NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF BRACKET FULL

8 Timberwolves, 108-102 ( Lakers remain No. Miami Heat defeat Chicago Bulls, 102-91 ( Heat become No. 8 seed, the final playoff spot in the conference.

The loser of the 7-8 game plays the winner of the 9-10 game for the No. The winner of the 7 seed-8 seed matchup will be the No. 7-10 seeds in each conference are set to participate in the NBA's third annual Play-In Tournament. June 1: NBA Finals begin How does the NBA Play-In Tournament work? May 1-2: Second round of NBA Playoffs begin (potential to begin on April 29-30 depending on first-round results)

NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE PLAYOFF BRACKET FULL

* if necessary Full 2023 NBA Playoff ScheduleĪpril 15: First round of NBA Playoffs begin Game 3: Nuggets 109, Heat 94 (Denver leads series, 2-1) 2023 NBA Finals ScheduleĮugene Omoruyi ready to bring toughness, leadership to Wizards Here's everything you need to know about the NBA Finals. Game 7 didn't live up to expectations, however, as the Heat blew out Boston to advance to their second Finals in the past four years. In the East, the Miami Heat jumped out to a 3-0 series lead, only for Boston to win the next three games and set up an epic Game 7 for the second straight year. As for Utah, the onus is on All-Stars Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert to lead this team out of the doldrums and perform more like 2020-21, when the Jazz were the top seed in the Western Conference. Denver star point guard Jamal Murray also had an excellent series, averaging over 32 points per game in Denver's four victories.

Two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, who finished runner-up for the award this year to Joel Embiid, was named the Western Conference Finals MVP. 1 seed, swept LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers to earn their first Finals berth in franchise history. The Denver Nuggets, the Western Conference's No. But as the calendar flips to June, just two teams remain and the NBA Finals is officially here. The 2023 NBA Playoffs have produced plenty of drama.

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