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class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.4</span> <span>(4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(4)_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._(5)_Toronto_Raptors-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Western_Conference_first_round" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Western_Conference_first_round"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Western Conference first round</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Western_Conference_first_round-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(8)_New_Orleans_Pelicans" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(8)_New_Orleans_Pelicans"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.1</span> <span>(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(8)_New_Orleans_Pelicans-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-(2)_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._(7)_Minnesota_Timberwolves" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#(2)_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._(7)_Minnesota_Timberwolves"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.2</span> <span>(2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(2)_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._(7)_Minnesota_Timberwolves-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-(3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(6)_Denver_Nuggets" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#(3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(6)_Denver_Nuggets"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.3</span> <span>(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Denver Nuggets</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(6)_Denver_Nuggets-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-(4)_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._(5)_Utah_Jazz" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#(4)_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._(5)_Utah_Jazz"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2.4</span> <span>(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(4)_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._(5)_Utah_Jazz-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Conference_semifinals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Conference_semifinals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>Conference semifinals</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Conference_semifinals-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle Conference semifinals subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-Conference_semifinals-sublist" 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.1.2</span> <span>(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(2)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(3)_Milwaukee_Bucks-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Western_Conference_semifinals" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Western_Conference_semifinals"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2</span> <span>Western Conference semifinals</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Western_Conference_semifinals-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(4)_Dallas_Mavericks" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(4)_Dallas_Mavericks"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6.2.1</span> <span>(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(4)_Dallas_Mavericks-sublist" 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href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Teams</th><td class="infobox-data">16</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Final positions</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Champions</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2021–22 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> <span class="nowrap">(7th title)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Runner-up</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2021–22 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Semifinalists</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Miami_Heat_season" title="2021–22 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top:#bbb solid 1px"><div style="width:100%"><div style="float: left; text-align:left;padding-right:0.5em;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a></div><div style="float: right; text-align:right;padding-left:0.5em;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/2023_NBA_playoffs" title="2023 NBA playoffs">2023</a> →</div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>2022 NBA playoffs</b> was the <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs" title="NBA playoffs">postseason tournament</a> of the <a href="/wiki/NBA" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA">National Basketball Association</a>'s <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22 season</a>. The playoffs began on April 16 and ended on June 16 with the conclusion of the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a>. The playoffs also returned to its normal April–June schedule for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019</a>, before the <a href="/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_North_America" title="COVID-19 pandemic in North America">COVID-19 pandemic</a> resulted in two postponements in <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Overview">Overview</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Overview"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_updates_to_postseason_appearances">Notable updates to postseason appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Notable updates to postseason appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> entered the postseason for the second consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the NBA for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2004–05 Phoenix Suns season">2005</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Miami_Heat_season" title="2021–22 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a> entered the postseason for the third consecutive season and also clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Miami_Heat_season" title="2012–13 Miami Heat season">2013</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2021–22 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a> entered the postseason for the eighth consecutive season, the longest such streak active in the NBA at the time. <ul><li>Boston also won the Eastern Conference and advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2021–22 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2021–22 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a> entered the postseason for the sixth consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2021–22 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a> entered the postseason for the fifth consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn Nets</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2021–22 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> entered the postseason for the fourth consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a> entered the postseason for the third consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a> entered the postseason for the second consecutive season.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2021–22 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2019%E2%80%9320_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2019–20 Toronto Raptors season">2020</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2021–22 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2018%E2%80%9319_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2018–19 Golden State Warriors season">2019</a>. <ul><li>Golden State also won the Western Conference and advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019</a> and sixth time since <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_Finals" title="2015 NBA Finals">2015</a>.</li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2021–22 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a> entered the postseason for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2016–17 Chicago Bulls season">2017</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Lakers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Lakers season">Los Angeles Lakers</a> missed the postseason for the first time in three years.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Portland_Trail_Blazers_season" title="2021–22 Portland Trail Blazers season">Portland Trail Blazers</a> missed the postseason for the first time in nine years.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Sacramento_Kings_season" title="2021–22 Sacramento Kings season">Sacramento Kings</a> missed the postseason for the sixteenth consecutive season, surpassing the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="Los Angeles Clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a> for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_franchise_postseason_droughts" title="List of NBA franchise postseason droughts">longest playoff drought in NBA history</a>, beginning in <a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notable_occurrences">Notable occurrences</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Notable occurrences"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Neither Los Angeles team qualified for the playoffs. The last time this occurred was in <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a>. (The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers season">Los Angeles Clippers</a> made the play-in as the eighth seed but did not advance.)</li> <li>This is the first time where both No. 8 seeds were eliminated in the <a href="/wiki/McIntyre_system#Other_competitions" title="McIntyre system">Page-McIntyre stage</a> by the No. 9 seeded teams.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>A team with a losing record in the Western Conference (Pelicans) qualified for the playoffs. This previously occurred in <a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020</a>.</li> <li>For the first time in NBA playoff history, four players aged 22 or younger (<a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a>) scored 30 or more points in a game in the same postseason.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> joined <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Derrick Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> in scoring at least 35 points in a playoff game before turning 21.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> became the fifth team in the last 10 postseasons to win a playoff game after trailing by 4-plus points in the final 40 seconds. Teams were 4–701 in that span prior to the game.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> swept the <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a>, marking the 46th year in a row that a sweep occurred. The last time a sweep did not occur was in <a href="/wiki/1976_NBA_playoffs" title="1976 NBA playoffs">1976</a>. This was the 182nd series sweep in NBA playoffs history.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> and <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> series became the first Eastern Conference First Round series to go to a game 6 since <a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> became the first team ever to have multiple comebacks wins after trailing by double-digits going into the fourth quarter in a single playoff series.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> won a playoff series for the first time since their championship run in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> set a playoff record for most consecutive field goals made in a game without a miss, going 14-of-14 from the field.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>For the first time since <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019</a>, all top four teams in both the <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a> made it past the first round of the playoffs.</li> <li>For the first time since <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>, no first-round matchup went to a game 7.</li> <li>With a game 3 win at Denver, the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> have won a road game in 24 consecutive playoff series, beating the previous record set by the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> with 23. This record has since been extended to 27 consecutive playoff series with their road wins against Memphis, Dallas, and Boston.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Game 1 between the <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> and <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> was the first game in playoff history where three players age 22 or younger (<a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a>) each had 30-plus points.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> became the third player in league history to have multiple 45-point games in the postseason before turning 23, joining <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> totaled nine assists against the <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> in game 5, the lowest number of assists in a playoff game by a team since <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a>.</li> <li>For the first time since <a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015</a>, every Conference semifinals series went to a game 6.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season">Mavericks</a>–<a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Suns</a> series was the first of the 2022 playoffs to have a game 7, making it the 23rd consecutive NBA postseason to feature a game 7. The last time a game 7 did not occur in the playoffs was <a href="/wiki/1999_NBA_playoffs" title="1999 NBA playoffs">1999</a>. This was the 145th game 7 in NBA playoffs history.</li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> became the first team to grab 70-plus rebounds in a playoff game since <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1983</a>.</li> <li>With the defending champion <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> losing to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a>, the 2022 playoffs was the third straight year where the defending champion was eliminated before the conference finals. After the Celtics defeated the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a>, it was also the fifth straight year with a different EC champion.</li> <li>With the defending Western Conference champion <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> losing to the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a>, this marked the second straight year both of the NBA Finals participants from the previous year were eliminated before the conference finals.</li> <li>The Dallas Mavericks made their first Conference finals since <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>.</li> <li>Neither the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">first-seeded team</a> nor the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">second-seeded team</a> made the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference finals">Western Conference finals</a> for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>.</li> <li>In game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals, the Miami Heat failed to get a shot for more than eight minutes, until 3:22 remained in the first quarter. This marked the longest a team has gone with no field goals to start a game in the postseason in 25 years.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, all starters for the Heat were outscored by a bench player (Victor Oladipo scored 23 points, more than 18 points from all of the starting five). The 18 points was the lowest number combined in a playoff game since starters were first tracked in 1971 and was also the first time in which a bench player outscores the entire starting lineup.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>By advancing to the NBA Finals, the Golden State Warriors made their sixth Finals appearance in eight seasons, the first since 1990–98 <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> (led by <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a>) to have this feat.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> joined <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Michael_Jordan" title="Michael Jordan">Michael Jordan</a> as the only players in NBA Finals to score 40 or more points at age 34 or older.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> set the all-time NBA record with 100 turnovers in a single postseason.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>By beating the Celtics, the Warriors became the only team with a non-losing series record (1–1) against the Celtics in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_NBA_champions" title="List of NBA champions">Finals</a>. The Celtics had winning series records in the Finals against the <a href="/wiki/Celtics-Lakers_rivalry" class="mw-redirect" title="Celtics-Lakers rivalry">Lakers</a> (9–3), the Hawks (3–1), the Rockets (2–0), the Bucks (1–0) and the Suns (1–0).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Format">Format</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Format"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/NBA_playoffs#Format" title="NBA playoffs">NBA playoffs § Format</a></div> <p>Eight teams from each conference participated in the playoffs. The top six teams in each conference, based on <a href="/wiki/Winning_percentage" title="Winning percentage">winning percentage</a>, directly qualified for the playoffs; the <a href="/wiki/Seed_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Seed (sports)">seeding</a> order of those teams was also based on winning percentage. If two or more teams had the same record, standard NBA tiebreaker rules were used. </p><p>The NBA Board of Governors approved a format for the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_NBA_season" title="2021–22 NBA season">2021–22 season</a> to have a <a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament" title="NBA play-in tournament">play-in tournament</a> involving the teams ranked 7th through 10th in each conference. The 7th-place team and 8th-place team participated in a "double-chance" game, with the winner advancing to the playoffs as the 7-seed. The loser then played the winner of the elimination game between the 9th-place and 10th-place teams to determine the playoff's 8-seed. The NBA's regular playoff format then proceeded as normal.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Each conference's bracket was fixed with no reseeding. All rounds were best-of-seven series; a series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format with regards to hosting. In the conference playoffs, home court advantage went to the higher-seeded team (number one being the highest). Conference seedings were ignored for the NBA Finals: home court advantage went to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties were broken based on head-to-head record, followed by intra-conference record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Playoff_qualifying">Playoff qualifying</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Playoff qualifying"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On March 9, 2022, the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a> became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.<sup id="cite_ref-Sunsclinch_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sunsclinch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 5, the <a href="/wiki/2021-22_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio Spurs</a> and <a href="/wiki/2021-22_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a> became the last two teams to qualify for postseason play, as both teams secured spots in the first-stage play-in tournament. On April 7, the <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Denver_Nuggets_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a> became the final team to secure a direct berth in the playoff bracket, qualifying as the sixth seed in the Western Conference and relegating the <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> to the play-in tournament.<sup id="cite_ref-april7_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-april7-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While noted in the below tables, division titles have no bearing on seeding.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Seeds 7 and 8 in each conference were determined via the first-stage play-in tournament, held April 12–15.</i> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament#2022" title="NBA play-in tournament">NBA play-in tournament § 2022</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference">Eastern Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Seed</th> <th rowspan="2">Team</th> <th rowspan="2">Record</th> <th colspan="5">Clinched </th></tr> <tr> <th>Play-in berth</th> <th>Playoff berth</th> <th>Division title</th> <th>Best record<br />in conference</th> <th>Best record<br />in NBA </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Miami_Heat_season" title="2021–22 Miami Heat season">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>53–29</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 30<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 19<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 7<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2021–22 Boston Celtics season">Boston Celtics</a></td> <td>51–31</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 31<sup id="cite_ref-BOSCL_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOSCL-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 10<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2021–22 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>51–31</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 31<sup id="cite_ref-BOSCL_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BOSCL-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 5<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2021–22 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>51–31</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 3<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2021–22 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto Raptors</a></td> <td>48–34</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 5<sup id="cite_ref-TRCBCC_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TRCBCC-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2021–22 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>46–36</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 5<sup id="cite_ref-TRCBCC_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TRCBCC-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn Nets</a></td> <td>44–38</td> <td>April 2<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 12<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta Hawks</a></td> <td>43–39</td> <td>April 1<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 15<sup id="cite_ref-CavsOut_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CavsOut-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a> (44–38) and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a> (43–39) also secured play-in berths but did not advance to the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-CavsOut_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CavsOut-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference">Western Conference</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Seed</th> <th rowspan="2">Team</th> <th rowspan="2">Record</th> <th colspan="5">Clinched </th></tr> <tr> <th>Play-in berth</th> <th>Playoff berth</th> <th>Division title</th> <th>Best record<br />in conference</th> <th>Best record<br />in NBA </th></tr> <tr> <td>1</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix Suns</a></td> <td>64–18</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 9<sup id="cite_ref-Sunsclinch_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sunsclinch-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 22<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 24<sup id="cite_ref-SunsBest_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SunsBest-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 24<sup id="cite_ref-SunsBest_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SunsBest-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis Grizzlies</a></td> <td>56–26</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 24<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>March 30<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>3</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2021–22 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State Warriors</a></td> <td>53–29</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 2<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>4</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas Mavericks</a></td> <td>52–30</td> <td>—</td> <td>March 30<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>5</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2021–22 Utah Jazz season">Utah Jazz</a></td> <td>49–33</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 5<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 10<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>6</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2021–22 Denver Nuggets season">Denver Nuggets</a></td> <td>48–34</td> <td>—</td> <td>April 7<sup id="cite_ref-april7_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-april7-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>7</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></td> <td>46–36</td> <td>April 7<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 12<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr> <td>8</td> <td align="left"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans Pelicans</a></td> <td>36–46</td> <td>April 5<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>April 15<sup id="cite_ref-ClipsOut_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ClipsOut-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td>—</td> <td>—</td> <td>— </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers season">L.A. Clippers</a> (42–40) and <a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2021–22 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a> (34–48) also secured play-in berths but did not advance to the playoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-ClipsOut_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ClipsOut-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Play-in_tournament_brackets">Play-in tournament brackets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Play-in tournament brackets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/NBA_play-in_tournament#2022" title="NBA play-in tournament">NBA play-in tournament § 2022</a></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Eastern_Conference_2">Eastern Conference</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;margin:1em 2em 0em 1em;white-space:nowrap"><tbody><tr style="visibility:collapse"></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Play-in games</b></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>No. 8 seed game</b></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Final seeds</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>7</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a></b></i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>115</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Brooklyn</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">No. 7 seed</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Cleveland_Cavaliers_season" title="2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season">Cleveland</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">108</td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:2px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Atlanta</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">No. 8 seed</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i>Cleveland</i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">101</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>9</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Atlanta</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>107</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>9</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a></b></i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>132</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Charlotte_Hornets_season" title="2021–22 Charlotte Hornets season">Charlotte</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">103</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Bold</b> Game winner<br /> <i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Western_Conference_2">Western Conference</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Western Conference"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="overflow:auto"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;margin:1em 2em 0em 1em;white-space:nowrap"><tbody><tr style="visibility:collapse"></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-left:4px"></td><td style="width:2px;padding-right:2px"></td><td style="width:25px"></td><td style="width:125px"></td><td style="width:75px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Play-in games</b></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>No. 8 seed game</b></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:1px solid #aaa;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>Final seeds</b></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>7</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a></b></i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>109</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">7</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">Minnesota</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">No. 7 seed</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Los_Angeles_Clippers_season" title="2021–22 Los Angeles Clippers season">LA Clippers</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">104</td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:2px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="3" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="3"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">9</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em">New Orleans</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">No. 8 seed</td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">8</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i>LA Clippers</i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">101</td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid red;border-width:0px 0px 2px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:2px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>9</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>New Orleans</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>105</b></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 0px 0px"></td><td rowspan="2"></td><td rowspan="5"></td><td rowspan="5"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>9</b></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans</a></b></i></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:1px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em"><b>113</b></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="5" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:0px 2px 2px 0px"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F2F2F2;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">10</td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 0px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;padding:0em 0.3em"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_San_Antonio_Spurs_season" title="2021–22 San Antonio Spurs season">San Antonio</a></td><td rowspan="2" style="border:solid #aaa;border-width:0px 1px 1px 1px;background-color:#F9F9F9;text-align:center;padding:0em 0.3em">103</td><td style="border:solid black;border-width:1px 0px 0px 0px"></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="height:11px"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" rowspan="2" style="padding:0em 0.3em"></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Bold</b> Game winner<br /> <i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage </p><p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Bracket">Bracket</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Bracket"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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. </p> <table cellpadding="0" style="border-style:none;font-size:90%;border-collapse:separate;border-spacing:0;margin:1em 2em 1em 1em"><tbody><tr><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="#First_round">First round</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="#Conference_semifinals">Conference semifinals</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="#Conference_finals">Conference finals</a> </td><td></td><td></td><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0)"><a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">NBA Finals</a> </td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="width:1px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:5px"></td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:150px"> </td><td style="width:25px"> </td><td style="width:1px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Miami_Heat_season" title="2021–22 Miami Heat season">Miami</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="21" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Atlanta_Hawks_season" title="2021–22 Atlanta Hawks season">Atlanta</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Miami</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Philadelphia </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Philadelphia_76ers_season" title="2021–22 Philadelphia 76ers season">Philadelphia</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Toronto_Raptors_season" title="2021–22 Toronto Raptors season">Toronto</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Miami</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Conference_(NBA)" title="Eastern Conference (NBA)">Eastern Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Boston</b>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Milwaukee_Bucks_season" title="2021–22 Milwaukee Bucks season">Milwaukee</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Chicago_Bulls_season" title="2021–22 Chicago Bulls season">Chicago</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Milwaukee* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Boston</b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>E2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Boston_Celtics_season" title="2021–22 Boston Celtics season">Boston</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Brooklyn_Nets_season" title="2021–22 Brooklyn Nets season">Brooklyn</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">0 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">E2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Boston* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="13" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Golden State</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W1</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Phoenix_Suns_season" title="2021–22 Phoenix Suns season">Phoenix</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td><td rowspan="9" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="20" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W8 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_New_Orleans_Pelicans_season" title="2021–22 New Orleans Pelicans season">New Orleans</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Phoenix</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">3 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Dallas</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Dallas_Mavericks_season" title="2021–22 Dallas Mavericks season">Dallas</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W5 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Utah_Jazz_season" title="2021–22 Utah Jazz season">Utah</a>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W4 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">Dallas </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="8" style="text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Western_Conference_(NBA)" title="Western Conference (NBA)">Western Conference</a></b> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b>Golden State</b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Golden_State_Warriors_season" title="2021–22 Golden State Warriors season">Golden State</a></b></i> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="3" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="8" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W6 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Denver_Nuggets_season" title="2021–22 Denver Nuggets season">Denver</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">1 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W3</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>Golden State</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="3" style="text-align:center"> </td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td style="border-color:inherit;border-width:0 2px 0 0;border-style:solid"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i>Memphis</i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><b>W2</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><i><b><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Memphis_Grizzlies_season" title="2021–22 Memphis Grizzlies season">Memphis</a></b></i>* </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px"><b>4</b> </td><td rowspan="2" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-bottom-width:2px;border-right-width:2px"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" colspan="5" style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit"></td></tr><tr><td style="height:7px"></td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px">W7 </td><td rowspan="2" style="color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0 2px;border:1px solid var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-top-width:1px"><a href="/wiki/2021%E2%80%9322_Minnesota_Timberwolves_season" title="2021–22 Minnesota Timberwolves season">Minnesota</a> </td><td rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:var(--color-base,#202122);overflow:inherit;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);border-color:var(--border-color-base,#a2a9b1);border-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-left-width:1px;border-right-width:1px;border-bottom-width:1px">2 </td><td style="border-style:solid;border-width:0;border-color:inherit;border-top-width:2px"></td></tr></tbody></table><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>* Division winner</li><li><b>Bold</b> Series winner</li><li><i>Italic</i> Team with home-court advantage</li></ul></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="First_round">First round</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: First round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: Times are <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−4</a>) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_first_round">Eastern Conference first round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference first round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Miami_Heat_vs._(8)_Atlanta_Hawks"><span id=".281.29_Miami_Heat_vs._.288.29_Atlanta_Hawks"></span>(1) Miami Heat vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: (1) Miami Heat vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 17<br /><small> 1:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-mia-0042100101">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 91, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>23</b>, 23–<b>36</b>, 20–<b>27</b>, <b>31</b>–29</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danilo_Gallinari" title="Danilo Gallinari">Danilo Gallinari</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Onyeka_Okongwu" title="Onyeka Okongwu">Onyeka Okongwu</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Delon_Wright" title="Delon Wright">Delon Wright</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Duncan_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duncan Robinson (basketball)">Duncan Robinson</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Adebayo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Butler</a> 6 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,514<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Eric Dalen</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Robinson_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Duncan Robinson (basketball)">Duncan Robinson</a> led the Heat in scoring with 27 points on 9-of-10 shooting, including going 8-of-9 from three-point range. On the other hand, Atlanta's <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> struggled, shooting just 1-of-12, finishing the game with eight points and six turnovers. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 19<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-mia-0042100102">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 105, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>26</b>, 29–<b>30</b>, 22–<b>31</b>, <b>29</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bogdan_Bogdanovi%C4%87_(basketball)" title="Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)">Bogdan Bogdanović</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Collins_(basketball)" title="John Collins (basketball)">John Collins</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 45<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dewayne_Dedmon" title="Dewayne Dedmon">Dewayne Dedmon</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> Jimmy Butler 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,950<br /><b>Referees:</b> John Goble, Tre Maddox, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Buchert" title="Nick Buchert">Nick Buchert</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scored a playoff career-high 45 points, shooting 15-of-25 as well as committing zero turnovers en route to securing a 2–0 series lead. <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> also rebounded in game 2, finishing the game with 25 points, but he committed a career-high 10 turnovers. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 7:55 pm<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0042100103">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 110, <b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>24</b>–22, 30–<b>39</b>, <b>31</b>–16, 25–<b>34</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bogdan_Bogdanovi%C4%87_(basketball)" title="Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball)">Bogdan Bogdanović</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> Trae Young 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Arena" title="State Farm Arena">State Farm Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,421<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Lewis, Ben Taylor, <a href="/wiki/JB_DeRosa" title="JB DeRosa">JB DeRosa</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> In danger of going down 0–3 in the series, <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> hit a game-winning floater in the lane with 4.4 seconds left as the Hawks overcame a 16-point deficit in the second half. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0042100104">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>110</b>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 86 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>26</b>, <b>30</b>–15, <b>25</b>–20, <b>30</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 36<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Jimmy Butler 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/De%27Andre_Hunter" title="De'Andre Hunter">De'Andre Hunter</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <i>three players</i> 7 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Arena" title="State Farm Arena">State Farm Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,951<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, Brent Barnaky</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After losing <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> in game 3 with a hamstring strain, the Heat dominated the Hawks down the stretch, outscoring Atlanta in the final three quarters 85–60. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scored 13 of his 36 points in the second quarter along with 10 rebounds and four assists. <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> scored only nine points with five assists and five turnovers, as he was held to single digit points by Miami's defense for the second time in four games. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 26<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-mia-0042100105">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>97</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>22</b>–21, 20–<b>33</b>, <b>22</b>–21, <b>30</b>–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/De%27Andre_Hunter" title="De'Andre Hunter">De'Andre Hunter</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> De'Andre Hunter 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Trae_Young" title="Trae Young">Trae Young</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Victor Oladipo</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami wins series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,553<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a>, Mitchell Ervin</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Without <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a>, the Heat were able to hold off the Hawks thanks to a 23-point performance from <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Victor Oladipo</a>. <a href="/wiki/De%27Andre_Hunter" title="De'Andre Hunter">De'Andre Hunter</a> shined for Atlanta in the loss, scoring a career-high 35 points, as well as the most points scored by a Hawks player in the series. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Miami won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 12, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0022100621">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>115</b>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a> 91 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/State_Farm_Arena" title="State Farm Arena">State Farm Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Atlanta,_GA" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, GA">Atlanta, GA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 14, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-mia-0022100636">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Atlanta Hawks 118, <b>Miami Heat</b> <b>124</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 21, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-atl-0022100687">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Miami Heat 108, <b>Atlanta Hawks</b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 8, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/atl-vs-mia-0022101207">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Atlanta Hawks 109, <b>Miami Heat</b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">FTX Arena, Miami, FL</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first two meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoff series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Atlanta leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1994</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Hawks" title="Atlanta Hawks">Atlanta Hawks</a></b> <b>3</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1994_NBA_playoffs" title="1994 NBA playoffs">1994 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2009</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Miami Heat 3, <b>Atlanta Hawks</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2009_NBA_playoffs" title="2009 NBA playoffs">2009 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(7)_Brooklyn_Nets"><span id=".282.29_Boston_Celtics_vs._.287.29_Brooklyn_Nets"></span>(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Brooklyn Nets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Brooklyn Nets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 17<br /><small> 3:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bkn-vs-bos-0042100111">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> 114, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>115</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>29</b>, <b>33</b>–32, 24–<b>35</b>, <b>29</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> 39<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nic_Claxton" title="Nic Claxton">Nic Claxton</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Seth_Curry" title="Seth Curry">Curry</a>, Irving 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> Jayson Tatum 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, James Williams, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Mott" title="Rodney Mott">Rodney Mott</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Celtics lost a 15-point third quarter lead but went on to win game 1 on <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a>'s layup at the buzzer. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 20<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bkn-vs-bos-0042100112">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> 107, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>114</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–24, <b>32</b>–31, 25–<b>30</b>, 17–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_(basketball)" title="Bruce Brown (basketball)">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Kevin Durant 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 22<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <i>four players</i> 6 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Lewis, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a>, Jacyn Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Nets had a 17-point lead late in the first half, but lost the game due to a huge fourth quarter by the Celtics. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> notably struggled in the second half, going 0–10 from the floor and committing 4 turnovers as Boston outscored Brooklyn 59–42 in the final two quarters. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-bkn-0042100113">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>109</b>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> 103 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–25, 23–<b>25</b>, <b>28</b>–22, 28–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 39<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Theis" title="Daniel Theis">Theis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Derrick_White" title="Derrick White">White</a> 6 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Smart</a>, Tatum 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_(basketball)" title="Bruce Brown (basketball)">Bruce Brown</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Brown, <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Kyrie Irving</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York City">Brooklyn, New York City</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,175<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Mark Lindsay, Karl Lane</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite a stellar night from <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Brown_(basketball)" title="Bruce Brown (basketball)">Bruce Brown</a>, who had 26 points on 10-of-19 shooting from the field, the Nets were unable to overcome poor performances from <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Durant</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kyrie_Irving" title="Kyrie Irving">Irving</a>, who only scored 16 points apiece, as well as a 39-point explosion from <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> who also had 6 steals. The Celtics led by as many as 15 in the final quarter before holding off the Nets to take a commanding 3–0 series lead. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 25<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-bkn-0042100114">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>116</b>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a> 112 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–26, <b>28</b>–24, <b>32</b>–28, 26–<b>34</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Theis" title="Daniel Theis">Theis</a> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> 39<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Goran_Dragi%C4%87" title="Goran Dragić">Goran Dragić</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> Kevin Durant 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins series, 4–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York City">Brooklyn, New York City</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,099<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Sean Wright, Brian Forte</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> fouling out late in the fourth quarter, the Celtics were able to hold off the Nets to complete the sweep. <a href="/wiki/Kevin_Durant" title="Kevin Durant">Kevin Durant</a> had his best game of the series with 39 points, helping Brooklyn trim the deficit to 1 point with 3:29 to play in the fourth quarter, but thanks to Tatum's 29 points, Boston never trailed. <a href="/wiki/Nic_Claxton" title="Nic Claxton">Nic Claxton</a> struggled at the free throw line, missing his first 10 attempts, and finishing 1-of-11. This was the eighth playoff sweep in Celtics' franchise history, as Boston swept its first-round series for the third time in four years. The Nets were the only team in this season's playoffs to get swept. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Boston won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 24, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bkn-vs-bos-0022100270">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">Brooklyn Nets</a></b> <b>123</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 104 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 8, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-bkn-0022100817">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>126</b>, Brooklyn Nets 91 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Barclays_Center" title="Barclays Center">Barclays Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn,_New_York_City" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn, New York City">Brooklyn, New York City</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 24, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-bkn-0022100890">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>129</b>, Brooklyn Nets 106 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 6, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bkn-vs-bos-0022100960">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Brooklyn Nets 120, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>126</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">TD Garden, Boston, MA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, and the second since the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Brooklyn_Nets" title="History of the Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a> relocated to Brooklyn in 2012, with the Nets winning the first three meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Brooklyn leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2002</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Nets" title="Brooklyn Nets">New Jersey Nets</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2002_NBA_playoffs" title="2002 NBA playoffs">2002 Eastern Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2003</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 0, <b>New Jersey Nets</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2003_NBA_playoffs" title="2003 NBA playoffs">2003 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 1, <b>Brooklyn Nets</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_Milwaukee_Bucks_vs._(6)_Chicago_Bulls"><span id=".283.29_Milwaukee_Bucks_vs._.286.29_Chicago_Bulls"></span>(3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Chicago Bulls</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: (3) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (6) Chicago Bulls"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 17<br /><small> 6:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(5:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/chi-vs-mil-0042100121">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>93</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>34</b>, <b>22</b>–17, <b>28</b>–23, 15–<b>19</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Vu%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Nikola Vučević">Nikola Vučević</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Nikola Vučević 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 16<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Holiday</a>, <a href="/wiki/Khris_Middleton" title="Khris Middleton">Middleton</a> 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,717<br /><b>Referees:</b> John Goble, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Michael Smith</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite finishing the game with 21 turnovers and blowing a 16-point lead, the Bucks outlasted the Bulls 93–86. <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> finished the game with 27 points and 16 rebounds. The Bulls struggled on offense, shooting a season-low 32.3% from the floor, with <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zach_LaVine" title="Zach LaVine">Zach LaVine</a> shooting a combined 12-of-44 (27.3%). </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 20<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/chi-vs-mil-0042100122">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></b> <b>114</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 110 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–28, <b>34</b>–21, 24–<b>31</b>, 27–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> 41<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Vu%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Nikola Vučević">Nikola Vučević</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Alex_Caruso" title="Alex Caruso">Alex Caruso</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,688<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a>, Ben Taylor</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> While the Bulls were leading by as much as 18 in the third quarter, they withstood two furious rallies in both the third and fourth quarters by the Bucks, with <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> scoring a playoff career-high 41 points. This was the Bulls' first playoff victory since game 2 of the <a href="/wiki/2017_NBA_playoffs#(1)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(8)_Chicago_Bulls" title="2017 NBA playoffs">2017 Eastern Conference first round</a> against the Boston Celtics. Two Bucks players suffered injuries during the game: <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> left mid-game after suffering a "right eye abrasion" and <a href="/wiki/Khris_Middleton" title="Khris Middleton">Khris Middleton</a> suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 8:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-chi-0042100123">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>111</b>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 81 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–17, <b>27</b>–24, <b>30</b>–18, 21–<b>22</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grayson_Allen" title="Grayson Allen">Grayson Allen</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Vu%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Nikola Vučević">Nikola Vučević</a> 19<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Coby_White" title="Coby White">Coby White</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ayo_Dosunmu" title="Ayo Dosunmu">Dosunmu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zach_LaVine" title="Zach LaVine">LaVine</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_IL" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, IL">Chicago, IL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 22,667<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Sean Wright, Brian Forte</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite Chicago hosting their first playoff game in five years, Milwaukee dominated throughout the game. <a href="/wiki/Grayson_Allen" title="Grayson Allen">Grayson Allen</a> came off the bench and led the Bucks in points with 22, along with <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> collecting 16 rebounds, tying a career high. The loss was also the largest playoff loss at home in Bulls history. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 1:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(12:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-chi-0042100124">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>119</b>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 95 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–22, <b>31</b>–19, <b>34</b>–33, <b>29</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Antetokounmpo, <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Holiday</a> 7 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_LaVine" title="Zach LaVine">Zach LaVine</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Vu%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Nikola Vučević">Vučević</a>, <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Williams_(basketball)" title="Patrick Williams (basketball)">Williams</a> 10 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> Zach LaVine 13</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_IL" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, IL">Chicago, IL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 22,020<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Lewis, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a>, Gediminas Petraitis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Grayson_Allen" title="Grayson Allen">Grayson Allen</a> set playoff career highs with 27 points and six three-pointers, along with <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> leading the team with 32 points and 17 rebounds as the Bucks cruised to a second straight win on the road. With the loss, the Bulls had been outscored by a combined 54 points over the past two games, both of which were at home. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 27<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100125">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 100, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>34</b>, 24–<b>26</b>, 26–<b>31</b>, <b>32</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_Williams_(basketball)" title="Patrick Williams (basketball)">Patrick Williams</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Vu%C4%8Devi%C4%87" title="Nikola Vučević">Nikola Vučević</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> 17<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee wins series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,506<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Rodney Mott, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite being without <a href="/wiki/Khris_Middleton" title="Khris Middleton">Khris Middleton</a> the last three games, Milwaukee won all three by an average margin of 23.3 points. <a href="/wiki/DeMar_DeRozan" title="DeMar DeRozan">DeMar DeRozan</a> was scoreless in the first 26 minutes of the game and attempted just one shot in the first quarter, where Chicago was outscored 34–18. <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> had 33 points and nine rebounds as the Bucks won their first-round matchup for the fourth consecutive season. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Milwaukee won 4–0 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 21, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/chi-vs-mil-0022100690">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 90, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>94</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 4, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-chi-0022100949">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>118</b>, Chicago Bulls 112 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/United_Center" title="United Center">United Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_IL" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, IL">Chicago, IL</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 22, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/chi-vs-mil-0022101082">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Chicago Bulls 98, <b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>126</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 5, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-chi-0022101183">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>127</b>, Chicago Bulls 106 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">United Center, Chicago, IL</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two out of the first four meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1974</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a> 0, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_playoffs" title="1974 NBA playoffs">1974 Western Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1985</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Chicago Bulls 1, <b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>3</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1985_NBA_playoffs" title="1985 NBA playoffs">1985 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1990</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 1, <b>Chicago Bulls</b> <b>3</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1990_NBA_playoffs" title="1990 NBA playoffs">1990 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2015</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 2, <b>Chicago Bulls</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(4)_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._(5)_Toronto_Raptors"><span id=".284.29_Philadelphia_76ers_vs._.285.29_Toronto_Raptors"></span>(4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: (4) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) Toronto Raptors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN1/4</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 16<br /><small> 6:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/tor-vs-phi-0042100131">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 111, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>131</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 27–<b>35</b>, 24–<b>34</b>, 37–<b>38</b>, 23–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> 24<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Scottie Barnes 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> 38<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,610<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a>, Jacyn Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> In his first playoff game as a starter, <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> scored 38 points, with 21 of his 38 points coming in the third quarter. Raptors rookie <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> had 15 points, 10 rebounds, and eight assists prior to exiting the game with an ankle injury. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN1/3/4</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 18<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/tor-vs-phi-0042100132">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 97, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>33</b>–32, 19–<b>35</b>, 19–<b>28</b>, <b>26</b>–17</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/OG_Anunoby" title="OG Anunoby">OG Anunoby</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Joel Embiid 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,974<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Mark Lindsay, <a href="/wiki/JB_DeRosa" title="JB DeRosa">JB DeRosa</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After the Raptors took a one-point lead into the second quarter, the 76ers dominated for the rest of the game. Philadelphia outscored Toronto 80–64 in the final three quarters, with <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> finishing the game with 31 points and 11 rebounds. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_Pacific" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportsnet Pacific">SNP</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_Ontario" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportsnet Ontario">SNO</a>/<a href="/wiki/Sportsnet_East" class="mw-redirect" title="Sportsnet East">SNE</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 20<br /><small> 8:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-tor-0042100133">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 101 (OT) </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>29</b>, 27–27, <b>28</b>–19, <b>21</b>–20, <b><a href="/wiki/Overtime_(sports)#Basketball" title="Overtime (sports)">Overtime</a>:</b> <b>9</b>–6</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Joel Embiid 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/OG_Anunoby" title="OG Anunoby">OG Anunoby</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Precious_Achiuwa" title="Precious Achiuwa">Achiuwa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Boucher_(basketball)" title="Chris Boucher (basketball)">Boucher</a> 6 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto,_ON" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, ON">Toronto, ON</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,800<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Sean Wright, Justin Van Duyne</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With 0.9 seconds on the shot clock and 2.6 seconds remaining in overtime, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> hit a game-winning three-point shot to secure a commanding 3–0 series lead after overcoming a 17-point deficit and never leading in regulation. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">SN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 2:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-tor-0042100134">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 102, <b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–24, 25–<b>30</b>, <b>28</b>–26, 25–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Harris" title="Tobias Harris">Tobias Harris</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> James Harden 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> Siakam, <a href="/wiki/Thaddeus_Young" title="Thaddeus Young">Young</a> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto,_ON" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, ON">Toronto, ON</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,800<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Mott" title="Rodney Mott">Rodney Mott</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Scottie_Barnes" title="Scottie Barnes">Scottie Barnes</a> made his return to the lineup for game 4 after missing the previous two games, leading the team with 11 rebounds. Raptors' <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> scored 34 points while the 76ers' <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> scored 22 points. In the second quarter, <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a> exited the game due to a hip injury and did not return. Despite this, the Raptors staved off elimination with a 110–102 win to send the series back to Philadelphia. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">SN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 25<br /><small> 8:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100135">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 88 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–27, <b>25</b>–14, 21–<b>25</b>, <b>28</b>–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Pascal Siakam 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Pascal Siakam 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 20<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Joel Embiid 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,517<br /><b>Referees:</b> John Goble, Tre Maddox, James Williams</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite being without <a href="/wiki/Fred_VanVleet" title="Fred VanVleet">Fred VanVleet</a>, the Raptors, with the help of <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a>'s 23 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists led almost the entire game and staved off elimination again to send the series back to Toronto for game 6. The 76ers had their own share of issues: while <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> scored 20 points with 11 rebounds, and <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> had seven assists; the 76ers' bench scored only five points. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a>, <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN1/4</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 28<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-tor-0042100136">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>132</b>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 97 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>34</b>–29, 28–<b>32</b>, <b>37</b>–17, <b>33</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Harris" title="Tobias Harris">Tobias Harris</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 15</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Boucher_(basketball)" title="Chris Boucher (basketball)">Chris Boucher</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Chris Boucher 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Philadelphia wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto,_ON" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, ON">Toronto, ON</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,800<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The 76ers completed a 35-point rout of the Raptors to eliminate them from the playoffs. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> had 33 points and 10 rebounds, and teammate <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> scored 25. The Raptors' <a href="/wiki/Pascal_Siakam" title="Pascal Siakam">Pascal Siakam</a> scored 24 points in the loss, while <a href="/wiki/Chris_Boucher_(basketball)" title="Chris Boucher (basketball)">Chris Boucher</a> came off the bench and had 25 points and 10 rebounds. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 11, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/tor-vs-phi-0022100171">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a></b> <b>115</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 109 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 28, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-tor-0022100510">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Philadelphia 76ers</b> <b>114</b>, Toronto Raptors 109 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Scotiabank_Arena" title="Scotiabank Arena">Scotiabank Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto,_ON" class="mw-redirect" title="Toronto, ON">Toronto, ON</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 20, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/tor-vs-phi-0022101069">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Toronto Raptors</b> <b>93</b>, Philadelphia 76ers 88 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 7, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-tor-0022101197">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Philadelphia 76ers 114, <b>Toronto Raptors</b> <b>119</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, ON</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Series tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2001</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Toronto_Raptors" title="Toronto Raptors">Toronto Raptors</a> 3, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2019</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Philadelphia 76ers 3, <b>Toronto Raptors</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_first_round">Western Conference first round</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Western Conference first round"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(8)_New_Orleans_Pelicans"><span id=".281.29_Phoenix_Suns_vs._.288.29_New_Orleans_Pelicans"></span>(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 17<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/nop-vs-phx-0042100141">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> 99, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>28</b>, 18–<b>25</b>, <b>37</b>–26, 28–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">CJ McCollum</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> CJ McCollum 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> Chris Paul 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Lewis, Ben Taylor, Gediminas Petraitis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Pelicans started off slowly, but chipped away at a 23-point deficit to eventually trail 79–71 by the end of the third. However, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> took over late in the game by scoring 19 of his 30 points in the fourth quarter. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 19<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/nop-vs-phx-0042100142">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a></b> <b>125</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 114 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>30</b>–28, 26–<b>33</b>, <b>34</b>–22, <b>35</b>–31</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> 37<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Ingram, <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">McCollum</a> 9 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 14</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Pat Fraher</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After scoring 31 points in the first half, <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> left the game in the third quarter after suffering a "mild hamstring strain" and did not return to the game. Meanwhile, <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> finished the game with 37 points, 11 rebounds, and nine assists, leading the Pelicans to their first playoff win since 2018. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 22<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(9:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span><sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-nop-0042100143">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>114</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> 111 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>29</b>, <b>31</b>–19, 22–<b>31</b>, <b>33</b>–32</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Paul</a> 28 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Deandre Ayton 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Chris Paul 14</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">CJ McCollum</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_LA" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, LA">New Orleans, LA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,962<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Curtis Blair, Brent Barnaky</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Without <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a>, the Suns outlasted the Pelicans on the road, with <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> combining for 56 points. Paul scored 15 of Phoenix's first 23 points of the final quarter, along with committing zero turnovers, his second straight game doing so. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-nop-0042100144">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 103, <b><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a></b> <b>118</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>25</b>, <b>29</b>–24, 23–<b>35</b>, 29–<b>34</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Deandre Ayton 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> Brandon Ingram 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_LA" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, LA">New Orleans, LA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,962<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> scored 16 of his 30 points in the third quarter, his third straight game with 30-plus points. <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> also contributed with 26 points and 15 rebounds, along with scoring ten points in a 3:34 span in the fourth quarter to help the Pelicans pull away. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> struggled for the Suns, scoring just four points and three turnovers after previously having just two turnovers in the first three games. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 26<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/nop-vs-phx-0042100145">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> 97, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>32</b>, 26–<b>27</b>, <b>32</b>–30, 19–<b>23</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> 22<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Ingram, <a href="/wiki/CJ_McCollum" title="CJ McCollum">McCollum</a> 5 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mikal_Bridges" title="Mikal Bridges">Mikal Bridges</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Ayton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Johnson" title="Cameron Johnson">Johnson</a> 9 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, Karl Lane</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With the series back in Phoenix, <a href="/wiki/Mikal_Bridges" title="Mikal Bridges">Mikal Bridges</a> helped the Suns take a 3–2 series lead thanks to a playoff career-high 31 points and four blocks, all while playing 47 minutes in the game. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> rebounded in game 5 as well, tallying 22 points and 11 assists. Phoenix never trailed in the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 28<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-nop-0042100146">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>115</b>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> 109 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–28, 20–<b>30</b>, <b>34</b>–27, <b>33</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Chris Paul 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Ingram" title="Brandon Ingram">Brandon Ingram</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Larry_Nance_Jr." title="Larry Nance Jr.">Nance Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Valančiūnas</a> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> Brandon Ingram 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_LA" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, LA">New Orleans, LA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,710<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> In <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a>'s return from the hamstring injury that had kept him out the previous three games, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> scored 33 points on a perfect 14-for-14 from the field (including one three-pointer) and 4-for-4 from the free throw line as the Suns advanced. Paul's 14-for-14 shooting set a record for most field goals made in a playoff game without a miss, and the first player to make 13-plus shots in a playoff game without a miss. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Phoenix won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 2, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/nop-vs-phx-0022100106">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a> 100, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 4, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-nop-0022100565">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Phoenix Suns</b> <b>123</b>, New Orleans Pelicans 110 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Smoothie_King_Center" title="Smoothie King Center">Smoothie King Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans,_LA" class="mw-redirect" title="New Orleans, LA">New Orleans, LA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 25, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/nop-vs-phx-0022100902">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>New Orleans Pelicans</b> <b>117</b>, Phoenix Suns 102 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 15, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-nop-0022101032">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Phoenix Suns</b> <b>131</b>, New Orleans Pelicans 115 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, LA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the two teams.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._(7)_Minnesota_Timberwolves"><span id=".282.29_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._.287.29_Minnesota_Timberwolves"></span>(2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: (2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 16<br /><small> 3:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/min-vs-mem-0042100151">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></b> <b>130</b>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 117 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>41</b>–33, 24–<b>29</b>, <b>32</b>–30, <b>33</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> 36<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Clarke" title="Brandon Clarke">Brandon Clarke</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> Ja Morant 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Minnesota leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Sean Wright, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> In his playoff debut, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> led the Timberwolves in scoring with 36, joining <a href="/wiki/Derrick_Rose" title="Derrick Rose">Derrick Rose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Magic_Johnson" title="Magic Johnson">Magic Johnson</a> in scoring at least 35 points in a playoff game before turning 21. The win was also the Timberwolves' first playoff opener they have won since 2004. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 19<br /><small> 8:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/min-vs-mem-0042100152">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>124</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 32–<b>33</b>, 17–<b>27</b>, 28–<b>36</b>, 19–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Ja Morant 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> Ja Morant 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, James Williams, Mitchell Ervin</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> and the Grizzlies rebounded in game 2, with Morant being one rebound shy of his first career playoff <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a>. The win was also the widest margin of victory in the Grizzlies' playoff history. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 21<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-min-0042100153">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 95 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>39</b>, <b>23</b>–12, 23–<b>32</b>, <b>37</b>–12</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Desmond Bane</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Ja Morant 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a> 22<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jarred_Vanderbilt" title="Jarred Vanderbilt">Jarred Vanderbilt</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> D'Angelo Russell 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Memphis leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,634<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Josh Tiven, Scott Twardoski</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite trailing by 25-plus points on two occasions, the Grizzlies battled back late in the game, including going on a 42–12 run in the final 13 minutes of the game to secure their first lead of the series. <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> also became the first player in the Grizzlies' playoff history to record a <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(9:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-min-0042100154">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 118, <b><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a></b> <b>119</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>33</b>, <b>28</b>–27, 31–<b>33</b>, <b>31</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Desmond Bane</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Ja Morant 15</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Karl-Anthony Towns 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,832<br /><b>Referees:</b> John Goble, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a>, Tre Maddox</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> and the Timberwolves were able to rebound after their game 3 collapse, with Towns putting up a career playoff-best 33 points and 14 rebounds. <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Desmond Bane</a> also had a career night, hitting eight three-pointers and leading the Grizzlies with 34 points, tying a career high. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 26<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/min-vs-mem-0042100155">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 109, <b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>31</b>–28, 24–<b>25</b>, <b>30</b>–21, 24–<b>37</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Karl-Anthony Towns 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/D%27Angelo_Russell" title="D'Angelo Russell">D'Angelo Russell</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Clarke" title="Brandon Clarke">Brandon Clarke</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> Ja Morant 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Memphis leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a>, Gediminas Petraitis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After the Grizzlies erased a 13-point fourth-quarter lead by the Timberwolves, the game would come down to the wire from that point on. At the eight-second mark, <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> would make two clutch free throws. After Minnesota used their last timeout, <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> would hit a clutch three-pointer to tie the game at 109 with 3.7 seconds left. After Memphis called a timeout, Morant hit a game-winning layup with one second left. This was the Grizzlies' second double-digit comeback victory of the series. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 29<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-min-0042100156">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>114</b>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 106 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>29</b>, 21–<b>23</b>, 25–<b>32</b>, <b>40</b>–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Bane</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Brooks" title="Dillon Brooks">Brooks</a> 23 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Anthony_Edwards_(basketball)" title="Anthony Edwards (basketball)">Anthony Edwards</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Karl-Anthony_Towns" title="Karl-Anthony Towns">Karl-Anthony Towns</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> Anthony Edwards 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Memphis wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,323<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Grizzlies' rallied from a double-digit deficit entering the fourth quarter for the third time in the series, winning their opening playoff series for the first time in seven years. <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Desmond Bane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Brooks" title="Dillon Brooks">Dillon Brooks</a> each scored 23 points, with Bane going 27-of-56 on three-pointers in the series. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 8, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/min-vs-mem-0022100149">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Timberwolves" title="Minnesota Timberwolves">Minnesota Timberwolves</a> 118, <b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>125</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 20, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-min-0022100245">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Memphis Grizzlies 95, <b>Minnesota Timberwolves</b> <b>138</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Target_Center" title="Target Center">Target Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, MN">Minneapolis, MN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 13, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/min-vs-mem-0022100628">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Minnesota Timberwolves 108, <b>Memphis Grizzlies</b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">FedExForum, Memphis, TN</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 24, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-min-0022100892">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Memphis Grizzlies 114, <b>Minnesota Timberwolves</b> <b>119</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Target Center, Minneapolis, MN</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the first playoff meeting between the two teams.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(6)_Denver_Nuggets"><span id=".283.29_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._.286.29_Denver_Nuggets"></span>(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Denver Nuggets</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: (3) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Denver Nuggets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 16<br /><small> 8:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(5:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0042100161">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> 107, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>123</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–26, 20–<b>32</b>, 23–<b>32</b>, <b>37</b>–33</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Nikola Jokić 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Jokić, <a href="/wiki/Mont%C3%A9_Morris" title="Monté Morris">Morris</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, Karl Lane</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> In his playoff debut, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> led the Warriors in points with 30, shooting 9-of-13. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> also came off the bench to contribute 16 points in 21 minutes after missing exactly a month with a sprained ligament in his left foot. This was also the Warriors' first playoff win since game 5 of the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019 NBA Finals</a>. Also, the city of San Francisco hosted a playoff game for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_playoffs" title="1964 NBA playoffs">1964</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 18<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0042100162">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> 106, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>126</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–25, 25–<b>32</b>, 30–<b>44</b>, 25–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Nikola Jokić 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Nikola Jokić 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a>, Kevin Cutler</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> came off the bench for a second straight game, dropping 34 points in 23 minutes to lead the Warriors to a 2–0 advantage in the series. <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> also led the Nuggets with 26 points and 11 rebounds before being <a href="/wiki/Ejection_(sports)" title="Ejection (sports)">ejected</a> with seven minutes left in the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 21<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-den-0042100163">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>118</b>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> 113 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>34</b>–32, <b>35</b>–27, 18–<b>30</b>, <b>31</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Poole</a> 27 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> 6<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> 37<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Nikola Jokić 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mont%C3%A9_Morris" title="Monté Morris">Monté Morris</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Ball_Arena" title="Ball Arena">Ball Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver,_CO" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, CO">Denver, CO</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,627<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Warriors finished the game on a 9–2 run to hand the Nuggets their seventh consecutive loss in the playoffs. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> combined for 54 points, along with <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> shooting six three-pointers en route to a 3–0 series lead. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 24<br /><small> 3:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(1:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-den-0042100164">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 121, <b><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></b> <b>126</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>26</b>, 31–<b>37</b>, <b>37</b>–35, <b>32</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> 37<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Nikola Jokić 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bones_Hyland" title="Bones Hyland">Bones Hyland</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Ball_Arena" title="Ball Arena">Ball Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver,_CO" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, CO">Denver, CO</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,628<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Pat Fraher, Mitchell Ervin</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Nuggets finished the game on a 9–5 run, snapping their seven-game losing streak in the playoffs, dating back to the <a href="/wiki/2021_NBA_playoffs" title="2021 NBA playoffs">2021 postseason</a>. <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> led all scorers with 37 points and assisted on a <a href="/wiki/Will_Barton" title="Will Barton">Will Barton</a> three-pointer from the left corner with 8.3 seconds left, effectively putting the game away. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 27<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0042100165">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>102</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>30</b>, <b>23</b>–18, <b>30</b>–22, 20–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Nikola Jokić 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Nikola Jokić 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State wins series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Josh Tiven, Brian Forte</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals for the first time since the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 NBA playoffs</a>. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 20 points in the second half, leading the Warriors with 30 points. <a href="/wiki/Gary_Payton_II" title="Gary Payton II">Gary Payton II</a> also scored 10 of his 15 points in the fourth quarter. <a href="/wiki/Nikola_Joki%C4%87" title="Nikola Jokić">Nikola Jokić</a> scored 12 of his 30 points in the final 3:46 of the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 19 rebounds and eight assists as the Nuggets lost their eighth game in their last nine playoff games. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Denver won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 28, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0022100514">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a></b> <b>89</b>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 86 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 16, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/den-vs-gsw-0022100883">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Denver Nuggets</b> <b>117</b>, Golden State Warriors 116 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Chase Center, San Francisco, CA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 7, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-den-0022100528">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Golden State Warriors 124, <b>Denver Nuggets</b> <b>131</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Ball_Arena" title="Ball Arena">Ball Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Denver,_CO" class="mw-redirect" title="Denver, CO">Denver, CO</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 10, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-den-0022100994">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Golden State Warriors</b> <b>113</b>, Denver Nuggets 102 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Ball Arena, Denver, CO</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the second playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2013</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>4</b>, <a href="/wiki/Denver_Nuggets" title="Denver Nuggets">Denver Nuggets</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(4)_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._(5)_Utah_Jazz"><span id=".284.29_Dallas_Mavericks_vs._.285.29_Utah_Jazz"></span>(4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: (4) Dallas Mavericks vs. (5) Utah Jazz"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 16<br /><small> 1:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(12:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-0042100171">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>99</b>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 93 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>23</b>, <b>25</b>–20, <b>28</b>–22, 26–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Donovan Mitchell 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> 24<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Jalen Brunson 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dinwiddie" title="Spencer Dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Utah leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,013<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Pat Fraher, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Scoring just two points in the first half, <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> erupted in the second half with 30 points, leading the Jazz to a game 1 win on the road. This was also the first time the Mavericks started the playoffs at home since their championship run in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 18<br /><small> 8:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-0042100172">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 104, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–24, <b>31</b>–24, 26–<b>29</b>, 23–<b>33</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Donovan Mitchell 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> 41<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Jalen Brunson 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dinwiddie" title="Spencer Dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,113<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, Ed Malloy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Down 0–1 in the series and without their star <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a>, the Mavericks won due to a career-high 41 points from <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a>, along with the franchise record of fewest turnovers ever in a postseason game, with 3. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 21<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0042100173">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>126</b>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 118 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–20, <b>41</b>–31, 29–<b>40</b>, <b>29</b>–27</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Conley_Jr." title="Mike Conley Jr.">Conley</a>, Mitchell 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Arena">Vivint Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_UT" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,306<br /><b>Referees:</b> John Goble, Tre Maddox, <a href="/wiki/Nick_Buchert" title="Nick Buchert">Nick Buchert</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> putting up 28 points in the second half, the Mavericks took their first lead of the series, with the Dallas bench outscoring the Utah bench 49–24. The Jazz had previously won 11 straight against the Mavericks at home coming into the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 23<br /><small> 4:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0042100174">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 99, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>100</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>24</b>, 19–<b>30</b>, <b>39</b>–24, 18–<b>22</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Clarkson" title="Jordan Clarkson">Jordan Clarkson</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 15<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Arena">Vivint Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_UT" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,306<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, James Williams, Michael Smith</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> made his return after missing the first three games of the series due to a "calf strain" and scored a <a href="/wiki/Double-double" title="Double-double">double-double</a> with 30 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists. Despite this, however, the game came down to the wire. With 30 seconds left in the game with the Mavericks up one, <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Powell" title="Dwight Powell">Dwight Powell</a> was fouled but missed 2 crucial free throws, then <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> lobbed the ball to <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> for an <a href="/wiki/Alley-oop" title="Alley-oop">alley-oop</a>, giving the Jazz the lead with 11 seconds to go. Dallas had one more shot, but Doncic's potential game-winning three-pointer fell short as Utah tied the series 2-all. The Jazz also became the fifth team since <a href="/wiki/2013_NBA_playoffs" title="2013 NBA playoffs">2013</a> to win after trailing by four-plus points in the final 40 seconds. Teams were 4–701 in that span coming into the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 25<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0042100175">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 77, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>102</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>24</b>, 18–<b>28</b>, 19–<b>29</b>, <b>22</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Clarkson" title="Jordan Clarkson">Jordan Clarkson</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Conley_Jr." title="Mike Conley Jr.">Mike Conley</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Luka Dončić 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> Luka Dončić 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,577<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Jacyn Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After the first four games were decided by eight points or less, the Mavericks routed the Jazz at home 102–77 to regain the series lead. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> once again led the Mavericks in points (33), rebounds (13), and assists (5) for the second straight game. <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a>, who averaged 30 points in the first four games, scored just nine and missed all seven of his three-pointers before leaving with a left hamstring injury in the fourth quarter. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 28<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0042100176">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>98</b>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 15–<b>21</b>, 26–<b>32</b>, <b>36</b>–19, 21–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Brunson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Dončić</a> 24 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> Donovan Mitchell 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Arena">Vivint Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_UT" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,306<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Sean Wright, Pat Fraher</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Though the Jazz had a 12-point lead at halftime, the Mavericks stormed back to take the lead in the final few minutes. <a href="/wiki/Rudy_Gobert" title="Rudy Gobert">Rudy Gobert</a> made a layup with 35 seconds to go to reduce the deficit to just one point. However, after a <a href="/wiki/Mike_Conley_Jr." title="Mike Conley Jr.">Mike Conley</a> turnover, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> doubled the Mavericks' lead by scoring a free throw at 4.3 seconds. <a href="/wiki/Bojan_Bogdanovi%C4%87" title="Bojan Bogdanović">Bojan Bogdanović</a> then missed a game-winning three-pointer with 1.9 seconds left on the clock to hand the Mavericks their first series win since their championship run in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>. <a href="/wiki/Donovan_Mitchell" title="Donovan Mitchell">Donovan Mitchell</a> recovered from the injury he sustained in the previous game, and had 23 points, eight rebounds, and nine assists. Brunson and <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> each scored 24 points for Dallas, and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dinwiddie" title="Spencer Dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> scored 19 points. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 25, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0022100492">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 116, <b><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a></b> <b>120</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Vivint_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="Vivint Arena">Vivint Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Salt_Lake_City,_UT" class="mw-redirect" title="Salt Lake City, UT">Salt Lake City, UT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 25, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-uta-0022100903">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Dallas Mavericks 109, <b>Utah Jazz</b> <b>114</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, UT</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 7, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-0022100972">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Utah Jazz 103, <b>Dallas Mavericks</b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 27, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/uta-vs-dal-0022101121">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Utah Jazz 100, <b>Dallas Mavericks</b> <b>114</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first two meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoff series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Dallas leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1986</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Utah_Jazz" title="Utah Jazz">Utah Jazz</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_playoffs" title="1986 NBA playoffs">1986 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2001</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Dallas Mavericks</b> 3, Utah Jazz 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_semifinals">Conference semifinals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: Times are <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−4</a>) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_semifinals">Eastern Conference semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Miami_Heat_vs._(4)_Philadelphia_76ers"><span id=".281.29_Miami_Heat_vs._.284.29_Philadelphia_76ers"></span>(1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: (1) Miami Heat vs. (4) Philadelphia 76ers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 2<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mia-0042100201">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 92, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>106</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>30</b>, <b>29</b>–20, 21–<b>30</b>, 20–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Harris" title="Tobias Harris">Tobias Harris</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">Harden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Reed_(basketball)" title="Paul Reed (basketball)">Reed</a> 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> James Harden 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> Tyler Herro 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,620<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Sean Wright, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Without <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a>, who suffered an orbital fracture and concussion in the final minutes of game 6 against Toronto, the 76ers were unable to overcome missing their star player, with Philadelphia shooting 17.6% from beyond the arc, their second-worst percentage of the season. <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a> scored 25 points—the second most he has ever had in a playoff game—while <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds as the top-seeded Heat outscored the 76ers 56–41 in the second half. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 4<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mia-0042100202">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 103, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>119</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>31</b>, 28–<b>29</b>, 28–<b>31</b>, 23–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Furkan_Korkmaz" title="Furkan Korkmaz">Furkan Korkmaz</a> 6<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Bam Adebayo 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 12</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,759<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Josh Tiven, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The 76ers were unable to rally without their star <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> for the second straight game, with four Heat players scoring 18-plus points (<a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Adebayo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Butler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Herro</a> and <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Oladipo</a>), along with shooting 48.3% from the three-point line. <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Tyrese Maxey</a> led the way for Philadelphia with 34 points, but a 10–0 run in the fourth turned an eight-point Miami lead into an 18-point advantage, sealing the win. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 6<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100203">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 79, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>99</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>21</b>, 17–<b>20</b>, <b>31</b>–27, 14–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 33<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Jimmy Butler 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> 3</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Danny_Green_(basketball)" title="Danny Green (basketball)">Green</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Maxey</a> 21 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Harris" title="Tobias Harris">Tobias Harris</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 21,033<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Ed Malloy, Ben Taylor</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Although listed as "doubtful" leading into the game, <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> made his first appearance of the series, leading the 76ers to their first win with 18 points and 11 rebounds. <a href="/wiki/Danny_Green_(basketball)" title="Danny Green (basketball)">Danny Green</a> rebounded from a poor shooting performance in game 2 (shooting 1-for-10), making 6-of-7 three-pointers through the first three quarters. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> also returned from injury, but finished the game scoreless, with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> being the only Heat player to score more than 14 points in the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 8<br /><small> 8:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-phi-0042100204">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 108, <b><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>30</b>, 28–<b>34</b>, <b>29</b>–25, 23–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 40<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> James Harden 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 21,194<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, Brian Forte</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After being held for under 30 points in 13 consecutive playoff games, <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> broke through with 31 points to help Philadelphia tie the series. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> once again contributed with 24 points and 11 rebounds as the 76ers shot 48.5% from the three-point line. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> also scored 40 points on 13-of-20 shooting from the floor, but the Heat, who shot 38% on three-pointers during the season, shot just 7-of-35 (20%) from beyond the arc. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 10<br /><small> 7:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mia-0042100205">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 85, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>120</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>31</b>, 25–25, 22–<b>25</b>, 19–<b>39</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> 17<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Paul_Reed_(basketball)" title="Paul Reed (basketball)">Paul Reed</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Max_Strus" title="Max Strus">Max Strus</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Tucker" title="P. J. Tucker">P. J. Tucker</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,868<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, James Williams, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Heat outscored the 76ers by 35 points, tying the second-widest margin of victory in Heat playoff history and tying the widest margin of victory of the 2022 NBA playoffs at the time of the game. Seven players for the Heat scored in double-digits, with <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scoring 23 points and <a href="/wiki/Max_Strus" title="Max Strus">Max Strus</a> with 19 points and 10 rebounds. None of Philadelphia's starters played in the final 8:18 of the game, as the Heat outscored the 76ers 39–19 in the fourth quarter. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 12<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-phi-0042100206">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>99</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 90 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–25, 21–<b>23</b>, <b> 25</b>–15, 25–<b>27</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 32<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Max_Strus" title="Max Strus">Max Strus</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Vincent" title="Gabe Vincent">Gabe Vincent</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Embiid</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tyrese_Maxey" title="Tyrese Maxey">Maxey</a> 20 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Joel Embiid 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_PA" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, PA">Philadelphia, PA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 21,082<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, John Goble, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scored 32 points and led the Heat to the conference finals for the second time in three seasons, with Butler scoring 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the third quarter where the Heat used a 16–2 run to take control. <a href="/wiki/Joel_Embiid" title="Joel Embiid">Joel Embiid</a> scored 20 points with 12 rebounds on 7-of-24 shooting, but teammate <a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a> failed to score in the second half, scoring all 11 of his points in the first half. The loss marked the fourth time in the last five years the 76ers had lost in the conference semifinals, having last reached the conference finals in <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_playoffs" title="2001 NBA playoffs">2001</a>. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 15, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-phi-0022100419">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>101</b>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 96 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 15, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mia-0022100645">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Philadelphia 76ers</b> <b>109</b>, Miami Heat 98 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 5, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phi-vs-mia-0022100956">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Philadelphia 76ers 82, <b>Miami Heat</b> <b>99</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">FTX Arena, Miami, FL</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 21, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-phi-0022101074">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Miami Heat 106, <b>Philadelphia 76ers</b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one previous series.<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Series tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2011</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2018</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Miami Heat 1, <b>Philadelphia 76ers</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Boston_Celtics_vs._(3)_Milwaukee_Bucks"><span id=".282.29_Boston_Celtics_vs._.283.29_Milwaukee_Bucks"></span>(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Milwaukee Bucks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 1<br /><small> 1:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0042100211">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>101</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 89 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–24, <b>29</b>–22, 22–<b>24</b>, <b>23</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 12</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Smart</a>, Tatum 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a>, Ed Malloy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Bucks won their fourth consecutive playoff game thanks to <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a>'s second career playoff triple-double, along with <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> leading the team with 25 points and 10 rebounds. <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> scored 21 and <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> had 12 points, but combined to shoot 10-for-31 in the game. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 3<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0042100212">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 21–<b>32</b>, 19–<b>33</b>, <b>26</b>–18, 20–<b>26</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Antetokounmpo, <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Holiday</a> 7 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite being without <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a>, the <a href="/wiki/NBA_Defensive_Player_of_the_Year_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award">Defensive Player of the Year</a>, the Celtics held the Bucks to just 86 points, with Milwaukee shooting 16.7% from the three-point line. <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> rebounded in game 2, scoring 25 of his 30 points in the first half, including 5-for-5 from the three-point line. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 7<br /><small> 3:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mil-0042100213">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 101, <b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 19–<b>22</b>, <b>31</b>–24, 17–<b>34</b>, <b>34</b>–23</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Al Horford 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 42<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,736<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Sean Wright, Pat Fraher</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Boston trailed by as much as 14 late in the third quarter and was facing a 13-point deficit with less than 10 minutes left before storming back. The Celtics pulled ahead 100–99 on <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a>'s two free throws with 1:49 remaining. However, after <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> made a go-ahead basket with 44.3 seconds left, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> was fouled just before attempting a potential tying three-pointer with 4.6 seconds left. After making the first free throw, Smart missed the second intentionally and got his own rebound, but missed his putback attempt. After a brief scramble, <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> got the rebound and banked it in, but his final shot came just after the buzzer sounded, giving Milwaukee the win. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 9<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100214">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>116</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 108 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>25</b>, <b>29</b>–23, 26–<b>32</b>, <b>43</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Horford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Tatum</a> 30 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Jayson Tatum 13<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,505<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Jacyn Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Celtics tied the series thanks to <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> scoring 30 points apiece. Horford had 16 points and Tatum 12 in the fourth quarter alone to help the Celtics outscore the defending NBA champions at home 43–28. <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> led the way for the Bucks with 34 points and 18 rebounds, but <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> notably struggled from the field, shooting 5-for-22 (22.7%) as the Bucks shot 41.5% from the field as a team. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 11<br /><small> 7:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0042100215">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></b> <b>110</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 107 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–26, 19–<b>28</b>, 30–<b>32</b>, <b>33</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 40<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> 15<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Brown</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Horford</a> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 6 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Milwaukee leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With Boston looking to go up 3–2 in the series and leading by as much as 14 by the start of the fourth quarter, Milwaukee mounted a furious comeback in the final minutes. Down by 6 with 1:45 left in the game, both <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jrue_Holiday" title="Jrue Holiday">Jrue Holiday</a> each hit three-pointers to tie the game at 105. After <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> was fouled and made both free throws with 31 seconds left, Antetokounmpo would also be fouled, making the first but missing the second. However, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Portis" title="Bobby Portis">Bobby Portis</a> secured the rebound and scored with 11.4 left, while <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a>'s potentially go-ahead shot was blocked by Holiday, who then converted two free throws to make it a three-point game with 5.9 left. Smart would be stripped of the ball by Holiday again at midcourt, completing the Bucks' comeback victory. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 13<br /><small> 7:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100216">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>108</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 95 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–26, <b>25</b>–17, <b>29</b>–27, <b>26</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 46<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 44<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 20<br /><b>Asts:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,681<br /><b>Referees:</b> Eric Lewis, Tre Maddox, Ben Taylor<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Looking to move on from their loss in game 5 and looking to avoid elimination on the road, the Celtics were able to control the game, leading by as much as 18. Once again, however, the Bucks tried to mount another rally, cutting the deficit to four, but the Celtics were able to respond and force a game 7 in Boston. <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> led the way with 46 points, nine rebounds and four assists, while <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> recorded 10 rebounds and four blocks for the Celtics. <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> also had a big performance in the Bucks' loss, scoring 44 points, six assists, and 20 rebounds—the first 40–20 playoff game since <a href="/wiki/Shaquille_O%27Neal" title="Shaquille O'Neal">Shaquille O'Neal</a> achieved it in game 1 of the <a href="/wiki/2001_NBA_Finals" title="2001 NBA Finals">2001 NBA Finals</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 15<br /><small> 3:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0042100217">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 81, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>109</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–20, 17–<b>28</b>, 21–<b>31</b>, 17–<b>30</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Giannis Antetokounmpo 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Grant_Williams_(basketball)" title="Grant Williams (basketball)">Grant Williams</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, John Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Bucks controlled most of the first quarter, leading by as much as 10, but the Celtics would storm back to lead by five points at halftime. Then, the Celtics took over the game from that point on as they beat the defending champions by 28 points. <a href="/wiki/Grant_Williams_(basketball)" title="Grant Williams (basketball)">Grant Williams</a> scored a career-high 27 points, including seven three-pointers while <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> scored 23 points, <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> grabbed 10 rebounds, Celtics bench player <a href="/wiki/Payton_Pritchard" title="Payton Pritchard">Payton Pritchard</a> scored 14 points, including four three-pointers, and <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> had 10 assists. As a team, the Celtics connected on a game 7 record 22 made three-pointers. </p><p>Despite the Bucks' loss, <a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a> secured a double-double with 25 points, 20 rebounds, and 9 assists, barely missing out on a triple-double. The Bucks missed 24 of their last 25 attempts from three-point range and finished the game 4-of-33 from beyond the arc in game 7, which is the second-worst three-point percentage in a playoff game ever with 30-plus attempts. Antetokounmpo would become the first player with 200 points, 100 rebounds, and 50 assists in a playoff series. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 12, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0022100175">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 113, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>122</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 13, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mil-vs-bos-0022100408">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 103, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>117</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">TD Garden, Boston, MA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 25, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mil-0022100489">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 113, <b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>117</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Fiserv_Forum" title="Fiserv Forum">Fiserv Forum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee,_WI" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee, WI">Milwaukee, WI</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">April 7, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mil-0022101198">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 121, <b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>127</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning five of the first seven meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Boston leads 5–2 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1974</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>4</b>, <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a> 3 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1974_NBA_Finals" title="1974 NBA Finals">1974 NBA Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1983</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>4</b>, Boston Celtics 0 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1983 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1984</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 1, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1984_NBA_playoffs" title="1984 NBA playoffs">1984 Eastern Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1986</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 0, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1986_NBA_playoffs" title="1986 NBA playoffs">1986 Eastern Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1987</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 3, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_playoffs" title="1987 NBA playoffs">1987 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2018</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Milwaukee Bucks 3, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2018_NBA_playoffs" title="2018 NBA playoffs">2018 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2019</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 1, <b>Milwaukee Bucks</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_playoffs" title="2019 NBA playoffs">2019 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_semifinals">Western Conference semifinals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Western Conference semifinals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(4)_Dallas_Mavericks"><span id=".281.29_Phoenix_Suns_vs._.284.29_Dallas_Mavericks"></span>(1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: (1) Phoenix Suns vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 2<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-phx-0042100221">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 114, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>121</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>35</b>, 31–<b>34</b>, 23–<b>27</b>, <b>35</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 45<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 25<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> Devin Booker 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Josh Tiven, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After jumping to a 9–0 lead in the opening minutes, the Suns never trailed in the game as they beat the Mavericks for the 10th straight time, dating back to 2019. All five Suns starters scored in double figures, with <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> leading the way with 25 points. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> led the Mavericks with 45 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists, but no other Mavericks starter scored more than 15 points. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 4<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-phx-0042100222">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 109, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>129</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>32</b>, <b>32</b>–26, 23–<b>31</b>, 26–<b>40</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Brunson</a>, Dončić 5 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jae_Crowder" title="Jae Crowder">Jae Crowder</a> 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Ben Taylor</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Leading 89–83 entering the fourth quarter, the Suns exploded on offense, shooting 84% from the field (16-of-19) and outscoring Dallas 40–26. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> and <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> combined for 58 points, with Paul scoring 14 of his 28 in the fourth quarter, as the Suns shot a franchise playoff-record 64.5% from the field. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> scored 35 points, but only one other starter for the Mavericks scored more than 9 points. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 6<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-dal-0042100223">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>103</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 20–<b>29</b>, <b>24</b>–22, 23–<b>31</b>, <b>27</b>–21</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jae_Crowder" title="Jae Crowder">Jae Crowder</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> Luka Dončić 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,777<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, John Goble, <a href="/wiki/Rodney_Mott" title="Rodney Mott">Rodney Mott</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After struggling in the first two games of the series, <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> scored 28 points and helped the Mavericks snap an 11-game losing streak against the Suns. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> also had 26 points to go with 13 rebounds and nine assists, one assist shy of his fourth-career playoff <a href="/wiki/Triple-double" class="mw-redirect" title="Triple-double">triple-double</a>. For the Suns, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> struggled on his 37th birthday, committing seven turnovers in the first half, the most turnovers Paul's ever had in any half in his career. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 8<br /><small> 3:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-dal-0042100224">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 101, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>111</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>37</b>, 31–31, <b>22</b>–19, 23–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Booker, <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Paul</a> 7 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a> 8<br /><b>Asts:</b> Luka Dončić 11</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,610<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, James Williams, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Mavericks tied the series thanks to a playoff career high from <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a>, who scored 24 points on 8-of-12 from three-point range. Dallas matched its 20 three-pointers (20-of-44) from a similar <a href="/wiki/Mother%27s_Day" title="Mother's Day">Mother's Day</a> rout of the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Lakers" title="Los Angeles Lakers">Los Angeles Lakers</a> in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>, a win that completed a four-game sweep in the second round. <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> scored 35 points for the Suns, but <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> was in foul trouble the majority of the game, eventually fouling out early in the fourth quarter, finishing the game with 5 points and 6 fouls. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 10<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-phx-0042100225">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 80, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>26</b>–23, 20–<b>26</b>, 14–<b>33</b>, 20–<b>28</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 2 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> 28<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Phoenix leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Sean Wright, Tom Washington</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After leading by 3 coming out of halftime, the Suns outscored the Mavericks 61–34, including a 17–0 run in the third quarter as the Suns won their fourth consecutive playoff game at home. <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> led the Suns in points with 28, bringing his playoff career total to 804 points in 30 career playoff games. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> finished with 28 points and 11 rebounds and <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> added 21 points. However, the Mavericks shot just 38% from the field as a team, making just 9 assists, the lowest number of assists by a team in the playoffs since <a href="/wiki/2016_NBA_playoffs" title="2016 NBA playoffs">2016</a>. </p><p>During the final seconds of the game, Suns center <a href="/wiki/Bismack_Biyombo" title="Bismack Biyombo">Bismack Biyombo</a> was fouled on a dunk attempt by Mavericks forward <a href="/wiki/Marquese_Chriss" title="Marquese Chriss">Marquese Chriss</a>. The two had a verbal altercation after the foul, and both players were subsequently ejected. After he was ejected, Chriss ran into the same tunnel that Biyombo had gone into, and the two exchanged further words. Security guards and Mavericks center <a href="/wiki/Boban_Marjanovi%C4%87" title="Boban Marjanović">Boban Marjanović</a> helped separate the two players from each other.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 12<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/phx-vs-dal-0042100226">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 86, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>28</b>, 20–<b>32</b>, 27–<b>34</b>, 14–<b>19</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Deandre_Ayton" title="Deandre Ayton">Deandre Ayton</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Deandre Ayton 11<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Mikal_Bridges" title="Mikal Bridges">Mikal Bridges</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 33<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Luka Dončić 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> Luka Dončić 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,777<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Ed Malloy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After previously going 0–2 in elimination games in his career, <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> scored 33 points and 11 rebounds to help the Mavericks force a game 7, with Dallas going on a decisive 19–5 run to finish the first half. <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> scored 19 points, but was shut out from 3-point range (0-of-4) and committed a season-high eight turnovers, with the Suns shooting a playoff-low 40% with 22 turnovers, also a playoff-worst. <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> also struggled, having more turnovers (5) than assists (4) for the second time in the last four games. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 15<br /><small> 8:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(5:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Mountain_Time_Zone" title="Mountain Time Zone">MST</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-phx-0042100227">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>123</b>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a> 90 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–17, <b>30</b>–10, <b>35</b>–23, 31–<b>40</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 35<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Dončić, <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Finney-Smith</a> 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Johnson" title="Cameron Johnson">Cameron Johnson</a> 12<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/JaVale_McGee" title="JaVale McGee">JaVale McGee</a> 6<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Dallas wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,071<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Josh Tiven</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> This was the Suns' first game 7 since the <a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs#(2)_Phoenix_Suns_vs._(6)_Los_Angeles_Clippers" title="2006 NBA playoffs">2006 Western Conference semifinals</a>. In a series where every home team won their game, game 7 had a different outcome. The Mavericks dominated the entire game, never giving the Suns the lead, eventually going into halftime leading 57–27; the halftime deficit of 30 being the largest in game 7 history.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The lead would later grow to as much as 46 as the Mavericks upset the Suns in 7 games, and advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since their championship run in <a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011</a>. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> shined in the victory with a double-double (35 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 assists), while <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Jalen Brunson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spencer_Dinwiddie" title="Spencer Dinwiddie">Spencer Dinwiddie</a> scored 24 and 30 points, respectively. <a href="/wiki/Devin_Booker" title="Devin Booker">Devin Booker</a> had 11 points, and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Paul" title="Chris Paul">Chris Paul</a> had 10 points and 4 assists as the duo were held to a combined 7-for-22 from the field. Chris Paul also became the first player ever to be on five teams that blew 2–0 leads in a best-of-7 series, along with losing his 4th consecutive game 7. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Phoenix won 3–0 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 18, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100222">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>105</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Footprint_Center" title="Footprint Center">Footprint Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Phoenix,_AZ" class="mw-redirect" title="Phoenix, AZ">Phoenix, AZ</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 20, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100237">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Dallas Mavericks 104, <b>Phoenix Suns</b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 20, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100222">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Phoenix Suns</b> <b>109</b>, Dallas Mavericks 101 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Series tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2005</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Suns" title="Phoenix Suns">Phoenix Suns</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2005_NBA_playoffs" title="2005 NBA playoffs">2005 Western Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2006</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Phoenix Suns 2, <b>Dallas Mavericks</b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2006_NBA_playoffs" title="2006 NBA playoffs">2006 Western Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(2)_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._(3)_Golden_State_Warriors"><span id=".282.29_Memphis_Grizzlies_vs._.283.29_Golden_State_Warriors"></span>(2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (3) Golden State Warriors</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: (2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (3) Golden State Warriors"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 1<br /><small> 3:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-mem-0042100231">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>117</b>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 116 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>32</b>, <b>31</b>–29, <b>36</b>–29, 26–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <i>three players</i> 8 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Jordan Poole 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> Ja Morant 10</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, James Williams, Gediminas Petraitis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> hit a go-ahead 3-pointer with 36 seconds left, and the Warriors overcame <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a>'s first-half ejection to edge the Grizzlies 117–116. <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> led the Warriors with a career-high 31 points off the bench, hitting a playoff-best 5-of-10 3-pointers. <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a> matched his season high with six 3-pointers and had a playoff career-high 33 points. <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> also led the team with 34 points and 10 assists, but missed the potential go-ahead layup as time expired. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 3<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-mem-0042100232">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 101, <b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>106</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 25–<b>33</b>, <b>26</b>–23, <b>26</b>–21, 24–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Stephen Curry 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 47<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <i>three players</i> 8 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> Ja Morant 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Eric Lewis, Mitchell Ervin</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> scored 47 points to match his postseason high and tie the series with a 106–101 victory over the Warriors. Morant scored the last 15 points for Memphis, starting with 4:16 left, along with hitting a 7-foot jumper with 1:42 left to permanently give Memphis the lead. Morant also became the third player in league history to have multiple 45-point games in the postseason before turning 23, joining <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kobe_Bryant" title="Kobe Bryant">Kobe Bryant</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 7<br /><small> 8:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(5:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mem-vs-gsw-0042100233">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 112, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>142</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–26, 29–<b>38</b>, 23–<b>37</b>, 32–<b>41</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/De%27Anthony_Melton" title="De'Anthony Melton">Melton</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ziaire_Williams" title="Ziaire Williams">Williams</a> 4 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Ja Morant 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland, Tre Maddox</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> The Warriors scored over 140 points in a playoff game for the first time since <a href="/wiki/1967_NBA_playoffs" title="1967 NBA playoffs">1967</a> as they routed the Grizzlies 142–112. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 30 points, <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> had 21 and nine rebounds and Golden State shut down the Memphis supporting cast, with no other Grizzlies player besides <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> scoring more than 16 points. Morant had 34 points prior to injuring his right knee midway through the fourth quarter. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 9<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100234">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 98, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>101</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>24</b>–20, 17–<b>18</b>, <b>28</b>–24, 29–<b>39</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a> 21<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Adams" title="Steven Adams">Steven Adams</a> 15<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Brooks" title="Dillon Brooks">Dillon Brooks</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> Stephen Curry 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, John Goble, Karl Lane</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With Warriors head coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a> out after testing positive for COVID-19 and <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> out for Memphis after injuring his right knee, <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> took over head coaching duties for the Warriors and led Golden State on an 11–5 run to end the game, with <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> converting eight free throws over the final 45.7 seconds to finish the game with 32 points. The Warriors scored 39 points in the fourth, topping their 38 the entire first half. <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Brooks" title="Dillon Brooks">Dillon Brooks</a> combined for 33 points for the Grizzlies, but shot a combined 12-of-40 (30%) from the field. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 11<br /><small> 9:30 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:30 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-mem-0042100235">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 95, <b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>134</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>38</b>, 22–<b>39</b>, 17–<b>42</b>, <b>28</b>–15</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> 19<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Draymond Green 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <i>three players</i> 21 each<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Adams" title="Steven Adams">Steven Adams</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Jones" title="Tyus Jones">Tyus Jones</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 17,794<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Kennedy_(referee)" title="Bill Kennedy (referee)">Bill Kennedy</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Facing elimination at home and their star <a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a> doubtful for the remainder of the playoffs, the Grizzlies dominated game 5, leading by as much as 55 points at one point. <a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Desmond_Bane" title="Desmond Bane">Desmond Bane</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Jones" title="Tyus Jones">Tyus Jones</a> each scored 21 points as Memphis set a new record for widest margin of victory in a game in Grizzlies playoff history, as well as the widest margin of victory in the 2022 playoffs. The Warriors also lost for the first time with assistant <a href="/wiki/Mike_Brown_(basketball,_born_1970)" title="Mike Brown (basketball, born 1970)">Mike Brown</a> filling in for coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a>, who missed his second straight game since testing positive for COVID prior to game 4. <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> combined for 33 points, but Golden State turned the ball over 22 times, the most turnovers they had had in a game since <a href="/wiki/2014_NBA_playoffs" title="2014 NBA playoffs">2014</a>. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 13<br /><small> 10:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(7:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0042100236">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 96, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>110</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 26–<b>30</b>, <b>25</b>–23, <b>26</b>–25, 19–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dillon_Brooks" title="Dillon Brooks">Dillon Brooks</a> 30<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Steven_Adams" title="Steven Adams">Steven Adams</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Tyus_Jones" title="Tyus Jones">Tyus Jones</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> 22<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, James Williams, Josh Tiven</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> knocked down eight 3-pointers en route to 30 points and <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 29 with six 3-pointers to send the Warriors to the Western Conference finals for the sixth time in the last eight years. <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> also contributed 14 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, along with <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> returning to the starting lineup and grabbing 22 rebounds, a career high. The Warriors also out-rebounded the Grizzlies 70–44, becoming the first team to grab 70-plus rebounds in a playoff game since <a href="/wiki/1983_NBA_playoffs" title="1983 NBA playoffs">1983</a> and have 25 offensive rebounds, the most since <a href="/wiki/1987_NBA_playoffs" title="1987 NBA playoffs">1987</a>. </p><table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Memphis won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">October 28, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100070">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a></b> <b>104</b>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 101 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 23, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100485">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Memphis Grizzlies 104, <b>Golden State Warriors</b> <b>113</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Chase Center, San Francisco, CA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 11, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022100614">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Golden State Warriors 108, <b>Memphis Grizzlies</b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FedExForum" title="FedExForum">FedExForum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_TN" class="mw-redirect" title="Memphis, TN">Memphis, TN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 28, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/0022101129">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Golden State Warriors 95, <b>Memphis Grizzlies</b> <b>123</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">FedExForum, Memphis, TN</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the second playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2015</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a> 2, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>4</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2015_NBA_playoffs" title="2015 NBA playoffs">2015 Western Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Conference_finals">Conference finals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_finals" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference finals">NBA Conference finals</a></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: Times are <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−4</a>) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.</i></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Eastern_Conference_finals">Eastern Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Eastern Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(1)_Miami_Heat_vs._(2)_Boston_Celtics"><span id=".281.29_Miami_Heat_vs._.282.29_Boston_Celtics"></span>(1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Boston Celtics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: (1) Miami Heat vs. (2) Boston Celtics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 17<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mia-0042100301">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 107, <b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>118</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>28</b>–25, <b>34</b>–29, 14–<b>39</b>, <b>31</b>–25</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 29<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Jayson Tatum 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 41<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Jimmy Butler 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> Jimmy Butler 5</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,774<br /><b>Referees:</b> Zach Zarba, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scored 27 of his 41 points in the second half, and a huge third quarter by the Heat—in which Butler outscored the Celtics by himself—carried them to an 118–107 win. <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> had 29 points and <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> had 24, but were without starters <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> (foot) and <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> (health and safety protocols). Along with being outscored 39–14 in the third quarter, Boston failed to score a field goal in the first six minutes of the second half—the slowest start to a half in any of the Celtics' 94 games this season. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 19<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mia-0042100302">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>127</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 102 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>35</b>–24, <b>35</b>–21, 26–26, 31–31</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Marcus Smart 12</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 9<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>four players</i> 3 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,100<br /><b>Referees:</b> David Guthrie, John Goble, Bill Kennedy</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> scored 27 points, <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> each had 24 as the Celtics went on a massive first-half run to roll past the Heat on the road. Boston used a 17–0 run late in the first quarter—fueled by five 3-pointers in the span of six possessions—to take control. Smart was also a rebound shy of a triple-double, after adding 12 assists and nine rebounds. <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> had 29 points in 32 minutes, but no other player for Miami scored more than 14 points as the Heat suffered their first loss at home in these playoffs. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 21<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-bos-0042100303">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>109</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 103 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>39</b>–18, 23–<b>29</b>, 25–25, 22–<b>31</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Bam Adebayo 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Adebayo, <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Lowry</a> 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 40<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Miami leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, James Williams, Curtis Blair</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After a blowout loss in Miami that cost them home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals, the Heat jumped to a 26-point first-half lead over the Celtics in game 3. <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> scored 31 points with 10 rebounds, filling a void left by injured all-star <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a>, while also putting up six assists and four of the Heat's franchise postseason record 19 steals. The Celtics never led, but they cut a 46–20 deficit to 1 point on a 3-pointer from <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a>, who finished with 40 points. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 23<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-bos-0042100304">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>102</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 11–<b>29</b>, 22–<b>28</b>, 19–19, <b>30</b>–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Victor Oladipo</a> 23<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Gabe_Vincent" title="Gabe Vincent">Gabe Vincent</a> 7</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 31<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Derrick_White" title="Derrick White">Derrick White</a> 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, Kane Fitzgerald, Pat Fraher</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Despite being without <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> due to a right ankle sprain, the Celtics jumped out to a 26–4 first quarter lead and never trailed en route to dominating the Heat in game 4. <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> led all scorers with 31 points, and <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> was masterful defensively for the Celtics, grabbing 13 rebounds and blocking four shots. </p><p>For Miami, they scored just 52 points in the first three quarters, with the Heat not successfully making a shot from the field until 3:21 left in the first quarter, the longest drought without a field goal to start a playoff game in the last 25 years. <a href="/wiki/Victor_Oladipo" title="Victor Oladipo">Victor Oladipo</a> also came off the bench and outscored the entire Miami starting lineup, with the 18 points from the Heat starting five being the fewest points scored by a team's starters in a playoff game since starters were first tracked in 1971, and the first time an entire starting lineup was outscored by a player from its own bench. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 25<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mia-0042100305">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>93</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 80 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 17–<b>19</b>, 20–<b>23</b>, <b>32</b>–16, <b>24</b>–22</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 25<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Jayson Tatum 9</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 18<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Tucker" title="P. J. Tucker">P. J. Tucker</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,819<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> returning to the starting lineup for Boston and <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Herro" title="Tyler Herro">Tyler Herro</a> ruled out for Miami due to a groin injury, the first half was a low-scoring affair with the score at halftime 42–37 in favor of the Heat. The game remained close until the 3rd quarter with 2:44 left. As the Celtics were ahead 59–58, they increased their lead with a 24–2 run which continued into the 4th quarter, eventually putting the game away as the Celtics became one game away from advancing to their first NBA Finals <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">in 12 years</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> led the Celtics with 25 points while <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> secured a double-double with 22 points, 12 rebounds and nine assists. Tatum (24 years and 83 days old) became the second-youngest player in NBA history to reach 1,500 playoff points. </p><p>Meanwhile, the Heat shot 7-of-45 (15.6%) from three in game 5, which was the second-lowest three-point field goal percentage in NBA playoff history with 40-plus attempts. The Miami backcourt also struggled as <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> and <a href="/wiki/Max_Strus" title="Max Strus">Max Strus</a> went a combined 0-of-15 in the game, which was the worst "zero-fer" for a starting backcourt in a playoff game since starters were officially tracked in 1971. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 27<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-bos-0042100306">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></b> <b>111</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 103 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>29</b>–22, 19–<b>24</b>, <b>34</b>–29, <b>29</b>–28</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 47<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Adebayo</a>, Butler 9 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> 10</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Horford</a>, Tatum 9 each<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 3–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, Eric Lewis, Courtney Kirkland</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Coming into the game, many fans and experts believed that the season for the Heat was going to end after their lackluster performances in games 4 and 5, with <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> player <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> stating "We're going to play Boston" in response to who he would rather face in the <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>With Miami facing elimination, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> scored a playoff career-high 47 points (shooting 16-for-29) to go with 9 rebounds, 8 assists, and four steals as the Heat forced a game 7. <a href="/wiki/Kyle_Lowry" title="Kyle Lowry">Kyle Lowry</a> also had his best game of the series, scoring 18 points and 10 assists before fouling out late in the fourth quarter. For Boston, <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> had 30 points and nine rebounds, while <a href="/wiki/Derrick_White" title="Derrick White">Derrick White</a> came off the bench to score 11 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter. <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> also scored 20 points for Boston, but missed a crucial pair of free throws with the game tied at 99 as the Heat finished the game on a 17–6 run. </p><p>Many fans and media members compared Butler's performance to that of <a href="/wiki/LeBron_James" title="LeBron James">LeBron James</a> when he was with the Heat during <a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs#(2)_Miami_Heat_vs._(4)_Boston_Celtics" title="2012 NBA playoffs">game 6 of the 2012 Eastern Conference finals</a> (also against the Celtics), in which he scored 45 points, 15 rebounds & five assists on the road while facing elimination. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 29<br /><small> 8:30 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mia-0042100307">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>100</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 96 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>32</b>–17, 23–<b>32</b>, <b>27</b>–26, 18–<b>21</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 14<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Brown</a>, Tatum 6 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> 35<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Bam_Adebayo" title="Bam Adebayo">Bam Adebayo</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> Bam Adebayo 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston wins series, 4–3</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,200<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, James Capers, David Guthrie</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> Boston opened up on a 12–3 run and had a 15-point lead after one quarter. The Celtics led by 17 early in the second quarter, but the Heat would pull within 6 by halftime. The Heat cut the lead to 2 early in the third, but the Celtics responded to every second-half Miami rally, leading by as many as 14. Although the Heat cut the lead to just 3 points with 10 minutes left, the Celtics rebuilt their lead, and were up 98–85 with 3:25 left. The Heat then went on a furious 11–0 run in 3 minutes, bringing the score to 98–96. After <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> missed a driving layup with 20 seconds left, the Heat had a chance to tie or take the lead. However, <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a> missed a three-point shot, and <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> grabbed the defensive rebound, leading to two free throws that made it a 4-point game with 11 seconds to go. The Heat failed to score, and the Celtics won 100–96, with Boston never trailing in the game. </p><p>With the win, the Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since <a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_Finals" title="2010 NBA Finals">2010</a> and for the 22nd time in their franchise history. Horford, in his 15th season, shed a record for the most playoff games without an NBA Finals appearance, at 141.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> won the inaugural <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Eastern Conference finals MVP award</a>, averaging 25.0 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 5.6 assists on 46% from the field, 35% from beyond the arc, and 86% from the free throw line. </p><p>Notably, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jones_(sportscaster)" title="Mark Jones (sportscaster)">Mark Jones</a> filled-in for <a href="/wiki/Mike_Breen" title="Mike Breen">Mike Breen</a> as play-by-play commentator in game 7, with <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Van_Gundy" title="Jeff Van Gundy">Jeff Van Gundy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Jackson" title="Mark Jackson">Mark Jackson</a> intact as analysts; Breen was out due to a positive COVID-19 test. Originally, Jones was to call the game on <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN_Radio" title="NBA on ESPN Radio">ESPN Radio</a> with <a href="/wiki/Doris_Burke" title="Doris Burke">Doris Burke</a>. However, with changes in the commentary team, <a href="/wiki/Marc_Kestecher" title="Marc Kestecher">Marc Kestecher</a> joined Burke on ESPN Radio.<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> game 7 was also the most watched conference finals game on ESPN in four years, averaging 9.9 million viewers and peaking at 12.1 million viewers. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Boston won 2–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">November 4, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-mia-0022100121">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>95</b>, <a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 78 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/FTX_Arena" class="mw-redirect" title="FTX Arena">FTX Arena</a>, <a href="/wiki/Miami,_FL" class="mw-redirect" title="Miami, FL">Miami, FL</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 31, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-bos-0022100762">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Miami Heat 92, <b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>122</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 30, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/mia-vs-bos-0022101139">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Miami Heat</b> <b>106</b>, Boston Celtics 98 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">TD Garden, Boston, MA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fifth playoff meeting between the two teams, with the Heat winning three of the first four meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Miami leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2010</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2010_NBA_playoffs" title="2010 NBA playoffs">2010 Eastern Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2011</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 1, <b>Miami Heat</b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2011_NBA_playoffs" title="2011 NBA playoffs">2011 Eastern Conference semifinals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2012</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Boston Celtics 3, <b>Miami Heat</b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2012_NBA_playoffs" title="2012 NBA playoffs">2012 Eastern Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2020</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Miami Heat</b> 4, Boston Celtics 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2020_NBA_playoffs" title="2020 NBA playoffs">2020 Eastern Conference finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Western_Conference_finals">Western Conference finals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Western Conference finals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="(3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(4)_Dallas_Mavericks"><span id=".283.29_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._.284.29_Dallas_Mavericks"></span>(3) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: (3) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 18<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-gsw-0042100311">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 87, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>112</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 18–<b>28</b>, <b>27</b>–26, 24–<b>34</b>, 18–<b>24</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Dončić, <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Finney-Smith</a> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jalen_Brunson" title="Jalen Brunson">Brunson</a>, Dončić 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 21<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Stephen Curry 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 4 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Lindsay</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> had 21 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, while <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Poole" title="Jordan Poole">Jordan Poole</a> and <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> both scored 19 as the Warriors took game 1 at home, with Golden State holding Dallas to their lowest field goal percentage of the playoffs (36.0%). <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> led the Mavericks with 20 points, but shot just 6-of-18 from the field, along with scoring just two points and committing six turnovers in the second half as the Mavericks lost their third straight game 1 of the playoffs. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 20<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-gsw-0042100312">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 117, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>126</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>32</b>–25, <b>40</b>–33, 13–<b>25</b>, 32–<b>43</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 42<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Dorian_Finney-Smith" title="Dorian Finney-Smith">Dorian Finney-Smith</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>five players</i> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 2–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis, Ben Taylor</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> had 18 points in the first quarter, and 42 points total. His 3-pointer with 13 seconds before halftime—the Mavs' 15th of the first half—made it 72–58 at the break. Although they trailed by 19 at one point, Golden State answered with a 25–13 third quarter to pull to 85–83 going into fourth. The Warriors would not look back from there, shooting 78.9% in the fourth quarter as Golden State outscored Dallas 68–45 in the second half. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 32 points with six 3-pointers and eight rebounds, while <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> had a career-high 21 points and 12 rebounds. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 22<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-dal-0042100313">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>109</b>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 100 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>25</b>–22, 23–<b>25</b>, <b>30</b>–21, 31–<b>32</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Stephen Curry 11</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 40<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Luka Dončić 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Reggie_Bullock" title="Reggie Bullock">Reggie Bullock</a> 4</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,813<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, Josh Tiven, <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Ford_(referee)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tyler Ford (referee)">Tyler Ford</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 31 points, while <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a>'s playoff career-high 27 points helped Golden State beat the Mavericks to take a 3–0 lead in the Western Conference finals. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> scored 40 points and shot 4-for-9 from beyond the arc, but that was a blip on an otherwise rough night from 3-point range for the Mavericks, who missed their first seven and finished 13-of-45 (28.9%). </p><p>The game is notable for a highlight play that occurred with 6:40 left in the 4th quarter with the score 91–83 in favor of the Warriors. Stephen Curry passed the ball to Andrew Wiggins who drove down the baseline to dunk, <a href="/wiki/Posterized" title="Posterized">posterizing</a> Luka Dončić. The play was controversially called an offensive foul on Wiggins (which would have nullified the dunk), but the call was reversed to no foul and a good basket after a successful challenge by Warriors coach <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a>. </p> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 24<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(8:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Central_Time_Zone" title="Central Time Zone">CDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-dal-0042100314">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 109, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>119</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 24–<b>28</b>, 23–<b>34</b>, 23–<b>37</b>, <b>39</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 20<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Kuminga" title="Jonathan Kuminga">Jonathan Kuminga</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Stephen Curry 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 30<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Luka Dončić 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> Luka Dončić 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 20,810<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, David Guthrie, Sean Wright</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> With the Warriors having a chance to sweep and head to the NBA Finals, the Mavericks dominated the entire game after the 1st quarter, going on a 25–6 run in a span of 7 minutes during the 2nd quarter, eventually leading 62–47 by halftime, and increasing the lead by 29 by the 4th quarter. The Warriors, however, thanks in part to <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Kuminga" title="Jonathan Kuminga">Jonathan Kuminga</a> and <a href="/wiki/Moses_Moody" title="Moses Moody">Moses Moody</a>, rallied a comeback attempt, decreasing the deficit to 8 with 3:23 left in the 4th quarter, resulting in <a href="/wiki/Steve_Kerr" title="Steve Kerr">Steve Kerr</a> to bring back in his starters. However, the Mavericks would silence the rally, keeping their season alive and forcing a fifth game in San Francisco. <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> scored a near triple-double with 30 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists. <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> scored 20 points and eight assists, while <a href="/wiki/Jonathan_Kuminga" title="Jonathan Kuminga">Jonathan Kuminga</a> grabbed eight rebounds. </p><div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">May 26<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-gsw-0042100315">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 110, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>120</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 23–<b>28</b>, 29–<b>41</b>, <b>32</b>–25, 26–26</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 9<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Luka Dončić 6</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> 32<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> 18<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Curry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Green</a> 9 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State wins series, 4–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, John Goble, <a href="/wiki/Curtis_Blair" title="Curtis Blair">Curtis Blair</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div><p> After <a href="/wiki/Anterior_cruciate_ligament_injury" title="Anterior cruciate ligament injury">tearing his left ACL</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2019_NBA_Finals" title="2019 NBA Finals">2019 NBA Finals</a> and then <a href="/wiki/Achilles_tendon_rupture" title="Achilles tendon rupture">tearing his right Achilles' tendon</a> just before the start of the 2020–21 season, <a href="/wiki/Klay_Thompson" title="Klay Thompson">Klay Thompson</a> helped send the Warriors to their sixth NBA Finals in the last eight years, scoring 32 points and shooting 8-for-16 from 3-point range. <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> also scored 10 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, finishing the game with more offensive rebounds (7) than the Mavericks (6). </p><p><a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> was awarded the inaugural <a href="/wiki/NBA_Conference_Finals_Most_Valuable_Player_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="NBA Conference Finals Most Valuable Player Award">Western Conference finals MVP award</a>, averaging 23.8 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists on 44% from the field, 44% from beyond the arc, and 84% from the free throw line. </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Dallas won 3–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 5, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-dal-0022100572">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 82, <b><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a></b> <b>99</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/American_Airlines_Center" title="American Airlines Center">American Airlines Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_TX" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, TX">Dallas, TX</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">January 25, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-gsw-0022100720">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Dallas Mavericks 92, <b>Golden State Warriors</b> <b>130</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">February 27, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/dal-vs-gsw-0022100917">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Dallas Mavericks</b> <b>107</b>, Golden State Warriors 101 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">Chase Center, San Francisco, CA</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 3, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-dal-0022100943">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Golden State Warriors 113, <b>Dallas Mavericks</b> <b>122</b> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%">American Airlines Center, Dallas, TX</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.<sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Golden State leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">2007</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> 4, <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a> 2 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/2007_NBA_playoffs" title="2007 NBA playoffs">2007 Western Conference First Round</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="NBA_Finals:_(W3)_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._(E2)_Boston_Celtics"><span id="NBA_Finals:_.28W3.29_Golden_State_Warriors_vs._.28E2.29_Boston_Celtics"></span>NBA Finals: (W3) Golden State Warriors vs. (E2) Boston Celtics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: NBA Finals: (W3) Golden State Warriors vs. (E2) Boston Celtics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_NBA_Finals" title="2022 NBA Finals">2022 NBA Finals</a></div> <dl><dd><i>Note: Times are <a href="/wiki/Eastern_Time_Zone" title="Eastern Time Zone">EDT</a> (<a href="/wiki/UTC%E2%88%9204:00" title="UTC−04:00">UTC−4</a>) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.</i></dd></dl> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 2<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-gsw-0042100401">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>120</b>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 108 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 28–<b>32</b>, <b>28</b>–22, 24–<b>38</b>, <b>40</b>–16</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 26<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 7<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 13</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 11<br /><b>Asts:</b> <i>three players</i> 5 each</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 1–0</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, John Goble, James Williams</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 5<br /><small> 8:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(5:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-gsw-0042100402">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 88, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>107</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 30–<b>31</b>, 20–<b>21</b>, 14–<b>35</b>, <b>24</b>–20</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 28<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 8<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 5</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 29<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Kevon Looney</a> 7<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 7</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 1–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Josh Tiven</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 8<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-bos-0042100403">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a> 100, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> <b>116</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 22–<b>33</b>, 34–<b>35</b>, <b>33</b>–25, 11–<b>23</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 31<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Kevon_Looney" title="Kevon Looney">Looney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Wiggins</a> 7 each<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Otto_Porter_Jr." title="Otto Porter Jr.">Otto Porter Jr.</a> 4</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 27<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Williams_III" title="Robert Williams III">Robert Williams III</a> 10<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Boston leads series, 2–1</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> Scott Foster, David Guthrie, Courtney Kirkland</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 10<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-bos-0042100404">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>107</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 97 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 27–<b>28</b>, 22–<b>26</b>, <b>30</b>–24, <b>28</b>–19</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 43<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> 16<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 23<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Robert_Williams_III" title="Robert Williams III">Robert Williams III</a> 12<br /><b>Asts:</b> Jayson Tatum 6</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Series tied, 2–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Eric Lewis</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #eee"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 13<br /><small> 9:00 pm <span style="font-size:85%;">(6:00 pm <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Time_Zone" title="Pacific Time Zone">PDT</a>)</span></small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-gsw-0042100405">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 94, <b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>104</b> </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> 16–<b>27</b>, 23–<b>24</b>, <b>35</b>–24, 20–<b>29</b></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jayson_Tatum" title="Jayson Tatum">Jayson Tatum</a> 27<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> Jayson Tatum 10<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Brown</a>, Tatum 4 each</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Wiggins" title="Andrew Wiggins">Andrew Wiggins</a> 26<br /><b>Rebs:</b> Andrew Wiggins 13<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 8</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State leads series, 3–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #eee; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 18,064<br /><b>Referees:</b> Marc Davis, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Brothers" title="Tony Brothers">Tony Brothers</a>, Josh Tiven</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:6%; table-layout:fixed; text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:12%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">June 16<br /><small> 9:00 pm</small></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-bos-0042100406">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:50%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>103</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 90 </td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"><td style="text-align:center; border-style:none" colspan="3"><b>Scoring by quarter:</b> <b>27</b>–22, <b>27</b>–17, 22–<b>27</b>, <b>27</b>–24</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top; font-size:85%"> <td style="width:48%; text-align:right; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Pts</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Curry" title="Stephen Curry">Stephen Curry</a> 34<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebs</a>:</b> <a href="/wiki/Draymond_Green" title="Draymond Green">Draymond Green</a> 12<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Asts</a>:</b> Draymond Green 8</td> <td></td> <td style="width:48%; text-align:left; border-style:none"><b>Pts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Jaylen_Brown" title="Jaylen Brown">Jaylen Brown</a> 34<br /><b>Rebs:</b> <a href="/wiki/Al_Horford" title="Al Horford">Al Horford</a> 14<br /><b>Asts:</b> <a href="/wiki/Marcus_Smart" title="Marcus Smart">Marcus Smart</a> 9</td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><i><b>Golden State wins series, 4–2</b></i></td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a><br /><b>Attendance:</b> 19,156<br /><b>Referees:</b> <a href="/wiki/Zach_Zarba" title="Zach Zarba">Zach Zarba</a>, David Guthrie, John Goble</div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Regular-season series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">December 17, 2021</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/gsw-vs-bos-0022100435">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b><a href="/wiki/Golden_State_Warriors" title="Golden State Warriors">Golden State Warriors</a></b> <b>111</b>, <a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a> 107 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/TD_Garden" title="TD Garden">TD Garden</a>, <a href="/wiki/Boston,_MA" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, MA">Boston, MA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: transparent"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">March 16, 2022</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nba.com/game/bos-vs-gsw-0022101042">Recap</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><b>Boston Celtics</b> <b>110</b>, Golden State Warriors 88 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: transparent; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/Chase_Center" title="Chase Center">Chase Center</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco,_CA" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, CA">San Francisco, CA</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>This was the fifth playoff meeting between the two teams, and the second since the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Golden_State_Warriors" title="History of the Golden State Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> relocated to the <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">Bay Area</a> in 1962, with the Celtics winning the first four meetings.<sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"> <caption class="nowrap">Previous playoffs series </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Boston leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series </th></tr> <tr> <td> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1958</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Warriors" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia Warriors">Philadelphia Warriors</a> 1, <b><a href="/wiki/Boston_Celtics" title="Boston Celtics">Boston Celtics</a></b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1958_NBA_playoffs" title="1958 NBA playoffs">1958 Eastern Division finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1960</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Philadelphia Warriors 2, <b>Boston Celtics</b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1960_NBA_playoffs" title="1960 NBA playoffs">1960 Eastern Division finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1962</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">Philadelphia Warriors 3, <b>Boston Celtics</b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1962_NBA_playoffs" title="1962 NBA playoffs">1962 Eastern Division finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div><div style="width: 100%; color: inherit; background-color: #fff"> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:14%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="text-align:center">1964</div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:6%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:left; width:54%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:center; border-style:none">San Francisco Warriors 1, <b>Boston Celtics</b> 4 </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table style="color: inherit; background-color: #fff; float:right; width:24%; table-layout:fixed"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border-style:none"><div style="font-size:85%"><a href="/wiki/1964_NBA_playoffs" title="1964 NBA playoffs">1964 NBA Finals</a></div> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="clear:both"></div></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Statistical_leaders">Statistical leaders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: Statistical leaders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;"> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Category</th> <th colspan="3">Game High</th> <th colspan="4">Average </th></tr> <tr> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>High</th> <th>Player</th> <th>Team</th> <th>Avg.</th> <th><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip tooltip-dotted" title="Games played">GP</span> </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Point_(basketball)" class="mw-redirect" title="Point (basketball)">Points</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ja_Morant" title="Ja Morant">Ja Morant</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Butler" title="Jimmy Butler">Jimmy Butler</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Memphis_Grizzlies" title="Memphis Grizzlies">Memphis Grizzlies</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Miami_Heat" title="Miami Heat">Miami Heat</a></td> <td>47 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Luka_Don%C4%8Di%C4%87" title="Luka Dončić">Luka Dončić</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Giannis_Antetokounmpo" title="Giannis Antetokounmpo">Giannis Antetokounmpo</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Mavericks" title="Dallas Mavericks">Dallas Mavericks</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Bucks" title="Milwaukee Bucks">Milwaukee Bucks</a></td> <td>31.7</td> <td>15<br />12 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Rebound_(basketball)" title="Rebound (basketball)">Rebounds</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jonas_Valan%C4%8Di%C5%ABnas" title="Jonas Valančiūnas">Jonas Valančiūnas</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_Pelicans" title="New Orleans Pelicans">New Orleans Pelicans</a></td> <td>25 </td> <td>Jonas Valančiūnas</td> <td>New Orleans Pelicans</td> <td>14.3</td> <td>6 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Assist_(basketball)" title="Assist (basketball)">Assists</a> </td> <td>Ja Morant<br /><a href="/wiki/James_Harden" title="James Harden">James Harden</a></td> <td>Memphis Grizzlies<br /><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_76ers" title="Philadelphia 76ers">Philadelphia 76ers</a></td> <td>15 </td> <td>Ja Morant</td> <td>Memphis Grizzlies</td> <td>9.8</td> <td>9 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Steal_(basketball)" title="Steal (basketball)">Steals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Javonte_Green" title="Javonte Green">Javonte Green</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Bulls" title="Chicago Bulls">Chicago Bulls</a></td> <td>7 </td> <td>Jimmy Butler</td> <td>Miami Heat</td> <td>2.1</td> <td>17 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Block_(basketball)" title="Block (basketball)">Blocks</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jaren_Jackson_Jr." title="Jaren Jackson Jr.">Jaren Jackson Jr.</a></td> <td>Memphis Grizzlies</td> <td>7 </td> <td>Jaren Jackson Jr.</td> <td>Memphis Grizzlies</td> <td>2.5</td> <td>12 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media_coverage">Media coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: Media coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Television">Television</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: Television"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ESPN" title="NBA on ESPN">ESPN</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_ABC" title="NBA on ABC">ABC</a>, <a href="/wiki/NBA_on_TNT" title="NBA on TNT">TNT</a>, and <a href="/wiki/NBA_TV" title="NBA TV">NBA TV</a> broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. Regional sports networks affiliated with teams also broadcast first-round games, except for those weekend games televised on ABC.<sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the first two rounds, Sunday through Wednesday night games were primarily on TNT, Friday night games on ESPN, and Sunday afternoon games on ABC. Exceptions on those days included a Sunday afternoon game on TNT during the first weekend of the playoffs, ESPN televising one Sunday afternoon game in place of ABC due to <a href="/wiki/F1" class="mw-redirect" title="F1">F1</a> coverage, and ABC broadcasting one Friday night first-round game. NBA TV also televised selected Monday through Thursday night games in the first round and served as the overflow of any games televised on TNT (except when games on NBA TV and TNT at the same time in which TBS served as the overflow broadcaster). For Thursday night games, TNT aired them in the first round and ESPN in the second round. Saturday first-round games were spilt, with TNT only airing two games due to no game 7s in that round, ESPN five games, and ABC one game. ABC then aired all Saturday second-round games (except two second-round game 1s on TNT in place of no game 7s in the first round). ESPN/ABC had exclusive coverage of the Eastern Conference finals while TNT had exclusive coverage of the Western Conference finals. ABC had exclusive coverage of the NBA Finals for the 20th straight year. </p><p>In Canada, the home market of the Toronto Raptors, national broadcast rights were split approximately equally between the <a href="/wiki/Sportsnet" title="Sportsnet">Sportsnet</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Sports_Network" title="The Sports Network">TSN</a> groups of channels. Under those rights, the two broadcasters were allowed to produce separate Canadian feeds for all games involving the Raptors regardless of round or U.S. broadcaster. Sportsnet and TSN general simulcast the ABC, ESPN, TNT or NBA TV feed for all other series. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sponsorship">Sponsorship</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: Sponsorship"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As part of a new multiyear agreement with <a href="/wiki/Google_Pixel" title="Google Pixel">Google Pixel</a>, the playoffs were officially known as the <b>2022 NBA Playoffs presented by Google Pixel</b>. which will be the first-ever playoff tournament to be title sponsored.<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-55"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-55">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Scott Foster was originally scheduled to be the crew chief of this game, but had to pull out due to a non-COVIID illness and was replaced by Tre Maddox, with Eric Lewis appointed as the new crew chief of the game.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-67"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-67">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Game 3 of the Bucks–Bulls first-round series aired nationally on ABC and co-existed with the teams' respective regional sports networks.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=2022_NBA_playoffs&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: See 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