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A logo used by The Walt Disney Company promoting its hosting of the playoffs at Walt Disney World, using the resort's original 1971 to 1994 logo below.
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Tournament details | |
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City | Bay Lake, Florida |
Dates | August 17 – October 11, 2020 |
Season | 2019–20 |
Teams | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Los Angeles Lakers (17th title) |
Runner-up | Miami Heat |
Semifinalists |
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The 2020 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association'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.[1]
On June 4, the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the season on July 31 in the NBA Bubble.[2] 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 (all the teams who had a mathematical chance at making the playoffs under the 82-game season) 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.[3] The last time a play-in game was played to determine a playoff spot was in 1956.[4]
As part of the bubble, all playoff games were held at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex inside Walt Disney WorldinBay Lake, Florida.
All three games that were scheduled to take place on August 26 were postponed by a wildcat strike,[5][6] in response to the shooting of Jacob BlakeinKenosha, 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.[7]
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.
After the NBA suspended its season on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the league started to explore implementing a special postseason format just for this year.[14]
On June 4, the NBA Board of Governors approved a plan to restart the season on July 31 in the NBA Bubble, with 22 of the 30 teams in the league, all clubs mathematically alive for a playoff spot under the 82 game schedule. Under this plan, the 22 teams played eight regular-season "seeding" games. A possible best-of-three play-in series for the final seed in each conference would then be held if the ninth seed finished the regular season within four games of the eighth seed. The eighth seed would start with a de facto 1–0 lead, meaning that it would need just one win to advance, while the ninth seed must win two in a row.[15][16] The NBA's regular playoff format proceeded as normal. All games were played behind closed doors at the ESPN Wide World of Sports ComplexinWalt Disney World.[2]
Under the NBA's regular playoff format, the eight teams with the most wins in each conference qualified for the playoffs. The seedings were based on each team's record. Each conference's bracket was fixed; there was no reseeding. All rounds were best-of-seven series; the series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. In the conference playoffs, home court advantage went to the higher-seeded team (number one being the highest), although since all games were played in the same location, this was merely a designated home court. Seeding was based on each team's regular season record within a conference; if two teams had the same record, standard tiebreaker rules were used. Conference seedings were ignored for the NBA Finals: Home court advantage went to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties were broken based on head-to-head record, followed by intra-conference record.
On February 23, 2020, the Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.[17] The Toronto Raptors,[18] Los Angeles Lakers,[19] and Boston Celtics[20] subsequently clinched playoff berths before the season was suspended on March 11.[14]
† | Denotes team that clinched a playoff berth prior to the March 11 suspension of the season |
* | Denotes team that automatically clinched a playoff berth or a division title on the June approval of the 22-team plan to resume the season |
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Milwaukee Bucks | 56–17 | February 23†[17] | June 4* | August 6[21] | August 8 |
2 | Toronto Raptors | 53–19 | March 5†[18] | August 9 | — | — |
3 | Boston Celtics | 48–24 | March 10†[20] | — | — | — |
4 | Indiana Pacers | 45–28 | June 4*[2] | — | — | — |
5 | Miami Heat | 44–29 | June 4*[2] | June 4* | — | — |
6 | Philadelphia 76ers | 43–30 | June 4*[2] | — | — | — |
7 | Brooklyn Nets | 35–37 | August 7[22] | — | — | — |
8 | Orlando Magic | 33–40 | August 7[23] | — | — | — |
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | ||||
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Play-in | Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 52–19 | — | March 6†[19] | August 3[24] | August 3[24] | — |
2 | Los Angeles Clippers | 49–23 | — | June 4*[2] | — | — | — |
3 | Denver Nuggets | 46–27 | — | June 4*[2] | August 10 | — | — |
4 | Houston Rockets | 44–28 | — | June 4*[2] | August 9 | — | — |
5 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 44–28 | — | June 4*[2] | — | — | — |
6 | Utah Jazz | 44–28 | — | June 4*[2] | — | — | — |
7 | Dallas Mavericks | 43–32 | — | August 2[25] | — | — | — |
8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 35–39 | August 13 | August 15 | — | — | — |
9 | Memphis Grizzlies | 34–39 | August 13 | — | — | — | — |
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.
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 | |||||||||||||||||
E6 | Philadelphia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E3 | Boston | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto* | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
E7 | Brooklyn | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
E5 | Miami* | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W8 | Portland | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Houston* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W4 | Houston* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W5 | Oklahoma City | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W1 | LA Lakers* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Western Conference | |||||||||||||||||||
W3 | Denver* | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W6 | Utah | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W3 | Denver* | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Clippers | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
W2 | LA Clippers | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
W7 | Dallas | 2 |
August 18 |
Orlando Magic 122, Milwaukee Bucks 110 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–23, 29–29, 30–27, 30–31 | ||
Pts: Nikola Vučević35 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 14 Asts: D. J. Augustin11 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo31 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 | |
Orlando leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 20 |
Orlando Magic 96, Milwaukee Bucks 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–25, 30–39, 30–29, 23–18 | ||
Pts: Nikola Vučević32 Rebs: Ennis, Vučević 10 each Asts: D. J. Augustin5 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 20 Asts: Eric Bledsoe7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 22 |
Milwaukee Bucks 121, Orlando Magic 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–23, 39–20, 29–34, 22–30 | ||
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo35 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Eric Bledsoe8 |
Pts: D. J. Augustin24 Rebs: Gary Clark8 Asts: D. J. Augustin 6 | |
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 24 |
Milwaukee Bucks 121, Orlando Magic 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 36–34, 26–29, 37–25 | ||
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo31 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 |
Pts: Nikola Vučević31 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 11 Asts: Fultz, Vučević 7 each | |
Milwaukee leads series, 3–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 29[a] |
Orlando Magic 104, Milwaukee Bucks 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 29–41, 29–23, 25–28 | ||
Pts: Nikola Vučević22 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 15 Asts: Fultz, Vučević 5 each |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Eric Bledsoe8 | |
Milwaukee wins series, 4–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Milwaukee was the first team in the league to refuse to play a game for social justice following the shooting of Jacob Blake.[26]
Milwaukee won in the regular-season series 4–0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Bucks winning the first meeting.[27]
Milwaukee leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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August 17 |
Brooklyn Nets 110, Toronto Raptors 134 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–37, 31–36, 35–22, 24–39 | ||
Pts: Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot26 Rebs: Jarrett Allen12 Asts: Caris LeVert15 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet30 Rebs: Pascal Siakam11 Asts: Fred VanVleet 11 | |
Toronto leads series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 19 |
Brooklyn Nets 99, Toronto Raptors 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 20–21, 27–24, 19–30 | ||
Pts: Garrett Temple21 Rebs: Allen, Harris 15 each Asts: Caris LeVert11 |
Pts: Powell, VanVleet 24 each Rebs: Kyle Lowry9 Asts: Fred VanVleet 10 | |
Toronto leads series, 2–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 21 |
Toronto Raptors 117, Brooklyn Nets92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–17, 33–25, 27–26, 33–24 | ||
Pts: Pascal Siakam26 Rebs: Serge Ibaka13 Asts: Kyle Lowry7 |
Pts: Tyler Johnson23 Rebs: Jarrett Allen17 Asts: Caris LeVert6 | |
Toronto leads series, 3–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 23 |
Toronto Raptors 150, Brooklyn Nets 122 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 38–36, 39–19, 34–35 | ||
Pts: Norman Powell29 Rebs: Serge Ibaka15 Asts: Pascal Siakam10 |
Pts: Caris LeVert35 Rebs: Jarrett Allen15 Asts: Chiozza, LeVert 6 each | |
Toronto wins series, 4–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Toronto set an NBA playoff record in Game 4 with 100 bench points in a single game.[28]
Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nets winning the two previous meetings.[29]
Brooklyn/New Jersey leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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August 17 |
Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 23–30, 30–20, 22–34 | ||
Pts: Joel Embiid26 Rebs: Joel Embiid 16 Asts: Tobias Harris8 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum32 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 13 Asts: Kemba Walker5 | |
Boston leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 19 |
Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 128 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–27, 24–38, 18–33, 26–30 | ||
Pts: Joel Embiid34 Rebs: Tobias Harris11 Asts: Shake Milton4 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum33 Rebs: Enes Kanter9 Asts: Jayson Tatum 5 | |
Boston leads series, 2–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 21 |
Boston Celtics 102, Philadelphia 76ers94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 25–25, 25–23, 26–22 | ||
Pts: Kemba Walker24 Rebs: Smart, Walker 8 each Asts: Kemba Walker 4 |
Pts: Joel Embiid30 Rebs: Tobias Harris15 Asts: Tobias Harris 4 | |
Boston leads series, 3–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 23 |
Boston Celtics 110, Philadelphia 76ers 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 30–26, 32–19, 21–29 | ||
Pts: Kemba Walker32 Rebs: Jayson Tatum15 Asts: Smart, Tatum, Walker 4 each |
Pts: Joel Embiid30 Rebs: Embiid, Horford 10 each Asts: Josh Richardson5 | |
Boston wins series, 4–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Philadelphia won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the 22nd playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning 13 of the first 21 meetings.[30]
Boston leads 13–8 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 |
Miami Heat 113, Indiana Pacers 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 29–19, 25–28, 32–21 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler28 Rebs: Bam Adebayo10 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 |
Pts: T. J. Warren22 Rebs: Myles Turner9 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon10 | |
Miami leads series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 20 |
Miami Heat 109, Indiana Pacers 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 29–22, 37–31, 21–23 | ||
Pts: Duncan Robinson24 Rebs: Jae Crowder8 Asts: Dragić, Butler 6 each |
Pts: Victor Oladipo22 Rebs: Myles Turner8 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon9 | |
Miami leads series, 2–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 22 |
Indiana Pacers 115, Miami Heat 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 29–40, 34–20, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Malcolm Brogdon34 Rebs: Myles Turner12 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 14 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler27 Rebs: Bam Adebayo11 Asts: Goran Dragić6 | |
Miami leads series, 3–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 24 |
Indiana Pacers 87, Miami Heat 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 20–27, 20–22, 25–29 | ||
Pts: Victor Oladipo25 Rebs: Myles Turner14 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon7 |
Pts: Goran Dragić23 Rebs: Bam Adebayo19 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 | |
Miami wins series, 4–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Miami won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning three of the first four meetings.[31]
Miami leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 18 |
Portland Trail Blazers 100, Los Angeles Lakers93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 36–25, 21–31, 21–19, 22–18 | ||
Pts: Damian Lillard34 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić15 Asts: Anthony, Lillard 5 each |
Pts: Anthony Davis28 Rebs: LeBron James17 Asts: LeBron James 16 | |
Portland leads series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Despite a losing effort, LeBron James had the first 20-point, 15 rebound, 15 assist performance in NBA playoff history.
August 20 |
Portland Trail Blazers 88, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–27, 20–29, 19–32, 30–23 | ||
Pts: Damian Lillard18 Rebs: Hassan Whiteside9 Asts: CJ McCollum3 |
Pts: Anthony Davis31 Rebs: Anthony Davis 11 Asts: LeBron James7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 22 |
Los Angeles Lakers 116, Portland Trail Blazers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–29, 28–28, 40–29, 23–22 | ||
Pts: LeBron James38 Rebs: LeBron James 12 Asts: Davis, James 8 each |
Pts: Damian Lillard34 Rebs: McCollum, Whiteside 8 each Asts: Damian Lillard 7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 24 |
Los Angeles Lakers 135, Portland Trail Blazers 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 43–25, 37–26, 32–36, 23–28 | ||
Pts: LeBron James30 Rebs: McGee, Howard 8 each Asts: LeBron James 10 |
Pts: Jusuf Nurkić20 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 13 Asts: Anfernee Simons6 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 29[a] |
Portland Trail Blazers 122, Los Angeles Lakers 131 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–35, 37–33, 24–32, 30–31 | ||
Pts: CJ McCollum36 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić10 Asts: CJ McCollum 7 |
Pts: Anthony Davis43 Rebs: LeBron James10 Asts: LeBron James 10 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
This was the Lakers first playoff series win since 2012.
Game 5 was postponed by the league after the Lakers and Trail Blazers refused to play.[32]
LA Lakers won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the 12th playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning nine of the first eleven meetings.[33]
Los Angeles leads 9–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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August 17 |
Dallas Mavericks 110, Los Angeles Clippers 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 38–34, 31–32, 13–21, 28–31 | ||
Pts: Luka Dončić42 Rebs: Boban Marjanović8 Asts: Luka Dončić 9 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard29 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 12 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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".[34]
August 19 |
Dallas Mavericks 127, Los Angeles Clippers 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 32–31, 37–29, 29–29 | ||
Pts: Luka Dončić28 Rebs: Maxi Kleber10 Asts: Luka Dončić 7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard35 Rebs: George, Leonard 10 each Asts: Lou Williams7 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 21 |
Los Angeles Clippers 130, Dallas Mavericks 122 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 45–31, 34–31, 28–37 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard36 Rebs: George, Leonard 9 each Asts: Kawhi Leonard 8 |
Pts: Kristaps Porziņģis34 Rebs: Kristaps Porziņģis 13 Asts: Luka Dončić10 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 23 |
Los Angeles Clippers 133, Dallas Mavericks 135 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–24, 32–34, 19–35, 36–28, Overtime: 12–14 | ||
Pts: Lou Williams36 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard9 Asts: Lou Williams 5 |
Pts: Luka Dončić43 Rebs: Luka Dončić 17 Asts: Luka Dončić 13 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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 |
Dallas Mavericks 111, Los Angeles Clippers 154 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–41, 30–35, 34–35, 25–43 | ||
Pts: Luka Dončić22 Rebs: Luka Dončić 8 Asts: Dončić, Finney-Smith 4 each |
Pts: Paul George35 Rebs: Montrezl Harrell11 Asts: Reggie Jackson5 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 3–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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[b] |
Los Angeles Clippers 111, Dallas Mavericks97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 28–17, 28–23, 26–23 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard33 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 14 Asts: George, Leonard 7 each |
Pts: Luka Dončić38 Rebs: Burke, Dončić 9 each Asts: Luka Dončić 9 | |
LA Clippers win series, 4–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Kawhi Leonard became the first player since 2000 to have 30+ points, 10+ rebounds, 5+ assists and 5+ steals in a playoff game.
LA Clippers won 3–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Clippers and the Mavericks.[35]
August 17 |
Utah Jazz 125, Denver Nuggets 135 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 27–28, 31–19, 32–37, Overtime: 10–20 | ||
Pts: Donovan Mitchell57 Rebs: Bradley, Mitchell 9 each Asts: Donovan Mitchell 7 |
Pts: Jamal Murray36 Rebs: Nikola Jokić10 Asts: Jamal Murray 9 | |
Denver leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Mitchell's 57 points became the third most points scored in a single playoff game.
August 19 |
Utah Jazz 124, Denver Nuggets 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–25, 34–23, 43–29, 20–28 | ||
Pts: Donovan Mitchell30 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 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 21 |
Denver Nuggets 87, Utah Jazz 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–25, 28–34, 20–35, 25–30 | ||
Pts: Nikola Jokić15 Rebs: Plumlee, Dozier 6 each Asts: Jokić, Murray 6 each |
Pts: Mike Conley27 Rebs: Rudy Gobert14 Asts: Joe Ingles8 | |
Utah leads series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 23 |
Denver Nuggets 127, Utah Jazz 129 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 36–33, 29–31, 24–33, 38–32 | ||
Pts: Jamal Murray50 Rebs: Jamal Murray 11 Asts: Jamal Murray 7 |
Pts: Donovan Mitchell51 Rebs: Rudy Gobert11 Asts: Donovan Mitchell 7 | |
Utah leads series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
This was the first playoff game in NBA history in which two players scored 50 points.
August 25 |
Utah Jazz 107, Denver Nuggets 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–33, 31–21, 23–28, 21–35 | ||
Pts: Donovan Mitchell30 Rebs: Rudy Gobert12 Asts: Conley, Mitchell 5 each |
Pts: Jamal Murray42 Rebs: Jamal Murray 8 Asts: Jamal Murray 8 | |
Utah leads series, 3–2 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 30[b] |
Denver Nuggets 119, Utah Jazz 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–36, 31–20, 27–23, 31–28 | ||
Pts: Jamal Murray50 Rebs: Michael Porter Jr.12 Asts: Nikola Jokić9 |
Pts: Donovan Mitchell44 Rebs: Rudy Gobert11 Asts: Mike Conley6 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 1 |
Utah Jazz 78, Denver Nuggets 80 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 15–24, 24–15, 18–15 | ||
Pts: Donovan Mitchell22 Rebs: Rudy Gobert18 Asts: Mike Conley7 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić30 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Monté Morris5 | |
Denver wins series, 4–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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.
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning three of the first four meetings.[36]
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August 18 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 108, Houston Rockets 123 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 32–40, 31–36, 25–19 | ||
Pts: Danilo Gallinari29 Rebs: Steven Adams12 Asts: Chris Paul9 |
Pts: James Harden37 Rebs: James Harden 11 Asts: Danuel House5 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 20 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 98, Houston Rockets 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 29–18, 19–24, 20–34 | ||
Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander31 Rebs: Steven Adams11 Asts: Dennis Schröder5 |
Pts: James Harden21 Rebs: Danuel House9 Asts: James Harden 9 | |
Houston leads series, 2–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 22 |
Houston Rockets 107, Oklahoma City Thunder 119 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–23, 34–34, 19–21, 22–26, Overtime: 3–15 | ||
Pts: James Harden38 Rebs: Danuel House10 Asts: James Harden 8 |
Pts: Dennis Schröder29 Rebs: Steven Adams13 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander6 | |
Houston leads series, 2–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 24 |
Houston Rockets 114, Oklahoma City Thunder 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 37–35, 23–25, 33–32, 21–25 | ||
Pts: James Harden32 Rebs: P. J. Tucker11 Asts: James Harden 15 |
Pts: Dennis Schröder30 Rebs: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander12 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 6 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
August 29[a] |
Oklahoma City Thunder 80, Houston Rockets 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 14–24, 31–24, 18–37, 17–29 | ||
Pts: Dennis Schröder19 Rebs: Steven Adams14 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander4 |
Pts: James Harden31 Rebs: Jeff Green10 Asts: Russell Westbrook7 | |
Houston leads series, 3–2 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Game 5 was postponed by the league following a boycott by the Rockets and Thunder.[37]
August 31 |
Houston Rockets 100, Oklahoma City Thunder 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 26–24, 24–29, 25–27 | ||
Pts: James Harden32 Rebs: P. J. Tucker11 Asts: James Harden 7 |
Pts: Chris Paul28 Rebs: Steven Adams14 Asts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander6 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 2 |
Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Houston Rockets 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 29–32, 21–24, 22–19 | ||
Pts: Luguentz Dort30 Rebs: Chris Paul11 Asts: Chris Paul 12 |
Pts: Covington, Gordon 21 each Rebs: Robert Covington 10 Asts: James Harden9 | |
Houston wins series, 4–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Oklahoma City won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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August 31 |
Miami Heat 115, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–40, 31–23, 32–23, 23–18 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler40 Rebs: Bam Adebayo17 Asts: Bam Adebayo 6 |
Pts: Khris Middleton28 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo10 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 | |
Miami leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 2 |
Miami Heat 116, Milwaukee Bucks 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 38–29, 28–31, 24–26, 26–28 | ||
Pts: Goran Dragić23 Rebs: Bam Adebayo9 Asts: Jimmy Butler6 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo29 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 Asts: Khris Middleton8 | |
Miami leads series, 2–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
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.[39]
September 4 |
Milwaukee Bucks 100, Miami Heat 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–29, 27–21, 30–25, 13–40 | ||
Pts: Brook Lopez22 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo16 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler30 Rebs: Bam Adebayo16 Asts: Jimmy Butler 6 | |
Miami leads series, 3–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 6 |
Milwaukee Bucks 118, Miami Heat 115 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 28–17, 35–40, 22–19, Overtime: 11–8 | ||
Pts: Khris Middleton36 Rebs: Eric Bledsoe10 Asts: Khris Middleton 8 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo26 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 12 Asts: Adebayo, Dragić 8 each | |
Miami leads series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 8 |
Miami Heat 103, Milwaukee Bucks94 | ||
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 Middleton23 Rebs: Brook Lopez14 Asts: Eric Bledsoe9 | |
Miami wins series, 4–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
Miami won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the previous meeting.[40]
Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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August 30[b] |
Boston Celtics 112, Toronto Raptors94 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 39–23, 20–19, 29–31, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Smart, Tatum 21 each Rebs: Daniel Theis15 Asts: Kemba Walker10 |
Pts: Kyle Lowry17 Rebs: Serge Ibaka9 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 8 each | |
Boston leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
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 |
Boston Celtics 102, Toronto Raptors99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 22–20, 20–30, 32–21 | ||
Pts: Jayson Tatum34 Rebs: Daniel Theis9 Asts: Jayson Tatum 6 |
Pts: OG Anunoby20 Rebs: Serge Ibaka9 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 7 each | |
Boston leads series, 2–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 3 |
Toronto Raptors 104, Boston Celtics 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–33, 19–24, 29–23, 28–23 | ||
Pts: Kyle Lowry31 Rebs: OG Anunoby10 Asts: Kyle Lowry8 |
Pts: Kemba Walker29 Rebs: Jaylen Brown12 Asts: Jayson Tatum6 | |
Boston leads series, 2–1 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
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 |
Toronto Raptors 100, Boston Celtics93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 18–22, 32–24, 19–20 | ||
Pts: Pascal Siakam23 Rebs: Lowry, Siakam 11 each Asts: Kyle Lowry 7 |
Pts: Jayson Tatum24 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 10 Asts: Kemba Walker8 | |
Series tied, 2–2 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 7 |
Boston Celtics 111, Toronto Raptors89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–11, 37–24, 25–28, 24–26 | ||
Pts: Jaylen Brown27 Rebs: Jayson Tatum10 Asts: Kemba Walker7 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet18 Rebs: OG Anunoby7 Asts: Lowry, VanVleet 5 each | |
Boston leads series, 3–2 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 9 |
Toronto Raptors 125, Boston Celtics 122 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 27–27, 33–25, 17–21, Overtime: 8–8, 19–16 | ||
Pts: Kyle Lowry33 Rebs: OG Anunoby13 Asts: Fred VanVleet7 |
Pts: Jaylen Brown31 Rebs: Jaylen Brown 16 Asts: Marcus Smart10 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 11 |
Boston Celtics 92, Toronto Raptors87 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 24–19, 22–25, 20–16 | ||
Pts: Jayson Tatum29 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 12 Asts: Jayson Tatum 7 |
Pts: Fred VanVleet20 Rebs: Pascal Siakam11 Asts: Fred VanVleet 6 | |
Boston wins series, 4–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Boston won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Raptors and the Celtics.[41]
September 4 |
Houston Rockets 112, Los Angeles Lakers97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 34–27, 22–24, 27–18 | ||
Pts: James Harden36 Rebs: Tucker, Westbrook 9 each Asts: Russell Westbrook 6 |
Pts: Anthony Davis25 Rebs: Anthony Davis 14 Asts: LeBron James7 | |
Houston leads series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 6 |
Houston Rockets 109, Los Angeles Lakers 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 31–31, 41–23, 17–27 | ||
Pts: James Harden27 Rebs: Russell Westbrook13 Asts: James Harden 7 |
Pts: Anthony Davis34 Rebs: LeBron James11 Asts: James, Rondo 9 each | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 8 |
Los Angeles Lakers 112, Houston Rockets 102 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 32–33, 29–31, 21–18, 30–20 | ||
Pts: LeBron James36 Rebs: Anthony Davis15 Asts: Rajon Rondo9 |
Pts: James Harden33 Rebs: James Harden 9 Asts: James Harden 9 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 10 |
Los Angeles Lakers 110, Houston Rockets 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 31–19, 29–29, 24–30 | ||
Pts: Anthony Davis29 Rebs: LeBron James15 Asts: LeBron James 9 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook26 Rebs: Jeff Green7 Asts: James Harden10 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 12 |
Houston Rockets 96, Los Angeles Lakers 119 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–35, 31–27, 18–33, 27–24 | ||
Pts: James Harden30 Rebs: James Harden 6 Asts: Russell Westbrook6 |
Pts: LeBron James29 Rebs: Davis, James 11 each Asts: LeBron James 7 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Houston won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first eight meetings.[42]
LA Lakers leads 5–3 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 3 |
Denver Nuggets 97, Los Angeles Clippers 120 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–31, 20–38, 16–22, 30–29 | ||
Pts: Nikola Jokić15 Rebs: Paul Millsap9 Asts: Jamal Murray6 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard29 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: George, Williams 4 each | |
LA Clippers lead series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 5 |
Denver Nuggets 110, Los Angeles Clippers 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 44–25, 28–31, 17–21, 21–24 | ||
Pts: Jamal Murray27 Rebs: Nikola Jokić18 Asts: Jamal Murray 6 |
Pts: Paul George22 Rebs: JaMychal Green11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard8 | |
Series tied, 1–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 7 |
Los Angeles Clippers 113, Denver Nuggets 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 33–32, 24–27, 27–29, 29–19 | ||
Pts: Paul George32 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard14 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić32 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Jamal Murray9 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 9 |
Los Angeles Clippers 96, Denver Nuggets85 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–12, 22–28, 25–23, 23–22 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard30 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 9 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić26 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 11 Asts: Jamal Murray7 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 11 |
Denver Nuggets 111, Los Angeles Clippers 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 21–28, 29–24, 38–25 | ||
Pts: Jamal Murray26 Rebs: Nikola Jokić14 Asts: Jamal Murray 7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard36 Rebs: Leonard, Zubac 9 each Asts: Paul George6 | |
LA Clippers lead series, 3–2 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 13 |
Los Angeles Clippers 98, Denver Nuggets 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 29–21, 16–30, 19–34 | ||
Pts: Paul George33 Rebs: Ivica Zubac12 Asts: Kawhi Leonard5 |
Pts: Nikola Jokić34 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Nikola Jokić 7 | |
Series tied, 3–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 15 |
Denver Nuggets 104, Los Angeles Clippers89 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 30–32, 28–18, 22–15 | ||
Pts: Jamal Murray40 Rebs: Nikola Jokić22 Asts: Nikola Jokić 13 |
Pts: Montrezl Harrell20 Rebs: Leonard, Morris, Green 6 each Asts: Leonard, Beverley, Williams 6 each | |
Denver wins series, 4–3 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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.
LA Clippers won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the previous meeting.[43]
LA Clippers lead 1–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||
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September 15 |
Miami Heat 117, Boston Celtics 114 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 37–29, 16–28, 35–23, Overtime: 11–8 | ||
Pts: Goran Dragić29 Rebs: Tyler Herro11 Asts: Adebayo, Herro 9 each |
Pts: Jayson Tatum30 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 14 Asts: Walker, Wanamaker 6 each | |
Miami leads series, 1–0 |
HP Field House, Bay Lake, Florida |
In an unprecedented manner, Mark Jones and Doris Burke called Game 1 while Mike Breen, Jeff Van Gundy, and Mark Jackson, were in charge for Game 7 of the 2020 Western Conference Semifinals between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Denver Nuggets (see above). Starting with Game 2, Breen, Van Gundy, and Jackson took the remainder of the Conference Finals and the NBA Finals while Burke is assigned to ESPN Radio.[44] Burke would have left the radio team when she was promoted to the lead team on television in 2023[45]
September 17 |
Miami Heat 106, Boston Celtics 101 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 19–29, 37–17, 22–24 | ||
Pts: Goran Dragić25 Rebs: Bam Adebayo10 Asts: Dragić, Herro 5 each |
Pts: Kemba Walker23 Rebs: Daniel Theis8 Asts: Smart, Tatum 4 each | |
Miami leads series, 2–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 19 |
Boston Celtics 117, Miami Heat 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 32–28, 26–24, 28–32 | ||
Pts: Jaylen Brown26 Rebs: Jayson Tatum14 Asts: Jayson Tatum 8 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo27 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 16 Asts: Crowder, Dragić 5 each | |
Miami leads series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 23 |
Boston Celtics 109, Miami Heat 112 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–24, 21–26, 32–27, 33–35 | ||
Pts: Jayson Tatum28 Rebs: Brown, Tatum, Theis 9 each Asts: Marcus Smart11 |
Pts: Tyler Herro37 Rebs: Bam Adebayo12 Asts: Bam Adebayo 4 | |
Miami leads series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 25 |
Miami Heat 108, Boston Celtics 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 32–33, 25–41, 25–29 | ||
Pts: Goran Dragić23 Rebs: Adebayo, Butler 8 each Asts: Adebayo, Butler 8 each |
Pts: Jayson Tatum31 Rebs: Daniel Theis13 Asts: Marcus Smart8 | |
Miami leads series, 3–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 27 |
Boston Celtics 113, Miami Heat 125 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–33, 33–29, 26–26, 27–37 | ||
Pts: Jaylen Brown26 Rebs: Brown, Smart 8 each Asts: Jayson Tatum11 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo32 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 14 Asts: Jimmy Butler8 | |
Miami wins series, 4–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
Boston won 2–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Heat winning two of the first three meetings.[46]
Miami leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||
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September 18 |
Denver Nuggets 114, Los Angeles Lakers 126 | ||
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 Davis37 Rebs: Anthony Davis 10 Asts: LeBron James12 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 20 |
Denver Nuggets 103, Los Angeles Lakers 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 29–31, 28–22, 25–23 | ||
Pts: Nikola Jokić30 Rebs: Paul Millsap8 Asts: Nikola Jokić 9 |
Pts: Anthony Davis31 Rebs: LeBron James11 Asts: Rajon Rondo9 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
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 |
Los Angeles Lakers 106, Denver Nuggets 114 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 26–34, 22–30, 31–21 | ||
Pts: LeBron James30 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 11 |
Pts: Jamal Murray28 Rebs: Nikola Jokić10 Asts: Jamal Murray 12 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 24 |
Los Angeles Lakers 114, Denver Nuggets 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 37–30, 23–25, 27–29, 27–24 | ||
Pts: Anthony Davis34 Rebs: Dwight Howard11 Asts: LeBron James8 |
Pts: Jamal Murray32 Rebs: Michael Porter Jr.8 Asts: Jamal Murray 8 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
September 26 |
Denver Nuggets 107, Los Angeles Lakers 117 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 21–28, 33–26, 23–30 | ||
Pts: Grant, Jokić 20 each Rebs: Jerami Grant 9 Asts: Jamal Murray8 |
Pts: LeBron James38 Rebs: LeBron James 16 Asts: LeBron James 10 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
LA Lakers won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first six meetings.[47]
LA Lakers lead 6–0 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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September 30 |
Miami Heat 98, Los Angeles Lakers 116 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–31, 20–34, 19–28, 31–23 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler23 Rebs: Iguodala, Nunn, Olynyk 5 each Asts: Andre Iguodala 6 |
Pts: Anthony Davis34 Rebs: LeBron James13 Asts: LeBron James 9 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
October 2 |
Miami Heat 114, Los Angeles Lakers 124 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–29, 31–39, 39–35, 21–21 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler25 Rebs: Kelly Olynyk9 Asts: Jimmy Butler 13 |
Pts: LeBron James33 Rebs: Anthony Davis14 Asts: Rajon Rondo10 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
October 4 |
Los Angeles Lakers 104, Miami Heat 115 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–26, 31–32, 26–27, 24–30 | ||
Pts: LeBron James25 Rebs: LeBron James 10 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler40 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 11 Asts: Jimmy Butler 13 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
October 6 |
Los Angeles Lakers 102, Miami Heat96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–22, 22–25, 26–23, 27–26 | ||
Pts: LeBron James28 Rebs: LeBron James 12 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler22 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 10 Asts: Jimmy Butler 9 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
October 9 |
Miami Heat 111, Los Angeles Lakers 108 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 35–32, 28–26, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler35 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 12 Asts: Jimmy Butler 11 |
Pts: LeBron James40 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 7 | |
LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
October 11 |
Los Angeles Lakers 106, Miami Heat93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–20, 36–16, 23–22, 19–35 | ||
Pts: LeBron James28 Rebs: Anthony Davis15 Asts: LeBron James 10 |
Pts: Bam Adebayo25 Rebs: Bam Adebayo 10 Asts: Jimmy Butler8 | |
LA Lakers win series, 4–2 |
AdventHealth Arena, Bay Lake, Florida |
LA Lakers won 2–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Heat.[48]
Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
Points | Donovan Mitchell | Utah Jazz | 57 | Donovan Mitchell | Utah Jazz | 36.3 | 7 |
Rebounds | Nikola Jokić | Denver Nuggets | 22 | Jarrett Allen | Brooklyn Nets | 14.8 | 4 |
Assists | LeBron James | Los Angeles Lakers | 16 | Malcolm Brogdon | Indiana Pacers | 10.0 | 4 |
Steals | Fred VanVleet | Toronto Raptors | 6 | Robert Covington | Houston Rockets | 2.5 | 12 |
Blocks | Hassan Whiteside Myles Turner |
Portland Trail Blazers Indiana Pacers |
5 | Myles Turner | Indiana Pacers | 4.0 | 4 |
ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. During the first two rounds, games were split between TNT, ESPN, and ABC regardless of conference. With the start of the playoffs delayed to August, some games played during the weekday afternoon, and games postponed by the wildcat strike, the TV schedule for the first two rounds differed from previous seasons due to scheduling conflicts. For instance, TNT aired some Friday games instead of its usual Sunday through Thursday schedule. Likewise ESPN broadcast games on some of those days when TNT would normally air them. Also, ABC aired a rare Tuesday night first-round game on September 1. NBA TV also televised selected games in the first round. Regional sports networks affiliated with the teams also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC.
TNT exclusively aired the NBA Western Conference finals while ESPN televised the NBA Eastern Conference finals. ABC had exclusive television rights to the 2020 NBA Finals, which was the 18th consecutive year for the network.[49]
In Canada, the home market of the Toronto Raptors, national broadcast rights were split approximately equally between the Sportsnet and TSN groups of channels. Separate Canadian broadcasts were produced for all games involving the Raptors regardless of round or U.S. broadcaster.
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