Hello NBA fans! This is Zachary Veal with an update on the 2023 NBA Conference Semifinals.
The first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs is complete, and the 2023 Conference Semifinals are currently underway.
The Philadelphia 76ers earned the lone sweep of the first round, dispatching the Brooklyn Nets in four games. Two teams from each conference then completed gentlemen’s sweeps to create new matchups. There was only one Game 7 in the first round, and it cemented the final – and perhaps most intriguing – second-round showdown.
Now that the Playoffs field has shrunk to eight, here is a look at the second-round schedule:
What are the 2023 NBA second-round Playoffs matchups?:
All four matchups have been set.
In the West, the No. 1 Denver Nuggets eliminated the No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the second round. Then, the No. 4 Phoenix Suns punched their ticket to play Denver after eliminating the No. 5-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, also in five games.
The next comes from the East, where the No. 5 New York Knicks eliminated the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and the No. 8 Miami Heat did the same in shocking fashion against the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks.
The No. 2 Boston Celtics could have punched their ticket on Tuesday to face the No. 3 Sixers, but they blew a double-digit lead late at home to the No. 7-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics finished off the series on Thursday with a Game 6 win in Atlanta to finalize their second-round series against the Sixers.
Then the No. 6 Golden State Warriors saw Stephen Curry drop an extraordinary 50-piece in Game 7 to eliminate the No. 3 Sacramento Kings on the road, which will pit them against yet another California team.
What is the schedule for the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs?:
Here is a look at the schedules for all four second-round series:
No. 1 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 4 Phoenix Suns:
- Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107 (DEN leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87 (DEN leads 2-0)
- Game 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114 (DEN leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124 (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Tuesday, May 9th, 10 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 6: Thursday, May 11th, time and network TBD (if necessary)
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14th, time and network TBD (if necessary)
No. 6 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers:
- Game 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112 (LAL leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97 (LAL leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Monday, May 8th at 10 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 10th, TBD, TNT
- Game 6: Friday, May 12th, TBD, ESPN (if necessary)
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14th, TBD, TBD (if necessary)
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers:
- Game 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115 (PHI leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102 (BOS leads 2-1)
- Game 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 [OT] (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Tuesday, May 9th at time TBD, TNT
- Game 6: Thursday, May 11th at time TBD, ESPN
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14th, time and network TBD (if necessary)
No. 5 New York Knicks vs. No. 8 Miami Heat:
- Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101 (MIA leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Knicks 111, Heat 105 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Heat 105, Knicks 86 (MIA leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Monday, May 8th at 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 10th, time and network TBD
- Game 6: Friday, May 12th, time and network TBD (if necessary)
- Game 7: Monday, May 15th at 8 p.m. ET, TNT (if necessary)
And finally, here are all of the past Scores of the 2023 NBA Playoffs beginning with the Play-In Tournament:
Sunday, April 30th:
- Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101 (Miami leads 1-0)
- Game 7: Warriors 120, Kings 100 (Golden State wins 4-3)
Saturday, April 29th:
- Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107 (Denver leads 1-0)
Friday, April 28th:
- Game 6: Kings 118, Warriors 99 (Series tied 3-3)
- Game 6: Lakers 125, Grizzlies 85 (Los Angeles wins 4-2)
Thursday, April 27th:
- Game 6: Celtics 128, Hawks 120 (Boston wins 4-2)
Wednesday, April 26th:
- Game 5: Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95 (New York wins 4-1)
- Game 5: Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99 (Los Angeles leads 3-2)
- Game 5: Heat 128, Bucks 126 — OT (Miami wins 4-1)
- Game 5: Warriors 123, Kings 116 (Golden State leads 3-2)
Tuesday, April 25th:
- Game 5: Hawks 119, Celtics, 117 (Boston leads 3-2)
- Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109 (Denver wins 4-1)
- Game 5: Suns 136, Clippers 130 (Phoenix wins 4-1)
Monday, April 24th:
- Game 4: Heat 119, Bucks 114 (Miami leads 3-1)
- Game 4: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111 — OT (Los Angeles leads 3-1)
Sunday, April 23rd:
- Game 4: Knicks 102, Cavaliers 93 (New York leads 3-1)
- Game 4: Warriors 126, Kings 125 (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 121 (Boston leads 3-1)
- Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108 — OT (Denver leads 3-1)
Saturday, April 22nd:
- Game 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88 (Philadelphia wins 4-0)
- Game 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100 (Phoenix leads 3-1)
- Game 3: Heat 121, Bucks 99 (Miami leads 2-1)
- Game 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101 (Los Angeles leads 2-1)
Friday, April 21st:
- Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122 (Boston leads 2-1)
- Game 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79 (New York leads 2-1)
- Game 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111 (Denver leads 3-0)
Thursday, April 20th:
- Game 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97 (Philadelphia leads 3-0)
- Game 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97 (Sacramento leads 2-1)
- Game 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124 (Phoenix leads 2-1)
Wednesday, April 19th:
- Game 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 2: Bucks 138, Heat 122 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 2: Nuggets 122, Wolves 113 (Denver leads 2-0)
Tuesday, April 18th:
- Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106 (Boston leads 2-0)
- Game 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109 (Series tied 1-1)
Monday, April 17th:
- Game 2: 76ers 96, Nets 84 (Philadelphia leads 2-0)
- Game 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106 (Sacramento leads 2-0)
Sunday, April 16th:
- Game 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Heat 130, Bucks 117 (Miami leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110 (Los Angeles 1-0)
- Game 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80 (Denver leads 1-0)
Saturday, April 15th:
- Game 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101 (Philadelphia leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99 (Boston leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97 (New York leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123 (Sacramento leads 1-0)
Friday, April 14th (play-in):
- Heat 102, Bulls 91
- Timberwolves 120, Thunder 95
Wednesday, April 12th (play-in);
- Bulls 109, Raptors 105
- Thunder 123, Pelicans 118
Tuesday, April 11th (play-in):
- Hawks 116, Heat 105
- Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102 — OT
Bryce • Jun 9, 2023 at 12:32 pm
I like how you explained what’s going on the playoffs. As well as you keeping up with the score of every playoff game.