2017 NBA playoffs
The 2017 NBA playoffs began on April 15, 2017. It concluded with the Golden State Warriors defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals, their third consecutive meeting at the Finals. Kevin Durant was named the NBA Finals MVP in his first year on the team.
| Dates | April 15–June 12, 2017 | ||
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| Season | 2016–17 | ||
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Defending champions | Cleveland Cavaliers | ||
| Champions | Golden State Warriors (5th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Cleveland Cavaliers (4th finals appearance) | ||
| Semifinalists | |||
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The Warriors set the record for the longest playoff winning streak (15) and the best record (16–1) in NBA playoff history.
Overview
Western Conference
- The Golden State Warriors clinched the best record in the league for 3rd straight season and entered their fifth consecutive postseason for the first time since making six straight appearances from 1947–52'.
- The San Antonio Spurs entered their 20th consecutive postseason, including back-to-back 60+ wins for the first time in franchise history. However, they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Finals.
- The Houston Rockets entered their fifth consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the Conference Semifinals.
- The Los Angeles Clippers entered their franchise record sixth consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the Utah Jazz in the first round.
- The Utah Jazz clinched the playoffs spot for the first time since 2012 and their first playoffs series win since 2010. However, they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in the Conference Semifinals.
- The Oklahoma City Thunder entered their 2nd consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the Houston Rockets in the first round, their earliest exit since 2010.
- The Memphis Grizzlies entered their seventh consecutive postseason. However, they were eliminated by the San Antonio Spurs in the first round for the second straight year.
- The Portland Trail Blazers entered their fourth consecutive postseason. However, they were swept by Golden State Warriors in the first round.
Eastern Conference
- The Boston Celtics entered their third consecutive postseason and clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2008. However, they were eliminated by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Finals.
- The defending champions Cleveland Cavaliers entered their third consecutive postseason. However, they were defeated by the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.
- The Toronto Raptors entered their fourth consecutive postseason, including back-to-back 50+ wins for the first time in franchise history. However, they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Conference Semifinals.
- The Washington Wizards, Milwaukee Bucks & Chicago Bulls clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2015. Milwaukee and Chicago were eliminated by Toronto and Boston, respectively. The Washington Wizards were eliminated by the Boston Celtics in the Conference Semifinals. It should also be noted that Game 6 of the Wizards-Celtics game was the last time before Verizon Center renames to Capital One Arena.
- The Atlanta Hawks entered their 10th consecutive postseason, one shy of their postseason streak of 11 (1963–73). However, they were eliminated by the Washington Wizards in the first round.
- The Indiana Pacers entered their second consecutive postseason. However, they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the first round.
- With a 4th seed in the playoffs, the Wizards had their highest seed under a 16-team playoff format.
First round
- This was the first time, in a best-of-7 series, that an 8th seed (Chicago Bulls) went up 2–0 against a 1st seed (Boston Celtics) in the first round. It is the second time this happened overall; the Los Angeles Lakers did it against the Phoenix Suns in 1993, which was a best-of-five series that Phoenix eventually won 3 games to 2.
- Cleveland became the first team in playoffs history to come back from a 25-point halftime deficit and win when they beat the Pacers in Game 3.
- The Cavaliers became the first team to sweep an opponent while giving up 100+ points every game since the Houston Rockets allowed 100+ in all 4 games during their sweep of the Orlando Magic in the 1995 NBA Finals.
- The Boston Celtics became the 19th team to come back after trailing 2–0, against the Bulls. They were also the 4th team in NBA history to lose the first two games of a best-of-7 series at home and still win the series.
- Game 7 between the Los Angeles Clippers and Utah Jazz ensured an 18th-straight postseason in which at least one Game 7 was played; 1999 was the last postseason to not feature a Game 7.
- The Clippers became the first NBA team to blow five straight postseason series leads.
Conference Semifinals
- Trailing by 14 and 13 in Games 1 and 2 respectively, the Boston Celtics became the first team to come back and win back-to-back games after trailing by double digits in the first quarter.
- The 27-point loss in Game 1 is San Antonio's largest defeat in a postseason home game.
- Scoring 125 points in a Game 2 blowout victory against the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers set a franchise record for most points scored in a postseason game. Their previous record was 124, in 2010.
- 18 of 21 conference semifinals games were decided by 10 points or more. Eight of these games were decided by over 20 points.
- With a four-game sweep against the Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers became the second team to have six playoffs series sweeps in three consecutive postseasons (2015–2017) since the Lakers did it in 1987–1989. They also became the first team to start 8–0 in two straight playoffs.
- The Cavaliers' Game 4 win over the Raptors gave them their 11th consecutive postseason win (a streak dating back to Game 5 of the 2016 NBA Finals), setting a franchise record.
- With a four-game sweep against Utah, Golden State swept consecutive playoff series for the first time in franchise history and also had their best eight-game postseason start in franchise history.
- The Cavaliers and Warriors both started the NBA postseason with 8–0 records, the first time in NBA history that two teams started 8–0 in the same postseason since switching to a seven-game format.
- In a series-ending 114–75 loss against the Spurs, the Houston Rockets set an NBA record for fewest two-point field goals made in a game. They made 9 of 37, while the previous record was 11 of 41.
Conference Finals
- After trailing as much as 25 points, Golden State Warriors came back and won against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1. This is the largest comeback in the Conference Finals since the Celtics came back from 26 to beat the Nets in Game 3 of the 2002 Eastern Conference Finals.
- With a 36-point win against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 2, this is Golden State Warriors' 2nd largest margin of victory in postseason history. (The largest is 39-point set back in 1948, which would be surpassed in the following year when the Warriors defeat Rockets by 41.)
- After trailing as much as 21 points, the Boston Celtics surged back with a 28–10 third quarter run against the Cleveland Cavaliers to win Game 3. This was also the Cavaliers' first loss this postseason, as well as their first loss in a postseason game since Game 4 of the previous year's Finals, snapping an NBA playoff record tying 13 game winning streak.
- With a four-game sweep against the San Antonio Spurs, the Golden State Warriors earned the distinction of having a 12–0 postseason record, the first in NBA history. They are also the first team to have 3 best-of-7 series sweeps, and join the 1988-89 Los Angeles Lakers (who ironically, would get swept themselves by the Detroit Pistons) and the 2000-01 Lakers as the only teams to be undefeated going into the championship round, and the only one to have done it under the 7-7-7-7 format since it was introduced in 2003.
NBA Finals
The Golden State Warriors began the finals with a playoff record of 12–0. The first two finals' games were blowouts by Golden State, game three was closer, but the Warriors still came out victors, going up 3–0 bringing them to 15–0 in the playoffs, the best ever start in NBA playoff history. The Cavs countered beating the Warriors 137–116 in Game four, with 86 points in the first half, setting an NBA Finals' record. On June twelfth, the Warriors bounced back and won game five at home 129-120, clinching the organization's fifth championship. Golden State's 16–1 record is an NBA playoff record since 03' for least games attempted to achieve an NBA championship. The title was all-star forward Kevin Durant's first and all-stars Stephen Curry's, Klay Thompson's, and Draymond Green's second in three years. Durant, who scored over 30 points in each of five games (the first player to do so since Shaquille O'Neal in 2000 with Los Angeles), was the recipient of the 2017 Bill Russell NBA Finals' MVP award.
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. As stated above, 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
The Cleveland Cavaliers became the first Eastern Conference team to clinch a playoff spot on March 19, 2017.[1]
Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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| Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in conference | Best record in NBA | |||
| 1 | Boston Celtics | 53–29 | March 21[2] | April 10 | April 12[3] | — |
| 2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 51–31 | March 19[1] | March 24[4] | — | — |
| 3 | Toronto Raptors | 51–31 | March 25[5] | — | — | — |
| 4 | Washington Wizards | 49–33 | March 24 | March 28[6] | — | — |
| 5 | Atlanta Hawks | 43–39 | April 8 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 42–40 | April 8 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Indiana Pacers | 42–40 | April 12 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 41–41 | April 12 | — | — | — |
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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| Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in Conference | Best record in NBA | |||
| 1 | Golden State Warriors | 67–15 | February 25[7] | March 16[8] | April 5[9] | April 5[9] |
| 2 | San Antonio Spurs | 61–21 | March 4[10] | March 31[11] | — | — |
| 3 | Houston Rockets | 55–27 | March 14[12] | — | — | — |
| 4 | Los Angeles Clippers | 51–31 | March 25[13] | — | — | — |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 51–31 | March 26[14] | April 7 | — | — |
| 6 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 47–35 | March 29[15] | — | — | — |
| 7 | Memphis Grizzlies | 43–39 | March 31[16] | — | — | — |
| 8 | Portland Trail Blazers | 41–41 | April 9[17] | — | — | — |
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 are shown in Italics.
| First Round | Conference Semifinals | Conference Finals | NBA Finals | |||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E8 | Chicago | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Washington* | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| E4 | Washington* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E5 | Atlanta | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E1 | Boston* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E6 | Milwaukee | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| E3 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| E7 | Indiana | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E2 | Cleveland* | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W8 | Portland | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Utah* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W4 | LA Clippers | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W5 | Utah* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W1 | Golden State* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Western Conference | ||||||||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio* | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W6 | Oklahoma City | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| W3 | Houston | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W2 | San Antonio* | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| W7 | Memphis | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
* Division winner
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
First Round
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
Eastern Conference
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Chicago Bulls
April 16 6:30 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 106, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–28, 25–18, 26–28, 32–28 | ||
| Pts: Jimmy Butler 30 Rebs: Robin Lopez 11 Asts: Rondo, Wade 6 each |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33 Rebs: Jae Crowder 8 Asts: Al Horford 8 | |
| Bulls leads series, 1–0 | ||
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, David Guthrie |
April 18 8:00 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 111, Boston Celtics 97 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 23–20, 32–29, 25–22 | ||
| Pts: Butler, Wade 22 each Rebs: Rajon Rondo 9 Asts: Rajon Rondo 14 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 20 Rebs: Al Horford 11 Asts: Kelly Olynyk 7 | |
| Bulls leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 21 7:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–15, 11–26, 32–22, 28–24 | ||
| Pts: Al Horford 18 Rebs: Al Horford 8 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 9 |
Pts: Dwyane Wade 18 Rebs: Cristiano Felício 11 Asts: three players 3 each | |
| Bulls leads series, 2–1 | ||
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 21,293 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Bill Spooner |
April 23 6:30 PM |
| Boston Celtics 104, Chicago Bulls 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–18, 27–28, 22–24, 25–25 | ||
| Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33 Rebs: Al Horford 12 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 7 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 33 Rebs: Bobby Portis 8 Asts: Jimmy Butler 9 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 21,863 Referees: Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, Tom Washington |
April 26 8:30 PM |
| Chicago Bulls 97, Boston Celtics 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–23, 30–29, 31–27, 16–29 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 26 Rebs: Dwyane Wade 11 Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 |
Pts: Bradley, Thomas 24 each Rebs: Al Horford 7 Asts: Al Horford 9 | |
| Celtics leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 28 8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 105, Chicago Bulls 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 24–18, 34–18, 17–24 | ||
| Pts: Avery Bradley 23 Rebs: Horford, Olynyk 6 each Asts: Al Horford 7 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 23 Rebs: Bobby Portis 11 Asts: Dwyane Wade 3 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–2 | ||
United Center, Chicago, Illinois Attendance: 21,682 Referees: Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy, James Williams |
After trailing 2-0 in the series, the Celtics came back to tie the series as Rajon Rondo was ruled out indefinitely after breaking his right thumb in Game 2, and Al Horford scored 18 points and grabbed 8 rebounds in Game 3, and Isaiah Thomas scorched the Bulls for 33 points in Game 4. The Celtics' win in Game 5 would be the only home game victory of the series, and Avery Bradley scored 23 points in Game 6 as the Celtics eliminated the Bulls. Notably, this series began one day following the death of Chyna Thomas, younger sister of Isaiah, in a one-car accident. Thomas played all six games of the series, before returning to the state of Washington for her funeral on April 29.[18] Game 6 also marked the final game of Jimmy Butler's tenure as a Bull.
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first four meetings.
| Boston leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Indiana Pacers
April 15 3:00 PM |
| Indiana Pacers 108, Cleveland Cavaliers 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–34, 30–32, 25–26, 24–17 | ||
| Pts: Paul George 29 Rebs: Thaddeus Young 9 Asts: Paul George 7 |
Pts: LeBron James 32 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 13 Asts: LeBron James 13 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 1–0 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Scott Foster, Matt Boland, Tony Brothers |
April 17 7:00 PM |
| Indiana Pacers 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 117 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 29–31, 20–33, 33–21 | ||
| Pts: Paul George 32 Rebs: Paul George 8 Asts: Paul George 7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving 37 Rebs: Kevin Love 11 Asts: LeBron James 7 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 20 7:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 119, Indiana Pacers 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–37, 22–37, 35–17, 35–23 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 41 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 12 |
Pts: Paul George 36 Rebs: Paul George 15 Asts: Paul George 9 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 3–0 | ||
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 17,923 Referees: Danny Crawford, Tony Brown, Ron Garretson |
April 23 1:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 106, Indiana Pacers 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 36–28, 30–25, 18–25 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 33 Rebs: Kevin Love 16 Asts: LeBron James 4 |
Pts: Lance Stephenson 22 Rebs: Thaddeus Young 10 Asts: Jeff Teague 10 | |
| Cleveland wins series, 4–0 | ||
Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 17,923 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Leon Wood |
In Game 1, LeBron James scored 32 points in a close battle; the Pacers came back in the 4th quarter, but C.J. Miles missed a game-winning three, giving the Cavaliers the win. But after winning Game 2, the Cavs were down by as many as 26 points in the first half of Game 3. The Pacers were in control until the Cavs led by James' triple-double of 41 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists came roaring back in the second half and took the lead late in the fourth quarter. They would end up winning Game 3, 119-114, as they made it one of the largest comebacks in NBA playoff history. With the Pacers holding a 2-point lead with over a minute left in Game 4, James hits the three over Myles Turner, giving the Cavs a one-point lead. Later, Kyle Korver's free throws increases the lead to three. The Pacers had a chance to extend the game, but Paul George missed the three, and James gets the rebound. He would make 1 of the 2 free throws to seal the Cavs' 4-game sweep over the Pacers. Game 4 would be George's final game as a Pacer.
| Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning the first meeting.
| Indiana leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Toronto Raptors vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks
April 15 5:30 PM |
| Milwaukee Bucks 97, Toronto Raptors 83 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–22, 16–29, 29–19, 22–13 | ||
| Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 28 Rebs: Greg Monroe 15 Asts: Khris Middleton 9 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 27 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 14 Asts: Kyle Lowry 6 | |
| Bucks leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 18 7:00 PM |
| Milwaukee Bucks 100, Toronto Raptors 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 27–27, 31–29, 17–22 | ||
| Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 24 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 15 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 23 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 10 Asts: Serge Ibaka 6 | |
| Series tied at, 1–1 | ||
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,077 Referees: Mike Callahan, Bill Kennedy, Mark Lindsay |
April 20 8:00 PM |
| Toronto Raptors 77, Milwaukee Bucks 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 12–32, 18–25, 16–21, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Lowry, Wright 13 each Rebs: Pöltl, Valančiūnas 7 each Asts: Cory Joseph 3 |
Pts: Khris Middleton 20 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 Asts: Malcolm Brogdon 9 | |
| Bucks leads series, 2–1 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba |
April 22 3:00 PM |
| Toronto Raptors 87, Milwaukee Bucks 76 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–19, 22–22, 23–17, 23–18 | ||
| Pts: DeMar DeRozan 33 Rebs: DeMar DeRozan 9 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 5 |
Pts: Tony Snell 19 Rebs: Khris Middleton 11 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 4 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Danny Crawford, Brent Barnaky, Ron Garretson |
April 24 7:00 PM |
| Milwaukee Bucks 93, Toronto Raptors 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 28–26, 25–33, 20–28 | ||
| Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 30 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Asts: Khris Middleton 6 |
Pts: Norman Powell 25 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 7 Asts: Kyle Lowry 10 | |
| Raptors leads series, 3–2 | ||
April 27 7:00 PM |
| Toronto Raptors 92, Milwaukee Bucks 89 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 23–14, 23–23, 18–28 | ||
| Pts: DeMar DeRozan 32 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 11 Asts: Kyle Lowry 4 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 34 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 Asts: Khris Middleton 5 | |
| Toronto wins series, 4–2 | ||
Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Rodney Mott |
| Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first meeting in the playoffs between the Raptors and Bucks.[20]
(4) Washington Wizards vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks
April 16 1:00 PM |
| Atlanta Hawks 107, Washington Wizards 114 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–25, 19–20, 28–38, 31–31 | ||
| Pts: Dennis Schröder 25 Rebs: Dwight Howard 14 Asts: Dennis Schröder 9 |
Pts: John Wall 32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10 Asts: John Wall 14 | |
| Wizards leads series, 1–0 | ||
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,356 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba |
April 19 7:00 PM |
| Atlanta Hawks 101, Washington Wizards 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 19–28, 35–23, 23–35 | ||
| Pts: Paul Millsap 27 Rebs: Paul Millsap 10 Asts: Dennis Schröder 9 |
Pts: John Wall 32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10 Asts: John Wall 9 | |
| Wizards leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 22 5:30 PM |
| Washington Wizards 98, Atlanta Hawks 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–38, 26–26, 21–26, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: John Wall 29 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 8 Asts: John Wall 7 |
Pts: Paul Millsap 29 Rebs: Paul Millsap 14 Asts: Dennis Schröder 9 | |
| Wizards leads series, 2–1 | ||
April 24 8:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards 101, Atlanta Hawks 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–28, 15–31, 27–18, 24–34 | ||
| Pts: Bradley Beal 32 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 18 Asts: John Wall 10 |
Pts: Paul Millsap 19 Rebs: Dwight Howard 15 Asts: Bazemore, Millsap 7 each | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
April 26 6:00 PM |
| Atlanta Hawks 99, Washington Wizards 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–23, 24–27, 30–33, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Dennis Schröder 29 Rebs: Paul Millsap 11 Asts: Dennis Schröder 11 |
Pts: Bradley Beal 27 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10 Asts: John Wall 14 | |
| Wizards leads series, 3–2 | ||
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,356 Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Williams, Sean Wright |
April 28 7:30 PM |
| Washington Wizards 115, Atlanta Hawks 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–23, 35–23, 24–36, 26–17 | ||
| Pts: John Wall 42 Rebs: Morris, Porter 8 each Asts: John Wall 8 |
Pts: Paul Millsap 31 Rebs: Paul Millsap 10 Asts: Dennis Schröder 10 | |
| Washington wins series, 4–2 | ||
| Washington won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards/Bullets winning three of the first five meetings.
| Washington/Baltimore leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series | ||||||||||||
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Western Conference
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Portland Trail Blazers
April 16 3:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 109, Golden State Warriors 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 29–24, 32–32, 21–33 | ||
| Pts: C. J. McCollum 41 Rebs: Evan Turner 10 Asts: Turner, Vonleh 4 each |
Pts: Kevin Durant 32 Rebs: Draymond Green 12 Asts: Draymond Green 9 | |
| Warriors leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Tony Brown, Ron Garretson |
April 19 10:30 PM |
| Portland Trail Blazers 81, Golden State Warriors 110 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–33, 29–22, 12–28, 23–27 | ||
| Pts: Maurice Harkless 15 Rebs: Maurice Harkless 8 Asts: Evan Turner 7 |
Pts: Stephen Curry 19 Rebs: Draymond Green 12 Asts: Draymond Green 10 | |
| Warriors leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 22 10:30 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 119, Portland Trail Blazers 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–37, 24–30, 33–21, 32–25 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Curry 34 Rebs: Draymond Green 8 Asts: Stephen Curry 8 |
Pts: C. J. McCollum 32 Rebs: Jusuf Nurkić 8 Asts: Lillard, Nurkić 4 each | |
| Warriors leads series, 3–0 | ||
April 24 10:30 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 128, Portland Trail Blazers 103 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 45–22, 27–26, 34–32, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Curry 37 Rebs: Curry, Pachulia 7 each Asts: Stephen Curry 8 |
Pts: Damian Lillard 34 Rebs: Noah Vonleh 14 Asts: Damian Lillard 6 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–0 | ||
Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 19,902 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Bennie Adams, Sean Wright |
| Golden State won 4–0 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first meeting in 2016.[22]
| Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies
April 15 8:00 PM |
| Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 19–27, 15–32, 18–27 | ||
| Pts: Marc Gasol 32 Rebs: Conley, Gasol 5 each Asts: Mike Conley 7 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 32 Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon 8 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 5 | |
| Spurs leads series, 1–0 | ||
April 17 9:30 PM |
| Memphis Grizzlies 82, San Antonio Spurs 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–29, 21–27, 28–19, 17–21 | ||
| Pts: Mike Conley 24 Rebs: Zach Randolph 10 Asts: Mike Conley 8 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 37 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11 Asts: Ginóbili, Mills 3 each | |
| Spurs leads series, 2–0 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,418 Referees: Danny Crawford, Rodney Mott, Bill Spooner |
April 20 9:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 94, Memphis Grizzlies 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 25–29, 17–31, 31–24 | ||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 18 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 11 Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Mike Conley 24 Rebs: Zach Randolph 8 Asts: Mike Conley 8 | |
| Spurs leads series, 2–1 | ||
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 18,119 Referees: James Capers, Pat Fraher, Courtney Kirkland |
April 22 8:00 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 108, Memphis Grizzlies 110 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 25–32, 20–19, 25–22, Overtime: 12–14 | ||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 43 Rebs: Pau Gasol 11 Asts: Tony Parker 5 |
Pts: Mike Conley 35 Rebs: Marc Gasol 12 Asts: Mike Conley 8 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Bennie Adams, John Goble |
April 25 9:00 PM |
| Memphis Grizzlies 103, San Antonio Spurs 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 26–32, 27–32, 27–29 | ||
| Pts: Mike Conley 26 Rebs: Marc Gasol 7 Asts: Zach Randolph 6 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 28 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 9 Asts: Leonard, Parker 6 each | |
| Spurs leads series, 3–2 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,418 Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Derrick Collins |
April 27 9:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 103, Memphis Grizzlies 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–22, 21–28, 30–24, 28–22 | ||
| Pts: Kawhi Leonard 28 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Asts: Leonard, Parker 4 each |
Pts: Mike Conley 26 Rebs: Zach Randolph 11 Asts: Marc Gasol 6 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
In game 4, Marc Gasol hits the game winning shot with 0.7 seconds left in overtime.
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with San Antonio winning three of the four meetings.
| San Antonio leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(3) Houston Rockets vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder
April 16 9:00 PM |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 87, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–27, 25–32, 20–30, 13–29 | ||
| Pts: Russell Westbrook 22 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11 Asts: Russell Westbrook 7 |
Pts: James Harden 37 Rebs: Ryan Anderson 12 Asts: James Harden 9 | |
| Rockets leads series, 1–0 | ||
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Sean Wright |
April 19 8:00 PM |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 111, Houston Rockets 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–26, 33–36, 21–24, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Russell Westbrook 51 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 10 Asts: Russell Westbrook 13 |
Pts: James Harden 35 Rebs: Clint Capela 10 Asts: James Harden 8 | |
| Rockets leads series, 2–0 | ||
April 21 9:30 PM |
| Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–34, 33–31, 25–28, 30–22 | ||
| Pts: James Harden 44 Rebs: Patrick Beverley 7 Asts: James Harden 6 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook 32 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 13 Asts: Russell Westbrook 11 | |
| Rockets leads series, 2–1 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 18,203 Referees: Scott Foster, Mark Lindsay, Tom Washington |
April 23 3:30 PM |
| Houston Rockets 113, Oklahoma City Thunder 109 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–26, 32–32, 19–19, 40–32 | ||
| Pts: Nenê 28 Rebs: Nenê 10 Asts: James Harden 8 |
Pts: Russell Westbrook 35 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 14 Asts: Russell Westbrook 14 | |
| Rockets leads series, 3–1 | ||
Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 18,203 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Brian Forte, Josh Tiven |
April 25 8:00 PM |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Houston Rockets 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 22–35, 33–21, 22–33 | ||
| Pts: Russell Westbrook 47 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11 Asts: Russell Westbrook 9 |
Pts: James Harden 34 Rebs: Clint Capela 9 Asts: James Harden 4 | |
| Houston wins series, 4–1 | ||
| Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Thunder/SuperSonics winning six of the first seven meetings.
| Oklahoma City/Seattle leads 6–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(4) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (5) Utah Jazz
April 15 10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 97, Los Angeles Clippers 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 30–28, 22–18, 23–25 | ||
| Pts: Joe Johnson 21 Rebs: Gordon Hayward 10 Asts: Boris Diaw 6 |
Pts: Blake Griffin 26 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 15 Asts: Chris Paul 11 | |
| Jazz leads series, 1–0 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,060 Referees: Danny Crawford, Rodney Mott, Bill Spooner |
In Game 1, Joe Johnson hits the game-winner at the buzzer.
April 18 10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 91, Los Angeles Clippers 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–29, 24–22, 28–28, 21–20 | ||
| Pts: Gordon Hayward 20 Rebs: Favors, Hill 7 each Asts: George Hill 4 |
Pts: Blake Griffin 24 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 15 Asts: Chris Paul 10 | |
| Series tied at, 1–1 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,060 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher |
April 21 10:00 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 111, Utah Jazz 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–34, 28–24, 33–26, 29–22 | ||
| Pts: Chris Paul 34 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 13 Asts: Chris Paul 10 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward 40 Rebs: Gordon Hayward 8 Asts: Joe Ingles 5 | |
| Clippers lead series, 2–1 | ||
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, Eric Lewis |
April 23 9:00 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz 105 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 26–31, 28–22, 18–28 | ||
| Pts: Chris Paul 27 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 10 Asts: Chris Paul 12 |
Pts: Joe Johnson 28 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13 Asts: Joe Ingles 11 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, James Williams |
April 25 10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Clippers 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 27–22, 18–15, 32–34 | ||
| Pts: Gordon Hayward 27 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 11 Asts: George Hill 7 |
Pts: Chris Paul 28 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 12 Asts: Chris Paul 9 | |
| Jazz leads series, 3–2 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,171 Referees: Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, John Goble |
April 28 10:30 PM |
| Los Angeles Clippers 98, Utah Jazz 93 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–22, 27–23, 31–25, 20–23 | ||
| Pts: Chris Paul 29 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 18 Asts: Chris Paul 8 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward 31 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 9 Asts: Gordon Hayward 4 | |
| Series tied at, 3–3 | ||
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, Tom Washington |
April 30 3:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 104, Los Angeles Clippers 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 22–15, 33–24, 25–28 | ||
| Pts: Gordon Hayward 26 Rebs: Derrick Favors 11 Asts: Hill, Johnson 5 each |
Pts: DeAndre Jordan 24 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 17 Asts: Chris Paul 9 | |
| Utah wins series, 4–3 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,060 Referees: Danny Crawford, Tony Brothers, Bill Kennedy |
- Game 7 is Paul Pierce's final NBA game. It is also Chris Paul's final game with the Clippers before being traded to the Rockets during the offseason.
| L.A. Clippers won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the previous two meetings.
| Utah leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference Semifinals
Eastern Conference Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Washington Wizards
April 30 1:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards 111, Boston Celtics 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 38–24, 26–35, 16–36, 31–28 | ||
| Pts: Bradley Beal 27 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 13 Asts: John Wall 16 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 33 Rebs: Al Horford 9 Asts: Al Horford 10 | |
| Celtics leads series, 1–0 | ||
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Scott Foster, Courtney Kirkland, Zach Zarba |
May 2 8:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards 119, Boston Celtics 129 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 42–29, 25–35, 22–20, 25–30, Overtime: 5–15 | ||
| Pts: John Wall 40 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 10 Asts: John Wall 13 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 53 Rebs: Al Horford 12 Asts: Marcus Smart 5 | |
| Celtics leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 4 8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 89, Washington Wizards 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–39, 23–24, 29–32, 20–21 | ||
| Pts: Al Horford 16 Rebs: Jae Crowder 7 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 4 |
Pts: John Wall 24 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 16 Asts: John Wall 8 | |
| Celtics leads series, 2–1 | ||
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,356 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Tony Brown, James Capers |
May 7 6:30 PM |
| Boston Celtics 102, Washington Wizards 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 24–28, 20–42, 34–31 | ||
| Pts: Isaiah Thomas 19 Rebs: Crowder, Rozier 7 each Asts: Marcus Smart 6 |
Pts: Bradley Beal 29 Rebs: Markieff Morris 10 Asts: John Wall 12 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. Attendance: 20,356 Referees: Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin, Ron Garretson |
May 10 8:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards 101, Boston Celtics 123 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–33, 30–34, 25–26, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: John Wall 21 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 11 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Avery Bradley 29 Rebs: Marcus Smart 11 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 9 | |
| Celtics leads series, 3–2 | ||
May 12 8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 91, Washington Wizards 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–22, 25–19, 27–25, 22–26 | ||
| Pts: Bradley, Thomas 27 each Rebs: Kelly Olynyk 8 Asts: Jae Crowder 8 |
Pts: Bradley Beal 33 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 13 Asts: John Wall 8 | |
| Series tied at, 3–3 | ||
- In Game 6, John Wall hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 3.5 seconds left.
May 15 8:00 PM |
| Washington Wizards 105, Boston Celtics 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 32–26, 24–32, 26–30 | ||
| Pts: Bradley Beal 38 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 11 Asts: John Wall 11 |
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 29 Rebs: Horford, Smart 6 each Asts: Isaiah Thomas 12 | |
| Boston wins series, 4–3 | ||
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Derrick Stafford, Zach Zarba |
| Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning two of the first three meetings. Memorably, during the first quarter of Game 1, Isaiah Thomas was struck in the mouth by the elbow of Otto Porter, immediately knocking out one tooth, and causing further damage to his mouth. As Porter prepared to shoot a pair of free throws, Thomas calmly retrieved and pocketed his fallen tooth, then hit two three-point field goals in the following two minutes, before being pulled from the game for medical attention. Thomas went on to play the entire seven-game series, including a 53-point effort to lead his team to an overtime victory in game 2, all while wearing temporary protection in his mouth. He underwent extensive oral surgery after the playoffs to mitigate the damage.
| Boston leads time playoff series |
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(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Toronto Raptors
May 1 7:00 PM |
| Toronto Raptors 105, Cleveland Cavaliers 116 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 30–32, 25–34, 31–20 | ||
| Pts: Kyle Lowry 20 Rebs: P. J. Tucker 11 Asts: Kyle Lowry 11 |
Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 14 Asts: Kyrie Irving 10 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 1–0 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Eric Lewis, Derrick Stafford |
May 3 7:00 PM |
| Toronto Raptors 103, Cleveland Cavaliers 125 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 26–28, 25–37, 30–26 | ||
| Pts: Jonas Valančiūnas 23 Rebs: Cory Joseph 6 Asts: Kyle Lowry 5 |
Pts: LeBron James 39 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 9 Asts: Kyrie Irving 11 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 2–0 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Danny Crawford, Sean Corbin, Sean Wright |
May 5 7:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 115, Toronto Raptors 94 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 21–28, 30–25, 36–17 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: Kevin Love 13 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 37 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 8 Asts: Cory Joseph 6 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 3–0 | ||
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,384 Referees: Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Bill Kennedy |
May 7 3:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 109, Toronto Raptors 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–28, 33–21, 24–31, 24–22 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: LeBron James 9 Asts: Kyrie Irving 9 |
Pts: Serge Ibaka 23 Rebs: P. J. Tucker 12 Asts: Cory Joseph 12 | |
| Cleveland wins series, 4–0 | ||
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,307 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher |
| Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first meeting in 2016.[27]
| Cleveland leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Western Conference Semifinals
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Utah Jazz
May 2 10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 94, Golden State Warriors 106 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 21–27, 25–31, 27–26, 21–22 | ||
| Pts: Rudy Gobert 13 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Stephen Curry 22 Rebs: Draymond Green 8 Asts: David West 7 | |
| Warriors leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, David Guthrie |
May 4 10:30 PM |
| Utah Jazz 104, Golden State Warriors 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 15–33, 32–27, 35–32, 22–23 | ||
| Pts: Gordon Hayward 33 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 16 Asts: Hayward, Mack 4 each |
Pts: Kevin Durant 25 Rebs: Kevin Durant 11 Asts: Curry, Durant 7 each | |
| Warriors leads series, 2–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Zach Zarba |
May 6 8:30 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 102, Utah Jazz 91 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 22–33, 23–20, 30–21 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Durant 38 Rebs: Kevin Durant 13 Asts: Draymond Green 5 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward 29 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 15 Asts: Gordon Hayward 6 | |
| Warriors leads series, 3–0 | ||
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennie Adams, Ed Malloy |
May 8 9:00 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 121, Utah Jazz 95 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–17, 21–35, 33–27, 28–16 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Curry 30 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Draymond Green 11 |
Pts: Gordon Hayward 25 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 13 Asts: Hayward, Ingles 3 each | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–0 | ||
Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 19,911 Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, James Williams |
- This was Gordon Hayward's last game in Utah as he joined the Boston Celtics during the following offseason.
| Golden State won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.
| Golden State leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series |
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(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Houston Rockets
May 1 9:30 PM |
| Houston Rockets 126, San Antonio Spurs 99 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 35–16, 27–28, 30–32 | ||
| Pts: Trevor Ariza 23 Rebs: Clint Capela 13 Asts: James Harden 14 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 21 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6 | |
| Rockets leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 3 9:30 PM |
| Houston Rockets 96, San Antonio Spurs 121 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–33, 25–32, 28–23, 13–33 | ||
| Pts: Ryan Anderson 18 Rebs: Ryan Anderson 8 Asts: James Harden 10 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 34 Rebs: Pau Gasol 13 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 8 | |
| Series tied at, 1–1 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,418 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Bill Spooner |
May 5 9:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 103, Houston Rockets 92 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 24–18, 29–27, 31–26 | ||
| Pts: Aldridge, Leonard 26 each Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 10 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 7 |
Pts: James Harden 43 Rebs: Clint Capela 16 Asts: Ariza, Harden 5 each | |
| Spurs leads series, 2–1 | ||
May 7 9:00 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 104, Houston Rockets 125 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 31–23, 23–34, 28–34 | ||
| Pts: Jonathon Simmons 17 Rebs: Pau Gasol 7 Asts: Patty Mills 5 |
Pts: James Harden 28 Rebs: Clint Capela 9 Asts: James Harden 12 | |
| Series tied at, 2–2 | ||
May 9 8:00 PM |
| Houston Rockets 107, San Antonio Spurs 110 (OT) | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 31–26, 25–28, 16–15, Overtime: 6–9 | ||
| Pts: James Harden 33 Rebs: Capela, Harden 11 each Asts: James Harden 10 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 22 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 15 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 5 | |
| Spurs leads series, 3–2 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,418 Referees: Derrick Stafford, Rodney Mott, Zach Zarba |
- In Game 5, Manu Ginóbili blocked James Harden's game-tying 3-point attempt in overtime before the buzzer sounded.
May 11 8:00 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 114, Houston Rockets 75 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 30–18, 26–22, 27–11 | ||
| Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 34 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Asts: Patty Mills 7 |
Pts: Trevor Ariza 20 Rebs: Clint Capela 12 Asts: James Harden 7 | |
| San Antonio wins series, 4–2 | ||
| San Antonio won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first three meetings.
| Houston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series |
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Conference Finals
Eastern Conference Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (2) Cleveland Cavaliers
May 17 8:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 117, Boston Celtics 104 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 31–20, 31–36, 25–29 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 38 Rebs: Kevin Love 12 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Pts: Bradley, Crowder 21 each Rebs: Jaylen Brown 9 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 10 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 1–0 | ||
May 19 8:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 130, Boston Celtics 86 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 32–18, 40–13, 31–28, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: Kevin Love 12 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Pts: Jaylen Brown 19 Rebs: three players 5 each Asts: Marcus Smart 7 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 2–0 | ||
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Ron Garretson |
- This was Isaiah Thomas' last game in Boston as a hip injury would not allow him to dress for the remainder of the playoffs. He and teammate Jae Crowder would be traded to the Cavaliers during the following offseason.
May 21 8:00 PM |
| Boston Celtics 111, Cleveland Cavaliers 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 26–31, 32–21, 29–21 | ||
| Pts: Marcus Smart 27 Rebs: Jae Crowder 11 Asts: Marcus Smart 7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving 29 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 13 Asts: Kyrie Irving 7 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 2–1 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, David Guthrie |
- In Game 3, Avery Bradley hit the game-winning three-pointer with 0.1 seconds left.
May 23 8:30 PM |
| Boston Celtics 99, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 28–28, 23–40, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Avery Bradley 19 Rebs: Jae Crowder 8 Asts: Al Horford 7 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving 42 Rebs: Kevin Love 17 Asts: LeBron James 6 | |
| Cavaliers leads series, 3–1 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher, Derrick Stafford |
May 25 8:30 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 135, Boston Celtics 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 43–27, 32–30, 34–17, 26–28 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 35 Rebs: Kevin Love 11 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Avery Bradley 23 Rebs: Jae Crowder 6 Asts: Terry Rozier 7 | |
| Cleveland wins series, 4–1 | ||
| Cleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||
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Western Conference Finals
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (2) San Antonio Spurs
May 14 3:30 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 111, Golden State Warriors 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–16, 32–26, 28–39, 21–32 | ||
| Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 28 Rebs: Aldridge, Leonard 8 each Asts: three players 3 each |
Pts: Stephen Curry 40 Rebs: Zaza Pachulia 9 Asts: Draymond Green 7 | |
| Warriors leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Tom Washington |
May 16 9:00 PM |
| San Antonio Spurs 100, Golden State Warriors 136 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 28–39, 31–34, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: Jonathon Simmons 22 Rebs: Dewayne Dedmon 9 Asts: Dejounte Murray 6 |
Pts: Stephen Curry 29 Rebs: Draymond Green 9 Asts: Stephen Curry 7 | |
| Warriors leads series, 2–0 | ||
May 20 9:00 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 120, San Antonio Spurs 108 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 35–22, 36–33, 20–20 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Durant 33 Rebs: Kevin Durant 10 Asts: Draymond Green 7 |
Pts: Manu Ginóbili 21 Rebs: Pau Gasol 10 Asts: Patty Mills 6 | |
| Warriors leads series, 3–0 | ||
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,792 Referees: Monty McCutchen, James Capers, Bill Kennedy |
May 22 9:00 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 129, San Antonio Spurs 115 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 31–19, 34–32, 31–27, 33–37 | ||
| Pts: Stephen Curry 36 Rebs: Kevin Durant 12 Asts: Draymond Green 8 |
Pts: Kyle Anderson 20 Rebs: Pau Gasol 9 Asts: Ginóbili, Murray 7 each | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–0 | ||
| San Antonio won 2–1 in the regular-season series. | ||||||||||||
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This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series. San Antonio led by as many as 25 points in game 1 before Kawhi Leonard had to leave the game and the series after he landed on Zaza Pachulia's foot, re-aggravating his existing ankle injury.
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2017 NBA Finals: (E2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors
June 1 9:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 91, Golden State Warriors 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 30–35, 22–25, 20–33, 19–20 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 28 Rebs: Kevin Love 21 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Kevin Durant 38 Rebs: Draymond Green 11 Asts: Stephen Curry 10 | |
| Warriors leads series, 1–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Danny Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Zach Zarba |
June 4 8:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 113, Golden State Warriors 132 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 34–40, 30–27, 24–35, 25–30 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 29 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: LeBron James 14 |
Pts: Kevin Durant 33 Rebs: Kevin Durant 13 Asts: Stephen Curry 11 | |
| Warriors leads series, 2–0 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, James Capers |
June 7 9:00 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 118, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 39–32, 28–29, 22–33, 29–19 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Durant 31 Rebs: Stephen Curry 13 Asts: Draymond Green 7 |
Pts: LeBron James 39 Rebs: Kevin Love 13 Asts: LeBron James 9 | |
| Warriors leads series, 3–0 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Ed Malloy, Ken Mauer |
June 9 9:00 PM |
| Golden State Warriors 116, Cleveland Cavaliers 137 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–49, 35–37, 28–29, 20–22 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Durant 35 Rebs: Draymond Green 14 Asts: Stephen Curry 10 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving 40 Rebs: James, Thompson 10 each Asts: LeBron James 11 | |
| Warriors leads series, 3–1 | ||
June 12 9:00 PM |
| Cleveland Cavaliers 120, Golden State Warriors 129 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 37–33, 23–38, 33–27, 27–31 | ||
| Pts: LeBron James 41 Rebs: LeBron James 13 Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Kevin Durant 39 Rebs: Draymond Green 12 Asts: Stephen Curry 10 | |
| Golden State wins series, 4–1 | ||
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Danny Crawford, Ed Malloy, Derrick Stafford |
| Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series | ||||||||||||
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This was the third meeting in the NBA Finals between the Warriors and Cavaliers with each team winning one series.
| Teams tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series |
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Statistical leaders
| Category | Game High | Average | |||||
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| Player | Team | High | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
| Points | Isaiah Thomas | Boston Celtics | 53 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 37.4 | 5 |
| Rebounds | Kevin Love | Cleveland Cavaliers | 21 | DeAndre Jordan | Los Angeles Clippers | 14.4 | 7 |
| Assists | John Wall | Washington Wizards | 16 | Russell Westbrook | Oklahoma City Thunder | 10.8 | 5 |
| Steals | Thaddeus Young Kawhi Leonard Stephen Curry Kevin Love | Indiana Pacers San Antonio Spurs Golden State Warriors Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | Russell Westbrook André Roberson | Oklahoma City Thunder | 2.40 | 5 |
| Blocks | Draymond Green | Golden State Warriors | 6 | André Roberson | Oklahoma City Thunder | 3.40 | 5 |
Media coverage
Television
ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Saturday through Thursday, ESPN televised games Friday and Saturday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV has aired select weekday games in the first round. TNT televised the Eastern Conference Finals. Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals was televised on ABC, while Games 2 through 4 were televised on ESPN. ABC had exclusive television rights to the NBA Finals for the 15th consecutive year.[33]
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