2018 NBA playoffs - wikipedia 2018 NBA playoffs 2018 NBA Playoffs Dates April 14 -- June 8, 2018 Season 2017 -- 18 Teams 16 Defending champions Golden State Warriors Champions Golden State Warriors ( 6th title ) Runners - up Cleveland Cavaliers ( 5th finals appearance ) Semifinalists Boston Celtics Houston Rockets ← 2017 2019 → The 2018 NBA Playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association 's 2017 -- 18 season. The playoffs began on April 14, 2018 and ended on June 8 at the conclusion of the 2018 NBA Finals. Contents 1 Overview 2 Format 3 Playoff qualifying 3.1 Eastern Conference 3.2 Western Conference 4 Playoff bracket 5 First round 5.1 Eastern Conference 5.1. 1 ( 1 ) Toronto Raptors vs. ( 8 ) Washington Wizards 5.1. 2 ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 7 ) Milwaukee Bucks 5.1. 3 ( 3 ) Philadelphia 76ers vs. ( 6 ) Miami Heat 5.1. 4 ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. ( 5 ) Indiana Pacers 5.2 Western Conference 5.2. 1 ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 8 ) Minnesota Timberwolves 5.2. 2 ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors vs. ( 7 ) San Antonio Spurs 5.2. 3 ( 3 ) Portland Trail Blazers vs. ( 6 ) New Orleans Pelicans 5.2. 4 ( 4 ) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. ( 5 ) Utah Jazz 6 Conference Semifinals 6.1 Eastern Conference Semifinals 6.1. 1 ( 1 ) Toronto Raptors vs. ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers 6.1. 2 ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 3 ) Philadelphia 76ers 6.2 Western Conference Semifinals 6.2. 1 ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 5 ) Utah Jazz 6.2. 2 ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors vs. ( 6 ) New Orleans Pelicans 7 Conference Finals 7.1 Eastern Conference Finals 7.1. 1 ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers 7.2 Western Conference Finals 7.2. 1 ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors 8 2018 NBA Finals : ( E4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. ( W2 ) Golden State Warriors 9 Statistical leaders 10 Media coverage 10.1 Television 11 References 12 External links Overview The Houston Rockets entered the playoffs with their best regular - season record in franchise history and appeared in their sixth consecutive postseason. The Golden State Warriors entered their sixth consecutive postseason, tying their franchise streak of 6 straight postseason appearances since the league 's first six years of existence ( 1946 -- 47 to 1951 -- 52 ). The San Antonio Spurs entered their 21st consecutive postseason. The Toronto Raptors also finished with a franchise record for single - season victories, winning 59 games and finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference. The Minnesota Timberwolves qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and snapped the league 's longest active streak of seasons without a playoff appearance. The Philadelphia 76ers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012. Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks ensured a 19th - straight postseason in which at least one Game 7 was played ; 1999 was the most recent postseason to not feature a Game 7. Game 6 of the Celtics - Bucks series was the last game played at the Bradley Center. Game 2 of the Raptors vs Cavaliers series was the last game before the Air Canada Centre renames to Scotiabank Arena. For the first time since 1979 both Conference Finals series went to a deciding Game 7. In both Conference Finals series, the road teams won both Game 7s. In the other two instances in which both Conference Finals series went to a Game 7, the home team won each Conference Finals Game 7 in the 1963 and 1979 Playoffs. This was also the first time a team was swept in the NBA Finals since 2007. Like in 2007, the Cleveland Cavaliers were also the team that got swept in the 2018 NBA Finals. Format Further information : NBA playoffs § Format 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. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2 -- 2 -- 1 -- 1 -- 1 format. Home court advantage in any round does not necessarily belong to the higher - seeded team, but instead to the team with 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. Playoff qualifying On March 7, 2018, the Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. On March 30, 2018, the Houston Rockets clinched the Western Conference ending a three - year run by the Golden State Warriors as the top seed. The Rockets clinched the best record in the NBA a day later on March 31, 2018. For the first time since the 1996 -- 97 NBA season, two teams played their last game against each other for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 112 -- 106 in overtime to clinch the final playoff seed in the West. This also ended Minnesota 's 13 - year drought without a playoff appearance having last played in 2003 -- 04 season. For the first time since the 2010 -- 11 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers would miss the postseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018. This is the first time since 1960 that none of the teams from Los Angeles, New York, and Chicago made the playoffs. Eastern Conference Toronto Raptors, Atlantic Division champions, Eastern Conference regular season champions -- 59 wins Boston Celtics -- 55 wins Philadelphia 76ers -- 52 wins Cleveland Cavaliers, Central Division champions -- 50 wins Indiana Pacers -- 48 wins Miami Heat, Southeast Division champions -- 44 wins Milwaukee Bucks -- 44 wins Washington Wizards -- 43 wins Western Conference Houston Rockets, Southwest Division champions, Western Conference regular season champions, NBA regular season champions -- 65 wins Golden State Warriors, Pacific Division champions -- 58 wins Portland Trail Blazers, Northwest Division champions -- 49 wins Oklahoma City Thunder -- 48 wins Utah Jazz -- 48 wins New Orleans Pelicans -- 48 wins San Antonio Spurs -- 47 wins Minnesota Timberwolves -- 47 wins Playoff bracket 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, the higher seeded team, are shown in italics. First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals E1 Toronto * E8 Washington E1 Toronto * 0 E4 Cleveland * E4 Cleveland * E5 Indiana E4 Cleveland * Eastern Conference E2 Boston E3 Philadelphia E6 Miami * E3 Philadelphia E2 Boston E2 Boston E7 Milwaukee E4 Cleveland * 0 W2 Golden State * W1 Houston * W8 Minnesota W1 Houston * W5 Utah W4 Oklahoma City W5 Utah W1 Houston * Western Conference W2 Golden State * W3 Portland * 0 W6 New Orleans W6 New Orleans W2 Golden State * W2 Golden State * W7 San Antonio * Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home - court advantage This bracket : view talk edit First round Note : All times listed are in EDT ( UTC − 4 ). Eastern Conference ( 1 ) Toronto Raptors vs. ( 8 ) Washington Wizards ESPN, SN1 April 14 5 : 30 pm Boxscore Washington Wizards 106, Toronto Raptors 114 Scoring by quarter : 23 -- 28, 36 -- 27, 26 -- 31, 21 -- 28 Pts : John Wall 23 Rebs : Markieff Morris 11 Asts : John Wall 15 Pts : Serge Ibaka 23 Rebs : Serge Ibaka 12 Asts : Kyle Lowry 9 Raptors leads series, 1 - 0 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance : 19,937 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher NBA TV, TSN April 17 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Washington Wizards 119, Toronto Raptors 130 Scoring by quarter : 27 -- 44, 31 -- 32, 32 -- 24, 29 -- 30 Pts : John Wall 29 Rebs : Kelly Oubre Jr. 5 Asts : John Wall 9 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 37 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 14 Asts : Kyle Lowry 12 Raptors leads series, 2 - 0 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance : 20,242 Referees : Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Tom Washington ESPN2, TSN April 20 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Toronto Raptors 103, Washington Wizards 122 Scoring by quarter : 29 -- 30, 32 -- 39, 21 -- 32, 21 -- 21 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 23 Rebs : Serge Ibaka 6 Asts : Kyle Lowry 8 Pts : Beal, Wall 28 each Rebs : Otto Porter 8 Asts : John Wall 14 Raptors leads series, 2 - 1 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance : 20,356 Referees : Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski TNT, SN1 April 22 6 : 00 pm Boxscore Toronto Raptors 98, Washington Wizards 106 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 22, 21 -- 18, 29 -- 40, 18 -- 26 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 35 Rebs : Serge Ibaka 10 Asts : DeMar DeRozan 6 Pts : Bradley Beal 31 Rebs : three players 6 each Asts : John Wall 14 Series tied at, 2 - 2 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance : 20,356 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven NBA TV, TSN April 25 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Washington Wizards 98, Toronto Raptors 108 Scoring by quarter : 24 -- 23, 23 -- 25, 31 -- 31, 20 -- 29 Pts : John Wall 26 Rebs : Marcin Gortat 12 Asts : John Wall 9 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 32 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 13 Asts : Kyle Lowry 10 Raptors leads series, 3 - 2 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance : 19,987 Referees : Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, John Goble ESPNews / NBA TV, SN1 April 27 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Toronto Raptors 102, Washington Wizards 92 Scoring by quarter : 20 -- 30, 30 -- 23, 23 -- 25, 29 -- 14 Pts : Kyle Lowry 24 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 12 Asts : Kyle Lowry 6 Pts : Bradley Beal 32 Rebs : Markieff Morris 15 Asts : John Wall 8 Toronto wins series, 4 -- 2 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. Attendance : 20,356 Referees : James Capers, Sean Corbin, Zach Zarba Regular - season series show Tied 2 -- 2 in the regular - season series November 5, 2017 Recap Washington Wizards 107, Toronto Raptors 96 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario November 19, 2017 Recap Washington Wizards 91, Toronto Raptors 100 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario February 1, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 119, Washington Wizards 122 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. March 2, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 102, Washington Wizards 95 Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards winning the first meeting. Previous playoffs series show Washington leads 1 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 2015 Toronto Raptors 0, Washington Wizards 4 2015 Eastern Conference First Round ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 7 ) Milwaukee Bucks TNT April 15 1 : 00 pm Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 107, Boston Celtics 113 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 29, 30 -- 15, 19 -- 26, 33 -- 29, Overtime : 8 -- 14 Pts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 Rebs : Giannis Antetokounmpo 13 Asts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 Pts : Al Horford 24 Rebs : Al Horford 12 Asts : three players 4 each Celtics leads series, 1 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Mike Callahan, Brian Forte, Jason Phillips TNT April 17 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 106, Boston Celtics 120 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 33, 29 -- 27, 24 -- 30, 31 -- 30 Pts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 30 Rebs : Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Asts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 Pts : Jaylen Brown 30 Rebs : Jayson Tatum 7 Asts : Terry Rozier 8 Celtics leads series, 2 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, Sean Wright ESPN April 20 9 : 30 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 92, Milwaukee Bucks 116 Scoring by quarter : 12 -- 27, 23 -- 31, 32 -- 27, 25 -- 31 Pts : Al Horford 16 Rebs : Greg Monroe 12 Asts : Terry Rozier 9 Pts : Khris Middleton 23 Rebs : Khris Middleton 8 Asts : Khris Middleton 7 Celtics leads series, 2 - 1 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance : 18,717 Referees : Scott Foster, Sean Corbin, Courtney Kirkland ABC April 22 1 : 00 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 102, Milwaukee Bucks 104 Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 24, 18 -- 27, 32 -- 24, 35 -- 29 Pts : Jaylen Brown 34 Rebs : Aron Baynes 11 Asts : Terry Rozier 8 Pts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 27 Rebs : Antetokounmpo, Parker 7 each Asts : Antetokounmpo, Bledsoe 5 each Series tied at, 2 - 2 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance : 18,717 Referees : Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Tom Washington NBA TV April 24 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 87, Boston Celtics 92 Scoring by quarter : 15 -- 23, 22 -- 25, 24 -- 24, 26 -- 20 Pts : Khris Middleton 23 Rebs : Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 Asts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Pts : Al Horford 22 Rebs : Al Horford 14 Asts : Terry Rozier 5 Celtics leads series, 3 - 2 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, James Williams TNT April 26 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 86, Milwaukee Bucks 97 Scoring by quarter : 24 -- 22, 15 -- 26, 26 -- 26, 21 -- 23 Pts : Jayson Tatum 22 Rebs : Al Horford 10 Asts : Terry Rozier 5 Pts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 31 Rebs : Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 Asts : Matthew Dellavedova 6 Series tied at, 3 - 3 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance : 18,717 Referees : Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, David Guthrie TNT April 28 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Milwaukee Bucks 96, Boston Celtics 112 Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 30, 25 -- 20, 25 -- 31, 29 -- 31 Pts : Khris Middleton 32 Rebs : Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Asts : Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 Pts : Horford, Rozier 26 each Rebs : Al Horford 8 Asts : Terry Rozier 9 Boston wins series, 4 -- 3 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Derrick Stafford, John Goble, Josh Tiven Regular - season series show Tied 2 -- 2 in the regular - season series October 18, 2017 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 108, Boston Celtics 100 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts October 26, 2017 Recap Boston Celtics 96, Milwaukee Bucks 89 UW -- Milwaukee Panther Arena, Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 4, 2017 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 100, Boston Celtics 111 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts April 3, 2018 Recap Boston Celtics 102, Milwaukee Bucks 106 Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first five meetings. Previous playoff series show Boston leads 4 -- 1 in all - time playoff series Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3 1974 NBA Finals Boston Celtics 0, Milwaukee Bucks 4 1983 Eastern Conference Semifinals 1984 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1 1984 Eastern Conference Finals 1986 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 0 1986 Eastern Conference Finals Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3 1987 Eastern Conference Semifinals ( 3 ) Philadelphia 76ers vs. ( 6 ) Miami Heat ESPN April 14 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Miami Heat 103, Philadelphia 76ers 130 Scoring by quarter : 35 -- 29, 25 -- 27, 18 -- 34, 25 -- 40 Pts : Kelly Olynyk 26 Rebs : Olynyk, Winslow 7 each Asts : Kelly Olynyk 5 Pts : J.J. Redick 28 Rebs : Ersan İlyasova 14 Asts : Ben Simmons 14 76ers leads series, 1 - 0 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance : 20,617 Referees : Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner TNT April 16 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Miami Heat 113, Philadelphia 76ers 103 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 29, 34 -- 13, 30 -- 33, 27 -- 28 Pts : Dwyane Wade 28 Rebs : Johnson, Wade 7 each Asts : Kelly Olynyk 6 Pts : Ben Simmons 24 Rebs : Ersan İlyasova 11 Asts : Ben Simmons 8 Series tied at, 1 - 1 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance : 20,753 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Karl Lane TNT April 19 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 128, Miami Heat 108 Scoring by quarter : 37 -- 33, 26 -- 31, 33 -- 30, 32 -- 14 Pts : Joel Embiid 23 Rebs : Ben Simmons 12 Asts : Ben Simmons 7 Pts : Goran Dragić 23 Rebs : Justise Winslow 10 Asts : Goran Dragić 8 76ers leads series, 2 - 1 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance : 19,812 Referees : James Capers, Tony Brown, Kane Fitzgerald TNT April 21 2 : 30 pm Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 106, Miami Heat 102 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 26, 30 -- 35, 23 -- 22, 27 -- 19 Pts : J.J. Redick 24 Rebs : Ben Simmons 13 Asts : Ben Simmons 10 Pts : Dwyane Wade 25 Rebs : Hassan Whiteside 13 Asts : Josh Richardson 7 76ers leads series, 3 - 1 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida Attendance : 19,804 Referees : Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Kevin Scott TNT April 24 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Miami Heat 91, Philadelphia 76ers 104 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 23, 25 -- 23, 20 -- 34, 25 -- 24 Pts : Kelly Olynyk 18 Rebs : Kelly Olynyk 8 Asts : Kelly Olynyk 6 Pts : J.J. Redick 27 Rebs : Joel Embiid 12 Asts : Ben Simmons 6 Philadelphia wins series, 4 -- 1 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance : 21,171 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Eric Lewis, Josh Tiven With the win, the Sixers won their first playoff series since 2012. Regular - season series show Tied 2 -- 2 in the regular - season series February 2, 2018 Recap Miami Heat 97, Philadelphia 76ers 103 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 14, 2018 Recap Miami Heat 102, Philadelphia 76ers 104 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 27, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 101, Miami Heat 102 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida March 8, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 99, Miami Heat 108 American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting. Previous playoffs series show Miami leads 1 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 2011 Philadelphia 76ers 1, Miami Heat 4 2011 Eastern Conference First Round ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. ( 5 ) Indiana Pacers ABC April 15 3 : 30 pm Boxscore Indiana Pacers 98, Cleveland Cavaliers 80 Scoring by quarter : 33 -- 14, 22 -- 24, 18 -- 27, 25 -- 15 Pts : Victor Oladipo 32 Rebs : Myles Turner 8 Asts : Darren Collison 6 Pts : LeBron James 24 Rebs : Kevin Love 17 Asts : LeBron James 12 Pacers leads series, 1 - 0 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble TNT April 18 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Indiana Pacers 97, Cleveland Cavaliers 100 Scoring by quarter : 18 -- 33, 28 -- 25, 21 -- 16, 30 -- 26 Pts : Victor Oladipo 22 Rebs : Thaddeus Young 6 Asts : Collison, Oladipo 6 each Pts : LeBron James 46 Rebs : LeBron James 12 Asts : LeBron James 5 Series tied at, 1 - 1 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, Eric Lewis ESPN April 20 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 90, Indiana Pacers 92 Scoring by quarter : 31 -- 20, 26 -- 20, 12 -- 23, 21 -- 29 Pts : LeBron James 28 Rebs : LeBron James 12 Asts : LeBron James 8 Pts : Bojan Bogdanović 30 Rebs : Myles Turner 10 Asts : Victor Oladipo 7 Pacers leads series, 2 - 1 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance : 17,923 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven TNT April 22 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 104, Indiana Pacers 100 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 24, 30 -- 26, 20 -- 28, 24 -- 22 Pts : LeBron James 32 Rebs : LeBron James 13 Asts : LeBron James 7 Pts : Domantas Sabonis 19 Rebs : Thaddeus Young 16 Asts : Darren Collison 8 Series tied at, 2 - 2 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance : 17,923 Referees : Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, Rodney Mott TNT April 25 7 : 00 pm Boxscore Indiana Pacers 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 98 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 23, 31 -- 26, 17 -- 32, 22 -- 17 Pts : Domantas Sabonis 22 Rebs : Victor Oladipo 12 Asts : Cory Joseph 6 Pts : LeBron James 44 Rebs : James, Love 10 each Asts : LeBron James 8 Cavaliers leads series, 3 - 2 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : James Capers, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner LeBron James capped off his heroic Game 5 performance with a game - winning 3 at the buzzer to put the Cavaliers up 3 - 2 in the series. This was the fourth time James has hit a game - winning buzzer beater in the playoffs. ESPN April 27 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Indiana Pacers 121 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 29, 21 -- 28, 20 -- 35, 20 -- 29 Pts : LeBron James 22 Rebs : Kevin Love 7 Asts : LeBron James 7 Pts : Victor Oladipo 28 Rebs : Victor Oladipo 13 Asts : Victor Oladipo 10 Series tied at, 3 - 3 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance : 17,923 Referees : Marc Davis, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright ABC April 29 1 : 00 pm Boxscore Indiana Pacers 101, Cleveland Cavaliers 105 Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 31, 24 -- 23, 31 -- 22, 27 -- 29 Pts : Victor Oladipo 30 Rebs : Victor Oladipo 12 Asts : Victor Oladipo 6 Pts : LeBron James 45 Rebs : Tristan Thompson 10 Asts : LeBron James 7 Cleveland wins series, 4 -- 3 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Kane Fitzgerald Regular - season series show Indiana won 3 -- 1 in the regular - season series November 1, 2017 Recap Indiana Pacers 124, Cleveland Cavaliers 107 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio December 8, 2017 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 102, Indiana Pacers 106 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana January 12, 2018 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 95, Indiana Pacers 97 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana January 26, 2018 Recap Indiana Pacers 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 115 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series. Previous playoffs series show Tied 1 -- 1 in all - time playoff series 1998 Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Indiana Pacers 3 1998 Eastern Conference First Round 2017 Indiana Pacers 0, Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2017 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 8 ) Minnesota Timberwolves TNT April 15 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Minnesota Timberwolves 101, Houston Rockets 104 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 27, 26 -- 27, 25 -- 22, 29 -- 28 Pts : Andrew Wiggins 18 Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 12 Asts : Jeff Teague 8 Pts : James Harden 44 Rebs : Clint Capela 12 Asts : James Harden 8 Rockets leads series, 1 - 0 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, James Williams TNT April 18 9 : 30 pm Boxscore Minnesota Timberwolves 82, Houston Rockets 102 Scoring by quarter : 23 -- 18, 17 -- 37, 18 -- 25, 24 -- 22 Pts : Nemanja Bjelica 16 Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 10 Asts : Jones, Wiggins 3 each Pts : Chris Paul 27 Rebs : Clint Capela 16 Asts : Chris Paul 8 Rockets leads series, 2 - 0 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, Mark Lindsay ESPN April 21 7 : 30 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 105, Minnesota Timberwolves 121 Scoring by quarter : 28 -- 27, 23 -- 25, 24 -- 35, 30 -- 34 Pts : James Harden 29 Rebs : Clint Capela 11 Asts : James Harden 7 Pts : Jimmy Butler 28 Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 16 Asts : Jeff Teague 8 Rockets leads series, 2 - 1 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance : 18,978 Referees : Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Bill Kennedy TNT April 23 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 119, Minnesota Timberwolves 100 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 21, 29 -- 28, 50 -- 20, 19 -- 31 Pts : James Harden 36 Rebs : Clint Capela 17 Asts : Chris Paul 6 Pts : Karl - Anthony Towns 22 Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 15 Asts : Butler, Teague 5 each Rockets leads series, 3 - 1 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance : 18,978 Referees : James Capers, Mark Ayotte, David Guthrie TNT April 25 9 : 30 pm Boxscore Minnesota Timberwolves 104, Houston Rockets 122 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 25, 33 -- 30, 15 -- 30, 30 -- 37 Pts : Karl - Anthony Towns 23 Rebs : Karl - Anthony Towns 14 Asts : Jeff Teague 7 Pts : Clint Capela 26 Rebs : Clint Capela 15 Asts : James Harden 12 Houston wins series, 4 -- 1 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Zach Zarba, Brian Forte, Sean Wright Regular - season series show Houston won 4 -- 0 in the regular - season series January 18, 2018 Recap Minnesota Timberwolves 98, Houston Rockets 116 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas February 13, 2018 Recap Houston Rockets 126, Minnesota Timberwolves 108 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota February 23, 2018 Recap Minnesota Timberwolves 102, Houston Rockets 120 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas March 18, 2018 Recap Houston Rockets 129, Minnesota Timberwolves 120 Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting. Previous playoffs series show Houston leads 1 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 1997 Minnesota Timberwolves 0, Houston Rockets 3 1997 Western Conference First Round ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors vs. ( 7 ) San Antonio Spurs ABC April 14 3 : 00 pm Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 92, Golden State Warriors 113 Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 28, 24 -- 29, 22 -- 29, 29 -- 27 Pts : Rudy Gay 15 Rebs : Rudy Gay 6 Asts : Pau Gasol 4 Pts : Klay Thompson 27 Rebs : Durant, Green 8 each Asts : Draymond Green 11 Warriors leads series, 1 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson TNT April 16 10 : 30 pm Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 101, Golden State Warriors 116 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 23, 28 -- 24, 22 -- 33, 26 -- 36 Pts : LaMarcus Aldridge 34 Rebs : LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Asts : five players 3 each Pts : Kevin Durant 32 Rebs : Iguodala, McGee 7 each Asts : Durant, Green 6 each Warriors leads series, 2 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Eric Lewis TNT April 19 9 : 30 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 110, San Antonio Spurs 97 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 23, 26 -- 23, 32 -- 26, 26 -- 25 Pts : Kevin Durant 26 Rebs : Kevin Durant 9 Asts : Draymond Green 7 Pts : LaMarcus Aldridge 18 Rebs : LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Asts : Aldridge, Murray 4 each Warriors leads series, 3 - 0 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance : 18,418 Referees : Zach Zarba, Rodney Mott, Sean Wright ABC April 22 3 : 30 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 90, San Antonio Spurs 103 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 30, 20 -- 26, 29 -- 21, 19 -- 26 Pts : Kevin Durant 34 Rebs : Draymond Green 18 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Pts : LaMarcus Aldridge 22 Rebs : LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Asts : Ginóbili, Mills 5 each Warriors leads series, 3 - 1 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance : 18,418 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Brian Forte TNT April 24 10 : 30 pm Boxscore San Antonio Spurs 91, Golden State Warriors 99 Scoring by quarter : 20 -- 22, 18 -- 27, 27 -- 30, 26 -- 20 Pts : LaMarcus Aldridge 30 Rebs : LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Asts : Manu Ginóbili 7 Pts : Kevin Durant 25 Rebs : Draymond Green 19 Asts : Draymond Green 7 Golden State wins series, 4 -- 1 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Mike Callahan, Tony Brown, Jason Phillips Regular - season series show Golden State won 3 -- 1 in the regular - season series November 2, 2017 Recap Golden State Warriors 112, San Antonio Spurs 92 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas February 10, 2018 Recap San Antonio Spurs 105, Golden State Warriors 122 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California March 8, 2018 Recap San Antonio Spurs 107, Golden State Warriors 110 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California March 19, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 75, San Antonio Spurs 89 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings. Previous playoff series show Golden State leads 2 -- 1 in all - time playoff series 1991 Golden State Warriors 3, San Antonio Spurs 1 1991 Western Conference First Round 2013 Golden State Warriors 2, San Antonio Spurs 4 2013 Western Conference Semifinals 2017 Golden State Warriors 4, San Antonio Spurs 0 2017 Western Conference Finals ( 3 ) Portland Trail Blazers vs. ( 6 ) New Orleans Pelicans ESPN April 14 10 : 30 pm Boxscore New Orleans Pelicans 97, Portland Trail Blazers 95 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 18, 24 -- 18, 30 -- 27, 22 -- 32 Pts : Anthony Davis 35 Rebs : Anthony Davis 14 Asts : Rajon Rondo 17 Pts : C.J. McCollum 19 Rebs : Ed Davis 13 Asts : Damian Lillard 7 Pelicans leads series, 1 - 0 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance : 19,882 Referees : Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis, Mark Lindsay TNT April 17 10 : 30 pm Boxscore New Orleans Pelicans 111, Portland Trail Blazers 102 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 23, 29 -- 36, 33 -- 19, 24 -- 24 Pts : Jrue Holiday 33 Rebs : Anthony Davis 13 Asts : Holiday, Rondo 9 each Pts : C.J. McCollum 22 Rebs : Al - Farouq Aminu 15 Asts : C.J. McCollum 6 Pelicans leads series, 2 - 0 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance : 20,066 Referees : Zach Zarba, Sean Corbin, John Goble NBA TV April 19 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 102, New Orleans Pelicans 119 Scoring by quarter : 20 -- 36, 25 -- 28, 25 -- 27, 32 -- 28 Pts : C.J. McCollum 22 Rebs : Al - Farouq Aminu 8 Asts : Maurice Harkless 4 Pts : Nikola Mirotić 30 Rebs : Anthony Davis 11 Asts : Rajon Rondo 11 Pelicans leads series, 3 - 0 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance : 18,551 Referees : Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Tom Washington TNT April 21 5 : 00 pm Boxscore Portland Trail Blazers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 131 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 26, 31 -- 32, 31 -- 42, 36 -- 31 Pts : C.J. McCollum 38 Rebs : Jusuf Nurkić 11 Asts : Damian Lillard 6 Pts : Anthony Davis 47 Rebs : Davis, Mirotić 11 each Asts : Rajon Rondo 16 New Orleans wins series, 4 -- 0 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance : 18,544 Referees : James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson The Pelicans completed a sweep of the Trail Blazers for their 1st series win in the playoffs since the 2008 NBA Playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks as the New Orleans Hornets. Regular - season series show Tied 2 -- 2 in the regular - season series October 24, 2017 Recap New Orleans Pelicans 93, Portland Trail Blazers 103 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon December 2, 2017 Recap New Orleans Pelicans 123, Portland Trail Blazers 116 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon January 12, 2018 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 113, New Orleans Pelicans 119 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana March 27, 2018 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 107, New Orleans Pelicans 103 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana This was the first playoff meeting between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans. ( 4 ) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. ( 5 ) Utah Jazz TNT April 15 6 : 30 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 116 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 25, 23 -- 29, 24 -- 27, 36 -- 35 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 27 Rebs : Donovan Mitchell 10 Asts : Ricky Rubio 5 Pts : Paul George 36 Rebs : Russell Westbrook 13 Asts : Russell Westbrook 8 Thunder leads series, 1 - 0 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance : 18,203 Referees : Derrick Stafford, David Guthrie, Josh Tiven NBA TV April 18 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 102, Oklahoma City Thunder 95 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 25, 27 -- 21, 21 -- 33, 28 -- 16 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 28 Rebs : Derrick Favors 16 Asts : Ricky Rubio 9 Pts : Russell Westbrook 19 Rebs : Paul George 10 Asts : Russell Westbrook 13 Series tied at, 1 - 1 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance : 18,203 Referees : Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski ESPN April 21 10 : 00 pm Boxscore Oklahoma City Thunder 102, Utah Jazz 115 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 22, 23 -- 36, 22 -- 31, 27 -- 26 Pts : Paul George 23 Rebs : Russell Westbrook 11 Asts : Russell Westbrook 9 Pts : Ricky Rubio 26 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 12 Asts : Ricky Rubio 10 Jazz leads series, 2 - 1 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance : 18,306 Referees : Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble TNT April 23 10 : 30 pm Boxscore Oklahoma City Thunder 96, Utah Jazz 113 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 24, 22 -- 34, 21 -- 32, 23 -- 23 Pts : Paul George 32 Rebs : Russell Westbrook 14 Asts : Russell Westbrook 3 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 33 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 10 Asts : Ricky Rubio 8 Jazz leads series, 3 - 1 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance : 18,306 Referees : Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner NBA TV April 25 9 : 30 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 99, Oklahoma City Thunder 107 Scoring by quarter : 34 -- 29, 22 -- 12, 22 -- 37, 21 -- 29 Pts : Jae Crowder 27 Rebs : Ricky Rubio 12 Asts : Ricky Rubio 7 Pts : Russell Westbrook 45 Rebs : Russell Westbrook 15 Asts : Russell Westbrook 7 Jazz leads series, 3 - 2 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance : 18,203 Referees : Ed Malloy, Kane Fitzgerald, Tom Washington The Thunder trailed by as much as 25 points in the 3rd quarter. However, Russell Westbrook and Paul George combined for 47 second - half points to help keep their season alive. The Thunder outscored the Jazz 61 - 28 since the comeback started with 8 : 32 left in the 3rd quarter. The 25 - point rally was their largest in franchise history and one of the biggest comebacks for a team facing elimination in playoff history. ESPN April 27 10 : 30 pm Boxscore Oklahoma City Thunder 91, Utah Jazz 96 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 18, 19 -- 23, 29 -- 37, 21 -- 18 Pts : Russell Westbrook 46 Rebs : Steven Adams 15 Asts : Paul George 8 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 38 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 13 Asts : Joe Ingles 5 Utah wins series, 4 -- 2 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance : 18,306 Referees : Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis Regular - season series show Oklahoma City won 3 -- 1 in the regular - season series October 21, 2017 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Utah Jazz 96 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah December 5, 2017 Recap Utah Jazz 94, Oklahoma City Thunder 100 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 20, 2017 Recap Utah Jazz 79, Oklahoma City Thunder 107 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 23, 2017 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 103, Utah Jazz 89 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics / Thunder franchise and the Jazz, but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups. Previous playoffs series show Tied 2 -- 2 in all - time playoff series 1992 Seattle SuperSonics 1, Utah Jazz 4 1992 Western Conference Semifinals 1993 Seattle SuperSonics 3, Utah Jazz 2 1993 Western Conference First Round Seattle SuperSonics 4, Utah Jazz 3 1996 Western Conference Finals 2000 Seattle SuperSonics 2, Utah Jazz 3 2000 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Note : All times listed are in EDT ( UTC − 4 ). Eastern Conference semifinals ( 1 ) Toronto Raptors vs. ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers TNT, TSN May 1 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Toronto Raptors 112 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 33, 38 -- 27, 25 -- 27, 23 -- 18, Overtime : 8 -- 7 Pts : LeBron James 26 Rebs : Kevin Love 13 Asts : LeBron James 13 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 22 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 21 Asts : Kyle Lowry 10 Cavaliers leads series, 1 - 0 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance : 19,954 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble ESPN, SN1 May 3 6 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 128, Toronto Raptors 110 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 29, 35 -- 34, 37 -- 24, 30 -- 23 Pts : LeBron James 43 Rebs : Kevin Love 11 Asts : LeBron James 14 Pts : DeMar DeRozan 24 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 12 Asts : Kyle Lowry 8 Cavaliers leads series, 2 - 0 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance : 20,127 Referees : Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Brian Forte ABC, SN1 May 5 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Toronto Raptors 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 105 Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 24, 21 -- 31, 25 -- 24, 38 -- 26 Pts : Kyle Lowry 27 Rebs : Jonas Valančiūnas 11 Asts : Kyle Lowry 7 Pts : LeBron James 38 Rebs : Kevin Love 16 Asts : LeBron James 7 Cavaliers leads series, 3 - 0 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Josh Tiven LeBron James capped off a 38 - point performance with a mid-range fadeaway bank shot at the buzzer to lead the Cavs to a commanding 3 -- 0 series lead. TNT, TSN May 7 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Toronto Raptors 93, Cleveland Cavaliers 128 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 30, 21 -- 33, 25 -- 37, 21 -- 28 Pts : Jonas Valančiūnas 18 Rebs : DeRozan, Valančiūnas 5 each Asts : Kyle Lowry 10 Pts : LeBron James 29 Rebs : LeBron James 8 Asts : LeBron James 11 Cleveland wins series, 4 -- 0 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Marc Davis, Tony Brown, David Guthrie Regular - season series show Cleveland won 2 -- 1 in the regular - season series January 11, 2018 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Toronto Raptors 133 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario March 21, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 129, Cleveland Cavaliers 132 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio April 3, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 106, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first two meetings. Previous playoffs series show Cleveland leads 2 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 2016 Toronto Raptors 2, Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2016 Eastern Conference Finals 2017 Toronto Raptors 0, Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2017 Eastern Conference Semifinals ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 3 ) Philadelphia 76ers TNT April 30 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 101, Boston Celtics 117 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 25, 23 -- 31, 30 -- 31, 26 -- 30 Pts : Joel Embiid 31 Rebs : Joel Embiid 13 Asts : Ben Simmons 6 Pts : Terry Rozier 29 Rebs : Terry Rozier 8 Asts : Marcus Smart 9 Celtics leads series, 1 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Marc Davis, Ed Malloy, Bill Spooner TNT May 3 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 103, Boston Celtics 108 Scoring by quarter : 31 -- 22, 25 -- 29, 19 -- 28, 28 -- 29 Pts : J.J. Redick 23 Rebs : Joel Embiid 14 Asts : Ben Simmons 7 Pts : Jayson Tatum 21 Rebs : Al Horford 12 Asts : Terry Rozier 9 Celtics leads series, 2 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright ESPN May 5 5 : 00 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 101, Philadelphia 76ers 98 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 20, 29 -- 31, 21 -- 17, 20 -- 21, Overtime : 12 -- 9 Pts : Jayson Tatum 24 Rebs : Aron Baynes 10 Asts : Jayson Tatum 4 Pts : Joel Embiid 22 Rebs : Joel Embiid 19 Asts : Ben Simmons 8 Celtics leads series, 3 - 0 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance : 20,758 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble TNT May 7 6 : 00 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 92, Philadelphia 76ers 103 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 21, 21 -- 26, 22 -- 29, 27 -- 27 Pts : Jayson Tatum 20 Rebs : Al Horford 10 Asts : Jayson Tatum 4 Pts : Dario Šarić 25 Rebs : Embiid, Simmons 13 each Asts : McConnell, Simmons 5 each Celtics leads series, 3 - 1 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance : 20,936 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin TNT May 9 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Philadelphia 76ers 112, Boston Celtics 114 Scoring by quarter : 24 -- 25, 28 -- 36, 30 -- 22, 30 -- 31 Pts : Embiid, Šarić 27 each Rebs : Joel Embiid 12 Asts : McConnell, Simmons 6 each Pts : Jayson Tatum 25 Rebs : Aron Baynes 9 Asts : Marcus Smart 6 Boston wins series, 4 -- 1 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba Regular - season series show Boston won 3 -- 1 in the regular - season series October 20, 2017 Recap Boston Celtics 102, Philadelphia 76ers 92 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania November 30, 2017 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 97, Boston Celtics 108 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts January 11, 2018 Recap Boston Celtics 114, Philadelphia 76ers 103 The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom January 18, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 89, Boston Celtics 80 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts This was the 21st playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning 12 of the first 20 meetings. Previous playoffs series show Boston leads 12 -- 8 in all - time playoff series 1953 Boston Celtics 2, Syracuse Nationals 0 1953 Eastern Division Semifinals 1954 Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Round Robin Semifinals 1954 Boston Celtics 0, Syracuse Nationals 2 1954 Eastern Division Finals 1955 Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 3 1955 Eastern Division Finals 1956 Boston Celtics 1, Syracuse Nationals 2 1956 Eastern Division Semifinals 1957 Boston Celtics 3, Syracuse Nationals 0 1957 Eastern Division Finals 1959 Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 3 1959 Eastern Division Finals 1961 Boston Celtics 4, Syracuse Nationals 1 1961 Eastern Division Finals 1965 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3 1965 Eastern Division Finals 1966 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1 1966 Eastern Division Finals 1967 Boston Celtics 1, Philadelphia 76ers 4 1967 Eastern Division Finals 1968 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3 1968 Eastern Division Finals 1969 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1 1969 Eastern Division Semifinals 1977 Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 4 1977 Eastern Conference Semifinals 1980 Boston Celtics 1, Philadelphia 76ers 4 1980 Eastern Conference Finals 1981 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3 1981 Eastern Conference Finals 1982 Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 4 1982 Eastern Conference Finals 1985 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 1 1985 Eastern Conference Finals 2002 Boston Celtics 3, Philadelphia 76ers 2 2002 Eastern Conference First Round 2012 Boston Celtics 4, Philadelphia 76ers 3 2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference semifinals ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 5 ) Utah Jazz ABC April 29 3 : 30 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 96, Houston Rockets 110 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 34, 18 -- 30, 29 -- 22, 28 -- 24 Pts : Crowder, Mitchell 21 each Rebs : Rudy Gobert 9 Asts : Ingles, Mitchell 5 each Pts : James Harden 41 Rebs : Clint Capela 12 Asts : James Harden 7 Rockets leads series, 1 - 0 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba TNT May 2 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 116, Houston Rockets 108 Scoring by quarter : 36 -- 28, 28 -- 27, 22 -- 30, 30 -- 23 Pts : Joe Ingles 27 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 14 Asts : Donovan Mitchell 11 Pts : James Harden 32 Rebs : Clint Capela 11 Asts : James Harden 11 Series tied at, 1 - 1 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Scott Foster, Bennie Adams, Tony Brothers ESPN May 4 10 : 30 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 113, Utah Jazz 92 Scoring by quarter : 39 -- 22, 31 -- 18, 23 -- 25, 20 -- 27 Pts : Gordon, Harden 25 each Rebs : Clint Capela 8 Asts : James Harden 12 Pts : Royce O'Neale 17 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 9 Asts : Raulzinho Neto 4 Rockets leads series, 2 - 1 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance : 18,306 Referees : Marc Davis, Ron Garretson, Ed Malloy TNT May 6 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 100, Utah Jazz 87 Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 23, 28 -- 25, 21 -- 17, 21 -- 22 Pts : Chris Paul 27 Rebs : Clint Capela 15 Asts : Chris Paul 6 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 25 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 10 Asts : Joe Ingles 4 Rockets leads series, 3 - 1 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance : 18,306 Referees : Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams TNT May 8 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Utah Jazz 102, Houston Rockets 112 Scoring by quarter : 16 -- 21, 30 -- 33, 32 -- 21, 24 -- 37 Pts : Donovan Mitchell 24 Rebs : Rudy Gobert 9 Asts : Donovan Mitchell 9 Pts : Chris Paul 41 Rebs : Chris Paul 7 Asts : Chris Paul 10 Houston wins series, 4 -- 1 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Mike Callahan, John Goble, Eric Lewis Regular - season series show Houston won 4 -- 0 in the regular - season series November 5, 2017 Recap Utah Jazz 110, Houston Rockets 137 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas December 7, 2017 Recap Houston Rockets 112, Utah Jazz 101 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah December 18, 2017 Recap Utah Jazz 99, Houston Rockets 120 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas February 26, 2018 Recap Houston Rockets 96, Utah Jazz 85 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning five of the first seven meetings. Previous playoffs series show Utah leads 5 -- 2 in all - time playoff series 1985 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3 1985 Western Conference First Round 1994 Houston Rockets 4, Utah Jazz 1 1994 Western Conference Finals 1995 Houston Rockets 3, Utah Jazz 2 1995 Western Conference First Round 1997 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 4 1997 Western Conference Finals 1998 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3 1998 Western Conference First Round 2007 Houston Rockets 3, Utah Jazz 4 2007 Western Conference First Round 2008 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 4 2008 Western Conference First Round ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors vs. ( 6 ) New Orleans Pelicans TNT April 28 10 : 30 pm Boxscore New Orleans Pelicans 101, Golden State Warriors 123 Scoring by quarter : 34 -- 35, 21 -- 41, 19 -- 27, 27 -- 20 Pts : Anthony Davis 21 Rebs : Anthony Davis 10 Asts : Rajon Rondo 11 Pts : Klay Thompson 27 Rebs : Draymond Green 15 Asts : Draymond Green 11 Warriors leads series, 1 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams TNT May 1 10 : 30 pm Boxscore New Orleans Pelicans 115, Golden State Warriors 121 Scoring by quarter : 29 -- 27, 26 -- 31, 31 -- 30, 29 -- 33 Pts : Anthony Davis 25 Rebs : Anthony Davis 15 Asts : Rajon Rondo 12 Pts : Kevin Durant 29 Rebs : Draymond Green 9 Asts : Draymond Green 12 Warriors leads series, 2 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright ESPN May 4 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 100, New Orleans Pelicans 119 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 30, 35 -- 32, 19 -- 30, 25 -- 27 Pts : Klay Thompson 26 Rebs : Draymond Green 12 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Pts : Anthony Davis 33 Rebs : Anthony Davis 18 Asts : Rajon Rondo 21 Warriors leads series, 2 - 1 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance : 18,551 Referees : Scott Foster, Mark Ayotte, Eric Lewis ABC May 6 3 : 30 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 118, New Orleans Pelicans 92 Scoring by quarter : 37 -- 22, 24 -- 32, 33 -- 19, 24 -- 19 Pts : Kevin Durant 38 Rebs : Durant, Green 9 each Asts : Draymond Green 9 Pts : Anthony Davis 26 Rebs : Anthony Davis 12 Asts : Rajon Rondo 6 Warriors leads series, 3 - 1 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana Attendance : 18,513 Referees : James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba TNT May 8 10 : 30 pm Boxscore New Orleans Pelicans 104, Golden State Warriors 113 Scoring by quarter : 26 -- 32, 30 -- 27, 19 -- 36, 29 -- 18 Pts : Anthony Davis 34 Rebs : Anthony Davis 19 Asts : Jrue Holiday 11 Pts : Stephen Curry 28 Rebs : Draymond Green 14 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Golden State wins series, 4 -- 1 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Josh Tiven Regular - season series show Golden State won 3 -- 1 in the regular - season series October 20, 2017 Recap Golden State Warriors 128, New Orleans Pelicans 120 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana November 25, 2017 Recap New Orleans Pelicans 95, Golden State Warriors 110 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California December 4, 2017 Recap Golden State Warriors 125, New Orleans Pelicans 115 Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana April 7, 2018 Recap New Orleans Pelicans 126, Golden State Warriors 120 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California This was the second meeting in the playoffs between the two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting. Previous playoffs series show Golden State leads 1 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 2015 New Orleans Pelicans 0, Golden State Warriors 4 2015 Western Conference First Round Conference Finals Main article : NBA Conference Finals Note : All times listed are in EDT ( UTC − 4 ). Eastern Conference Finals ( 2 ) Boston Celtics vs. ( 4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers ABC May 13 3 : 30 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 83, Boston Celtics 108 Scoring by quarter : 18 -- 36, 17 -- 25, 29 -- 17, 19 -- 30 Pts : Kevin Love 17 Rebs : Tristan Thompson 11 Asts : LeBron James 9 Pts : Jaylen Brown 23 Rebs : Marcus Morris 10 Asts : Terry Rozier 8 Celtics leads series, 1 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Marc Davis, Pat Fraher, John Goble ESPN May 15 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 94, Boston Celtics 107 Scoring by quarter : 27 -- 23, 28 -- 25, 22 -- 36, 17 -- 23 Pts : LeBron James 42 Rebs : Kevin Love 15 Asts : LeBron James 12 Pts : Jaylen Brown 23 Rebs : Al Horford 10 Asts : Marcus Smart 9 Celtics leads series, 2 - 0 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford, Sean Wright ESPN May 19 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 86, Cleveland Cavaliers 116 Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 32, 24 -- 29, 22 -- 26, 23 -- 29 Pts : Jayson Tatum 18 Rebs : Al Horford 7 Asts : Marcus Smart 6 Pts : LeBron James 27 Rebs : Kevin Love 14 Asts : LeBron James 12 Celtics leads series, 2 - 1 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : James Capers, Josh Tiven, Zach Zarba ESPN May 21 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 111 Scoring by quarter : 18 -- 34, 35 -- 34, 23 -- 21, 26 -- 22 Pts : Jaylen Brown 25 Rebs : Al Horford 7 Asts : Terry Rozier 11 Pts : LeBron James 44 Rebs : Tristan Thompson 12 Asts : four players 3 each Series tied at, 2 - 2 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Eric Lewis ESPN May 23 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 83, Boston Celtics 96 Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 32, 23 -- 21, 18 -- 23, 23 -- 20 Pts : LeBron James 26 Rebs : LeBron James 10 Asts : LeBron James 5 Pts : Jayson Tatum 24 Rebs : Al Horford 12 Asts : Terry Rozier 6 Celtics leads series, 3 - 2 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Jason Phillips ESPN May 25 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 Scoring by quarter : 25 -- 20, 18 -- 34, 30 -- 29, 26 -- 26 Pts : Terry Rozier 28 Rebs : Al Horford 9 Asts : Marcus Smart 8 Pts : LeBron James 46 Rebs : LeBron James 11 Asts : LeBron James 9 Series tied at, 3 - 3 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Mike Callahan, John Goble, Derrick Stafford ESPN May 27 8 : 30 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 87, Boston Celtics 79 Scoring by quarter : 18 -- 26, 21 -- 17, 20 -- 13, 28 -- 23 Pts : LeBron James 35 Rebs : LeBron James 15 Asts : LeBron James 9 Pts : Jayson Tatum 24 Rebs : Marcus Morris 12 Asts : Marcus Smart 7 Cleveland wins series, 4 -- 3 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance : 18,624 Referees : Marc Davis, James Capers, Zach Zarba It marked the first time since the 1987 -- 88 season that the Celtics made two consecutive Conference Finals. Their loss at home after leading 3 -- 2 in the series was first time since 2009. Fifth time road team wins game 7 after home team wins first six games. LeBron James becomes the first non-Celtic to advance to 8 consecutive NBA Finals. Regular - season series show Cleveland won 2 -- 1 in the regular - season series October 17, 2017 Recap Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 102 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio January 3, 2018 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 88, Boston Celtics 102 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts February 11, 2018 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 121, Boston Celtics 99 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first seven meetings. Previous playoff series show Boston leads 4 -- 3 in all - time playoff series 1976 Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2 1976 Eastern Conference Finals 1985 Boston Celtics 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 1 1985 Eastern Conference First Round 1992 Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 3 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals 2008 Boston Celtics 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 3 2008 Eastern Conference Semifinals Cleveland Cavaliers 2, Boston Celtics 4 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 0 2015 Eastern Conference First Round 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 4, Boston Celtics 1 2017 Eastern Conference Finals Western Conference Finals ( 1 ) Houston Rockets vs. ( 2 ) Golden State Warriors TNT May 14 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 119, Houston Rockets 106 Scoring by quarter : 29 -- 30, 27 -- 26, 31 -- 24, 32 -- 26 Pts : Kevin Durant 37 Rebs : Draymond Green 9 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Pts : James Harden 41 Rebs : Chris Paul 11 Asts : James Harden 7 Warriors leads series, 1 - 0 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington TNT May 16 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 105, Houston Rockets 127 Scoring by quarter : 21 -- 26, 29 -- 38, 29 -- 31, 26 -- 32 Pts : Kevin Durant 38 Rebs : Stephen Curry 7 Asts : Stephen Curry 7 Pts : Gordon, Harden 27 each Rebs : Capela, Harden 10 each Asts : Ariza, Paul 6 each Series tied at, 1 - 1 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,119 Referees : Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy TNT May 20 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 85, Golden State Warriors 126 Scoring by quarter : 22 -- 31, 21 -- 23, 24 -- 34, 18 -- 38 Pts : James Harden 20 Rebs : Chris Paul 10 Asts : James Harden 9 Pts : Stephen Curry 35 Rebs : Draymond Green 17 Asts : Durant, Green 6 each Warriors leads series, 2 - 1 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Jason Phillips TNT May 22 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 95, Golden State Warriors 92 Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 28, 34 -- 18, 17 -- 34, 25 -- 12 Pts : James Harden 30 Rebs : P.J. Tucker 16 Asts : Harden, Paul 4 each Pts : Stephen Curry 28 Rebs : Draymond Green 13 Asts : Draymond Green 8 Series tied at, 2 - 2 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Stafford TNT May 24 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 94, Houston Rockets 98 Scoring by quarter : 17 -- 23, 28 -- 22, 27 -- 26, 22 -- 27 Pts : Kevin Durant 29 Rebs : Draymond Green 15 Asts : Stephen Curry 6 Pts : Eric Gordon 24 Rebs : Clint Capela 14 Asts : Chris Paul 6 Rockets leads series, 3 - 2 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,208 Referees : James Capers, Eric Lewis, Zach Zarba TNT May 26 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Houston Rockets 86, Golden State Warriors 115 Scoring by quarter : 39 -- 22, 22 -- 29, 16 -- 33, 9 -- 31 Pts : James Harden 32 Rebs : Clint Capela 15 Asts : James Harden 9 Pts : Klay Thompson 35 Rebs : Draymond Green 10 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Series tied at, 3 - 3 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy Golden State rallied from a 17 - point first quarter deficit by outscoring Houston 64 -- 25 in the second half to force a Game 7. The Rockets ' 25 second - half points tied a franchise record low for scoring in any half in the postseason. TNT May 28 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 101, Houston Rockets 92 Scoring by quarter : 19 -- 24, 24 -- 30, 33 -- 15, 25 -- 23 Pts : Kevin Durant 34 Rebs : Draymond Green 13 Asts : Stephen Curry 10 Pts : James Harden 32 Rebs : P.J. Tucker 12 Asts : Gordon, Harden 6 each Golden State wins series, 4 -- 3 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance : 18,055 Referees : Scott Foster, Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford Regular - season series show Houston won 2 -- 1 in the regular - season series October 17, 2017 Recap Houston Rockets 122, Golden State Warriors 121 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California January 4, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 124, Houston Rockets 114 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas January 20, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 116 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first two meetings. Previous playoffs series show Golden State leads 2 -- 0 in all - time playoff series 2015 Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1 2015 Western Conference Finals 2016 Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1 2016 Western Conference First Round 2018 NBA Finals : ( e4 ) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. ( w2 ) Golden State Warriors Main article : 2018 NBA Finals Note : All times listed are in EDT ( UTC − 4 ). ABC May 31 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Golden State Warriors 124 ( OT ) Scoring by quarter : 30 -- 29, 26 -- 27, 22 -- 28, 29 -- 23, Overtime : 7 -- 17 Pts : LeBron James 51 Rebs : Kevin Love 13 Asts : LeBron James 8 Pts : Stephen Curry 29 Rebs : Draymond Green 11 Asts : Green, Curry 9 each Warriors leads series, 1 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Ken Mauer, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy ABC June 3 8 : 00 pm Boxscore Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Golden State Warriors 122 Scoring by quarter : 28 -- 32, 18 -- 27, 34 -- 31, 23 -- 32 Pts : LeBron James 29 Rebs : Kevin Love 10 Asts : LeBron James 13 Pts : Stephen Curry 33 Rebs : Kevin Durant 9 Asts : Stephen Curry 8 Warriors leads series, 2 - 0 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance : 19,596 Referees : Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Derrick Stafford ABC June 6 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 110, Cleveland Cavaliers 102 Scoring by quarter : 28 -- 29, 24 -- 29, 31 -- 23, 27 -- 21 Pts : Kevin Durant 43 Rebs : Kevin Durant 13 Asts : Draymond Green 9 Pts : Lebron James 33 Rebs : Kevin Love 13 Asts : Lebron James 11 Warriors leads series, 3 - 0 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Marc Davis, John Goble, Zach Zarba ABC June 8 9 : 00 pm Boxscore Golden State Warriors 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 85 Scoring by quarter : 34 -- 25, 27 -- 27, 25 -- 13, 22 -- 20 Pts : Stephen Curry 37 Rebs : Kevin Durant 12 Asts : Kevin Durant 10 Pts : LeBron James 23 Rebs : Kevin Love 9 Asts : LeBron James 8 Golden State wins series, 4 -- 0 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance : 20,562 Referees : Scott Foster, James Capers, Jason Phillips Regular - season series show Golden State won 2 -- 0 in the regular - season series December 25, 2017 Recap Cleveland Cavaliers 92, Golden State Warriors 99 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California January 15, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 108 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio This was the fourth meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings. Previous playoffs series show Golden State leads 2 -- 1 in all - time playoff series 2015 Golden State Warriors 4, Cleveland Cavaliers 2 2015 NBA Finals 2016 Golden State Warriors 3, Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2016 NBA Finals 2017 Cleveland Cavaliers 1, Golden State Warriors 4 2017 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Game High Average Player Team High Player Team Avg. GP Points LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 51 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 34.0 21 Rebounds Jonas Valančiūnas Toronto Raptors 21 Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans 13.4 9 Assists Rajon Rondo New Orleans Pelicans 21 Rajon Rondo New Orleans Pelicans 12.2 9 Steals Josh Richardson Miami Heat 7 Victor Oladipo Indiana Pacers 2.43 7 Blocks John Henson Clint Capela Milwaukee Bucks Houston Rockets 6 Anthony Davis New Orleans Pelicans 2.33 9 Media coverage Television ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV will 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 Sunday through Thursday, ESPN televised games Thursday and Friday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV has aired select weekday games in the first round. ESPN will be televising the Eastern Conference Finals, while the Western Conference Finals will be televised by TNT. ABC will have exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 16th consecutive year. References ^ Jump up to : `` Toronto Raptors become first team in 2017 - 18 season to clinch playoff berth ''. NBA.com. Retrieved April 11, 2018. Jump up ^ Conway, Tyler. `` Rockets Clinch No. 1 Seed in Western Conference, End Warriors ' 3 - Year Streak ''. BleacherReport.com. 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Question: who has home court advantage for nba finals
Answer: the team with the better regular season record