2014 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament April 2026 April 2026 NBA playoffs 2014 2013–14 April 19–June 15, 2014 16 San Antonio Spurs 5 Miami Heat Indiana Pacers Oklahoma City Thunder Scoring leader(s) Kevin Durant (Thunder) 29.6 PPG MVP Kawhi Leonard (Spurs) 2013 2015 The 2014 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2013–14 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs defeating the two-time defending NBA champion and Eastern Conference champion Miami Heat 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Kawhi Leonard was named NBA Finals MVP. Overview The 2014 NBA Playoffs marked the final postseason that the NBA Playoffs and Finals logos were applied on the qualifiers' courts until 2020, when digital logos were used instead of decals. They were also the first playoffs overseen by Commissioner Adam Silver. Western Conference The San Antonio Spurs continued the longest active playoff streak in the NBA at 17 straight appearances.http://beta.thescore.com/news/461242 San Antonio Spurs clinch 17th straight playoff berth TheScore.com May 4, 2014 All three teams from Texas made the playoffs for the first time since 2009. The Dallas Mavericks returned to the playoffs after a one-season absence while the Portland Trail Blazers returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2011. The Denver Nuggets missed the playoffs for the first time since 2003. The Los Angeles Lakers also missed the playoffs for the first time since 2005. Eastern Conference The Atlanta Hawks, despite holding a sub–.500 record, made the playoffs for the seventh consecutive postseason, continuing the longest active postseason streak in the Eastern Conference. The Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards made their first playoff appearances since 2008. The Charlotte Bobcats made their final playoff appearance before renaming themselves the Hornets, returned after a four-year absence. The New York Knicks missed the playoffs for the first time since 2010. The Boston Celtics also missed the playoffs for the first (and only) time since 2007. For the first time since 1994, the Lakers and Celtics missed the playoffs in the same season. In addition, this was the first and only time in NBA history that the Knicks, Celtics, and Lakers missed the playoffs in the same year.https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/455412990805020672 This postseason will be the first time ever the Lakers, Knicks and Celtics will all miss the playoffs Twitter.com April 13, 2014 May 4, 2014 First Round The first round of the 2014 Playoffs is generally considered one of the greatest postseason rounds in NBA history. The first 11 days of the playoffs saw at least one road team win. That ended on April 30 with the Raptors, Spurs, and Houston Rockets all winning at home against the Brooklyn Nets, Dallas Mavericks, and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively. The 24 road wins is an NBA playoffs record for the first round. In addition, the 2014 playoffs featured a record eight first-round games that went into overtime, including four straight between the Memphis Grizzlies and Oklahoma City Thunder (Games 2–5), another NBA record. This postseason and the previous year's postseason marked the first time since the 2000 and 2001 playoffs that both number 5 seeds knocked out both number 4 seeds in back–to–back years. The Washington Wizards eliminated the Chicago Bulls 4-1 while the Portland Trail Blazers eliminated the Houston Rockets 4–2. Game 6 of the Rockets–Trail Blazers series was highlighted by Damian Lillard's series winning three pointer over Chandler Parsons to win the game and the series. With the win, the Trail Blazers won their first playoff series since 2000. The Hawks–Pacers series was the first series to force a Game 7, making this postseason the 15th consecutive postseason to have at least one Game 7. The 1999 NBA playoffs were the last time a Game 7 wasn't played. Five of the eight first–round series were extended to game sevens. Three of the series, Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers, Memphis Grizzlies at Oklahoma City Thunder, and Golden State Warriors at Los Angeles Clippers, were played on May 3, which marked the first time (and currently only) in NBA history that three Game 7s were played on the same day.Ben Estes http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014-05-02/nba-playoffs-2014-historic-saturday-game-7s-first-time-ever NBA playoffs: Historic Saturday of three Game 7s on tap Sporting News May 2, 2014 May 4, 2014 June 28, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140628202052/http://www.sportingnews.com/nba/story/2014-05-02/nba-playoffs-2014-historic-saturday-game-7s-first-time-ever dead Two other game sevens were played on the following day, featuring Dallas at San Antonio and Brooklyn at Toronto. The five game sevens in the first round already tied the record for the most number of game sevens in any NBA playoffs, set in the 1994 NBA playoffs. However, the NBA only adopted a best–of–seven format for the first round beginning in 2003.Andrew Keh https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/04/sports/basketball/game-7s-abound-in-the-first-round-of-nba-playoffs.html?_r=0 Game 7s Abound in the First Round of N.B.A. Playoffs The New York Times May 3, 2014 May 5, 2014 Game 7 of the Raptors–Nets series was the first Game 7 ever played outside the United States. The Nets won this game, thanks to Paul Pierce's series winning block over Kyle Lowry. This would be the last Game 7 won by a road team until the 2016 NBA Finals. Conference Semifinals Game 4 of the Heat–Nets series saw LeBron James record a Heat franchise playoff high 49 points. He eventually led the Miami Heat to their fourth consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearance with a win in Game 5. With a Game 5 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive postseason. With a Game 6 win over the Washington Wizards, the Indiana Pacers made the Eastern Conference Finals for the second consecutive postseason. This also marked the first time since 1998–2000 that the Pacers made the ECF in consecutive seasons. This would be last playoff series victory by the Pacers until 2024. Conference Finals This year's conference finals marked the first postseason (and the seventh time since 1972, when the current playoff system was put in place) in which the top two seeds played in the Conference Finals both in the East and the West. With their Game 2 win over the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat set an NBA record by recording their 15th straight playoff series in which they earned at least one road win. With their Game 6 win over the Indiana Pacers, the Miami Heat made the NBA Finals for the fourth straight season. The Heat were the first team other than the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers to accomplish this feat. With their Game 6 overtime win over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the San Antonio Spurs made the NBA Finals for the second straight season. This marked the first time in franchise history that the Spurs made the Finals in consecutive seasons. NBA Finals The 2014 NBA Finals were notable for several things. For the first time since 1998, there would be a rematch of last year's finalists. In this case: the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs met for the second consecutive season. This was the first NBA Finals under commissioner Adam Silver. For the first time since 1984, the NBA Finals were played in a 2–2–1–1–1 format (the higher seed hosts Games 1, 2, 5, and 7, the lower seed hosts Games 3, 4, and 6).http://mweb.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-basketball/24128516/owners-approve-move-to-22111-format-for-finals?v=1&vc=1 Owners approve move to 2–2–1–1–1 format for Finals CBS Sports October 23, 2013 May 4, 2014http://www.nba.com/2013/news/10/23/nba-board-of-governors-format-change.ap NBA owners change Finals format to 2–2–1–1–1 NBA May 4, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140515022449/http://www.nba.com/2013/news/10/23/nba-board-of-governors-format-change.ap/ May 15, 2014 dead Game 1: The air conditioning at the AT&T Center broke, resulting in sweltering conditions. LeBron James left the game with cramps. Game 2: With the win, the Miami Heat extended their playoff road record to 16 straight playoff series in which they won a road game. Game 3: In the first half, the San Antonio Spurs set an NBA record for accuracy (in shots made). The Spurs won this game, and took a 2–1 series lead. The Miami Heat, on the other hand, lost their first home playoff game of the season. Game 4: The Miami Heat lost consecutive postseason games for the first time since 2012. The San Antonio Spurs, on the other hand, took a 3–1 series lead. Game 5: Overcoming a double digit first quarter deficit, the San Antonio Spurs won the game and the NBA Finals four games to one. This was also the final game of the Miami Heat's big three era as LeBron would return to Cleveland for the following season. Format NBA Playoffs#Format Within each conference, the three division winners and the five non-division winners with the most wins qualified for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record; however, a division winner is guaranteed to be ranked at least fourth, regardless of record. Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. As stated above, all rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead to the team with the better regular season record. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is winning percentage, then head-to-head record, followed by record vs. opposite conference. Tiebreak procedures The tiebreakers that determine seedings are: Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division Head-to-head record Division record (if all the tied teams are in the same division) Conference record Record vs. playoff teams, own conference Record vs. playoff teams, other conference (only in two-way tie) Point differential, all games If there were more than two teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams were "re-broken" from the first step until all ties were resolved. Since the three division winners were guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners had to be broken before any other ties. Playoff qualifying Eastern Conference Seed Team Record ClinchedPlayoff berth Division title Best record in Conference Best record in NBA 1 Indiana Pacers 56-26 March 5 March 26 April 14 — 2 Miami Heat 54-28 March 10 March 28 — — 3 Toronto Raptors 48-34 Toronto Raptors clinched #3 seed over Chicago Bulls based on winning Atlantic Division. lower-alpha note_a March 28 April 11 — — 4 Chicago Bulls 48-34 March 28 — — — 5 Washington Wizards 44-38 Washington Wizards clinched #5 seed over Brooklyn Nets based on a 3–0 regular season series record. lower-alpha note_b April 2 — — — 6 Brooklyn Nets 44-38 April 1 — — — 7 Charlotte Bobcats 43-39 April 5 — — — 8 Atlanta Hawks 38-44 April 12 — — — — = Did not achieve Western Conference Seed Team Record ClinchedPlayoff berth Division title Best record in Conference Best record in NBA 1 San Antonio Spurs 62-20 March 22 April 2 April 11 April 11 2 Oklahoma City Thunder 59-23 March 27 April 4 — — 3 Los Angeles Clippers 57-25 March 29 April 2 — — 4 Houston Rockets 54-28Houston Rockets clinched #4 seed over Portland Trail Blazers based on a 3–1 regular season series record. lower-alpha note_c April 4 — — — 5 Portland Trail Blazers 54-28 April 6 — — — 6 Golden State Warriors 51-31 April 11 — — — 7 Memphis Grizzlies 50-32 April 14 — — — 8 Dallas Mavericks 49-33 April 12 — — — — = Did not achieve Notes lower-alpha Bracket 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 are shown in italics. First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Indiana* 4 E8 Atlanta 3 E4 Chicago 1 E5 Washington 4 E3 Toronto* 3 E6 Brooklyn 4 E2 Miami* 4 E7 Charlotte 0 W1 San Antonio* 4 W8 Dallas 3 W4 Houston 2 W5 Portland 4 W3 LA Clippers* 4 W6 Golden State 3 W2 Oklahoma City* 4 W7 Memphis 3 E1 Indiana* 4 E5 Washington 2 E6 Brooklyn 1 E2 Miami* 4 W1 San Antonio* 4 W5 Portland 1 W3 LA Clippers* 2 W2 Oklahoma City* 4 E1 Indiana* 2 E2 Miami* 4 W1 San Antonio* 4 W2 Oklahoma City* 2 E2 Miami* 1 W1 San Antonio* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italics Team with home-court advantage First round All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Eastern Conference first round (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks #eee April 19 7:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESPN Atlanta Hawks 101 Indiana Pacers 93 Boxscore 28–22 22–28 30–16 21–27 Jeff Teague 28 Paul George 24 DeMarre Carroll 10 Paul George 10 Jeff Teague 5 Paul George 5 18,165 Danny Crawford, James Capers, Josh Tiven Atlanta leads series, 1–0 April 22 7:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Atlanta Hawks 85 Indiana Pacers 101 Boxscore 16–21 26–27 13–31 30–22 Paul Millsap 19 Paul George 27 Elton Brand 7 Paul George 10 Jeff Teague 4 George, West 6 each 18,165 Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, Marc Davis Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 7:00 pm Philips Arena, Atlanta NBA TV Indiana Pacers 85 Atlanta Hawks 98 Boxscore 24–24 14–15 20–28 27–31 Lance Stephenson 21 Jeff Teague 22 Paul George 14 Paul Millsap 14 David West 5 Jeff Teague 10 18,124 Tony Brothers, Mark Ayotte, Tom Washington Atlanta leads series, 2–1 April 26 2:00 pm Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT Indiana Pacers 91 Atlanta Hawks 88 Boxscore 29–22 13–26 24–17 25–23 Paul George 24 Paul Millsap 29 Paul George 10 Kyle Korver 9 George, Hill 5 each Jeff Teague 7 19,043 Scott Foster, Pat Fraher, Bill Kennedy Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 28 8:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis NBA TV Atlanta Hawks 107 Indiana Pacers 97 Boxscore 20–21 41–19 26–27 20–30 Shelvin Mack 20 Paul George 26 Kyle Korver 9 Paul George 12 Shelvin Mack 5 David West 7 18,165 Monty McCutchen, John Goble, David Jones Atlanta leads series, 3–2 May 1 7:00 pm Philips Arena, Atlanta NBA TV Indiana Pacers 95 Atlanta Hawks 88 Boxscore 20–22 24–17 20–28 31–21 George, West 24 each Jeff Teague 29 David West 11 Paul Millsap 18 David West 6 Paul Millsap 5 19,044 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 3 5:30 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Atlanta Hawks 80 Indiana Pacers 92 Boxscore 23–24 13–23 27–24 17–21 Kyle Korver 19 Paul George 30 Paul Millsap 17 Lance Stephenson 14 Shelvin Mack 7 Lance Stephenson 5 18,165 Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin, Rodney Mott Indiana wins series, 4–3 With the season series between the two tied at 2 games apiece and Indiana's post All-Star break malaise, the series was expected to be closer than the seedings might suggest. In Game 1, the Pacers' struggles continued as the Hawks snatched away home-court advantage and took a 1–0 series lead. In Game 2, the Pacers were in danger of falling 0–2 in the series after the Hawks led by as much as 11 in the first half. However, the Pacers used a big 32–6 run spanning the second and third periods to take a 101–85 win and tie the series at 1 apiece. In Game 3, the Hawks blew the game open in the second half to take a 98–85 win and a surprising 2–1 series lead. In Game 4, the Pacers were once again in danger after the Hawks led by as much as 10 before the Pacers started to rally back. Paul George and David West hit crucial threes in the final quarter to give the Pacers a 91–88 win and tie the series at 2 all. The Hawks still had a chance to force overtime but Pero Antić missed his three-pointer as the Pacers took back home-court advantage. In Game 5, the Hawks embarrassed the Pacers as they used a big second quarter to take a commanding lead of as much as 30 before holding off the Pacers for a 107–97 win and a 3–2 series lead, putting the 1st-seeded Pacers on the brink of elimination. In Game 6, the Hawks looked like they were in position for the upset when they led by 5 with about 3 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. However, West led the way for the Pacers as they forced a decisive Game 7 with a 95–88 win. The Pacers were able to finish off the Hawks in Game 7 with a 92–80 win to avoid becoming the sixth first-seeded team to lose a series to an eight-seeded team in NBA history. Regular-season series Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff January 8, 2014 2014 0108 INDATL Indiana Pacers 87 Atlanta Hawks 97 Philips Arena, Atlanta February 4, 2014 2014 0204 INDATL Indiana Pacers 89 Atlanta Hawks 85 Philips Arena, Atlanta #fff February 18, 2014 2014 0218 ATLIND Atlanta Hawks 98 Indiana Pacers 108 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis April 6, 2014 2014 0406 ATLIND Atlanta Hawks 107 Indiana Pacers 88 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pacers winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Indiana leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1987 Atlanta Hawks 3 Indiana Pacers 1 1987 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1994 Atlanta Hawks 2 Indiana Pacers 4 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1995 Atlanta Hawks 0 Indiana Pacers 3 1995 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1996 Atlanta Hawks 3 Indiana Pacers 2 1996 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2013 Atlanta Hawks 2 Indiana Pacers 4 2013 Eastern Conference First Round (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) Charlotte Bobcats #eee April 20 3:30 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ABC Charlotte Bobcats 88 Miami Heat 99 Boxscore 23–19 19–30 23–23 23–27 Kemba Walker 20 LeBron James 27 Al Jefferson 10 Chris Andersen 10 Kemba Walker 6 Dwyane Wade 5 19,640 Marc Davis, Jason Phillips, Scott Wall Miami leads series, 1–0 April 23 7:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami TNT Charlotte Bobcats 97 Miami Heat 101 Boxscore 19–29 28–28 25–22 25–22 Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 22 LeBron James 32 Al Jefferson 13 James, Wade 6 each Kemba Walker 8 LeBron James 8 19,603 Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Mark Lindsay Miami leads series, 2–0 #eee April 26 7:00 pm Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina ESPN Miami Heat 98 Charlotte Bobcats 85 Boxscore 23–27 35–19 28–19 12–20 LeBron James 30 Al Jefferson 20 LeBron James 10 Josh McRoberts 9 James, Wade 6 each Luke Ridnour 6 19,633 Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Mark Ayotte Miami leads series, 3–0 April 28 7:00 pm Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina TNT Miami Heat 109 Charlotte Bobcats 98 Boxscore 26–27 26–27 32–17 25–27 LeBron James 31 Kemba Walker 29 Chris Bosh 8 Josh McRoberts 10 LeBron James 9 Walker, McRoberts 5 each 19,092 Danny Crawford, Michael Smith, Tom Washington Miami wins series, 4–0 The series pitted the two-time defending champions against a franchise only in its second playoff appearance ever (the Bobcats first played in the playoffs in 2010). As a result, the Bobcats were deemed heavy underdogs against the Heat. In Game 1, the Bobcats started strong, leading by as much as 9, but were dealt a big blow when their franchise player, Al Jefferson, suffered a left plantar fascia strain following a misstep in the first quarter. The Heat then rallied after receiving a big boost from seldom-used James Jones, who scored 12 points, allowing them to eventually pull away in the fourth quarter for a 99–88 win in the series opener. In Game 2, the Heat were able to build a 16-point first half lead before the Bobcats started to rally back. The Bobcats had a chance to force overtime, but Dwyane Wade came up with a key steal and a free throw to ice the game and give the Heat a 2–0 lead. In Game 3, the Bobcats started strong once again, led by Jefferson who scored 15 points in the first quarter, but the Heat again rallied behind LeBron James, who led the Heat with 30 points. The Heat led by as much as 26 before holding on for a 98–85 win and a commanding 3–0 series lead. In Game 4, the Bobcats played without Jefferson who was plagued by the injury he suffered in Game 1, leaving Kemba Walker to lead the team. Although he scored 29 points on 11/15 shooting, the Heat were able to complete the sweep with a big third quarter, sending them to the second round, and in the process ending the tenure of the Charlotte Bobcats, who became the Charlotte Hornets starting next season. Regular-season series Miami won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 16, 2013 2013 1116 MIACHA Miami Heat 97 Charlotte Bobcats 81 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina #fff December 1, 2013 2013 1201 CHAMIA Charlotte Bobcats 98 Miami Heat 99 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami #fff January 18, 2014 2014 0118 MIACHA Miami Heat 104 Charlotte Bobcats 96 Time Warner Cable Arena, Charlotte, North Carolina OT #fff March 3, 2014 2014 0303 CHAMIA Charlotte Bobcats 107 Miami Heat 124 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hornets winning the first meeting. Note that historical records of the original Charlotte Hornets franchise (later relocated and renamed the New Orleans Pelicans) from 1988 to 2002 are currently with the present Hornets/Bobcats franchise since the 2014–15 season. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHA&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Charlotte Hornets versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Charlotte leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2001 Charlotte Hornets 3 Miami Heat 0 2001 Eastern Conference First Round (3) Toronto Raptors vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets #eee April 19 12:30 pm Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario ESPN Brooklyn Nets 94 Toronto Raptors 87 Boxscore 29–21 21–25 17–16 27–25 Johnson, Williams 24 each Kyle Lowry 22 Garnett, Johnson 8 each Jonas Valančiūnas 18 Johnson, Pierce 4 each Lowry, Vásquez 8 each 19,800 Ken Mauer, Brian Forte, Ed Malloy Brooklyn leads series, 1–0 April 22 8:00 pm Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario NBA TV Brooklyn Nets 95 Toronto Raptors 100 Boxscore 19–21 20–24 27–19 29–36 Joe Johnson 18 DeMar DeRozan 30 Pierce, Plumlee 6 each Jonas Valančiūnas 14 Livingston, Williams 5 each Greivis Vásquez 8 20,382 Monty McCutchen, David Jones, Gary Zielinski Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 25 7:00 pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City ESPN2 Toronto Raptors 98 Brooklyn Nets 102 Boxscore 23–19 22–30 21–28 32–25 DeMar DeRozan 30 Joe Johnson 29 Jonas Valančiūnas 10 Shaun Livingston 6 Greivis Vásquez 6 Deron Williams 8 17,732 Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott, Scott Wall Brooklyn leads series, 2–1 April 27 7:00 pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City TNT Toronto Raptors 87 Brooklyn Nets 79 Boxscore 35–22 16–22 16–23 20–12 DeMar DeRozan 24 Paul Pierce 22 Patrick Patterson 9 Andray Blatche 7 Greivis Vásquez 9 Deron Williams 6 17,732 Jason Phillips, James Capers, Zach Zarba Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 30 7:30 pm Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario NBA TV Brooklyn Nets 113 Toronto Raptors 115 Boxscore 25–28 19–34 25–29 44–24 Joe Johnson 30 Kyle Lowry 36 Mirza Teletović 7 Patrick Patterson 8 Deron Williams 9 Kyle Lowry 6 20,393 Scott Foster, Tom Washington, Bill Kennedy Toronto leads series, 3–2 May 2 7:00 pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City ESPN2 Toronto Raptors 83 Brooklyn Nets 97 Boxscore 19–34 22–26 18–19 24–18 DeMar DeRozan 28 Deron Williams 23 Jonas Valančiūnas 9 Alan Anderson 9 DeRozan, Lowry 4 Deron Williams 4 17,732 Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Pat Fraher Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 4 1:00 pm Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario ABC Brooklyn Nets 104 Toronto Raptors 103 Boxscore 26–28 35–25 20–20 23–30 Joe Johnson 26 Kyle Lowry 28 Kevin Garnett 11 Amir Johnson 10 Johnson, Williams 4 DeMar DeRozan 6 20,457 Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford Brooklyn wins series, 4–3 The Raptors and the Nets faced off in the playoffs once again after they previously faced each other in 2007, when the Nets prevailed in six games. In Game 1, Paul Pierce led the way for the Nets in the clutch as they stole Game 1, 94–87, and home-court advantage from the Raptors. In Game 2, the Raptors led by as much as 11 in the first half before holding off the Nets in the final quarter to tie the series at 1 all. In Game 3, the Nets led by 15 with about 5 minutes remaining in the final period before the Raptors stormed back. With a chance to force overtime, Raptors forward Patrick Patterson missed two crucial free throws as the Nets held on for a 102–98 win and a 2–1 lead. In Game 4, in a reversal of Game 3, the Raptors were able to build a 17-point lead in the first half before the Nets rallied back to tie the game heading into the final period. However, the Raptors finished the game on a 9–0 run to win the game, 87–79, and tie the series at 2 each. In Game 5, the Raptors dominated the first three quarters to lead by as much as 26 but the Nets stormed back in the final quarter. With a chance to force overtime, Andray Blatche threw an errant pass that resulted in a backcourt violation, giving the Raptors the win and the crucial 3–2 series lead, but not before the play was reviewed because it was thought that the ball might have been tipped back before Deron Williams fired a half-court shot that was goaltended by Jonas Valančiūnas. The Nets then proceeded to blow out the Raptors in Game 6 to force a seventh and decisive game. Game 7 was close up until the final seconds of the game. With the Nets leading by 1, Kyle Lowry had a chance to win the game and the series for the Raptors but Pierce blocked his shot, giving the Nets the win and the series victory. Regular-season series Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 26, 2013 2013 1126 BKNTOR Brooklyn Nets 102 Toronto Raptors 100 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario January 11, 2014 2014 0111 BKNTOR Brooklyn Nets 80 Toronto Raptors 96 Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario #fff January 22, 2014 2014 0127 TORBKN Toronto Raptors 104 Brooklyn Nets 103 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City March 10, 2014 2014 0310 TORBKN Toronto Raptors 97 Brooklyn Nets 101 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Nets winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Brooklyn/New Jersey leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2007 New Jersey Nets 4 Toronto Raptors 2 2007 Eastern Conference First Round This is the most recent playoff series between the Raptors & Nets until 2020. (4) Chicago Bulls vs. (5) Washington Wizards #eee April 20 7:00 pm United Center, Chicago TNT Washington Wizards 102 Chicago Bulls 93 Boxscore 24–22 24–32 24–21 30–18 Nenê 24 Hinrich, Augustin 16 each Marcin Gortat 13 Joakim Noah 10 Bradley Beal 7 Joakim Noah 4 21,694 Monty McCutchen, David Jones, Gary Zielinski Washington leads series, 1–0 April 22 9:30 pm United Center, Chicago TNT Washington Wizards 101 Chicago Bulls 99 Boxscore 31–20 25–29 14–26 21–16 10–8 Bradley Beal 26 D. J. Augustin 25 Ariza, Booker 8 each Joakim Noah 10 Ariza, Wall 7 each D. J. Augustin 7 21,663 Joe Crawford, Bennie Adams, Bill Spooner Washington leads series, 2–0 #eee April 25 8:00 pm Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN Chicago Bulls 100 Washington Wizards 97 Boxscore 28–30 20–21 24–18 28–28 Mike Dunleavy Jr. 35 Bradley Beal 25 Joakim Noah 9 Gortat, Ariza 11 each D. J. Augustin 7 John Wall 7 23,356 James Capers, Jason Phillips, Zach Zarba Washington leads series, 2–1 April 27 1:00 pm Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ABC Chicago Bulls 89 Washington Wizards 98 Boxscore 18–28 22–27 22–27 27–16 Taj Gibson 32 Trevor Ariza 30 Joakim Noah 15 Trevor Booker 9 Kirk Hinrich 7 John Wall 10 20,356 Mike Callahan, Tony Brown, Rodney Mott Washington leads series, 3–1 #eee April 29 8:00 pm United Center, Chicago TNT Washington Wizards 75 Chicago Bulls 69 Boxscore 23–15 18–26 20–11 14–17 John Wall 24 Hinrich, Butler 16 each Marcin Gortat 13 Joakim Noah 18 Nenê, Beal, Wall 4 each Joakim Noah 7 21,752 Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Bennett Salvatore Washington wins series, 4–1 The Bulls tried to make it through the playoffs for a third straight year without their main superstar, Derrick Rose, who suffered an early season-ending injury. Meanwhile, the Wizards made the playoffs for only the first time since 2008. As such, the series was expected to be evenly matched, although most analysts predicted a Bulls series victory. In Game 1, the Bulls led by as much as 13 in the third quarter before the Wizards soon started their comeback. Led by Nenê's 24 points, the Wizards used a big fourth quarter to rally back for a 102–93 win and to steal home-court advantage away from the Bulls. In Game 2, the Wizards again rallied back from 10 down in regulation to force overtime before hanging on for a 101–99 win to go up 2–0 in the series. The Bulls prevented a commanding 3–0 lead by the Wizards in Game 3 with a 100–97 victory. The Bulls were led by Mike Dunleavy Jr. who scored 35 points including 8 three-pointers. Meanwhile, the Wizards suffered a big blow in Game 4 when Nenê was suspended after he had an altercation with Bulls' guard Jimmy Butler. In Game 4, the Wizards had no problem defeating the Bulls without Nenê, leading from start to finish en route to a 98–89 win to take a commanding 3–1 lead. In Game 5, the Wizards closed out their upset of the Bulls, 75–69, in a low-scoring affair as they won the series 4–1 to advance to the second round for the first time since 2005. Regular-season series Washington won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 13, 2014 2014 0113 WASCHI Washington Wizards 102 Chicago Bulls 88 United Center, Chicago, Illinois January 17, 2014 2014 0114 CHIWAS Chicago Bulls 93 Washington Wizards 96 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. #fff April 5, 2014 2014 0405 CHIWAS Chicago Bulls 96 Washington Wizards 78 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CHI&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Chicago Bulls versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1997 Chicago Bulls 3 Washington Bullets 0 1997 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2005 Chicago Bulls 2 Washington Wizards 4 2005 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference first round (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (8) Dallas Mavericks #eee April 20 1:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Dallas Mavericks 85 San Antonio Spurs 90 Boxscore 12–21 32–22 21–22 20–25 Devin Harris 19 Tim Duncan 27 Nowitzki, Dalembert 8 each Tiago Splitter 11 Devin Harris 5 Tony Parker 6 18,581 Joe Crawford, Bennie Adams, Bill Spooner San Antonio leads series, 1–0 April 23 8:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio NBATV Dallas Mavericks 113 San Antonio Spurs 92 Boxscore 24–23 32–28 32–24 25–17 Monta Ellis 21 Manu Ginóbili 27 Dalembert, Blair 7 each Tim Duncan 7 Calderón, Harris 5 each Manu Ginóbili 4 18,581 Danny Crawford, Michael Smith, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 26 4:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT San Antonio Spurs 108 Dallas Mavericks 109 Boxscore 34–27 20–32 20–18 34–32 Tim Duncan 22 Monta Ellis 29 Tiago Splitter 13 Samuel Dalembert 10 Tony Parker 6 José Calderón 9 20,636 Tony Brothers, Leroy Richardson, Tom Washington Dallas leads series, 2–1 April 28 9:30 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT San Antonio Spurs 93 Dallas Mavericks 89 Boxscore 18–23 32–13 23–29 20–24 Manu Ginóbili 23 Monta Ellis 20 Leonard, Splitter 12 each Samuel Dalembert 15 Manu Ginóbili 5 Vince Carter 5 20,796 Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Pat Fraher Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 30 7:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Dallas Mavericks 103 San Antonio Spurs 109 Boxscore 26–27 23–31 22–21 32–30 Vince Carter 28 Tony Parker 23 Dirk Nowitzki 15 Splitter, Duncan 12 each Monta Ellis 6 Boris Diaw 6 18,581 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 2 8:00 pm American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN San Antonio Spurs 111 Dallas Mavericks 113 Boxscore 26–34 26–24 29–18 30–37 Tony Parker 22 Monta Ellis 29 Tim Duncan 9 DeJuan Blair 14 Tony Parker 6 José Calderón 6 20,799 James Capers, Jason Phillips, Zach Zarba Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 4 3:30 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio ABC Dallas Mavericks 96 San Antonio Spurs 119 Boxscore 23–35 23–33 22–26 28–25 Dirk Nowitzki 22 Tony Parker 32 Dirk Nowitzki 9 Tim Duncan 8 Calderón, Carter 4 each Ginóbili, Diaw 5 each 18,581 Monty McCutchen, Marc Davis, Bennett Salvatore San Antonio wins series, 4–3 Despite the fact that the Spurs swept the season series against the Mavericks, the series was expected to be close because of the rivalry that the two teams have. In Game 1, the Spurs suffered a big blow as Tim Duncan limped off the floor in the third quarter. As he watched the Mavs take a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, he returned in the game to lead the Spurs to a 90–85 victory and a 1–0 series lead. The Mavs proceeded to build another big lead in Game 2 but unlike in Game 1, they never looked back as they blew out the Spurs to tie the series at 1. Game 3 was close until the final minute. With the Mavs down by 2 with 1.7 seconds remaining, Vince Carter hit the game-winning three-pointer with no time left on the clock to give the Mavs a 1-point win and a surprising 2–1 series lead. Game 4 saw the Spurs erect a 20-point lead before the Mavs rallied back. With the Mavs down by 2 once again, Monta Ellis missed a potential game-tying layup as the Spurs tied the series at 2 and regained the home-court advantage. The Mavs were dealt a big blow when DeJuan Blair was suspended for Game 5 after kicking Tiago Splitter in the head. In Game 5, the Spurs led from start to finish to win, 109–103, and to take a crucial 3–2 series lead. However, Ellis and Nowitzki led the Mavs to a series-tying 113–111 win in Game 6 to force a decisive game. The Spurs had a chance to force overtime or to win the series after Ellis threw an errant pass but they were not able to get a shot off in time. In Game 7, Tony Parker scored 32 points as the Spurs blew out the Mavs, 119–96, to win the series, 4–3. Regular-season series San Antonio won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 26, 2013 2013 1226 SASDAL San Antonio Spurs 116 Dallas Mavericks 107 American Airlines Center, Dallas January 8, 2014 2014 0108 DALSAS Dallas Mavericks 90 San Antonio Spurs 112 AT&T Center, San Antonio #fff March 2, 2014 2014 0302 DALSAS Dallas Mavericks 106 San Antonio Spurs 112 AT&T Center, San Antonio April 10, 2014 2014 0410 SASDAL San Antonio Spurs 109 Dallas Mavericks 100 American Airlines Center, Dallas This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning three of the first five meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016San Antonio leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 2001 Dallas Mavericks 1 San Antonio Spurs 4 2001 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2003 Dallas Mavericks 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 2003 Western Conference Finals #fff 2006 Dallas Mavericks 4 San Antonio Spurs 3 2006 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2009 Dallas Mavericks 4 San Antonio Spurs 1 2009 Western Conference First Round #fff 2010 Dallas Mavericks 2 San Antonio Spurs 4 2010 Western Conference First Round (2) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (7) Memphis Grizzlies #eee April 19 9:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ESPN Memphis Grizzlies 86 Oklahoma City Thunder 100 Boxscore 16–29 18–27 31–13 21–31 Zach Randolph 21 Kevin Durant 33 Zach Randolph 11 Russell Westbrook 10 Mike Conley Jr. 11 Kevin Durant 7 18,203 Tony Brothers, Tom Washington, David Guthrie Oklahoma City leads series, 1–0 April 21 8:00 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT Memphis Grizzlies 111 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Boxscore 24–16 22–27 22–22 31–34 12–6 Zach Randolph 25 Kevin Durant 36 Tony Allen 8 Ibaka, Durant 11 each Mike Conley Jr. 12 Russell Westbrook 8 18,203 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 8:00 pm FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee TNT Oklahoma City Thunder 95 Memphis Grizzlies 98 OT Boxscore 18–24 18–20 25–27 24–14 10–13 Durant, Westbrook 30 each Mike Conley Jr. 20 Russell Westbrook 13 Zach Randolph 10 Durant, Jackson 3 each Zach Randolph 6 18,119 Monty McCutchen, John Goble, David Jones Memphis leads series, 2–1 April 26 9:30 pm FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee ESPN Oklahoma City Thunder 92 Memphis Grizzlies 89 OT Boxscore 15–18 27–17 22–17 16–28 12–9 Reggie Jackson 32 Marc Gasol 23 Serge Ibaka 14 Tony Allen 13 Russell Westbrook 7 Mike Conley Jr. 10 18,119 Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Bennett Salvatore Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 9:00 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma NBATV Memphis Grizzlies 100 Oklahoma City Thunder 99 OT Boxscore 30–25 25–18 21–27 14–20 10–9 Mike Miller 21 Russell Westbrook 30 Marc Gasol 15 Serge Ibaka 11 Gasol, Lee, Conley 4 each Russell Westbrook 13 18,203 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Bill Spooner Memphis leads series, 3–2 May 1 8:00 pm FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee TNT Oklahoma City Thunder 104 Memphis Grizzlies 84 Boxscore 25–17 31–24 26–20 22–23 Kevin Durant 36 Marc Gasol 17 Kevin Durant 10 Zach Randolph 8 Russell Westbrook 5 Mike Conley Jr. 6 18,119 Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Rodney Mott Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 3 8:00 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT Memphis Grizzlies 109 Oklahoma City Thunder 120 Boxscore 36–27 22–34 23–33 28–26 Marc Gasol 24 Kevin Durant 33 Mike Conley Jr. 5 Russell Westbrook 10 Mike Conley Jr. 9 Russell Westbrook 16 18,203 Scott Foster, John Goble, Tom Washington Oklahoma City wins series, 4–3 In Game 1, the Thunder held the Grizzlies to a 36 percent field goal shooting and led by as many as 25 before holding on to a 100–86 win and a 1–0 series lead. The next four games of the series all went to overtime, breaking an NBA record for most number of OT games in a series. In Game 2, the Grizzlies led by 5 with 18 seconds remaining when Kevin Durant hit a miraculous 4-point play and after a made free throw by Mike Conley Jr., Kendrick Perkins made a putback at the buzzer to force overtime. However, the Grizzlies held on in OT and tied the series at 1 game apiece. The Grizzlies led by 17 in the fourth quarter before the Thunder came roaring back. The Thunder trailed by 4 in the final minute when Westbrook hit a 4-point play that eventually forced overtime. However, the Grizzlies held off the Thunder for a 2–1 series lead. In Game 4, with Durant and Westbrook struggling offensively, Reggie Jackson scored a career-high 32 points that helped the Thunder take a 14-point lead before the Grizzlies stormed back. With the Grizzlies leading by 5 in the final minute, Jackson hit a 3 and a layup to force overtime. The Grizzlies still had a chance to force a second overtime but Conley's three missed as the Thunder tied the series at 2. Game 5 saw the Grizzlies erect a 20-point lead in the third quarter, but the Thunder rallied back. With the Thunder trailing by 2, Westbrook came up with a steal and a dunk to force another overtime. The Thunder had a chance to win the game in overtime but Durant's three missed. Luckily, Serge Ibaka made a putback but replays showed that the ball left Ibaka's hands after the buzzer sounded, giving the Grizzlies a 3–2 series lead. Knowing that their season could once again end in Grizzlies' hands if they lost another game, the Thunder blew out the Grizzlies in Game 6, forcing a decisive game. Prior to Game 7, Zach Randolph was suspended for punching Steven Adams while jogging back in transition in Game 6. Though putting up a valiant effort without their leading scorer, the Grizzlies ultimately succumbed to the Thunder who managed to avenge their loss from the year before. Regular-season series Oklahoma City won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 11, 2013 2013 1211 OKCMEM Oklahoma City Thunder 116 Memphis Grizzlies 100 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee January 14, 2014 2014 0114 OKCMEM Oklahoma City Thunder 87 Memphis Grizzlies 90 FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee #fff February 3, 2014 2014 0203 MEMOKC Memphis Grizzlies 77 Oklahoma City Thunder 86 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 28, 2014 2014 0228 MEMOKC Memphis Grizzlies 107 Oklahoma City Thunder 113 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MEM&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Memphis Grizzlies versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 2011 Memphis Grizzlies 3 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 2011 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2013 Memphis Grizzlies 4 Oklahoma City Thunder 1 2013 Western Conference Semifinals This is the most recent playoff series between the Thunder & Grizzlies until 2020. (3) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (6) Golden State Warriors #eee April 19 3:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Golden State Warriors 109 Los Angeles Clippers 105 Boxscore 24–29 28–23 35–27 22–26 Klay Thompson 22 Chris Paul 28 David Lee 13 DeAndre Jordan 14 Stephen Curry 7 Chris Paul 8 19,339 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright Golden State leads series, 1–0 April 21 10:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Golden State Warriors 98 Los Angeles Clippers 138 Boxscore 20–31 21–36 32–38 25–33 Stephen Curry 24 Blake Griffin 35 Barnes, Speights 6 each DeAndre Jordan 9 Stephen Curry 8 Paul, Collison 10 each 19,570 Tony Brothers, David Guthrie, Rodney Mott Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 10:30 pm Oracle Arena, Oakland, California TNT Los Angeles Clippers 98 Golden State Warriors 96 Boxscore 24–21 22–22 29–21 23–32 Blake Griffin 32 Klay Thompson 26 DeAndre Jordan 22 Draymond Green 11 Chris Paul 10 Stephen Curry 15 19,596 Ken Mauer, Eric Lewis, Ed Malloy LA Clippers lead series, 2–1 April 27 3:30 pm Oracle Arena, Oakland, California ABC Los Angeles Clippers 97 Golden State Warriors 118 Boxscore 24–39 24–27 23–23 26–29 Jamal Crawford 26 Stephen Curry 33 Griffin, Jordan 6 each Stephen Curry 7 Chris Paul 6 Andre Iguodala 9 19,596 Joe Crawford, Sean Corbin, Derrick Stafford Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 10:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Golden State Warriors 103 Los Angeles Clippers 113 Boxscore 21–31 29–24 22–22 31–36 Klay Thompson 21 DeAndre Jordan 25 Draymond Green 11 DeAndre Jordan 18 Andre Iguodala 8 Chris Paul 7 19,657 James Capers, Jason Phillips, Zach Zarba LA Clippers lead series, 3–2 May 1 10:30 pm Oracle Arena, Oakland, California TNT Los Angeles Clippers 99 Golden State Warriors 100 Boxscore 25–25 26–23 16–22 32–30 Jamal Crawford 19 Stephen Curry 24 DeAndre Jordan 19 Draymond Green 14 Chris Paul 8 Stephen Curry 9 19,596 Monty McCutchen, John Goble, Bill Spooner Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 3 10:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Golden State Warriors 121 Los Angeles Clippers 126 Boxscore 32–22 32–34 20–31 37–39 Stephen Curry 33 Blake Griffin 24 David Lee 13 DeAndre Jordan 18 Stephen Curry 9 Chris Paul 14 19,543 Ken Mauer, David Jones, Ed Malloy LA Clippers win series, 4–3 The series was seen as one of the most dramatic first round series in the NBA, especially after the controversy surrounding Clippers' owner Donald Sterling's racist comments arose. In Game 1, with the Warriors up by 3 in the final seconds, the Clippers had a chance to force overtime but Darren Collison stepped out of bounds after running down the loose ball. Klay Thompson sealed a 1–0 series lead for the Warriors by splitting his free throws as the Warriors took away home court advantage. The Clippers tied the series at 1 after blowing out the Warriors in Game 2 by 40 to set a franchise record for the largest margin of victory in a postseason game. In Game 3, the Warriors rallied back from an 18-point deficit in the third quarter. Down by 2, the Warriors had a chance to win but Stephen Curry's three missed as the Clippers took back home court advantage and a 2–1 lead in the series. A day after the Clippers' Game 3 win, controversy regarding Clippers' owner Donald Sterling's racist comments arose. As a result, the Clippers silently protested in Game 4 by shedding their warm-up jerseys and going through the pregame routine with their red shirts on inside out. However, Curry scored 33 points including seven three-pointers as the Warriors blew out the Clippers to tie the series at 2. Before Game 5, the NBA handed out a lifetime suspension to Donald Sterling. This appeared to have a positive effect on the Clippers, who won a hotly contested Game 5 in front of their home crowd to lead the series, 3–2. DeAndre Jordan led the Clippers in the game with 25 points, 18 rebounds and 4 blocks to become the first player since Tim Duncan in 2008 to have such stats in a playoff game. The Warriors were able to stave off elimination with a 100–99 win in Game 6 to force a decisive game. The Clippers had many chances to chip into the Warriors' 4-point lead in the final minute, but they missed their chances and Matt Barnes' three-pointer was already too late. In Game 7, the Warriors controlled the first quarter, but the Clippers eventually came back. In the final quarter, it was the Clippers who hit the biggest shots as they took Game 7 to advance to the semifinals. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 2013 2013 1031 GSWLAC Golden State Warriors 115 Los Angeles Clippers | score2=126 Staples Center, Los Angeles December 25, 2013 2013 1225 LACGSW Los Angeles Clippers 103 Golden State Warriors | score2=105 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California #fff January 30, 2014 2014 0130 LACGSW Los Angeles Clippers 92 Golden State Warriors | score2=111 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California #fff March 13, 2014 2014 0313 GSWLAC Golden State Warriors 98 Los Angeles Clippers | score2=111 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the first playoff meeting between the Warriors and the Clippers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=LAC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Clippers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016 (4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee April 20 9:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 122 Houston Rockets 120 Boxscore 27–20 21–29 25–30 33–27 16–14 LaMarcus Aldridge 46 Harden, Howard 27 each LaMarcus Aldridge 18 Dwight Howard 15 Damian Lillard 5 James Harden 6 18,240 Scott Foster, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford Portland leads series, 1–0 April 23 9:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 112 Houston Rockets 105 Boxscore 23–31 30–22 30–24 29–28 LaMarcus Aldridge 43 Dwight Howard 32 Robin Lopez 10 Dwight Howard 14 Damian Lillard 11 Jeremy Lin 5 18,331 James Capers, Jason Phillips, Zach Zarba Portland leads series, 2–0 #eee April 25 10:30 pm Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ESPN Houston Rockets 121 Portland Trail Blazers 116 OT Boxscore 35–24 19–31 27–23 29–32 11–6 James Harden 37 Damian Lillard 30 Dwight Howard 14 LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Harden, Lin 6 each Damian Lillard 6 20,302 Joe Crawford, Sean Corbin, Bill Spooner Portland leads series, 2–1 April 27 9:30 pm Moda Center, Portland, Oregon TNT Houston Rockets 120 Portland Trail Blazers 123 Boxscore 29–23 32–28 23–28 22–27 14–17 James Harden 28 LaMarcus Aldridge 29 Dwight Howard 14 Robin Lopez 11 James Harden 6 Damian Lillard 8 20,246 Ken Mauer, Eric Lewis, Ed Malloy Portland leads series, 3–1 #eee April 30 9:30 pm Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 98 Houston Rockets 108 Boxscore 27–30 21–26 29–26 21–26 Wesley Matthews 27 Dwight Howard 22 Lillard, Lopez, Aldridge 8 each Omer Asik 15 Damian Lillard 7 James Harden 7 18,230 Danny Crawford, David Jones, Michael Smith Portland leads series, 3–2 May 2 10:30 pm Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ESPN Houston Rockets 98 Portland Trail Blazers 99 Boxscore 29–28 29–28 21–22 19–21 James Harden 34 LaMarcus Aldridge 30 Chandler Parsons 12 LaMarcus Aldridge 13 James Harden 6 Nicolas Batum 7 20,204 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Bill Kennedy Portland wins series, 4–2 The two teams faced off in the playoffs for the fourth time and the Blazers tried to defeat the Rockets after losing their previous three encounters. In Game 1, the Rockets held an 11-point lead with 4:30 remaining in the fourth quarter but the Blazers rallied to force overtime. It again appeared the Rockets had too large of a lead to overcome when they led by 6 in overtime but LaMarcus Aldridge hit a desperation three to spark an 8–0 run. The Rockets had a chance to win but James Harden missed a three-pointer as they took away home court advantage and a 1–0 series lead. Aldridge scored a career-high 46 points to lead the Blazers. In Game 2, the Rockets had no answers for Aldridge once again as he scored 43 points to give the Blazers a 112–105 win and a 2–0 series lead heading to the next two games in Portland. In Game 3, Nicolas Batum was able to force overtime with a 3 with 41 seconds remaining in regulation. In overtime, with the two teams tied at 116, seldom-used Troy Daniels hit a crucial 3-pointer. The Blazers had a chance to force overtime but Batum missed his three-pointer and Harden made two free throws to clinch the game. In Game 4, the two teams went to overtime again after Dwight Howard hit a dunk with 3 seconds remaining in regulation before Mo Williams missed a 3 at the buzzer. However, the Blazers had a 9–2 run in overtime to clinch a 3–1 series lead for the Blazers. The Rockets had a chance to tie the game but Wesley Matthews stole the ball. Facing elimination in Game 5, the Rockets held Aldridge to 8 points as they lived to fight another day with a 108–98 win to trim the Blazers' series lead to 3–2. Game 6 was close in the final minute. It seemed that a Game 7 was inevitable when Chandler Parsons hit a reverse layup with 0.9 seconds remaining but the Rockets' hearts were broken when Damian Lillard hit a game-winning three-point shot at the horn to send Portland to the second round of the playoffs. The most recent person to hit a series-winning buzzer beater prior to Lillard was John Stockton, who hit the game-winning three-point shot against Houston in 1997 to advance to the Finals. With their win, Portland advanced to the second-round appearance for the first time since 2000, ending a 14-year drought which was the longest at the time. Regular-season series Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 5, 2013 2013 1105 HOUPOR Houston Rockets 116 Portland Trail Blazers 101 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon December 12, 2013 2013 1212 HOUPOR Houston Rockets 104 Portland Trail Blazers 111 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon #fff January 20, 2014 2014 0120 PORHOU Portland Trail Blazers 113 Houston Rockets 126 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas #fff March 9, 2014 2014 0309 PORHOU Portland Trail Blazers 113 Houston Rockets 118 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas OT This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=POR&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Houston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1987 Houston Rockets 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1987 Western Conference First Round #fff 1994 Houston Rockets 3 Portland Trail Blazers 1 1994 Western Conference First Round #fff 2009 Houston Rockets 4 Portland Trail Blazers 2 2009 Western Conference First Round Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Washington Wizards #eee May 5 7:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Washington Wizards 102 Indiana Pacers 96 Boxscore 28–15 28–28 13–19 33–34 Bradley Beal 25 Hill, George 18 each Marcin Gortat 15 David West 12 John Wall 9 Paul George 5 18,165 Scott Foster, David Guthrie, Bill Kennedy Washington leads series, 1–0 May 7 7:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Washington Wizards 82 Indiana Pacers 86 Boxscore 23–23 22–20 15–22 22–21 Marcin Gortat 21 Roy Hibbert 28 Marcin Gortat 11 Roy Hibbert 9 John Wall 8 Lance Stephenson 5 18,165 James Capers, Marc Davis, Zach Zarba Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 9 8:00 pm Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN Indiana Pacers 85 Washington Wizards 63 Boxscore 17–17 17–16 26–12 25–18 Paul George 23 Bradley Beal 16 Paul George 8 Trevor Ariza 15 Hill, Stephenson 5 each John Wall 6 20,356 Tony Brothers, Eric Lewis, Tom Washington Indiana leads series, 2–1 May 11 8:00 pm Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. TNT Indiana Pacers 95 Washington Wizards 92 Boxscore 27–26 11–29 33–17 24–20 Paul George 39 Bradley Beal 20 Paul George 12 Trevor Ariza 9 David West 8 John Wall 7 20,356 Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford Indiana leads series, 3–1 #eee May 13 7:00 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis TNT Washington Wizards 102 Indiana Pacers 79 Boxscore 25–19 20–19 31–14 26–27 Marcin Gortat 31 David West 17 Marcin Gortat 16 David West 6 Ariza, Wall 5 each Turner, Stephenson, Hibbert, West 3 each 18,165 Danny Crawford, Pat Fraher, Ron Garretson Indiana leads series, 3–2 May 15 8:00 pm Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. ESPN Indiana Pacers 93 Washington Wizards 80 Boxscore 29–23 23–17 19–23 22–17 David West 29 Marcin Gortat 19 Roy Hibbert 7 Trevor Ariza 7 Lance Stephenson 8 John Wall 9 19,502 Mike Callahan, Sean Corbin, Marc Davis Indiana wins series, 4–2 Going to the Conference Semifinals, the Pacers came off a tough seven-game series against the Hawks while the Wizards were able to dispatch the Bulls in five games, giving them plenty of time to rest and prepare for the second round. In Game 1, the Wizards held a 13-point lead after one quarter and kept that momentum to take the series opener and the home court advantage away from the Pacers. Trevor Ariza led the Wizards' charge with 22 points including 6/6 from three-point land. After being criticized once again for having a 0-point and 0-rebound performance in Game 1, Roy Hibbert broke loose for 28 points as he led the Pacers to a series-tying 86–82 victory over the Wizards. In Game 3, the Pacers' early season form returned, holding the Wizards to only 63 points and 33 percent shooting as they blew them out to take a 2–1 series lead. It looked as if the Wizards had Game 4 in hand when they led by 19 points early in the third quarter but the Pacers eventually came back. Trailing by 3 with 6 seconds remaining, the Wizards had a chance to force overtime but Ariza threw an errant pass, sealing the win and the 3–1 series lead for the Pacers. Paul George led the Pacers' comeback with 39 points including 28 in the second half. In Game 5, the Wizards responded by blowing out the Pacers, 102–79, with Marcin Gortat scoring 31 points and grabbing 16 rebounds. The Wizards held a 62–23 rebounding advantage in Game 5, the widest margin in a playoff game since 1985. However, David West led the Pacers with 29 points in Game 6 as the Pacers ended the Wizards' run with a 93–80 win as they advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second straight year. Regular-season series Indiana won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 29, 2013 2013 1129 WASIND Washington Wizards 73 Indiana Pacers 93 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis January 10, 2014 2014 0110 WASIND Washington Wizards 66 Indiana Pacers 93 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis #fff March 28, 2014 2014 0328 INDWAS Indiana Pacers 78 Washington Wizards 91 Verizon Center, Washington, D.C. This was the first playoff meeting between the Pacers and the Wizards.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016 (2) Miami Heat vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets #eee May 6 7:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami TNT Brooklyn Nets 86 Miami Heat 107 Boxscore 20–22 23–24 23–33 20–28 Johnson, Williams 17 each LeBron James 22 Paul Pierce 6 Chris Bosh 11 Livingston, Williams 3 each Dwyane Wade 5 19,470 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright Miami leads series, 1–0 May 8 7:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ESPN2 Brooklyn Nets 82 Miami Heat 94 Boxscore 21–15 25–30 21–24 15–25 Mirza Teletović 20 LeBron James 22 Kevin Garnett 12 Ray Allen 8 Deron Williams 6 Dwyane Wade 7 19,639 Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Rodney Mott Miami leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 8:00 pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City ABC Miami Heat 90 Brooklyn Nets 104 Boxscore 30–29 19–22 14–26 27–27 LeBron James 28 Joe Johnson 19 LeBron James 8 Andray Blatche 10 LeBron James 5 Deron Williams 11 17,732 Monty McCutchen, John Goble, David Jones Miami leads series, 2–1 May 12 8:00 pm Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City TNT Miami Heat 102 Brooklyn Nets 96 Boxscore 27–22 29–27 23–27 23–20 LeBron James 49 Joe Johnson 18 Ray Allen 7 Andray Blatche 8 Mario Chalmers 7 Deron Williams 7 17,732 James Capers, Jason Phillips, Zach Zarba Miami leads series, 3–1 #eee May 14 7:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami TNT Brooklyn Nets 94 Miami Heat 96 Boxscore 22–23 27–19 26–24 19–30 Joe Johnson 34 LeBron James 29 Kevin Garnett 8 LeBron James 9 Deron Williams 4 Mario Chalmers 7 19,615 Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford Miami wins series, 4–1 Despite the fact that the Nets swept the season series against the Heat, the series was expected to be close, with all their four regular season meetings going down to the wire. In Game 1, the Heat showed no signs of rust from their long rest, blowing out the Nets, 107–86, for their first victory against the Nets all season long and the 1–0 series lead. In Game 2, the game was close until the Heat pulled away in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Nets by 10 en route to a 94–82 win and the 2–0 series lead as they remained perfect in the postseason. The game was clinched when the Heat held the ball from the 3:39 mark to the 1:59 mark of the final quarter, grabbing three offensive rebounds until LeBron James made a layup to make it a 10-point game, essentially icing the game. Mirza Teletović had a breakout playoff game with 20 points including 6 three-pointers for the Nets in a losing effort. In Game 3, the Nets had a hot shooting performance from three-point range, hitting 15 three-pointers as the Nets defeated the Heat, 104–90, to deal the Heat their first loss of the postseason and to cut their series deficit to 2–1. Game 4 was close throughout, but the Heat were victorious, 102–96, to take a commanding 3–1 series lead. James exploded for a Heat playoff franchise record 49 points on an efficient 16/24 shooting clip and Chris Bosh made a tie breaking three-pointer in the final minute to give the Heat the lead for good before Ray Allen and James clinched the game with 5 free throws. In Game 5, a series extension seemed likely when the Nets led by 8 points with 5 minutes remaining. However, they went scoreless for the next 4 1 2 minutes, allowing the Heat to make a 12–0 run capped by a three-pointer and two free throws by Allen to take the lead for good. The Nets had a chance to tie after a Joe Johnson three-pointer and a split from the free throw line by James but Johnson wasn't able to get a shot off, giving the Heat the win as they advanced to their fourth straight Eastern Conference Finals appearance. Regular-season series Brooklyn won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 1, 2013 2013 1101 MIABKN Miami Heat 100 Brooklyn Nets 101 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City #fff January 10, 2014 2014 0110 MIABKN Miami Heat 95 Brooklyn Nets 104 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City 2OT #fff March 12, 2014 2014 0312 BKNMIA Brooklyn Nets 96 Miami Heat 95 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami #fff April 8, 2014 2014 0408 BKNMIA Brooklyn Nets 88 Miami Heat 87 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first two meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=NJN&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Brooklyn Nets versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Miami leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2005 Miami Heat 4 New Jersey Nets 0 2005 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 2006 Miami Heat 4 New Jersey Nets 1 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals Western Conference semifinals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (5) Portland Trail Blazers #eee May 6 9:30 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Portland Trail Blazers 92 San Antonio Spurs 116 Boxscore 16–29 23–36 26–25 27–26 LaMarcus Aldridge 32 Tony Parker 33 LaMarcus Aldridge 14 Tim Duncan 11 Mo Williams 4 Tony Parker 9 18,581 Tony Brothers, Tony Brown, Tom Washington San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 8 9:30 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN 2 Portland Trail Blazers 97 San Antonio Spurs 114 Boxscore 26–29 25–41 20–17 26–27 Nicolas Batum 21 Kawhi Leonard 20 LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Tiago Splitter 10 Damian Lillard 5 Tony Parker 10 18,581 Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 10 10:30 pm Moda Center, Portland, Oregon ESPN San Antonio Spurs 118 Portland Trail Blazers 103 Boxscore 28–18 32–22 23–29 35–34 Tony Parker 29 Wesley Matthews 22 Kawhi Leonard 10 LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Tony Parker 6 Damian Lillard 9 20,321 Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Bennett Salvatore San Antonio leads series, 3–0 May 12 10:30 pm Moda Center, Portland, Oregon TNT San Antonio Spurs 92 Portland Trail Blazers 103 Boxscore 24–29 24–21 20–35 24–18 Duncan, Diaw 12 each Damian Lillard 25 Leonard, Belinelli, Baynes 7 each Nicolas Batum 14 Kawhi Leonard 3 Nicolas Batum 8 20,141 Monty McCutchen, John Goble, Ed Malloy San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee May 14 9:30 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Portland Trail Blazers 82 San Antonio Spurs 104 Boxscore 19–19 25–32 19–26 19–27 LaMarcus Aldridge 21 Green, Leonard 22 each Nicolas Batum 12 Danny Green 9 Damian Lillard 10 Tiago Splitter 7 18,581 Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Jason Phillips San Antonio wins series, 4–1 The Spurs and the Blazers were coming off two tough first round series. The Spurs came off a tough seven-game series against the Mavericks while Blazers came off a dramatic first round series against the Rockets where Damian Lillard finished off the Rockets with a buzzer-beating three-pointer. In Game 1, the Spurs' experience paid off against the young Blazers, blowing them out in Game 1 to take the series opener. Tony Parker led the Spurs with 33 points in Game 1. Game 2 was more of the same, with the Spurs pulling away in the second quarter to blow out the Blazers once again as they took a 2–0 lead. They were able to hold the duo of LaMarcus Aldridge and Lillard to a combined 14/43 shooting. With the series shifting to Portland, the Blazers tried to close in on the Spurs' series lead but they were blown out for the third consecutive time as they fell behind 0–3 in the series. No NBA team has ever come back to win a series after being down 0–3. In Game 4, the Blazers finally won against the Spurs in the series, outscoring the Spurs 35–20 in the third quarter en route to a 103–92 win to cut their series deficit to 3–1. However, the Spurs were able to finish off the Blazers in Game 5 with another blowout win, sending them to the Western Conference Finals for the third consecutive year. Regular-season series Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 2, 2013 2013 1102 SASPOR San Antonio Spurs 105 Portland Trail Blazers 115 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon January 17, 2014 2014 0117 PORSAS Portland Trail Blazers 109 San Antonio Spurs 100 AT&T Center, San Antonio #fff February 19, 2014 2014 0219 SASPOR San Antonio Spurs 111 Portland Trail Blazers 109 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon March 12, 2014 2014 0312 PORSAS Portland Trail Blazers 90 San Antonio Spurs 103 AT&T Center, San Antonio This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=POR&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016San Antonio leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1990 Portland Trail Blazers 4 San Antonio Spurs 3 1990 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1993 Portland Trail Blazers 1 San Antonio Spurs 3 1993 Western Conference First Round #fff 1999 Portland Trail Blazers 0 San Antonio Spurs 4 1999 Western Conference Finals This is the most recent playoff series between the Spurs & Trail Blazers until 2026. (2) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (3) Los Angeles Clippers #eee May 5 9:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT Los Angeles Clippers 122 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Boxscore 39–25 30–27 35–26 18–27 Chris Paul 32 Russell Westbrook 29 Granger, Griffin, Jordan 5 each Butler, Ibaka, Lamb 6 each Chris Paul 10 Reggie Jackson 5 18,203 Danny Crawford, Jason Phillips, Michael Smith LA Clippers lead series, 1–0 May 7 9:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT Los Angeles Clippers 101 Oklahoma City Thunder 112 Boxscore 28–37 28–24 21–33 24–18 JJ Redick 18 Kevin Durant 32 DeAndre Jordan 8 Kevin Durant 12 Chris Paul 11 Russell Westbrook 10 18,203 Monty McCutchen, Pat Fraher, David Jones Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 9 10:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN Oklahoma City Thunder 118 Los Angeles Clippers 112 Boxscore 29–33 32–30 25–27 32–22 Kevin Durant 36 Blake Griffin 34 Steven Adams 9 DeAndre Jordan 11 Russell Westbrook 13 Chris Paul 16 19,530 Scott Foster, Sean Corbin, Bill Kennedy Oklahoma City leads series, 2–1 May 11 3:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Oklahoma City Thunder 99 Los Angeles Clippers 101 Boxscore 32–15 25–31 18–17 24–38 Kevin Durant 40 Blake Griffin 25 Kevin Durant 7 DeAndre Jordan 14 Russell Westbrook 8 Chris Paul 10 19,365 Mike Callahan, Ron Garretson, Rodney Mott Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 13 9:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT Los Angeles Clippers 104 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Boxscore 34–25 24–27 28–28 18–25 Blake Griffin 24 Russell Westbrook 38 Blake Griffin 17 Kevin Durant 10 Chris Paul 14 Russell Westbrook 6 18,203 Tony Brothers, Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington Oklahoma City leads series, 3–2 May 15 10:30 pm Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN Oklahoma City Thunder 104 Los Angeles Clippers 98 Boxscore 16–30 26–20 30–22 32–26 Kevin Durant 39 Chris Paul 25 Kevin Durant 16 DeAndre Jordan 15 Russell Westbrook 12 Chris Paul 11 19,565 Monty McCutchen, James Capers, Ed Malloy Oklahoma City wins series, 4–2 The Thunder and the Clippers were both coming off tough seven-game series against the Grizzlies and Warriors, respectively. The series was expected to be close with the two teams tied in their regular season series. In Game 1, the Clippers easily took home court advantage away from the Thunder, blowing them out, 122–105, and taking a 1–0 series lead. Chris Paul led the Clippers with 32 points including a career-high eight three-pointers. Game 2 was different, with Paul held to just two three-pointers as the Thunder took Game 2 to tie the series at 1. Russell Westbrook had a triple-double with 31 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. In Game 3, Serge Ibaka gave a big boost to the Thunder with 20 points as the Thunder took back home court advantage with a 118–112 victory to take a 2–1 series lead. Game 4 saw the Thunder build a big 22-point lead before the Clippers closed in on the Thunder. Darren Collison gave the Clippers the lead for good by hitting a layup with a minute remaining. The Thunder had a chance to win, but Westbrook's three-point shot missed as the Clippers tied the series at 2. In Game 5, the Clippers built an early 15-point lead, but the Thunder came back. The Clippers still led by 13 with 4 minutes remaining, but the Thunder relentlessly closed in. It seemed like the Clippers had the game in hand when they led by 7 points with 49 seconds remaining, but the Thunder closed the game on an 8–0 run, courtesy of a three-pointer and layup by Kevin Durant and three free throws by Westbrook. The Clippers had a chance to win, but Paul committed a turnover, sealing the 3–2 lead for the Thunder. Game 5 also ended in controversy after a questionable out-of-bounds call with 11 seconds remaining. The referees ruled that the ball went off the Clippers' Matt Barnes, giving the Thunder possession with 11.3 seconds to play and setting up Westbrook's game-winning free throws. Although replays showed that the ball went off Oklahoma City's Reggie Jackson, the officials awarded the ball to the Thunder. After review, the play stood.Witz Billy Clippers Lament Miscues and a Costly Call https://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/14/sports/basketball/westbrooks-3-free-throws-cap-thunders-last-minute-rally.html?ref=sports&_r=0 May 14, 2014 New York Times May 14, 2014Controversial Call in OKC http://www.nba.com/video/channels/playoffs/2014/05/13/0041300235-lac-okc-controversial-call.nba/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt13a NBA.com NBA.com May 14, 2014 In Game 6, the Clippers built another double-digit lead, but the Thunder eventually came back as they took the series in 6 games. Durant had 39 points for the Thunder, who advanced to the Western Conference Finals for the third time in four years. Regular-season series Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 13, 2013 2013 1113 OKCLAC Oklahoma City Thunder 103 Los Angeles Clippers 111 Staples Center, Los Angeles November 21, 2013 2013 1121 LACOKC Los Angeles Clippers 91 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma #fff February 23, 2014 2014 0223 LACOKC Los Angeles Clippers 125 Oklahoma City Thunder 117 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma April 9, 2014 2014 0409 OKCLAC Oklahoma City Thunder 107 Los Angeles Clippers 101 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the first playoff meeting between the Clippers and the Thunder.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAC&opp_id=OKC&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Clippers versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016 Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Indiana Pacers vs. (2) Miami Heat #eee May 18 3:30 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ABC Miami Heat 96 Indiana Pacers 107 Boxscore 24–30 21–25 25–28 26–24 Dwyane Wade 27 Paul George 24 LeBron James 10 Roy Hibbert 9 James, Chalmers 5 each Lance Stephenson 8 18,165 Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner Indiana leads series, 1–0 May 20 8:30 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESPN Miami Heat 87 Indiana Pacers 83 Boxscore 20–21 21–16 21–26 25–20 Dwyane Wade 23 Lance Stephenson 25 Chris Andersen 12 Roy Hibbert 13 LeBron James 6 Lance Stephenson 7 18,165 Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, John Goble Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 24 8:30 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ESPN Indiana Pacers 87 Miami Heat 99 Boxscore 21–14 21–24 22–33 23–28 Paul George 17 LeBron James 26 Lance Stephenson 11 Chris Andersen 7 Lance Stephenson 5 LeBron James 7 20,025 Monty McCutchen, Tony Brothers, Zach Zarba Miami leads series, 2–1 May 26 8:30 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ESPN Indiana Pacers 90 Miami Heat 102 Boxscore 19–27 25–22 20–31 26–22 Paul George 23 LeBron James 32 David West 12 LeBron James 10 West, Stephenson, Hill 4 each LeBron James 5 19,874 Danny Crawford, James Capers, Marc Davis Miami leads series, 3–1 #eee May 28 8:30 pm Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis ESPN Miami Heat 90 Indiana Pacers 93 Boxscore 16–22 26–11 15–31 33–29 Chris Bosh 20 Paul George 37 Chris Bosh 10 Roy Hibbert 13 Dwyane Wade 7 Lance Stephenson 5 18,165 Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Tom Washington Miami leads series, 3–2 May 30 8:30 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ESPN Indiana Pacers 92 Miami Heat 117 Boxscore 13–24 21–36 24–31 34–26 Paul George 29 Bosh, James 25 each Paul George 8 Chris Andersen 10 Hibbert, Hill, Sloan 3 each Wade, James 6 each 20,021 Scott Foster, Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips Miami wins series, 4–2 The series marked the third consecutive year that the Heat and the Pacers faced off in the playoffs including the second consecutive time in the Conference Finals. The Heat won the previous two match ups against the Pacers and the Pacers tried to dethrone them as Eastern Conference Champions. In Game 1, the Pacers finally started a series on the right foot by defeating the Heat, 107–96, as they took the series opener. The Pacers jumped to a 10-point lead early and they never looked back, leading by as much as 19. However, the Heat responded by taking Game 2, 87–83, and the home court advantage. LeBron James and Dwyane Wade led the Heat in the clutch, scoring the Heat's last 20 points. Lance Stephenson led the Pacers with 25 points but he was held to one field goal in the fourth quarter. The Heat won Game 3, 99–87, to take a 2–1 series lead. The Pacers started strong, leading by as much as 15 in the second quarter before the Heat cut the lead to 4 by halftime. The Heat eventually pulled away in the fourth quarter with the help of Ray Allen's 16 points including four key three-pointers in the final period. In Game 4, after scoring just a total of 27 points in the first three games, Chris Bosh finally broke out of his slump by scoring 25 points, almost matching his total from the first three games. James led the Heat with 32 points to give the Heat a wire-to-wire 102–90 victory that put them one game away from the NBA Finals. In Game 5, it seemed like the Heat's 11-point lead in the third quarter was too much to overcome. However, James received his fourth and fifth fouls early in the third quarter, putting him on the bench and giving the Pacers momentum to come back and take Game 5, 93–90, to stave off elimination. Paul George led the Pacers with 37 points, including 21 in the fourth quarter alone. The Heat had a chance to win but Bosh missed a three-pointer. James also produced his worst playoff game, scoring just 7 points after being plagued by foul trouble. However, the Heat did not let the series go to a Game 7 as they blew out the Pacers in Game 6, 117–92, finishing them off for the third straight year as they advanced to their fourth straight NBA Finals appearance. Regular-season series Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 10, 2013 2013 1210 MIAIND Miami Heat 84 Indiana Pacers 90 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis December 18, 2013 2013 1218 INDMIA Indiana Pacers 94 Miami Heat 97 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami #fff March 26, 2014 2014 0326 MIAIND Miami Heat 83 Indiana Pacers 84 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis April 11, 2014 2014 0411 INDMIA Indiana Pacers 86 Miami Heat 98 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning two of the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=IND&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Miami leads 2–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 2004 Indiana Pacers 4 Miami Heat 2 2004 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 2012 Indiana Pacers 2 Miami Heat 4 2012 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 2013 Indiana Pacers 3 Miami Heat 4 2013 Eastern Conference Finals This is the most recent playoff series between the Pacers & Heat until 2020. Western Conference finals (1) San Antonio Spurs vs. (2) Oklahoma City Thunder #eee May 19 9:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Oklahoma City Thunder 105 San Antonio Spurs 122 Boxscore 27–30 32–37 23–22 23–33 Kevin Durant 28 Tim Duncan 27 Durant, Perkins 9 each Tiago Splitter 8 Russell Westbrook 7 Tony Parker 12 18,581 Danny Crawford, Marc Davis, Derrick Stafford San Antonio leads series, 1–0 May 21 9:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Oklahoma City Thunder 77 San Antonio Spurs 112 Boxscore 26–24 18–34 18–33 15–21 Durant, Westbrook 15 each Tony Parker 22 Steven Adams 8 Tim Duncan 12 Russell Westbrook 5 Tony Parker 5 18,581 Ken Mauer, Ron Garretson, Ed Malloy San Antonio leads series, 2–0 #eee May 25 8:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT San Antonio Spurs 97 Oklahoma City Thunder 106 Boxscore 29–28 24–29 23–26 21–23 Manu Ginóbili 23 Russell Westbrook 26 Duncan, Splitter 8 each Kevin Durant 10 Boris Diaw 6 Russell Westbrook 7 18,203 Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Tom Washington San Antonio leads series, 2–1 May 27 9:00 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT San Antonio Spurs 92 Oklahoma City Thunder 105 Boxscore 20–26 23–32 24–25 25–22 Diaw, Parker 14 each Russell Westbrook 40 Boris Diaw 10 Kendrick Perkins 10 Duncan, Parker 4 each Russell Westbrook 10 18,203 Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 29 9:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Oklahoma City Thunder 89 San Antonio Spurs 117 Boxscore 32–32 23–33 19–29 15–23 Kevin Durant 25 Tim Duncan 22 Kendrick Perkins 6 Tim Duncan 12 Russell Westbrook 7 Manu Ginóbili 6 18,581 Monty McCutchen, Tony Brothers, John Goble San Antonio leads series, 3–2 May 31 8:30 pm Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma TNT San Antonio Spurs 112 Oklahoma City Thunder 107 Boxscore 20–23 22–26 37–20 22–32 11–6 Boris Diaw 26 Russell Westbrook 34 Tim Duncan 15 Kevin Durant 14 Manu Ginóbili 5 Russell Westbrook 8 18,203 Danny Crawford, James Capers, Zach Zarba San Antonio wins series, 4–2 The series featured a rematch of the 2012 Western Conference Finals that was won by the Thunder in six games after they trailed 0–2 in the series. The series was expected to be close, but the Thunder suffered a big blow when Serge Ibaka was ruled out of the rest of the playoffs. The Spurs took advantage of the absence of Ibaka as they blew out the Thunder in Game 1. The Spurs were able to outscore the Thunder, 66–32, in the paint. Game 2 saw the Spurs blow out the Thunder by 35 points, with the Spurs holding Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook to 15 points each. Danny Green hit seven three-pointers in the game. Before Game 3, fortunes turned around for the Thunder when Ibaka was upgraded to "day-to-day," allowing for the possibility that he could play in the series. Ibaka returned in Game 3 as a member of the starting lineup, and his presence motivated the Thunder to win Game 3, cutting their series deficit to 2–1. The Thunder proceeded to blow out the Spurs in Game 4, tying the series at 2 games apiece. Westbrook led the Thunder with 40 points and Durant added 31 points. In Game 5, the Spurs didn't let a repeat of the 2012 Western Conference Finals happen as they blew out the Thunder once again to take a 3–2 series lead, sending them a win away from a return trip to the NBA Finals. Game 6 was the first close game in the series. Before the fourth quarter began, Tony Parker suffered a minor injury, and sat out the rest of the game, so Patty Mills played most of the fourth quarter and the overtime. The Spurs held a 6-point lead with around 2 1 2 minutes remaining, but the Thunder answered with an 8–0 run. However, Manu Ginóbili hit a three-pointer and a split from the free throw line to give the Spurs a 2-point lead before Westbrook sent the game to overtime with two free throws. In overtime, it was Tim Duncan who helped the Spurs pull away as they won the series, 4–2, to advance to the NBA Finals for a second straight year. Regular-season series Oklahoma City won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 27, 2013 2013 1127 SASOKC San Antonio Spurs 88 Oklahoma City Thunder 94 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma December 21, 2013 2013 1221 OKCSAS Oklahoma City Thunder 113 San Antonio Spurs 100 AT&T Center, San Antonio #fff January 22, 2014 2014 0122 OKCSAS Oklahoma City Thunder 111 San Antonio Spurs 105 AT&T Center, San Antonio April 3, 2014 2014 0403 SASOKC San Antonio Spurs 94 Oklahoma City Thunder 106 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning three of the first four meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016San Antonio leads 3–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 1982 San Antonio Spurs 4 Seattle SuperSonics 1 1982 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2002 San Antonio Spurs 3 Seattle SuperSonics 2 2002 Western Conference First Round #fff 2005 San Antonio Spurs 4 Seattle SuperSonics 2 2005 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 2012 Oklahoma City Thunder 4 San Antonio Spurs 2 2012 Western Conference Finals NBA Finals: (E2) Miami Heat vs. (W1) San Antonio Spurs 2014 NBA Finals #eee June 5 9:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio ABC Miami Heat 95 San Antonio Spurs 110 Boxscore 20–26 29–28 29–20 17–36 LeBron James 25 Tim Duncan 21 Chris Bosh 9 Duncan, Diaw 10 Norris Cole 5 Manu Ginóbili 11 18,581 Scott Foster, Marc Davis, Ken Mauer San Antonio leads series, 1–0 June 8 8:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio ABC Miami Heat 98 San Antonio Spurs 96 Boxscore 19–26 24–17 34–35 21–18 LeBron James 35 Tony Parker 21 LeBron James 10 Tim Duncan 15 Chalmers, Wade 4 each Tony Parker 7 18,581 Danny Crawford, James Capers, Jason Phillips Series tied, 1–1 #eee June 10 9:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ABC San Antonio Spurs 111 Miami Heat 92 Boxscore 41–25 30–25 15–25 25–17 Kawhi Leonard 29 James, Wade 22 each Tim Duncan 6 James, Andersen 5 each Parker, Mills 4 each LeBron James 7 19,900 Monty McCutchen, Tony Brothers, Zach Zarba San Antonio leads series, 2–1 June 12 9:00 pm AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami ABC San Antonio Spurs 107 Miami Heat 86 Boxscore 26–17 29–19 26–21 26–29 Kawhi Leonard 20 LeBron James 28 Kawhi Leonard 14 LeBron James 8 Boris Diaw 9 Mario Chalmers 5 19,900 Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Tom Washington San Antonio leads series, 3–1 #eee June 15 8:00 pm AT&T Center, San Antonio ABC Miami Heat 87 San Antonio Spurs 104 Boxscore 29–22 11–25 18–30 29–27 LeBron James 31 Kawhi Leonard 22 LeBron James 10 Kawhi Leonard 10 LeBron James 5 Boris Diaw 6 18,581 Scott Foster, Marc Davis, Ken Mauer San Antonio wins series, 4–1 Game 5 is Ray Allen's final NBA game. Regular-season series Tied 1–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 26, 2014 2014 0126 SASMIA San Antonio Spurs 101 Miami Heat 113 AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami March 6, 2014 2014 0306 MIASAS Miami Heat 87 San Antonio Spurs 111 AT&T Center, San Antonio The San Antonio Spurs had met the Miami Heat the previous year in the Finals, and on the brink of winning the championship title with seconds left, the Spurs blew a 5-point lead with 28 seconds left in Game 6. Thus, it was quite clear that the Spurs wanted redemption. In Game 1, it was quite tight for the first three quarters, but mid-way in the 4th quarter, LeBron James suffered a cramp injury, forcing him to leave the game with 25 points. The Spurs then went on an 18–2 run with James not on the court and comfortably won 110–95 and take a 1–0 lead. Game 2 was quite similar, being very close for almost all of the game, despite LeBron's 14 points in the 3rd quarter on 6 straight jump shots and 35 points for the game. In the 4th quarter, Chris Bosh made several clutch plays, including a 3-pointer, and setting up Dwyane Wade to put up Miami by 5 with less than 10 seconds left. Miami tied the series, winning 98–96. In Game 3, Miami looked to take the lead in the series, having not lost at home in eight games for the entire postseason. However, it was all San Antonio, scoring 41 points in the first quarter and 71 points at the half on 76% shooting, an NBA Finals record. The Heat, down 21 points at the half and down as much 25 throughout the game, cut the lead to 7, but never come closer. Big performances from Kawhi Leonard (career-high 29 points on 10–13 shooting) and Danny Green (15 points on 7–8 shooting & 5 steals in 21 minutes) helped ease the Spurs to a 111–92 blowout, taking a 2–1 series lead and handing Miami their first home loss of the playoffs. Game 4 was strikingly similar, with San Antonio dominating the first half 55–36, and never looking back. Another good performance by Kawhi Leonard (20 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, 3 steals), Tony Parker (19 points) and Patty Mills (14 points in 16 minutes) helped the Spurs to a 107–86 blowout and take a commanding 3–1 lead in the series. This was also the first time Miami had lost 2 consecutive playoff games since 2012. Tim Duncan also made history, having played the most minutes in NBA playoff history while also passing Magic Johnson for the most double-doubles in the playoffs with 158. In Game 5, Miami got off to a fast start, once leading 22–6, while LeBron James having a 17-point and 6-rebound first quarter. However, San Antonio outscored Miami by 14 in the second quarter, sneaking their way back into the game. In the third quarter, the Spurs outscored Miami 30–18, with Patty Mills scoring 14 points in the quarter with 4 3-point shots, and from there on it was a blowout. Despite a 31–10–5 performance from LeBron James, poor performances came from Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and Ray Allen (combining for 11–34 shooting). Kawhi Leonard shot 70% from the field and 75% from 3-point land and score 22 points while also going along with 10 rebounds, Ginobili and Mills shot a combined 8–14 from 3-point territory, and the Spurs shot 46% from 3-point land, and the San Antonio Spurs blew out the Heat again 104–87 to win their fifth title in franchise history and avenge the previous year's heartbreaking loss. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIA&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Miami Heat versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 12, 2016Miami leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 2013 Miami Heat 4 San Antonio Spurs 3 2013 NBA Finals Statistical leaders Category High AveragePlayer Team Total Player Team Avg. Games played Points LeBron James Miami Heat 49 Kevin Durant Oklahoma City Thunder 29.6 19 Rebounds DeAndre Jordan Los Angeles Clippers 22 Dwight Howard Houston Rockets 13.7 6 Assists Russell Westbrook Chris Paul Oklahoma City Thunder Los Angeles Clippers 16 Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 10.4 13 Steals Paul GeorgeManu GinóbiliRussell Westbrook Indiana PacersSan Antonio SpursOklahoma City Thunder 6 Chris Paul Los Angeles Clippers 2.8 13 Blocks David West Indiana Pacers 6 Dwight Howard Houston Rockets 2.8 6 Media coverage Television In the United States, ESPN, ESPN2, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV broadcast the 2014 NBA Playoffs nationally in its entirety. In the first round, the regional sports networks affiliated with the teams participating can also broadcast the games. The first round was mostly televised by ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV, with ABC getting select weekend afternoon games. In the second round, ESPN, ESPN2, and TNT continued to air games, while ABC again gets a few weekend afternoon games. TNT televised the Western Conference Finals, and ESPN aired the Eastern Conference Finals (with Game 1 televised on ABC). The NBA Finals aired in primetime on ABC.Paulsen March 21, 2014 http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2014/03/2014-nba-playoffs-tv-schedule/ 2014 NBA Playoffs TV Schedule SportsMediaWatch.com May 4, 2014 In the Philippines, the playoffs were aired by ABS-CBN Sports and Action. Radio NBA on ESPN Radio ESPN Radio had exclusive radio rights to broadcast the playoffs in the United States. They broadcast most of the games, including all of the Conference Finals and NBA Finals. References Sports 30em External links 2014 NBA Playoffs at ESPN Playoffs Category:NBA playoffs Category:ABS-CBN television specials fi:NBA-kausi 2013–2014#Pudotuspelit