Post by Monika on Aug 14, 2020 17:16:50 GMT -8
UPDATED October 11, 2020 --
ORLANDO, FL - The Los Angeles Lakers routed the Miami Heat, 106-93 tonight to claim their 19th NBA Championship. The Lakers defeated the Heat 4-2 in the series, going 16-5 overall in the playoffs.
August 14, 2020 --
Better late than never. The National Basketball Association playoffs have arrived.
In our schedules below, SCtoC staff have put together the detailed round-by-round match ups of each series in the Western and Eastern Conferences. The Milwaukee Bucks, with the league's best regular season record of 56-17, open up in the East against the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic. Other Eastern Conference match ups are the Toronto Raptors (#2) versus the Brooklyn Nets (#7), the Boston Celtics (#3) versus the Philadelphia 76ers (#6), and the Indiana Pacers (#4) versus the Miami Heat.
The Los Angeles Lakers finished the regular season with a 52-19 record which enabled them to grab the first seed in the Western Conference. They are matched up in the first round of the playoffs with the Portland Trail Blazers. Portland, the eighth seed, defeated the ninth-seeded Memphis Grizzles in a play-in series, 2-0 (given the Blazers' seeding advantage, the entered the best-of-three series automatically with a 1-0 lead). The other West match ups are the Los Angeles Clippers (#2) versus the Dallas Mavericks (#7), the Denver Nuggets (#3) versus the Utah Jazz (#6), and the Houston Rockets (#4) versus the Oklahoma City Thunder (#5).
The NBA season was suspended on March 11 after two players from the Jazz tested positive for COVID-19. After months of researching and planning, the league started back up with the 22 teams in playoff contention each playing a slate of eight games to determine final seedings. In the case of the Blazers and Grizzlies, if the eighth and ninth seeds were to finish within four games of each other in the standings, the play-in tournament would be required for the winner to advance and face the first seed in the conference. There was no such circumstance in the Eastern Conference because no team finished within four games of the eighth-seeded Magic.
All games during the restart, which began in July 30, were played in three separate arenas at the ESPN Wild World of Sports Complex at DisneyWorld in Orlando, Florida. Fans were not allowed inside the arenas due to concerns surrounding the pandemic. From the players, coaches and staffs' arrival during the second week in July, all players were contained in the NBA "Bubble" with specific and strict rules required to be followed.
Click for our Updated Trail Blazers 2019-20 Schedule (with results) and Trail Blazers 2019-20 News Tracker.
The WNBA is playing an abbreviated season at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida in which the players are playing in what has been coined the "Wubble." Click for our Seattle Storm Schedule and Results.
UPDATE (8/26/20): The games on August 26 were postponed due to the August 23 police shooting of an unarmed black man, Jacob Blake, who was going to his car to check on his three children. Blake, who was shot seven times in the back by white officers, was last listed in critical condition at a Kenosha, Wisconsin hospital. Prior to their game 5 match up against the Orlando Magic, the Bucks decided to boycott the game, prompting the NBA to postpone that, and two other games later in the day. The other games affected were the Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets and the Portland Trail Blazers vs. Los Angeles Lakers. Milwaukee is located about 40 miles north of Kenosha, where the shooting took place. The Bucks-Magic game was scheduled to start at 1 p.m. (PT), while the other games were at 3:30 p.m. and 6 p.m., respectively. NBA players have used their platform during the restart, and now the playoffs, to draw attention to and call for change in racial injustice in law enforcement.
UPDATE (8/27/20): Games on August 27 have been postponed in the wake of the August 23 shooting of Jacob Blake (see above paragraph). Though there was some dissent, reports are that players voted to resume the playoffs. Talks are continuing between the players and the league. No new dates have been announced, nor has the league committed to its original slate of games on August 28 or following that date.
The following schedules are via the NBA and are subject to change. The most recent rounds will appear atop the schedule with earlier rounds in descending order. All times are pacific time. Records listed are the teams' final regular season records. “AHA” denotes games played at Advent Health Arena and “TFH” denotes games played at The Field House. All nationally televised games are listed in parenthesis (“R” denotes games which will also be broadcast on ESPN Radio). Broadcast networks are subject to change. Home and away designations are for aesthetic purposes only. Where applicable, click on the final score for the official boxscore on nba.com.
NBA Finals
Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers win series 4-2; win championship
Game 1: Wed., September 30 - Lakers 116, Heat 98
Game 2: Fri., October 2 - Lakers 124, Heat 114
Game 3: Sun., Oct. 4 - Heat 115, Lakers 104
Game 4: Tue., Oct. 6 - Lakers 102, Heat 96
Game 5: Fri., Oct. 9 - Heat 111, Lakers 108
Game 6: Sun., Oct. 11 - Lakers 106, Heat 93
Western Conference Finals
#3 Denver Nuggets vs. #1 Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers win series 4-1
Game 1: September 18 - Lakers 126, Nuggets 114
Game 2: September 20 - Lakers 105, Nuggets 103
Game 3: September 22 - Nuggets 114, Lakers 106
Game 4: September 24 - Lakers 114, Nuggets 108
Game 5: September 26 - Lakers 117, Nuggets 107
Eastern Conference Finals
#5 Miami Heat vs. #3 Boston Celtics
Heat win series 4-2
Game 1: September 15 - Heat 117, Celtics 114 - OT
Game 2: September 17 - Heat 106, Celtics 101
Game 3: September 19 - Celtics 117, Heat 106
Game 4: September 23 - Heat 112, Celtics 109
Game 5: September 25 - Celtics 121, Heat 108
Game 6: September 27 - Heat 125, Celtics 113
Western Conference Semifinals
#4 Houston Rockets vs. #1 Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers win series 4-1
Game 1: September 4 - Rockets 112, Lakers 97
Game 2: September 6 - Lakers 117, Rockets 109
Game 3: September 8 - Lakers 112, Rockets 102
Game 4: September 10 - Lakers 110, Rockets 100
Game 5: September 12 - Lakers 119, Rockets 96
#3 Denver Nuggets vs. #2 Los Angeles Clippers
Nuggets win series 4-3
Game 1: September 3 - Clippers 120, Nuggets 97
Game 2: September 5 - Nuggets 110, Clippers 101
Game 3: September 7 - Clippers 113, Nuggets 107
Game 4: September 9 - Clippers 96, Nuggets 85
Game 5: September 11 - Nuggets 111, Clippers 105
Game 6: September 13 - Nuggets 111, Clippers 98
Game 7: September 15 - Nuggets 104, Clippers 89
Eastern Conference Semifinals
#5 Miami Heat vs. #1 Milwaukee Bucks
Heat win series 4-1
Game 1: August 31 - Heat 115, Bucks 104
Game 2: September 2 - Heat 116, Bucks 114
Game 3: September 4 - Heat 115, Bucks 100
Game 4: September 6 - Bucks 118, Heat 115 - OT
Game 5: September 8 - Heat 103, Bucks 94
#3 Boston Celtics vs. #2 Toronto Raptors
Celtics win series 4-3
Game 1: August 30 - Celtics 112, Raptors 94
Game 2: September 1 - Celtics 102, Raptors 99
Game 3: September 3 - Raptors 104, Celtics 103
Game 4: September 5 - Raptors 100, Celtics 93
Game 5: September 7 - Celtics 111, Raptors 89
Game 6: September 9 - Raptors 125, Celtics 122 - 2OT
Game 7: September 11 - Celtics 92, Raptors 87
Western Conference First Round
#8 Portland Trail Blazers (35-39) vs. #1 Los Angeles Lakers (52-19)
Lakers win series 4-1
Game 1: August 18 – Blazers 100, Lakers 93
Game 2: August 20 – Lakers 111, Blazers 88
Game 3: August 22 – Lakers 116, Blazers 108
Game 4: August 24 – Lakers 135, Blazers 115
Game 5: August 29 – Lakers 131, Blazers 122
#7 Dallas Mavericks (43-22) vs. #2 Los Angeles Clippers (49-23)
Clippers win series 4-2
Game 1: August 17 – Clippers 118, Mavericks 110
Game 2: August 19 – Mavericks 127, Clippers 114
Game 3: August 21 – Clippers 130, Mavericks 122
Game 4: August 23 – Mavericks 135, Clippers 133 - OT
Game 5: August 25 – Clippers 154, Mavericks 111
Game 6: August 30 – Clippers 111, Mavericks 97
#6 Utah Jazz (44-28) vs. #3 Denver Nuggets (46-27)
Nuggets win series 4-3
Game 1: August 17 – Nuggets 135, Jazz 125 - OT
Game 2: August 19 – Jazz 124, Nuggets 105
Game 3: August 21 – Jazz 124, Nuggets 87
Game 4: August 23 – Jazz 129, Nuggets 127
Game 5: August 25 – Nuggets 117, Jazz 107
Game 6: August 30 – Nuggets 119, Jazz 107
Game 7: September 1 – Nuggets 80, Jazz 78
#5 Oklahoma City Thunder (44-28) vs. #4 Houston Rockets (44-28)
Rockets win series 4-3
Game 1: August 18 – Rockets 123, Thunder 108
Game 2: August 20 – Rockets 111, Thunder 98
Game 3: August 22 – Thunder 119, Rockets 107 - OT
Game 4: August 24 – Thunder 117, Rockets 114
Game 5: August 29 – Rockets 114, Thunder 80
Game 6: August 31 – Thunder 104, Rockets 100
Game 7: September 2 – Rockets 104, Thunder 102
Eastern Conference First Round
#8 Orlando Magic (33-40) vs. #1 Milwaukee Bucks (56-17)
Bucks win series 4-1
Game 1: August 18 – Magic 122, Bucks 110
Game 2: August 20 – Bucks 111, Magic 96
Game 3: August 22 – Bucks 121, Magic 107
Game 4: August 24 – Bucks 121, Magic 106
Game 5: August 29 – Bucks 118, Magic 104
#7 Brooklyn Nets (35-37) vs #2 Toronto Raptors (53-19)
Raptors win series 4-0
Game 1: August 17 – Raptors 134, Nets 110
Game 2: August 19 – Raptors 104, Nets 99
Game 3: August 21 – Raptors 117, Nets 92
Game 4: August 23 – Raptors 150, Nets 122
#6 Philadelphia 76ers (43-30) vs. #3 Boston Celtics (48-24)
Celtics win series 4-0
Game 1: August 17 – Celtics 109, 76ers 101
Game 2: August 19 – Celtics 128, 76ers 101
Game 3: August 21 – Celtics 102, 76ers 94
Game 4: August 23 – Celtics 110, 76ers 106
#5 Miami Heat (44-29) vs. #4 Indiana Pacers (45-28)
Heat win series 4-0
Game 1: August 18 – Heat 113, Pacers 101
Game 2: August 20 – Heat 109, Pacers 100
Game 3: August 22 – Heat 124, Pacers 115
Game 4: August 24 – Heat 99, Pacers 87
Printable Playoff Bracket
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