# 2018 NBA playoffs

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, with the Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors sweeping the Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers 4–0. Kevin Durant was named the NBA Finals MVP for the second straight year.

## Overview
### Western Conference

* The Houston Rockets entered the playoffs with their best regular–season record in franchise history and appeared in their sixth consecutive postseason. They also finished with the best record in the NBA.
* 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 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 New Orleans Pelicans qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

### Eastern Conference

* 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 Philadelphia 76ers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
* The Miami Heat returned to the NBA playoffs after a one-season absence.

### First Round

* With their first round sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Orleans Pelicans won their first playoff series since 2008.
* Game 5 of the Sixers–Heat series was Dwyane Wade's final NBA postseason game. He would retire the following season.
* In Game 5 of their series against the Utah Jazz, the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 25-point deficit in the second half to win the game 107–99.
* 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.
* For the first time in his career, LeBron James was forced to play a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs, courtesy of the Indiana Pacers’ 121–87 victory in Game 6 over the Cleveland Cavaliers. This would be their last postseason victory until game 2 of the 2024 postseason against the Milwaukee Bucks.

### Conference semifinals

* Game 2 of the Raptors–Cavaliers series was the last game before the Air Canada Centre was renamed to Scotiabank Arena.
* Game 3 of the Raptors–Cavaliers series was extremely notable for LeBron James’ floater to win the game 105–103 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* The Toronto Raptors became the first top seeded team to be swept from the conference semifinals as well as the first top seed to be swept out of the playoffs since the 2015 Atlanta Hawks (who were, ironically, also swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers).
* With their Game 5 win over the Utah Jazz, the Houston Rockets made the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2015.

### Conference finals

* For the first time since 1994, the Houston Rockets held home court advantage in the Western Conference finals.
* Game 6 and Game 7 of the Western Conference finals was extremely notable for the Golden State Warriors’ second half comebacks to beat the Houston Rockets. The Warriors trailed the Rockets by as many as 17 points in Game 6 and as many as 11 points in Game 7 before coming back to win 115–86 and 101–92, respectively.
* Klay Thompson helped the Warriors force Game 7 by putting up another monster Game 6. He dropped 35 to defeat the Houston Rockets.
* The Houston Rockets set an NBA record 27 missed threes in Game 7. James Harden, Trevor Ariza and Eric Gordon shot a combined 4-34 from 3.
* 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.
* The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors advanced to their fourth consecutive NBA Finals appearances. This also marked the first time the same two NBA teams met in the NBA Finals four seasons in a row.

### NBA Finals

* Game 1 of the NBA Finals was notable for JR Smith's infamous play that cost the Cleveland Cavaliers the game in the waning moments in regulation (they would lose in Overtime to the Golden State Warriors). LeBron James scored 51 points in the losing effort.
* Game 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals was the last game LeBron James played as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
* 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.
* The Golden State Warriors won their second consecutive championship, their third in four seasons.

## 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 belong to the higher-seeded team, who has the better regular season record (number 1 is the highest). 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 intra-conference record.

## 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 New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago made the playoffs. For the first time since 2005, both the Lakers and Clippers missed the playoffs in the same season.

### Eastern Conference

| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched |
| Seed | Team | Record | Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference | Best record in NBA |
| 1 | Toronto Raptors | 59–23 | March 7 | April 6 | April 6 | — |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 55–27 | March 8 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Philadelphia 76ers | 52–30 | March 26 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 50–32 | March 22 | April 10 | — | — |
| 5 | Indiana Pacers | 48–34 | March 25 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Miami Heat | 44–38 | April 3 | April 11 | — | — |
| 7 | Milwaukee Bucks | 44–38 | April 4 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Washington Wizards | 43–39 | March 31 | — | — | — |

### Western Conference

| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched | Clinched |
| Seed | Team | Record | Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference | Best record in NBA |
| 1 | Houston Rockets | 65–17 | March 11 | March 15 | March 29 | March 29 |
| 2 | Golden State Warriors | 58–24 | March 12 | March 15 | — | — |
| 3 | Portland Trail Blazers | 49–33 | April 1 | April 11 | — | — |
| 4 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 48–34 | April 9 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 48–34 | April 8 | — | — | — |
| 6 | New Orleans Pelicans | 48–34 | April 10 | — | — | — |
| 7 | San Antonio Spurs | 47–35 | April 10 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Minnesota Timberwolves | 47–35 | April 11 | — | — | — |

## 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 | First round | First round | | | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference semifinals | Conference finals | Conference finals | Conference finals | | NBA Finals | NBA Finals | NBA Finals |
| E1 | Toronto* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Washington | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E8 | Washington | 2 | | | E1 | Toronto* | 0 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | | | E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Indiana | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E5 | Indiana | 3 | | | | | | E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E4 | Cleveland* | 4 | | | | |
| Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | Eastern Conference | E2 | Boston | 3 | | | | |
| E3 | Philadelphia | 4 | | | | | | | | | E2 | Boston | 3 | | | | |
| E6 | Miami* | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E6 | Miami* | 1 | | | E3 | Philadelphia | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | E2 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E2 | Boston | 4 | | | E2 | Boston | 4 | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E7 | Milwaukee | 3 | | | | | | | | | | E4 | Cleveland* | 0 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Golden State* | 4 |
| W1 | Houston* | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | W2 | Golden State* | 4 |
| W8 | Minnesota | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W8 | Minnesota | 1 | | | W1 | Houston* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W5 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W4 | Oklahoma City | 2 | | | W5 | Utah | 1 | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Utah | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W5 | Utah | 4 | | | | | | W1 | Houston* | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W1 | Houston* | 3 | | | | |
| Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | Western Conference | W2 | Golden State* | 4 | | | | |
| W3 | Portland* | 0 | | | | | | | | | W2 | Golden State* | 4 | | | | |
| W6 | New Orleans | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| W6 | New Orleans | 4 | | | W6 | New Orleans | 1 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | W2 | Golden State* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W2 | Golden State* | 4 | | | W2 | Golden State* | 4 | | | | | | | |
| W7 | San Antonio | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
* * Division winner
* Bold Series winner
* Italic Team with home-court advantage

## First round

    Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### Eastern Conference first round
#### (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 |
| Toronto 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 |
| Toronto 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 |
| Toronto 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, 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 |
| Toronto leads series, 3–2 |||
* Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,987 Referees: Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, John Goble
* NBA TV/ESPNews, 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
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 in 2015.
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 |
| Boston 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 |
| Boston leads series, 2–0 |||
* TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, Sean Wright
* ESPN
* April 20 9:30 pm (8:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Boston leads series, 2–1 |||
* Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Scott Foster, Sean Corbin, Courtney Kirkland
* ABC
* April 22 1:00 pm (12:00 pm CDT)
* 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, 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 |
| Boston leads series, 3–2 |||
* TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, James Williams
* TNT
* April 26 8:00 pm (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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, 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
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.
Boston leads 4–1 in all-time playoff series :
1974
Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3
1974 NBA Finals
1983
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
1987
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: JJ Redick 28 Rebs: Ersan İlyasova 14 Asts: Ben Simmons 14 |
| Philadelphia 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, 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 |
| Philadelphia 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: JJ Redick 24 Rebs: Ben Simmons 13 Asts: Ben Simmons 10 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 25 Rebs: Hassan Whiteside 13 Asts: Josh Richardson 7 |
| Philadelphia 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: JJ 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.
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.
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 |
| Indiana 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, 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 |
| Indiana 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, 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 |
| Cleveland 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, 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
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.
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 first round
#### (1) Houston Rockets vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves

* TNT
* April 15 9:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 1–0 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, James Williams
* TNT
* April 18 9:30 pm (8:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 2–0 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, Mark Lindsay
* ESPN
* April 21 7:30 pm (6:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 2–1 |||
* Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 18,978 Referees: Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Bill Kennedy
* TNT
* April 23 8:00 pm (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 3–1 |||
* Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Attendance: 18,978 Referees: James Capers, Mark Ayotte, David Guthrie
* TNT
* April 25 9:30 pm (8:30 pm CDT)
* 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
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.
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 (12:00 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson
* TNT
* April 16 10:30 pm (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 2–0 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Eric Lewis
* TNT
* April 19 9:30 pm (6:30 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State 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 (12:30 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State 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 (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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
* Game 5 is Manu Ginóbili's final NBA game.
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.
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 (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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: CJ McCollum 19 Rebs: Ed Davis 13 Asts: Damian Lillard 7 |
| New Orleans leads series, 1–0 |||
* Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 19,882 Referees: Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis, Mark Lindsay
* TNT
* April 17 10:30 pm (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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: CJ McCollum 22 Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 15 Asts: CJ McCollum 6 |
| New Orleans 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 (8:00 pm CDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 102, New Orleans Pelicans 119 :
| Scoring by quarter: 20–36, 25–28, 25–27, 32–28 |||
| Pts: CJ McCollum 22 Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 8 Asts: Maurice Harkless 4 | Pts: Nikola Mirotić 30 Rebs: Anthony Davis 11 Asts: Rajon Rondo 11 |
| New Orleans 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 (4:00 pm CDT)
* Boxscore
Portland Trail Blazers 123, New Orleans Pelicans 131 :
| Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 31–32, 31–42, 36–31 |||
| Pts: CJ 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.
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 (5:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Oklahoma City 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 (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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, 1–1 |||
* Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 18,203 Referees: Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski
* ESPN
* April 21 10:00 pm (8:00 pm MDT)
* 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 |
| Utah 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 (8:30 pm MDT)
* 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 |
| Utah 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 (8:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Utah 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 (8:30 pm MDT)
* 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
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.
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
1996
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: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### 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 |
| Cleveland 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 |
| Cleveland 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 |
| Cleveland 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 fadeaway bank shot floater 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
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.
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 |
| Boston 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: JJ Redick 23 Rebs: Joel Embiid 14 Asts: Ben Simmons 7 | Pts: Jayson Tatum 21 Rebs: Al Horford 12 Asts: Terry Rozier 9 |
| Boston 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 |
| Boston 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 |
| Boston 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
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.
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 (2:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 1–0 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba
* TNT
* May 2 8:00 pm (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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, 1–1 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Scott Foster, Bennie Adams, Tony Brothers
* ESPN
* May 4 10:30 pm (8:30 pm MDT)
* 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 |
| Houston 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 (6:00 pm MDT)
* 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 |
| Houston 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 (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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
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.
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 (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams
* TNT
* May 1 10:30 pm (7:30 pm PDT)
* Boxscore
New Orleans Pelicans 116, Golden State Warriors 121 :
| Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 26–31, 31–30, 30–33 |||
| Pts: Anthony Davis 25 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: Rajon Rondo 12 | Pts: Kevin Durant 29 Rebs: Draymond Green 9 Asts: Draymond Green 12 |
| Golden State leads series, 2–0 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright
* ESPN
* May 4 8:00 pm (7:00 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State 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 (2:30 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State 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 (7:30 pm PDT)
* 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
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.
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

    Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

### 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 |
| Boston 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 |
| Boston 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 |
| Boston 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, 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 |
| Boston 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, 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. It was also the Celtics' first home loss of the postseason. Their loss at home after leading 3–2 in the series was the first time that had happened since 2009. This was the fifth time in NBA history that the road team won a Game 7 after the home team had won each of the first six games. LeBron James became the first non-Celtic to advance to 8 consecutive NBA Finals. It was also the second time in the Celtics' history that they had lost a playoff series in which they had taken a 2–0 lead.
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.
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
2010
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 (8:00 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington
* TNT
* May 16 9:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT)
* 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, 1–1 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy
* TNT
* May 20 8:00 pm (5:00 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 2–1 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Jason Phillips
* TNT
* May 22 9:00 pm (6:00 pm PDT)
* 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, 2–2 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Stafford
* TNT
* May 24 9:00 pm (8:00 pm CDT)
* 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 |
| Houston leads series, 3–2 |||
* Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,208 Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Zach Zarba
The game was a memorable back-and-forth affair that came down to the wire. In the final seconds (6.7 seconds to be exact) with the Rockets up 96–94, the Warriors had one last chance to tie or take the lead in the game, Draymond Green however lost his balance and turned the ball over to Eric Gordon who was then fouled and sealed the game making both of his free throws sending Houston within 1 game to their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1995, but it came at a cost however as Chris Paul suffered a "right hamstring injury" in the final minute, he did not play for the rest of the series.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points while Draymond Green had 15 rebounds & Stephen Curry had 6 assists for the Warriors
Eric Gordon scored 24 points while Clint Capela scored 14 rebounds & Chris Paul with 6 assists for the Rockets.
* TNT
* May 26 9:00 pm (6:00 pm PDT)
* 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, 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 (8:00 pm CDT)
* 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
The Rockets controlled the 1st half, leading by as much as 15 points, the half ended on an Eric Gordon buzzer-beating layup putting the score at halftime 54–43 in Favor of Houston. However, the game took a drastic change from that point as the Warriors would once again rally and took the lead with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, a lead they never relinquished as they continued to cruise throughout the rest of the game to win their 4th Consecutive Western Conference title.
For The Warriors: Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Draymond Green scored 13 rebounds & Steph Curry scored 10 assists, the Team went 16-of-39 from the 3-point line during the game
For The Rockets: Although James Harden scored 32 points & 6 Assists with P.J. Tucker securing 12 rebounds, the Rockets missed 27 consecutive 3-pointers, which is a record for most ever missed consecutively in a playoff game. They also went 1-of-30 from the 3-point line to close out the game.
This is the Warriors' first game 7 road win since 1948 and the first Western Conference team to win a conference finals game 7 on the road since the 2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers.
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.
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

    Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.
* ABC
* May 31 9:00 pm (6:00 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State leads series, 1–0 |||
* Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy
* ABC
* June 3 8:00 pm (5:00 pm PDT)
* 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 |
| Golden State 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 |
| Golden State 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
Game 1 would go on to be an instant classic, with LeBron James scoring 51 points. The game was tight throughout, as neither team was able to gain separation. However, the final minutes did not come without controversy as Durant seemingly charged onto James when driving to the basket. The officials reviewed that James was not within the restricted area, and the call was then reversed into a blocking foul, thus allowing Durant to tie the game with a pair of free throws. Eventually, when the Warriors were leading 107–106, James passed the ball that went out of bounds while George Hill was fouled, thus giving him a pair of free throws. After making the first free throw to tie it at 107, he missed the second free throw, which was rebounded by J.R. Smith, who ran the clock as it was perceived that he believed the Cavaliers had the lead. He passed the ball to Hill, whose shot was blocked by Draymond Green at the buzzer. The Warriors dominated overtime 17–7 as they won the series opener 124–114. Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson respectively scored 29, 26, and 24 points. In Game 2, the Warriors blew out the Cavs 122–103 as Curry sinked in 9 three-pointers and finished with 33 points and Durant dropped 26 points. The Warriors sent more double teams on James, holding him to 29 points. As Game 3 shifted to Cleveland, the Cavaliers dominated the first half, leading by as many as 13. Curry and Thompson, the Splash Brothers, had a bad night only combining for only 21 points on 7-27 shooting. However, in the second half, the Warriors fought back, making it a back-and-forth game as Kevin Durant scored 43 points, and made a key clutch shot in the closing minutes that put the Warriors up 106–100, and eventually winning 110–102 to put the Warriors up 3–0 for the second straight year. After a close first half in Game 4, the Warriors dominated the third quarter and routed the Cavaliers 108–85 behind Stephen Curry's 37 points and seven three-pointers, as well as a triple-double by Durant, thus completing the sweep. Durant won Finals MVP for the second straight year behind averages of 28.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists, while Curry averaged 27.5 points for the series. LeBron James led both teams in scoring and assists, putting up averages of 34.0 points and 10.0 assists in a losing effort.
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.
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

| Category | Game High | Game High | Game High | Average | Average | Average | Average |
| Category | Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP |
| Points | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | LeBron James | Cleveland Cavaliers | 34.0 | 22 |
| 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, NBA TV, ESPN2, and ESPNews televised the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Sunday through Wednesday(2nd round), Thursday (1st round), ESPN televised games Thursday (2nd round)and Friday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS has aired select weekday games in the first round. ESPN/ABC televised the Eastern Conference finals, while the Western Conference finals was televised by TNT. ABC had exclusive television rights to the 2018 NBA Finals, which was the 16th consecutive year for the network.