28–38, 31–31 | ||
Pts: Dennis Schröder25 Rebs: Dwight Howard14 Asts: Dennis Schröder9 |
Pts: John Wall32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat10 Asts: John Wall14 | |
Washington leads series, 1–0 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
April 19 |
Atlanta Hawks 101, Washington Wizards 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–28, 35–23, 23–35 | ||
Pts: Paul Millsap27 Rebs: Paul Millsap10 Asts: Dennis Schröder9 |
Pts: John Wall32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat10 Asts: John Wall9 | |
Washington leads series, 2–0 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
April 22 |
Washington Wizards 98, Atlanta Hawks 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–38, 26–26, 21–26, 31–26 | ||
Pts: John Wall29 Rebs: Marcin Gortat8 Asts: John Wall7 |
Pts: Paul Millsap29 Rebs: Paul Millsap14 Asts: Dennis Schröder9 | |
Washington leads series, 2–1 |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia |
April 24 |
Washington Wizards 101, Atlanta Hawks 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 15–31, 27–18, 24–34 | ||
Pts: Bradley Beal32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat18 Asts: John Wall10 |
Pts: Paul Millsap19 Rebs: Dwight Howard15 Asts: Bazemore, Millsap 7 each | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia |
April 26 |
Atlanta Hawks 99, Washington Wizards 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 24–27, 30–33, 20–20 | ||
Pts: Dennis Schröder29 Rebs: Paul Millsap11 Asts: Dennis Schröder11 |
Pts: Bradley Beal27 Rebs: Marcin Gortat10 Asts: John Wall14 | |
Washington leads series, 3–2 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
April 28 |
Washington Wizards 115, Atlanta Hawks99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 35–23, 24–36, 26–17 | ||
Pts: John Wall42 Rebs: Morris, Porter 8 each Asts: John Wall8 |
Pts: Paul Millsap31 Rebs: Paul Millsap10 Asts: Dennis Schröder10 | |
Washington wins series, 4–2 |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia |
Washington won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards/Bullets winning three of the first five meetings.
Washington/Baltimore leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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April 16 |
Portland Trail Blazers 109, Golden State Warriors 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 29–24, 32–32, 21–33 | ||
Pts: CJ McCollum41 Rebs: Evan Turner10 Asts: Turner, Vonleh 4 each |
Pts: Kevin Durant32 Rebs: Draymond Green12 Asts: Draymond Green9 | |
Golden State leads series, 1–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
April 19 |
Portland Trail Blazers 81, Golden State Warriors 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 29–22, 12–28, 23–27 | ||
Pts: Maurice Harkless15 Rebs: Maurice Harkless8 Asts: Evan Turner7 |
Pts: Stephen Curry19 Rebs: Draymond Green12 Asts: Draymond Green10 | |
Golden State leads series, 2–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
April 22 |
Golden State Warriors 119, Portland Trail Blazers 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–37, 24–30, 33–21, 32–25 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry34 Rebs: Draymond Green8 Asts: Stephen Curry8 |
Pts: CJ McCollum32 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić8 Asts: Lillard, Nurkić 4 each | |
Golden State leads series, 3–0 |
Moda Center, Portland, Oregon |
April 24 |
Golden State Warriors 128, Portland Trail Blazers 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 45–22, 27–26, 34–32, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry37 Rebs: Curry, Pachulia 7 each Asts: Stephen Curry8 |
Pts: Damian Lillard34 Rebs: Noah Vonleh14 Asts: Damian Lillard6 | |
Golden State wins series, 4–0 |
Moda Center, Portland, Oregon |
Golden State won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first meeting in 2016.[22]
Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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April 15 |
Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 19–27, 15–32, 18–27 | ||
Pts: Marc Gasol32 Rebs: Conley, Gasol 5 each Asts: Mike Conley7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard32 Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon8 Asts: Kawhi Leonard5 | |
San Antonio leads series, 1–0 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
April 17 |
Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 21–27, 28–19, 17–21 | ||
Pts: Mike Conley24 Rebs: Zach Randolph10 Asts: Mike Conley8 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard37 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard11 Asts: Ginóbili, Mills 3 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–0 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
April 20 |
San Antonio Spurs 94, Memphis Grizzlies 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 25–29, 17–31, 31–24 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard18 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge11 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Mike Conley24 Rebs: Zach Randolph8 Asts: Mike Conley8 | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee |
April 22 |
San Antonio Spurs 108, Memphis Grizzlies 110 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 25–32, 20–19, 25–22, Overtime: 12–14 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard43 Rebs: Pau Gasol11 Asts: Tony Parker5 |
Pts: Mike Conley35 Rebs: Marc Gasol12 Asts: Mike Conley8 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee |
April 25 |
Memphis Grizzlies 103, San Antonio Spurs 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 26–32, 27–32, 27–29 | ||
Pts: Mike Conley26 Rebs: Marc Gasol7 Asts: Zach Randolph6 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard28 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge9 Asts: Leonard, Parker 6 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–2 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
April 27 |
San Antonio Spurs 103, Memphis Grizzlies96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–28, 30–24, 28–22 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard28 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge12 Asts: Leonard, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Mike Conley26 Rebs: Zach Randolph11 Asts: Marc Gasol6 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4–2 |
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee |
In game 4, Marc Gasol hits the game winning shot with 0.7 seconds left in overtime.
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with San Antonio winning three of the four meetings.
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April 16 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 25–32, 20–30, 13–29 | ||
Pts: Russell Westbrook22 Rebs: Russell Westbrook11 Asts: Russell Westbrook7 |
Pts: James Harden37 Rebs: Ryan Anderson12 Asts: James Harden9 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
April 19 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 111, Houston Rockets 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 33–36, 21–24, 22–29 | ||
Pts: Russell Westbrook51 Rebs: Russell Westbrook10 Asts: Russell Westbrook13 |
Pts: James Harden35 Rebs: Clint Capela10 Asts: James Harden8 | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
April 21 |
Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 33–31, 25–28, 30–22 | ||
Pts: James Harden44 Rebs: Patrick Beverley7 Asts: James Harden6 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook32 Rebs: Russell Westbrook13 Asts: Russell Westbrook11 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
April 23 |
Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 32–32, 19–19, 40–32 | ||
Pts: Nenê28 Rebs: Nenê10 Asts: James Harden8 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook35 Rebs: Russell Westbrook14 Asts: Russell Westbrook14 | |
Houston leads series, 3–1 |
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
April 25 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Houston Rockets 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–35, 33–21, 22–33 | ||
Pts: Russell Westbrook47 Rebs: Russell Westbrook11 Asts: Russell Westbrook9 |
Pts: James Harden34 Rebs: Clint Capela9 Asts: James Harden4 | |
Houston wins series, 4–1 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Thunder/SuperSonics winning six of the first seven meetings.
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April 15 |
Utah Jazz 97, Los Angeles Clippers95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 30–28, 22–18, 23–25 | ||
Pts: Joe Johnson21 Rebs: Gordon Hayward10 Asts: Boris Diaw6 |
Pts: Blake Griffin26 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan15 Asts: Chris Paul11 | |
Utah leads series, 1–0 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
In Game 1, Joe Johnson hits the game-winner at the buzzer.
April 18 |
Utah Jazz 91, Los Angeles Clippers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 24–22, 28–28, 21–20 | ||
Pts: Gordon Hayward20 Rebs: Favors, Hill 7 each Asts: George Hill4 |
Pts: Blake Griffin24 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan15 Asts: Chris Paul10 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 21 |
Los Angeles Clippers 111, Utah Jazz 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 28–24, 33–26, 29–22 | ||
Pts: Chris Paul34 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan13 Asts: Chris Paul10 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward40 Rebs: Gordon Hayward8 Asts: Joe Ingles5 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 23 |
Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–31, 28–22, 18–28 | ||
Pts: Chris Paul27 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan10 Asts: Chris Paul12 |
Pts: Joe Johnson28 Rebs: Rudy Gobert13 Asts: Joe Ingles11 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 25 |
Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Clippers92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 27–22, 18–15, 32–34 | ||
Pts: Gordon Hayward27 Rebs: Rudy Gobert11 Asts: George Hill7 |
Pts: Chris Paul28 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan12 Asts: Chris Paul9 | |
Utah leads series, 3–2 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
April 28 |
Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–23, 31–25, 20–23 | ||
Pts: Chris Paul29 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan18 Asts: Chris Paul8 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward31 Rebs: Rudy Gobert9 Asts: Gordon Hayward4 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |
April 30 |
Utah Jazz 104, Los Angeles Clippers91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–15, 33–24, 25–28 | ||
Pts: Gordon Hayward26 Rebs: Derrick Favors11 Asts: Hill, Johnson 5 each |
Pts: DeAndre Jordan24 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan17 Asts: Chris Paul9 | |
Utah wins series, 4–3 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California |
L.A. Clippers won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the previous two meetings.
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April 30 |
Washington Wizards 111, Boston Celtics 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 38–24, 26–35, 16–36, 31–28 | ||
Pts: Bradley Beal27 Rebs: Marcin Gortat13 Asts: John Wall16 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas33 Rebs: Al Horford9 Asts: Al Horford10 | |
Boston leads series, 1–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 2 |
Washington Wizards 119, Boston Celtics 129 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 42–29, 25–35, 22–20, 25–30, Overtime: 5–15 | ||
Pts: John Wall40 Rebs: Marcin Gortat10 Asts: John Wall13 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas53 Rebs: Al Horford12 Asts: Marcus Smart5 | |
Boston leads series, 2–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 4 |
Boston Celtics 89, Washington Wizards 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–39, 23–24, 29–32, 20–21 | ||
Pts: Al Horford16 Rebs: Jae Crowder7 Asts: Isaiah Thomas4 |
Pts: John Wall24 Rebs: Marcin Gortat16 Asts: John Wall8 | |
Boston leads series, 2–1 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 7 |
Boston Celtics 102, Washington Wizards 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 24–28, 20–42, 34–31 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Thomas19 Rebs: Crowder, Rozier 7 each Asts: Marcus Smart6 |
Pts: Bradley Beal29 Rebs: Markieff Morris10 Asts: John Wall12 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 10 |
Washington Wizards 101, Boston Celtics 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 30–34, 25–26, 25–30 | ||
Pts: John Wall21 Rebs: Marcin Gortat11 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Avery Bradley29 Rebs: Marcus Smart11 Asts: Isaiah Thomas9 | |
Boston leads series, 3–2 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 12 |
Boston Celtics 91, Washington Wizards 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–19, 27–25, 22–26 | ||
Pts: Bradley, Thomas 27 each Rebs: Kelly Olynyk8 Asts: Jae Crowder8 |
Pts: Bradley Beal33 Rebs: Marcin Gortat13 Asts: John Wall8 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. |
May 15 |
Washington Wizards 105, Boston Celtics 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 32–26, 24–32, 26–30 | ||
Pts: Bradley Beal38 Rebs: Marcin Gortat11 Asts: John Wall11 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas29 Rebs: Horford, Smart 6 each Asts: Isaiah Thomas12 | |
Boston wins series, 4–3 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning two of the first three meetings. Memorably, during the first quarter of Game 1, Isaiah Thomas was struck in the mouth by the elbow of Otto Porter, immediately knocking out one tooth, and causing further damage to his mouth. As Porter prepared to shoot a pair of free throws, Thomas calmly retrieved and pocketed his fallen tooth, then hit two three-point field goals in the following two minutes, before being pulled from the game for medical attention. Thomas went on to play the entire seven-game series, including a 53-point effort to lead his team to an overtime victory in game 2, all while wearing temporary protection in his mouth. He underwent extensive oral surgery after the playoffs to mitigate the damage.
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May 1 |
Toronto Raptors 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 30–32, 26–34, 31–20 | ||
Pts: Kyle Lowry20 Rebs: P. J. Tucker11 Asts: Kyle Lowry11 |
Pts: LeBron James35 Rebs: Tristan Thompson14 Asts: Kyrie Irving10 | |
Cleveland leads series, 1–0 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
May 3 |
Toronto Raptors 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 125 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 26–28, 25–37, 30–26 | ||
Pts: Jonas Valančiūnas23 Rebs: Cory Joseph6 Asts: Kyle Lowry5 |
Pts: LeBron James39 Rebs: Tristan Thompson9 Asts: Kyrie Irving11 | |
Cleveland leads series, 2–0 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
May 5 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Toronto Raptors94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 21–28, 30–25, 36–17 | ||
Pts: LeBron James35 Rebs: Kevin Love13 Asts: LeBron James7 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan37 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas8 Asts: Cory Joseph6 | |
Cleveland leads series, 3–0 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
May 7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 109, Toronto Raptors 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 33–21, 24–31, 24–22 | ||
Pts: LeBron James35 Rebs: LeBron James9 Asts: Kyrie Irving9 |
Pts: Serge Ibaka23 Rebs: P. J. Tucker12 Asts: Cory Joseph12 | |
Cleveland wins series, 4–0 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |
Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first meeting in 2016.[27]
Cleveland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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May 2 |
Utah Jazz 94, Golden State Warriors 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–31, 27–26, 21–22 | ||
Pts: Rudy Gobert13 Rebs: Rudy Gobert13 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Stephen Curry22 Rebs: Draymond Green8 Asts: David West7 | |
Golden State leads series, 1–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
May 4 |
Utah Jazz 104, Golden State Warriors 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 32–27, 35–32, 22–23 | ||
Pts: Gordon Hayward33 Rebs: Rudy Gobert16 Asts: Hayward, Mack 4 each |
Pts: Kevin Durant25 Rebs: Kevin Durant11 Asts: Curry, Durant 7 each | |
Golden State leads series, 2–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
May 6 |
Golden State Warriors 102, Utah Jazz91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 22–33, 23–20, 30–21 | ||
Pts: Kevin Durant38 Rebs: Kevin Durant13 Asts: Draymond Green5 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward29 Rebs: Rudy Gobert15 Asts: Gordon Hayward6 | |
Golden State leads series, 3–0 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |
May 8 |
Golden State Warriors 121, Utah Jazz95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–17, 21–35, 33–27, 28–16 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry30 Rebs: Draymond Green10 Asts: Draymond Green11 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward25 Rebs: Rudy Gobert13 Asts: Hayward, Ingles 3 each | |
Golden State wins series, 4–0 |
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |
Golden State won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.
Golden State leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 1 |
Houston Rockets 126, San Antonio Spurs99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 35–16, 27–28, 30–32 | ||
Pts: Trevor Ariza23 Rebs: Clint Capela13 Asts: James Harden14 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard21 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard6 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 3 |
Houston Rockets 96, San Antonio Spurs 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 25–32, 28–23, 13–33 | ||
Pts: Ryan Anderson18 Rebs: Ryan Anderson8 Asts: James Harden10 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard34 Rebs: Pau Gasol13 Asts: Kawhi Leonard8 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 5 |
San Antonio Spurs 103, Houston Rockets92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 24–18, 29–27, 31–26 | ||
Pts: Aldridge, Leonard 26 each Rebs: Kawhi Leonard10 Asts: Kawhi Leonard7 |
Pts: James Harden43 Rebs: Clint Capela16 Asts: Ariza, Harden 5 each | |
San Antonio leads series, 2–1 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
May 7 |
San Antonio Spurs 104, Houston Rockets 125 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 31–23, 23–34, 28–34 | ||
Pts: Jonathon Simmons17 Rebs: Pau Gasol7 Asts: Patty Mills5 |
Pts: James Harden28 Rebs: Clint Capela9 Asts: James Harden12 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
May 9 |
Houston Rockets 107, San Antonio Spurs 110 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 31–26, 25–28, 16–15, Overtime: 6–9 | ||
Pts: James Harden33 Rebs: Capela, Harden 11 each Asts: James Harden10 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard22 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili5 | |
San Antonio leads series, 3–2 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 11 |
San Antonio Spurs 114, Houston Rockets75 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 30–18, 26–22, 27–11 | ||
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge34 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge12 Asts: Patty Mills7 |
Pts: Trevor Ariza20 Rebs: Clint Capela12 Asts: James Harden7 | |
San Antonio wins series, 4–2 |
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |
San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first three meetings.
Houston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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May 17 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Boston Celtics 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 31–20, 31–36, 25–29 | ||
Pts: LeBron James38 Rebs: Kevin Love12 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Pts: Bradley, Crowder 21 each Rebs: Jaylen Brown9 Asts: Isaiah Thomas10 | |
Cleveland leads series, 1–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 19 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 130, Boston Celtics86 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 40–13, 31–28, 27–27 | ||
Pts: LeBron James30 Rebs: Kevin Love12 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Pts: Jaylen Brown19 Rebs: three players 5 each Asts: Marcus Smart7 | |
Cleveland leads series, 2–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
May 21 |
Boston Celtics 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 26–31, 32–21, 29–21 | ||
Pts: Marcus Smart27 Rebs: Jae Crowder11 Asts: Marcus Smart 7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving29 Rebs: Tristan Thompson13 Asts: Kyrie Irving 7 | |
Cleveland leads series, 2–1 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
May 23 |
Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 28–28, 23–40, 19–25 | ||
Pts: Avery Bradley19 Rebs: Jae Crowder8 Asts: Al Horford7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving42 Rebs: Kevin Love17 Asts: LeBron James6 | |
Cleveland leads series, 3–1 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
May 25 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 135, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 43–27, 32–30, 34–17, 26–28 | ||
Pts: LeBron James35 Rebs: Kevin Love11 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Avery Bradley23 Rebs: Jae Crowder6 Asts: Terry Rozier7 | |
Cleveland wins series, 4–1 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |
Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first six meetings.
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May 14 |
San Antonio Spurs 111, Golden State Warriors 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 32–26, 28–39, 21–32 | ||
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge28 Rebs: Aldridge, Leonard 8 each Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Stephen Curry40 Rebs: Zaza Pachulia9 Asts: Draymond Green7 | |
Golden State leads series, 1–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
May 16 |
San Antonio Spurs 100, Golden State Warriors 136 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 28–39, 31–34, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Jonathon Simmons22 Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon9 Asts: Dejounte Murray6 |
Pts: Stephen Curry29 Rebs: Draymond Green9 Asts: Stephen Curry7 | |
Golden State leads series, 2–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
May 20 |
Golden State Warriors 120, San Antonio Spurs 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 35–22, 36–33, 20–20 | ||
Pts: Kevin Durant33 Rebs: Kevin Durant 10 Asts: Draymond Green7 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili21 Rebs: Pau Gasol10 Asts: Patty Mills6 | |
Golden State leads series, 3–0 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
May 22 |
Golden State Warriors 129, San Antonio Spurs 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 34–32, 31–27, 33–37 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry36 Rebs: Kevin Durant12 Asts: Draymond Green8 |
Pts: Kyle Anderson20 Rebs: Pau Gasol9 Asts: Ginóbili, Murray 7 each | |
Golden State wins series, 4–0 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |
San Antonio won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series. San Antonio led by as many as 25 points in Game 1 before Kawhi Leonard had to leave the game and the series after he landed on Zaza Pachulia's foot, re-aggravating his existing ankle injury.
Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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June 1 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Golden State Warriors 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 22–25, 20–33, 19–20 | ||
Pts: LeBron James28 Rebs: Kevin Love21 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Kevin Durant38 Rebs: Draymond Green11 Asts: Stephen Curry10 | |
Golden State leads series, 1–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
June 4 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Golden State Warriors 132 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–40, 30–27, 24–35, 25–30 | ||
Pts: LeBron James29 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: LeBron James 14 |
Pts: Kevin Durant33 Rebs: Kevin Durant 13 Asts: Stephen Curry11 | |
Golden State leads series, 2–0 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
June 7 |
Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 28–29, 22–33, 29–19 | ||
Pts: Kevin Durant31 Rebs: Stephen Curry13 Asts: Draymond Green7 |
Pts: LeBron James39 Rebs: Kevin Love13 Asts: LeBron James 9 | |
Golden State leads series, 3–0 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
June 9 |
Golden State Warriors 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 137 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–49, 35–37, 28–29, 20–22 | ||
Pts: Kevin Durant35 Rebs: Draymond Green14 Asts: Stephen Curry10 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving40 Rebs: James, Thompson 10 each Asts: LeBron James11 | |
Golden State leads series, 3–1 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |
June 12 |
Cleveland Cavaliers 120, Golden State Warriors 129 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 37–33, 23–38, 33–27, 27–31 | ||
Pts: LeBron James41 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Kevin Durant39 Rebs: Draymond Green12 Asts: Stephen Curry10 | |
Golden State wins series, 4–1 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |
Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the third meeting in the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers with each team winning one series.
Teams tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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Points | Isaiah Thomas | Boston Celtics | 53 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 37.4 | 5 |
Rebounds | Kevin Love | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | DeAndre Jordan | Los Angeles Clippers | 14.4 | 7 |
Assists | John Wall | Washington Wizards | 16 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.8 | 5 |
Steals | Thaddeus Young Kawhi Leonard Stephen Curry Kevin Love |
Indiana Pacers San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers |
6 | Russell Westbrook André Roberson |
Oklahoma City Thunder | 2.40 | 5 |
Blocks | Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors | 6 | André Roberson | Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.40 | 5 |
ESPN, TNT, ABC, ESPN2 and NBA TV broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Saturday through Thursday, ESPN televised games Friday and Saturday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV and ESPN2 has aired select weekday games in the first round. TNT televised the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals was televised on ABC, while Games 2 through 4 were televised on ESPN. ABC had exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 15th consecutive year.[33]
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