The Denver Nuggets survived a dominant LeBron James efficiency to complete off a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday and attain the NBA Finals for the primary time in franchise historical past. Who will Denver face in these Finals? It nonetheless might be the Boston Celtics, who stayed alive on Thursday with a cushty dwelling win over the Miami Warmth in Recreation 5 of the Jap Convention finals.
No group has ever come again from a 3-0 deficit to win a sequence in NBA playoff historical past. The Lakers’ loss vs. the Nuggets made groups in that state of affairs 0-150. Can Boston make historical past and attain the NBA Finals for the second 12 months in a row? They’re going to attempt to pressure a Recreation 7 on Saturday night time because the Warmth host Recreation 6 again in Miami.
Making an attempt to maintain up with the NBA playoffs? We now have the newest outcomes, in addition to series-by-series schedules and streaming information beneath.
All occasions listed are Jap. Video games on ESPN and ABC might be streamed on fubo (strive without cost).
Jap Convention finals schedule
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 8 Warmth (Miami leads 3-0)
Recreation 1: Warmth 123, Celtics 116
Recreation 2: Warmth 111, Celtics 105
Recreation 3: Warmth 128, Celtics 102
Recreation 4: Celtics 116, Warmth 99
Recreation 5: Celtics 110, Warmth 97
Recreation 6: Celtics at Warmth, Saturday, Could 27 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Recreation 7: Warmth at Celtics, Monday, Could 29 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)*
Western Convention finals outcomes
No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 7 Lakers (Denver wins 4-0)
Recreation 1: Nuggets 132, Lakers 126
Recreation 2: Nuggets 108, Lakers 103
Recreation 3: Nuggets 119, Lakers 109
Recreation 4: Nuggets 113, Lakers 111
Jap Convention second-round outcomes
No. 5 Knicks vs. No. 8 Warmth (Miami wins 4-2)
Recreation 1: Warmth 108, Knicks 101
Recreation 2: Knicks 111, Warmth 105
Recreation 3: Warmth 105, Knicks 86
Recreation 4: Warmth 109, Knicks 101
Recreation 5: Knicks 112, Warmth 103
Recreation 6: Warmth 96, Knicks 92
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 3 76ers (Boston wins 4-3)
Recreation 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115
Recreation 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87
Recreation 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102
Recreation 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 (OT)
Recreation 5: 76ers 115, Celtics 103
Recreation 6: Celtics 95, 76ers 86
Recreation 7: Celtics 112, 76ers 88
Western Convention second-round outcomes
No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 4 Suns (Denver wins 4-2)
Recreation 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107
Recreation 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87
Recreation 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114
Recreation 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124
Recreation 5: Nuggets 118, Suns 102
Recreation 6: Nuggets 125, Suns 100
No. 6 Warriors vs. No. 7 Lakers (Los Angeles wins 4-2)
Recreation 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112
Recreation 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100
Recreation 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97
Recreation 4: Lakers 104, Warriors 101
Recreation 5: Warriors 121, Lakers 106
Recreation 6: Lakers 122, Warriors 101
First-round outcomes
No. 1 Bucks vs. No. 8 Warmth (Miami wins 4-1)
Recreation 1: Warmth 130, Bucks 117
Recreation 2: Bucks 138, Warmth 122
Recreation 3: Warmth 121, Bucks 99
Recreation 4: Warmth 119, Bucks 114
Recreation 5: Warmth 128, Bucks 126 (OT)
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Hawks (Boston wins 4-2)
Recreation 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99
Recreation 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106
Recreation 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122
Recreation 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 101
Recreation 5: Hawks 119, Celtics 117
Recreation 6: Celtics 128, Hawks 120
No. 3 76ers vs. No. 6 Nets (Philadelphia wins 4-0)
Recreation 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101
Recreation 2: 76ers 96, Nets 84
Recreation 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97
Recreation 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88
No. 4 Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Knicks (New York wins 4-1)
Recreation 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97
Recreation 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90
Recreation 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79
Recreation 4: Knicks 102, Cavaliers 93
Recreation 5: Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95
Recreation 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80
Recreation 2: Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 113
Recreation 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111
Recreation 4: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108 (OT)
Recreation 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109
No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Lakers (Los Angeles wins 4-2)
Recreation 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112
Recreation 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93
Recreation 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101
Recreation 4: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111 (OT)
Recreation 5: Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99
Recreation 6: Lakers 125, Grizzlies 85
No. 3 Kings vs. No. 6 Warriors (Golden State wins 4-3)
Recreation 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123
Recreation 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106
Recreation 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97
Recreation 4: Warriors 126, Kings 125
Recreation 5: Warriors 123, Kings 116
Recreation 6: Kings 118, Warriors 99
Recreation 7: Warriors 120, Kings 100
No. 4 Suns vs. No. 5 Clippers (Phoenix wins 4-1)
Recreation 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110
Recreation 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109
Recreation 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124
Recreation 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100
Recreation 5: Suns 136, Clippers 130
2023 NBA playoff bracket
Kim O’Reilly, CBS Sports activities