2009 NBA playoffs

Postseason tournament of the NBA August 2023 NBA playoffs 2009 2009NBAPlayoffsofficiallogo.gif 2008–09 April 18–June 14, 2009 16 Los Angeles Lakers 15 Orlando Magic Cleveland Cavaliers Denver Nuggets Scoring leader(s) Kobe Bryant (Lakers) 30.2 PPG MVP Kobe Bryant (Lakers) 2008 2010 The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. Kobe Bryant was named NBA Finals MVP. The Boston Celtics were the defending champions, but lost in the conference semifinals to the Magic. Overview The Portland Trail Blazers made the playoffs for the first time since 2003 and earned home court advantage in a playoff series for the first time since 2000. The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls returned to the playoffs after a one-year absence. They pushed their first round opponents, the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics (respectively) to seven games before losing. The first round series between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls set an NBA Playoff record for the most overtime games (4) and periods (7) played. However, the Boston Celtics prevailed in seven games. With their first round win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the Houston Rockets won a first round series for the first time since 1997, when they last made the conference finals. They pushed the eventual champion Lakers to seven games before losing. The Rockets would not return to the playoffs until 2013. With their first round win over the Miami Heat, the Atlanta Hawks won a playoff series for the first time since 1999. However, they were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals. With their first round win over the New Orleans Hornets, the Denver Nuggets won a playoff series for the first time since 1994, when they became the first eighth seed to win a playoff series. As for the Detroit Pistons and San Antonio Spurs, they failed to advance past the first round for the first time since 2000. The Pistons were swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers, while the Spurs lost to the Dallas Mavericks in a five-game upset. The Pistons would not return to the playoffs until 2016, while the Spurs would exact revenge against the Mavericks in next year's playoffs. By sweeping the Atlanta Hawks in the Conference Semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers became only the second team in NBA History (after the Miami Heat) to go 8–0 through the first two rounds by sweeping the Detroit Pistons and Atlanta Hawks (they would duplicate this feat in 2016, against the same two teams). This was also LeBron James’ last conference finals appearance as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers until 2015. With their conference semifinals victory over the Dallas Mavericks, the Denver Nuggets made the conference finals for the first time since 1985. However, they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, and would not return to the conference finals until 2020. With their Game 7 road win over the Boston Celtics, the Orlando Magic made the Conference Finals for the first time since 1996. It also marked the first time the Boston Celtics lost a playoff series despite leading 3–2. With their conference finals victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic made the NBA Finals for the first time since 1995. The Cavaliers would not return to the Conference Finals until 2015. Game 3 of the NBA Finals marked the first ever finals win for the Orlando Magic. However, they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. Game 4 of the NBA Finals marked the first time since 1985 that two overtime games were played in the same NBA Finals series. With the Lakers’ Game 5 win over the Orlando Magic, Phil Jackson overtook Red Auerbach with the most NBA Championships won by a head coach (10). It also marked the Lakers’ first NBA Finals series win since 2002. Game 5 of the NBA Finals was also the last NBA Finals game ever played at Amway Arena. Format NBA Playoffs#Format The 3 division winners and 5 other teams with the most wins from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record; however, a division winner is guaranteed to be ranked at least 4th, regardless of record.http://www.nba.com/features/seedingprimer07.html Playoff Seeding Primer April 2, 2007 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20070517052236/http://www.nba.com/features/seedingprimer07.html May 17, 2007 dead All series are in a best-of-7 format with the Games 1–2, 5 and 7 on the home court of the team with the better record, regardless of their seed. For the NBA Finals, the team with the better record plays Games 1–2 and 6–7 at home.http://www.nba.com/canada/Basketball_U_on_the_Playoffs-Canada_Generic_Article-18056.html Basketball U on the NBA Playoffs April 7, 2004 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090522111438/http://www.nba.com/canada/Basketball_U_on_the_Playoffs-Canada_Generic_Article-18056.html 22 May 2009 live 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 the teams are in the same division) Conference record Record vs. playoff teams, own conference Record vs. playoff teams, other conference Point differential, all games If there are more than 2 teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams are "re-broken" from the first step until all ties are resolved. Since the three division winners are guaranteed a spot in the top 4, ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties.http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html NBA.com Playoff Picture NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090429014034/http://www.nba.com/statistics/playoff_picture.html 29 April 2009 livehttps://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/matchups?season=2009 Current 2009 NBA Playoff Matchups ESPN.com April 18, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090306131232/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/matchups?season=2009 6 March 2009 live Playoff qualifying Eastern Conference thumb|Eastern Conference qualifying. Seedhttp://www.nba.com/2009/news/04/15/updated.playoff.scenario/index.html 2009 NBA Playoff Matchups NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 16, 2009 October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419155851/http://www.nba.com/2009/news/04/15/updated.playoff.scenario/index.html April 19, 2009 dead Team Wins Tiebreaker ClinchedPlayoff berth Division title Home court inConference Finals Home court inNBA Finals1Cleveland Cavaliers 66 —March 4http://www.nba.com/games/20090304/MILCLE/recap.html Cavaliers clinch playoff spot with win over Bucks NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 3, 2009 May 19, 2009 March 13http://www.nba.com/games/20090313/CLESAC/recap.html LeBron's 51 points give Cavs the Central title NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 13, 2003 May 19, 2009 April 10http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/CLEPHI/recap.html Cavaliers beat 76ers to clinch No. 1 spot in East NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 10, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414054504/http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/CLEPHI/recap.html 14 April 2009 live April 13http://www.nba.com/games/20090413/CLEIND/recap.html Cavaliers clinch home court advantage NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 13, 2004 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417043104/http://www.nba.com/games/20090413/CLEIND/recap.html 17 April 2009 live2Boston Celtics 62 —March 4http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290304017 Pierce's 17-footer, Allen's FTs lift Celtics by Nets ESPN.com March 4, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090509064409/http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=290304017 9 May 2009 dead March 18http://www.nba.com/games/20090318/MIABOS/recap.html Pierce scores 36 as Celtics beat Wade-less Heat NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 18, 2009 May 19, 2009 — —3Orlando Magic 59 —March 11http://www.nba.com/games/20090311/CHIORL/recap.html Magic clinch playoff berth, 107-79 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 11, 2009 May 19, 2009 March 25http://www.nba.com/games/20090325/BOSORL/recap.html Magic Switch: Orlando bounces Boston from 2nd NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 25, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090329100435/http://www.nba.com/games/20090325/BOSORL/recap.html March 29, 2009 dead — —4Atlanta Hawks 47 —March 25http://www.nba.com/games/20090325/SASATL/recap.html Parker has 42, Spurs beat Hawks 102-92 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 25, 2009 May 19, 2009 —— —5Miami Heat 43 —April 3http://www.nba.com/games/20090403/MIACHA/recap.html Wade, Heat beat Bobcats 97-92 to reach playoffs NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 3, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090407040110/http://www.nba.com/games/20090403/MIACHA/recap.html 7 April 2009 live —— —6Philadelphia 76ers 41 Conf.: 25–27Note1 a a April 4http://www.nba.com/games/20090404/DETPHI/recap.html 76ers clinch playoff spot with win NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 4, 2009 May 19, 2009 —— —7Chicago Bulls 41 Conf.: 24–28Note1 a a April 10http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/CHAOKC/recap.html Thunder eliminate Bobcats from playoff chase NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 10, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414061823/http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/CHAOKC/recap.html 14 April 2009 live —— —8Detroit Pistons 39 — April 10http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/NJNDET/recap.html Bynum leads Pistons into postseason NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 10, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090414054535/http://www.nba.com/games/20090410/NJNDET/recap.html 14 April 2009 live —— — Western Conference thumb|Western Conference qualifying. Seed Team Wins Tiebreaker ClinchedPlayoff berth Division title Home court inConference Finals1Los Angeles Lakers 65 — March 12http://www.nba.com/games/20090312/LALSAS/recap.html Bryant scores 23 as Lakers clinch playoff berth NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 12, 2009 May 19, 2009 March 12 March 27http://www.nba.com/games/20090327/LALNJN/recap.html Gasol scores 36 as Lakers clinch top seed in West NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 27, 2009 April 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090330080603/http://www.nba.com/games/20090327/LALNJN/recap.html 30 March 2009 dead2Denver Nuggets 54 Div.: 12–4Note1 a a 2–1 vs. SA March 31http://www.nba.com/games/20090331/NYKDEN/recap.html Nuggets hold off Knicks behind Anthony's 29 points NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 31, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090404014222/http://www.nba.com/games/20090331/NYKDEN/recap.html 4 April 2009 live April 13http://www.nba.com/games/20090413/SACDEN/recap.html Nuggets clinch division crown, home-court edge NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 13, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090417043220/http://www.nba.com/games/20090413/SACDEN/recap.html 17 April 2009 live —3San Antonio Spurs 54 SkippedNote1 b b 1–2 vs. DEN March 31http://www.nba.com/games/20090331/OKCSAS/recap.html Durant scores 31 as Thunder stun Spurs again NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc March 31, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090404014237/http://www.nba.com/games/20090331/OKCSAS/recap.html 4 April 2009 live April 15http://www.nba.com/games/20090415/NOHSAS/recap.html Spurs clinch Southwest Division with OT win NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 15, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090419160218/http://www.nba.com/games/20090415/NOHSAS/recap.html 19 April 2009 live —4Portland Trail Blazers 54 Div.: 11–5Note1 a a — April 5http://www.nba.com/games/20090405/PORHOU/recap.html Rockets beat Blazers 102-88 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 5, 2009 April 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409064825/http://www.nba.com/games/20090405/PORHOU/recap.html April 9, 2009 dead — —5Houston Rockets 53 — April 5 — —6Dallas Mavericks 50 — April 8http://www.nba.com/games/20090408/UTADAL/recap.html Mavs clinch playoff spot with 130-101 win NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 9, 2009 April 9, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090412015404/http://www.nba.com/games/20090408/UTADAL/recap.html 12 April 2009 dead — —7New Orleans Hornets 49 — April 7http://www.nba.com/games/20090407/NOHMIA/recap.html Butler, West shoot down Heat, 93-87 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 7, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090411014915/http://www.nba.com/games/20090407/NOHMIA/recap.html 11 April 2009 live — —8Utah Jazz 48 — April 5http://www.nba.com/games/20090405/UTANOH/recap.html Jazz thump Hornets, 108-94 NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 5, 2009 April 7, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090409064828/http://www.nba.com/games/20090405/UTANOH/recap.html April 9, 2009 dead — — Notes — = not applicable Note1 a a The regular season series was tied 2–2. Note1 b b Tie between division leaders was broken first. Bracket First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals Eastern Conference Western Conference E1 Cleveland* 4 E8 Detroit 0 E4 Atlanta 4 E5 Miami 3 E3 Orlando* 4 E6 Philadelphia 2 E2 Boston* 4 E7 Chicago 3 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W8 Utah 1 W4 Portland 2 W5 Houston 4 W3 San Antonio* 1 W6 Dallas 4 W2 Denver* 4 W7 New Orleans 1 E1 Cleveland* 4 E4 Atlanta 0 E3 Orlando* 4 E2 Boston* 3 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W5 Houston 3 W6 Dallas 1 W2 Denver* 4 E1 Cleveland* 2 E3 Orlando* 4 W1 LA Lakers* 4 W2 Denver* 2 E3 Orlando* 1 W1 LA Lakers* 4* Division winner Bold Series winner Italic Team with home-court advantage First round All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4) Eastern Conference first round (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Detroit Pistons #eee April 18 2:00 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio ABC Detroit Pistons 84 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 25–30 20–27 20–21 19–24 Recap Rodney Stuckey 20 LeBron James 38 Wallace, Brown 9 each Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 10 Hamilton, Stuckey 4 each LeBron James 7 20,562 Leon Wood, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie Cleveland leads series, 1–0 April 21 8:00 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TNT Detroit Pistons 82 Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=94 14–23 18–23 18–31 32–17 Richard Hamilton 17 LeBron James 29 Antonio McDyess 11 LeBron James 13 Rodney Stuckey 6 Mo Williams 7 Recap 20,562 Dick Bavetta, Bill Spooner, Derrick Collins Cleveland leads series, 2–0 #eee April 24 7:00 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ESPN Cleveland Cavaliers 79 Detroit Pistons 68 18–18 26–19 9–16 26–15 Richard Hamilton 15 LeBron James 25 McDyess, Hamilton 8 each LeBron James 11 Richard Hamilton 6 LeBron James 9 Recap 22,076 Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte Cleveland leads series, 3–0 April 26 3:30 p.m. The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan ABCA good chunk of this game aired on ESPN2 due to the Bulls-Celtics game going 2OT Cleveland Cavaliers 99 Detroit Pistons 78 26–27 25–15 22–18 26–18 LeBron James 36 Antonio McDyess 26 LeBron James 13 Antonio McDyess 10 LeBron James 8 Richard Hamilton 7 Recap 22,076 Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jim Clark Cleveland wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesCleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 19, 2008 2008 11190 DET Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Detroit Pistons 96 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan February 1, 2009 2009 02010 DET Cleveland Cavaliers 90 Detroit Pistons 80 The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan #fff February 22, 2009 2009 02220 CLE Detroit Pistons 78 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio March 31, 2009 2009 03310 CLE Detroit Pistons 73 Cleveland Cavaliers 79 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 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=CLE&opp_id=DET&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series#fff 2006 Cleveland Cavaliers 3 Detroit Pistons 4 2006 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 2007 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 Detroit Pistons 2 2007 Eastern Conference Finals The Cavaliers opened the series with a rout on Game 1, as LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cavaliers won by 18 points. In Game 2, the Cavaliers were leading by 27 points after the third quarter before the Pistons started a comeback in the fourth quarter. The Pistons managed to cut the Cavaliers' lead down to 7 points, but in the end the Cavaliers won the game by 12 points. Game 3 was a tight contest until an 18–2 run by the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter secured the victory for Cleveland. The Cavaliers swept the Pistons with a 21-point victory in Game 4, in which James scored 36 points while narrowly missing a triple-double for two straight games. (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Chicago Bulls #eee April 18 12:30 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston ESPN Chicago Bulls 105 Boston Celtics 103 OT 28–28 23–16 20–26 26–27 8–6 Recap Derrick Rose 36 Rajon Rondo 29 Joakim Noah 17 Rajon Rondo 9 Derrick Rose 11 Rajon Rondo 7 18,624 Bennett Salvatore, Eddie F. Rush, Michael Smith Chicago leads series, 1–0 April 20 7:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Chicago Bulls 115 Boston Celtics |score2=118 29–35 32–23 26–30 28–30 Recap Ben Gordon 42 Ray Allen 30 Brad Miller 9 Perkins, Rondo 12 each Kirk Hinrich 7 Rajon Rondo 16 Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Pat Fraher 18,624 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 8:00 p.m. United Center, Chicago TNT Boston Celtics 107 Chicago Bulls 86 32–21 27–16 24–21 24–28 Paul Pierce 24 Ben Gordon 15 Rajon Rondo 11 Joakim Noah 10 Rondo, Davis 6 each three players 3 each Recap 23,072 Scott Foster, David Jones, Bill Spooner Boston leads series, 2–1 April 26 1:00 p.m. United Center, Chicago ABC Boston Celtics 118 Chicago Bulls 121 2OT 19–18 27–27 24–20 26–31 14–14, 8–11 Paul Pierce 29 Derrick Rose 23 Davis, Rondo 11 each Derrick Rose 11 Rajon Rondo 11 Derrick Rose 9 Recap 23,067 Dan Crawford, Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy Series tied, 2–2 #eee 7:00 p.m. April 28 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Chicago Bulls 104 Boston Celtics 106 21–23 26–21 23–22 23–27 11–13 Ben Gordon 26 Rajon Rondo 28 Joakim Noah 17 Kendrick Perkins 19 Gordon, Rose 6 each Rajon Rondo 11 Recap 18,624 Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin Boston leads series, 3–2 April 30 7:00 p.m. United Center, Chicago TNT Boston Celtics 127 Chicago Bulls 128 3OT 26–37 31–22 19–24 25–18 8–8, 9–9, 9–10 Ray Allen 51 John Salmons 35 Kendrick Perkins 13 Joakim Noah 15 Rajon Rondo 19 Rose, Hinrich 7 each Recap 23,430 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 2 8:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Chicago Bulls 99 Boston Celtics 109 28–23 11–29 33–26 27–31 Ben Gordon 33 Ray Allen 23 Joakim Noah 15 Kendrick Perkins 13 Ben Gordon 4 Rajon Rondo 11 Recap 18,624 Steve Javie, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen Boston wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesBoston won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff October 31, 2008 2008 10310 BOS Chicago Bulls 80 Boston Celtics 96 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston December 19, 2008 2008 12190 BOS Chicago Bulls 108 Boston Celtics 126 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston #fff March 17, 2009 2009 03170 CHI Boston Celtics 121 Chicago Bulls 127 United Center, Chicago, Illinois This series has been called the greatest first round series ever, and compared to the greatest series overall. It featured four overtime games with seven overtime periods, the most ever in a playoff series. The series highlights included future NBA MVP Derrick Rose setting an NBA single game rookie scoring record. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning the first three meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=CHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Chicago Bulls (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Boston leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Boston Celtics 4 Chicago Bulls 0 1981 Eastern Conference Semifinals #fff 1986 Boston Celtics 3 Chicago Bulls 0 1986 Eastern Conference First Round #fff 1987 Boston Celtics 3 Chicago Bulls 0 1987 Eastern Conference First Round thumb|220px|Game 6 running score In Game 1, with the Bulls trailing by 1, rookie Derrick Rose hit 2 free throws with 9.6 seconds left. Celtics captain Paul Pierce had a chance to win the game with his own free throws from a Joakim Noah foul but missed the second, leading to overtime. In the overtime, with Rose fouling out, Tyrus Thomas scored six of the Bulls' eight points to put them up 105–103 with about 50 seconds left. Ray Allen, who had a poor shooting night, had a chance to tie the game and send it into a second overtime but he did not succeed. Even while the playoffs were continuing, many experts and analysts were calling it "the greatest playoff series ever". Rose matched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's playoff debut of 36 points to lead the Bulls into a Game 1 road victory. Rose also became the second player to have a 35-point, 10-assist game in their playoff debut in history, after Chris Paul did the feat in 2008; his 36 points was also the highest points scored by a Bull in a playoff game since Michael Jordan retired. The win also marked the Bulls' first postseason win against the Celtics in history. In Game 2, Ben Gordon poured in 42 points, but lost the duel to Ray Allen. The Bulls were blown out in Game 3. At home in the end of regulation of Game 4, Gordon hit a big bank shot putting the Bulls up 95–93. The Bulls would go on to win in 2OT. Game 5: The Bulls held a double digit lead, and Boston came back behind Paul Pierce. Gordon hit a tough shot over Stephon Marbury. Pierce tied with his own jumper, Brad Miller missed 2 free throws with 2 seconds remaining in overtime, and Boston won. Game 6: The Bulls had to come back from being down 8 in the final 2 minutes of regulation, and did so behind John Salmons. Ray Allen scored 51 points, but the Bulls won in 3OT. Game 7: The Celtics finished the Bulls off with a 10-point victory. https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap;_ylt=AkO45Ex_UmZaayCH2EyRsEG8vLYF?gid=2009041802 Bulls beat Celtics 105-103 in OT in Game 1 Yahoo! Sports 2009-04-18 2009-04-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20090422002913/http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/recap?gid=2009041802 2009-04-22 live (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers #eee April 19 5:30 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida TNT Philadelphia 76ers 100 Orlando Magic 98 27–25 19–25 19–29 35–19 Andre Iguodala 20 Dwight Howard 31 Andre Iguodala 8 Dwight Howard 16 Andre Iguodala 8 Rafer Alston 5 Recap 17,461 Dan Crawford, Ken Mauer, Zach Zarba Philadelphia leads series, 1–0 April 22 7:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida NBA TV Philadelphia 76ers 87 Orlando Magic |score2=96 21–21 18–25 23–24 25–26 Andre Miller 30 Courtney Lee 24 Iguodala, Ratliff 8 each Dwight Howard 10 Andre Iguodala 7 Rashard Lewis 6 Recap 17,461 Steve Javie, James Capers, Greg Willard Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 8:00 p.m. Wachovia Center, Philadelphia ESPN2 Orlando Magic 94 Philadelphia 76ers |score2=96 21–25 28–35 28–19 17–17 Dwight Howard 36 Andre Iguodala 29 Dwight Howard 11 Miller, Dalembert 9 each Courtney Lee 5 Andre Miller 7 Recap 16,492 Bill Kennedy, Jim Clark, Monty McCutchen Philadelphia leads series, 2–1 April 26 6:30 p.m. Wachovia Center, Philadelphia TNT Orlando Magic 84 Philadelphia 76ers 81 24–22 12–14 28–19 20–26 Dwight Howard 18 Andre Miller 17 Dwight Howard 18 Samuel Dalembert 9 Rafer Alston 5 Andre Iguodala 11 Recap 16,464 Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 28 7:30 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida NBA TV Philadelphia 76ers 78 Orlando Magic 91 20–21 19–24 21–24 18–22 Andre Iguodala 26 Howard, Lewis 24 each Samuel Dalembert 9 Dwight Howard 24 Andre Miller 6 Alston, Türkoğlu 4 each Recap 17,461 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Marc Davis Orlando leads series, 3–2 April 30 7:30 p.m. Wachovia Center, Philadelphia NBA TV Orlando Magic 114 Philadelphia 76ers 89 30–19 32–29 25–24 27–17 Rashard Lewis 29 Andre Miller 24 Marcin Gortat 15 Samuel Dalembert 13 Rafer Alston 10 Andre Iguodala 6 Recap 16,691 Derrick Collins, Scott Foster, Tom Washington Orlando wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesOrlando won 3–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 2008 2008 11060 ORL Philadelphia 76ers 88 Orlando Magic 98 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida November 26, 2008 2008 11260 PHI Orlando Magic 96 Philadelphia 76ers 94 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia #fff February 28, 2009 2009 02280 PHI Orlando Magic 106 Philadelphia 76ers 100 Wachovia Center, Philadelphia This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the 76ers winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ORL&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Orlando Magic versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1999 Orlando Magic 1 Philadelphia 76ers 3 1999 Eastern Conference First Round In Game 1, the Magic had an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and Andre Iguodala scored a jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the Sixers a road win over Hedo Türkoğlu. The Sixers almost managed another comeback in Game 2. The Magic led by 18 points midway through the third quarter before another late run by the Sixers brought the lead down to 5 points before the Magic finally won the game. The Sixers won Game 3 courtesy of another late shot; Thaddeus Young scored a layup with 2 seconds left to secure the win, despite a career playoff-high 36-point performance by Dwight Howard. The Magic secured a road win in Game 4 with their own late shot; Türkoğlu scored his own game-winning three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to even the series. In Game 5, Dwight Howard had 24 points and a career playoff-high 24 rebounds, leading the Magic to a victory. Game 5 was marked with an elbowing incident by Howard on Samuel Dalembert, which led to a one-game suspension for Howard.http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/04/29/magic.howard.ap/index.html Magic's Howard suspended for Game 6 against 76ers NBA.com Turner Sports Interactive, Inc April 29, 2009 May 19, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090502150043/http://www.nba.com/2009/playoffs2009/04/29/magic.howard.ap/index.html 2 May 2009 dead Rookie Courtney Lee also went down injured after taking an inadvertent elbow on the head from Howard. Despite losing two starters, Howard and Lee, the Magic won game 6, beating the Sixers on the road by 25 points to win the series. (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Miami Heat #eee April 19 8:00 p.m. Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT Miami Heat 64 Atlanta Hawks 90 21–24 18–35 18–17 7–14 Dwyane Wade 19 Josh Smith 23 Michael Beasley 10 Smith, Pachulia 10 each Dwyane Wade 5 Mike Bibby 9 Recap 18,851 Scott Foster, Joe DeRosa, Gary Zielinski Atlanta leads series, 1–0 April 22 8:00 p.m. Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT Miami Heat |score1=108 Atlanta Hawks 93 24–18 30–23 29–31 25–21 Dwyane Wade 33 Mike Bibby 18 Udonis Haslem 8 Al Horford 11 Chalmers, Wade 7 each Al Horford 5 Recap 19,146 Dan Crawford, Jason Philips, Ken Mauer Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 25 6:30 p.m. American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Atlanta Hawks 78 Miami Heat 107 12–22 17–28 32–35 17–32 three players 13 each Dwyane Wade 29 Josh Smith 8 Udonis Haslem 13 three players 3 each Dwyane Wade 8 Recap 19,600 Steve Javie, David Jones, James Capers Miami leads series, 2–1 April 27 8:00 p.m. American Airlines Arena, Miami TNT Atlanta Hawks 81 Miami Heat 71 24–17 22–25 17–13 18–16 Mike Bibby 15 Dwyane Wade 22 Zaza Pachulia 18 Udonis Haslem 9 Joe Johnson 5 Dwyane Wade 7 Recap 19,600 Bennett Salvatore, Michael Smith, Tom Washington Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 29 8:00 p.m. Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT Miami Heat 91 Atlanta Hawks 106 20–24 20–39 30–22 21–21 Dwyane Wade 29 Joe Johnson 25 Udonis Haslem 8 Josh Smith 8 Mario Chalmers 6 Joe Johnson 6 Recap 19,051 Violet Palmer, Dick Bavetta, Tony Brothers Atlanta leads series, 3–2 May 1 8:00 p.m. American Airlines Arena, Miami ESPN Atlanta Hawks 72 Miami Heat 98 18–32 24–19 14–27 16–20 Mike Bibby 20 Dwyane Wade 41 Josh Smith 10 Michael Beasley 15 Mike Bibby 3 Mario Chalmers 8 Recap 19,600 Mark Wunderlich, Marc Davis, Sean Corbin Series tied, 3–3 #eee 1:00 p.m. May 3 Philips Arena, Atlanta ABC Miami Heat 78 Atlanta Hawks 91 18–20 18–29 16–16 26–26 Dwyane Wade 31 Joe Johnson 27 Udonis Haslem 13 Josh Smith 9 Chalmers, Wade 4 each Mike Bibby 6 Recap 18,864 Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Ron Garretson Atlanta wins series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesAtlanta won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff December 12, 2008 2008 12120 MIA Atlanta Hawks 87 Miami Heat 73 American Airlines Arena, Miami January 26, 2009 2009 01260 MIA Atlanta Hawks 79 Miami Heat 95 American Airlines Arena, Miami #fff February 27, 2009 2009 02270 ATL Miami Heat 83 Atlanta Hawks 91 Philips Arena, Atlanta April 14, 2009 2009 04140 ATL Miami Heat 79 Atlanta Hawks 81 Philips Arena, Atlanta This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Hawks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=MIA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Miami Heat (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Atlanta leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1994 Atlanta Hawks 3 Miami Heat 2 1994 Eastern Conference First Round The Hawks opened the series with a 26-point win after leading by as much as 20 points at halftime. The Hawks also tied a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game. However, the Heat managed to rebound from the loss and won Game 2 on the road to tie the series. The Heat won Game 3 at home, almost in similar fashion as the Hawks' victory in Game 1. The Heat was already leading by 19 points at halftime and ended up winning by 29 points. In the next game, the Hawks bounced back and won a road game to even the series. Game 5 was marked by several hard fouls and technical fouls. Dwyane Wade was fouled and sent tumbling down by Solomon Jones before a skirmish between Wade, Jones, Jamaal Magloire and Josh Smith started. All four players were given technical fouls in the incident. Wade was later called for a flagrant foul after he fouled Maurice Evans during a layup attempt. The flagrant foul was later rescinded by the officials after they reviewed the play.http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30507039/ It's win-or-else time for motivated Heat NBC Sports NBC Universal April 30, 2009 October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090503152840/http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/30507039/ May 3, 2009 dead The Hawks finally won the game, despite losing starting center Al Horford due to injury in the second quarter. The Heat evened the series at 3–3 after winning Game 6. Wade scored 41 points to lead the Heat to a 26-point rout over the Hawks. The Hawks finally won the series after winning Game 7 at home, with 13 points difference. All seven games of the series were decided by at least 10 points, with an average margin of 19 points. Western Conference first round (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Utah Jazz #eee April 19 3:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Utah Jazz 100 Los Angeles Lakers 113 Recap 19–30 21–32 33–24 27–27 Carlos Boozer 27 Kobe Bryant 24 Carlos Boozer 9 Pau Gasol 9 Deron Williams 17 Kobe Bryant 8 18,997 Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Joe Crawford LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 April 21 10:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Utah Jazz 109 Los Angeles Lakers |score2=119 29–41 26–25 23–23 31–30 Deron Williams 35 Kobe Bryant 26 Carlos Boozer 10 Gasol, Bryant 6 each Deron Williams 10 Ariza, Bryant 9 each Recap 18,997 Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Monty McCutchen LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee April 23 10:30 p.m. EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City TNT Los Angeles Lakers 86 Utah Jazz |score2=88 17–26 22–17 29–17 18–28 Lamar Odom 21 Carlos Boozer 23 Lamar Odom 14 Carlos Boozer 22 Kobe Bryant 6 Deron Williams 9 Recap 19,911 Bennett Salvadore, Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 April 25 9:00 p.m. EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City ESPN Los Angeles Lakers |score1=108 Utah Jazz 94 20–25 40–28 28–16 20–25 Kobe Bryant 38 Williams, Boozer 23 each Lamar Odom 15 Carlos Boozer 16 Lamar Odom 6 Deron Williams 13 Recap 19,911 Bill Spooner, Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee April 27 10:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Utah Jazz 96 Los Angeles Lakers 107 26–26 17–30 20–26 33–25 Paul Millsap 16 Kobe Bryant 31 Mehmet Okur 8 Lamar Odom 15 Deron Williams 6 four players 4 each Recap 18,997 Gary Zielinski, James Capers, Steve Javie LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 2, 2009 2009 01020 LAL Utah Jazz 100 Los Angeles Lakers 113 Staples Center, Los Angeles February 11, 2009 2009 02110 UTA Los Angeles Lakers 109 Utah Jazz 113 EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City #fff April 14, 2009 2009 04140 LAL Utah Jazz 112 Los Angeles Lakers 125 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Utah Jazz 3 1988 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1997 Los Angeles Lakers 1 Utah Jazz 4 1997 Western Conference Semifinals #fff 1998 Los Angeles Lakers 0 Utah Jazz 4 1998 Western Conference Finals #fff 2008 Los Angeles Lakers 4 Utah Jazz 2 2008 Western Conference Semifinals (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets #eee April 19 10:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver TNT New Orleans Hornets 84 Denver Nuggets 113 25–27 22–28 22–32 15–26 Chris Paul 21 Chauncey Billups 36 David West 6 Nenê 14 Chris Paul 11 Chauncey Billups 8 Recap 19,536 Marc Davis, Monty McCutchen, Sean Corbin Denver leads series, 1–0 April 22 10:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver TNT New Orleans Hornets 93 Denver Nuggets |score2=108 25–27 19–25 27–29 22–27 David West 21 Chauncey Billups 31 Tyson Chandler 11 Nenê 8 Chris Paul 13 Carmelo Anthony 9 Recap 19,623 Mark Wunderlich, Violet Palmer, Joe DeRosa Denver leads series, 2–0 #eee April 25 1:00 p.m. New Orleans Arena, New Orleans ESPN Denver Nuggets 93 New Orleans Hornets 95 26–21 21–29 25–27 21–18 Carmelo Anthony 25 Chris Paul 32 Kenyon Martin 10 West, Posey 9 each Chauncey Billups 6 Chris Paul 12 Recap 17,489 Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Tom Washington Denver leads series, 2–1 April 27 8:30 p.m. New Orleans Arena, New Orleans NBA TV Denver Nuggets 121 New Orleans Hornets 63 36–15 25–24 27–11 33–13 Carmelo Anthony 26 David West 14 Chris Andersen 8 James Posey 7 Chauncey Billups 8 Chris Paul 6 Recap 17,236 David Jones, Mike Callahan, Scott Foster Denver leads series, 3–1 #eee April 29 10:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver TNT New Orleans Hornets 86 Denver Nuggets 107 27–24 22–25 17–31 20–27 David West 24 Carmelo Anthony 34 David West 9 three players 7 each Chris Paul 10 Chauncey Billups 11 Recap 19,744 Steve Javie, Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy Denver wins series 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 27, 2008 2008 11270 DEN New Orleans Hornets 105 Denver Nuggets 101 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado January 3, 2009 2009 01030 DEN New Orleans Hornets 100 Denver Nuggets 105 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado #fff January 28, 2009 2009 01280 NOH Denver Nuggets 81 New Orleans Hornets 94 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans March 25, 2009 2009 03250 NOH Denver Nuggets 101 New Orleans Hornets 88 New Orleans Arena, New Orleans This was the first playoff meeting between the Nuggets and the New Orleans Pelicans/Hornets franchise.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=NOH&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus New Orleans Pelicans (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016 The Nuggets routed the Hornets in Game 1, led by hometown player Chauncey Billups's 36 points in his playoff debut for the Nuggets. He sank a career playoff-high 8 three-pointers and added 8 assists in the game. He continued his form in Game 2, scoring 31 points as the Nuggets took a 2–0 lead in the series. The Hornets bounced back with a victory in Game 3. Game 3 was marked with plenty of fouls, with a total of 58 personal fouls in the game, resulting in four players fouling out of the game, David West and Tyson Chandler for the Hornets, and Kenyon Martin and Nenê for the Nuggets. The referees also called three flagrant fouls from James Posey, Chandler and Billups. Hornets' head coach Byron Scott was also called for a technical foul after arguing on Posey's flagrant foul. The Nuggets then pulled a 58-point win in Game 4. The margin tied the most lopsided victory in playoff history set 53 years ago by the Minneapolis Lakers. The Hornets recorded a playoff-low in points and also a playoff-high 26 turnovers, which led to 41 Nuggets' points. The Nuggets then recorded their first series win since 1994 after a victory in Game 5. Carmelo Anthony scored his career playoff-high with 34 points as the Nuggets cruised to another double-digit win. The average margin of victory in the Nuggets's four wins was 30.75 points. (3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks #eee April 18 8:00 p.m. AT&T Center, San Antonio ESPN Dallas Mavericks 105 San Antonio Spurs 97 Recap 18–29 27–20 29–25 31–23 Josh Howard 25 Tim Duncan 27 Erick Dampier 11 Tim Duncan 9 Jason Kidd 5 Tony Parker 8 18,797 Dick Bavetta, James Capers, Tony Brothers Dallas leads series, 1–0 April 20 9:30 p.m. AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Dallas Mavericks 84 San Antonio Spurs |score2=105 19–30 27–27 17–28 21–20 Jason Terry 16 Tony Parker 38 Dirk Nowitzki 6 Tim Duncan 11 Jason Kidd 5 Tony Parker 8 Recap Mark Wunderlich, Joe Forte, Tom Washington 18,797 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 8:30 p.m. American Airlines Center, Dallas NBA TV San Antonio Spurs 67 Dallas Mavericks |score2=88 16–27 14–19 12–29 25–13 Tony Parker 12 Dirk Nowitzki 20 Kurt Thomas 10 Erick Dampier 9 Tony Parker 3 José Juan Barea 6 Recap 20,491 Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Derrick Collins, Marc Davis Dallas leads series, 2–1 April 25 4:00 p.m. American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT San Antonio Spurs 90 Dallas Mavericks |score2=99 29–32 26–19 16–29 19–19 Tony Parker 43 Josh Howard 28 Tim Duncan 10 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Tim Duncan 7 Jason Kidd 7 Recap 20,829 Mike Callahan, Scott Foster, Zach Zarba Dallas leads series, 3–1 #eee April 28 9:30 p.m. AT&T Center, San Antonio TNT Dallas Mavericks 106 San Antonio Spurs 93 31–20 21–28 30–19 24–26 Dirk Nowitzki 31 Tim Duncan 30 Erick Dampier 12 Tim Duncan 8 Jason Kidd 6 Tony Parker 12 Recap 18,797 Ron Garretson, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen Dallas wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff November 4, 2008 2008 11040 SAS Dallas Mavericks 98 San Antonio Spurs 81 AT&T Center, San Antonio December 9, 2008 2008 12090 DAL San Antonio Spurs 133 Dallas Mavericks 126 2OT American Airlines Center, Dallas #fff February 24, 2009 2009 02240 SAS Dallas Mavericks 76 San Antonio Spurs 93 AT&T Center, San Antonio March 4, 2009 2009 03040 DAL San Antonio Spurs 102 Dallas Mavericks 107 American Airlines Center, Dallas 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=DAL&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016San Antonio leads 2–1 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 (4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Houston Rockets #eee April 18 10:30 p.m. Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon ESPN Houston Rockets 108 Portland Trail Blazers 81 34–23 28–21 23–14 23–23 Aaron Brooks 27 Brandon Roy 21 Dikembe Mutombo 9 four players 5 each Aaron Brooks 7 Steve Blake 6 Recap 20,329 Bill Kennedy, Mark Wunderlich, Tom Washington Houston leads series, 1–0 April 21 10:00 p.m. Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBA TV Houston Rockets 103 Portland Trail Blazers |score2=107 26–28 25–25 21–19 31–35 Aaron Brooks 23 Brandon Roy 42 Yao Ming 8 LaMarcus Aldridge 12 Aaron Brooks 5 Steve Blake 5 Recap 20,408 Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Joe Crawford Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 24 9:30 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas ESPN Portland Trail Blazers 83 Houston Rockets |score2=86 15–21 22–27 22–18 24–20 Brandon Roy 19 Luis Scola 19 LaMarcus Aldridge 8 Yao Ming 13 Steve Blake 10 Aaron Brooks 5 Recap 18,731 Dick Bavetta, Jason Phillips, Tony Brothers Houston leads series, 2–1 April 26 9:00 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 88 Houston Rockets 89 22–30 22–20 26–14 18–25 Brandon Roy 31 Yao Ming 21 Joel Przybilla 12 Yao Ming 12 Steve Blake 8 Ron Artest 9 Recap 18,271 Ron Garretson, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen Houston leads series, 3–1 #eee April 28 10:00 p.m. Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon NBA TV Houston Rockets 77 Portland Trail Blazers 88 26–29 17–21 19–14 15–24 Luis Scola 19 Aldridge, Roy 25 each Yao Ming 10 Aldridge, Blake 7 each Ron Artest 5 Joel Przybilla 4 Recap 20,462 Bill Spooner, Leon Wood, Dan Crawford Houston leads series, 3–2 April 30 9:30 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas TNT Portland Trail Blazers 76 Houston Rockets 92 19–21 18–31 19–21 20–18 LaMarcus Aldridge 26 Ron Artest 27 Przybilla, Fernández 8 each Yao Ming 10 Steve Blake 5 Kyle Lowry 3 Recap 18,376 Bennett Salvatore, James Capers, Mike Callahan Houston wins series, 4–2 Game 2 is Dikembe Mutombo's final NBA game. +Regular-season seriesHouston won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 6, 2008 2008 11060 POR Houston Rockets 99 Portland Trail Blazers 101 OT Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon February 24, 2009 2009 02240 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 94 Houston Rockets 98 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas #fff April 5, 2009 2009 04050 HOU Portland Trail Blazers 88 Houston Rockets 102 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first two 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 5, 2016Houston leads 2–0 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 Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks #eee May 5 8:00 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TNT Atlanta Hawks 72 Cleveland Cavaliers 99 21–25 23–24 17–28 11–22 Josh Smith 22 LeBron James 34 Al Horford 8 LeBron James 10 Mike Bibby 8 Delonte West 9 Recap 20,562 Steve Javie, Dick Bavetta, Bill Kennedy Cleveland leads series, 1–0 May 7 8:00 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio ESPN Atlanta Hawks 85 Cleveland Cavaliers 105 17–26 18–33 20–26 30–20 Maurice Evans 16 LeBron James 27 Zaza Pachulia 12 Anderson Varejão 8 Maurice Evans 4 James, Williams 5 each Recap 20,562 Violet Palmer, Derrick Stafford, Dan Crawford Cleveland leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 8:00 p.m. Philips Arena, Atlanta ABC Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Atlanta Hawks 82 22–18 25–28 25–19 25–17 LeBron James 47 Joe Johnson 17 LeBron James 12 Smith, Johnson 5 each LeBron James 8 Mike Bibby 5 Recap 20,143 Bill Spooner, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen Cleveland leads series, 3–0 May 11 7:00 p.m. Philips Arena, Atlanta TNT Cleveland Cavaliers 84 Atlanta Hawks 74 15–22 25–16 22–19 22–17 LeBron James 27 Josh Smith 26 Anderson Varejão 11 Josh Smith 8 LeBron James 8 Joe Johnson 7 Recap 19,241 Ron Garretson, Scott Foster, James Capers Cleveland wins series, 4–0 +Regular-season seriesCleveland won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 22, 2008 2008 11220 CLE Atlanta Hawks 96 Cleveland Cavaliers 110 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio December 13, 2008 2008 12130 ATL Cleveland Cavaliers 92 Atlanta Hawks 97 Philips Arena, Atlanta #fff March 1, 2009 2009 03010 ATL Cleveland Cavaliers 88 Atlanta Hawks 87 Philips Arena, Atlanta March 21, 2009 2009 03210 CLE Atlanta Hawks 96 Cleveland Cavaliers 102 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Cavaliers.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=ATL&opp_id=CLE&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Atlanta Hawks versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016 (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Orlando Magic #eee May 4 8:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Orlando Magic 95 Boston Celtics 90 24–19 30–17 24–26 17–28 Rashard Lewis 18 Paul Pierce 23 Dwight Howard 22 Kendrick Perkins 16 Rafer Alston 7 Rajon Rondo 8 Recap 18,624 Ken Mauer, Mark Wunderlich, James Capers Orlando leads series, 1–0 May 6 8:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Orlando Magic 94 Boston Celtics 112 21–26 25–35 18–25 30–26 Lewis, Piétrus 17 each Eddie House 31 Dwight Howard 12 Rajon Rondo 11 Anthony Johnson 7 Rajon Rondo 18 18,624 Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Eddie F. Rush Recap Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 8 7:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ESPN Boston Celtics 96 Orlando Magic 117 18–22 23–31 28–25 27–39 Paul Pierce 27 Rashard Lewis 28 Kendrick Perkins 7 Dwight Howard 14 Pierce, Rondo 6 each Hedo Türkoğlu 4 17,461 Leon Wood, Scott Foster, Joe Derosa Recap Orlando leads series, 2–1 May 10 8:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida TNT Boston Celtics 95 Orlando Magic 94 25–28 23–18 31–25 16–23 Paul Pierce 27 Dwight Howard 23 Rajon Rondo 14 Dwight Howard 17 Allen, Perkins 4 each JJ Redick 7 17,461 Joe Crawford, Bill Kennedy, Greg Willard Recap Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 12 8:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Orlando Magic 88 Boston Celtics 92 22–16 23–21 22–22 21–33 Rashard Lewis 19 Glen Davis 22 Dwight Howard 17 Kendrick Perkins 11 Hedo Türkoğlu 7 Paul Pierce 8 18,624 Bill Spooner, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen Recap Boston leads series, 3–2 May 14 7:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ESPN Boston Celtics 75 Orlando Magic 83 25–22 21–23 16–16 13–22 Rajon Rondo 19 Dwight Howard 23 Rajon Rondo 16 Dwight Howard 22 Rajon Rondo 6 three players 3 each 17,461 Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Marc Davis Recap Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 17 8:00 p.m. TD Banknorth Garden, Boston TNT Orlando Magic 101 Boston Celtics 82 27–17 18–21 21–23 35–21 Hedo Türkoğlu 25 Ray Allen 23 Dwight Howard 16 Kendrick Perkins 15 Hedo Türkoğlu 12 Rajon Rondo 10 18,624 Steve Javie, Derrick Stafford, Scott Foster Recap Orlando wins series, 4–3 This was the first time the Celtics lost a series when leading 3–2. Game 7 is Stephon Marbury's last NBA game. +Regular-season seriesTied 2–2 in the regular-season series#fff December 1, 2008 2008 12010 BOS Orlando Magic 88 Boston Celtics 107 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston January 22, 2009 2009 01220 ORL Boston Celtics 90 Orlando Magic 80 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida #fff March 8, 2009 2009 03080 BOS Orlando Magic 86 Boston Celtics 79 TD Banknorth Garden, Boston March 25, 2009 2009 03250 ORL Boston Celtics 82 Orlando Magic 84 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Orlando leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1995 Boston Celtics 1 Orlando Magic 3 1995 Eastern Conference First Round Western Conference semifinals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets #eee May 4 10:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Houston Rockets 100 Los Angeles Lakers 92 Recap 21–18 22–22 27–27 30–25 Yao Ming 28 Kobe Bryant 32 Yao Ming 10 Pau Gasol 13 Ron Artest 7 Bryant, Gasol 4 each 18,997 Scott Foster, Joe Derosa, Tony Brothers Houston leads series, 1–0 May 6 10:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Houston Rockets 98 Los Angeles Lakers 111 25–39 32–18 20–29 21–25 Ron Artest 25 Kobe Bryant 40 Yao, Landry 10 each Pau Gasol 14 Ron Artest 5 Luke Walton 5 Recap 18,997 Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Greg Willard Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 8 9:30 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas ESPN Los Angeles Lakers 108 Houston Rockets 94 30–28 20–18 24–16 34–32 Kobe Bryant 33 Ron Artest 25 Lamar Odom 13 Yao Ming 14 Jordan Farmar 7 Shane Battier 7 Recap 18,495 Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Sean Corbin LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 10 3:30 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas ABC Los Angeles Lakers 87 Houston Rockets 99 16–29 20–25 18–29 33–16 Pau Gasol 30 Aaron Brooks 34 Pau Gasol 9 Luis Scola 14 Kobe Bryant 5 Ron Artest 6 Recap 18,313 Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Michael Smith Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 12 10:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles TNT Houston Rockets 78 Los Angeles Lakers 118 24–35 15–29 15–30 24–24 Recap Aaron Brooks 14 Kobe Bryant 26 Luis Scola 13 Pau Gasol 13 Scola, Lowry 4 each Jordan Farmar 6 18,997 Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 May 14 9:30 p.m. Toyota Center, Houston, Texas ESPN Los Angeles Lakers 80 Houston Rockets 95 15–27 21–25 29–22 15–21 Recap Kobe Bryant 32 Aaron Brooks 26 Lamar Odom 14 Luis Scola 12 Kobe Bryant 3 three players 4 each 18,501 Mark Wunderlich, Tom Washington, Monty McCutchen Series tied, 3–3 #eee May 17 3:30 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Houston Rockets 70 Los Angeles Lakers 89 12–22 19–29 19–18 20–20 Recap Aaron Brooks 13 Pau Gasol 21 Ron Artest 8 Pau Gasol 18 Ron Artest 5 Kobe Bryant 5 18,997 Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford LA Lakers win series, 4–3 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 9, 2008 2008 11090 LAL Houston Rockets 82 Los Angeles Lakers 111 Staples Center, Los Angeles January 13, 2009 2009 01130 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 105 Houston Rockets 100 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas #fff March 11, 2009 2009 03110 HOU Los Angeles Lakers 102 Houston Rockets 96 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas April 3, 2009 2009 04030 LAL Houston Rockets 81 Los Angeles Lakers 93 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning four of the first seven meetings. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Los Angeles leads 4–3 in all-time playoff series#fff 1981 Houston Rockets 2 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1981 Western Conference First Round #fff 1986 Houston Rockets 4 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1986 Western Conference Finals #fff 1990 Houston Rockets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1990 Western Conference First Round #fff 1991 Houston Rockets 0 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1991 Western Conference First Round #fff 1996 Houston Rockets 3 Los Angeles Lakers 1 1996 Western Conference First Round #fff 1999 Houston Rockets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1999 Western Conference First Round #fff 2004 Houston Rockets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 2004 Western Conference First Round (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks #eee May 3 3:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ABC Dallas Mavericks 95 Denver Nuggets 109 24–16 23–35 28–31 20–27 Recap Dirk Nowitzki 28 Nenê 24 Dirk Nowitzki 10 Chris Andersen 6 José Juan Barea 5 Billups, Smith 6 each 19,631 David Jones, Tom Washington, Dan Crawford Denver leads series, 1–0 May 5 10:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado TNT Dallas Mavericks 105 Denver Nuggets 117 22–30 33–28 28–28 22–31 Recap Dirk Nowitzki 35 Anthony, Nenê 25 each Dirk Nowitzki 9 Chris Andersen 9 Jason Kidd 7 Chauncey Billups 8 19,890 Ed Malloy, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen Denver leads series, 2–0 #eee May 9 5:00 p.m. American Airlines Center, Dallas ESPN Recap Denver Nuggets 106 Dallas Mavericks 105 20–20 28–25 31–35 27–25 Chauncey Billups 32 Dirk Nowitzki 33 Nenê, Anthony 8 each Dirk Nowitzki 16 Nenê 4 Jason Kidd 5 20,620 Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Mark Wunderlich Denver leads series, 3–0 May 11 9:30 p.m. American Airlines Center, Dallas TNT Denver Nuggets 117 Dallas Mavericks 119 Recap 34–23 27–30 29–32 27–34 Carmelo Anthony 41 Dirk Nowitzki 44 Carmelo Anthony 11 Dirk Nowitzki 13 Chauncey Billups 7 Jason Kidd 6 20,523 Joe Derosa, Marc Davis, Steve Javie Denver leads series, 3–1 #eee May 13 9:00 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado TNT Dallas Mavericks 110 Denver Nuggets 124 Recap 27–34 28–35 25–25 30–30 Dirk Nowitzki 32 Carmelo Anthony 30 Dirk Nowitzki 10 Billups, Nenê 7 each Jason Kidd 9 Chauncey Billups 12 19,962 Bill Kennedy, Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson Denver wins series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesDenver won 4–0 in the regular-season series#fff November 7, 2008 2008 11070 DEN Dallas Mavericks 105 Denver Nuggets 108 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado December 15, 2008 2008 12150 DAL Denver Nuggets 98 Dallas Mavericks 88 American Airlines Center, Dallas #fff January 13, 2009 2009 01130 DEN Dallas Mavericks 97 Denver Nuggets 99 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado March 27, 2009 2009 03270 DAL Denver Nuggets 103 Dallas Mavericks 101 American Airlines Center, Dallas This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Mavericks winning the first meeting. +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DAL&opp_id=DEN&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Dallas Mavericks versus Denver Nuggets (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Dallas leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1988 Dallas Mavericks 4 Denver Nuggets 2 1988 Western Conference Semifinals Conference finals Eastern Conference finals (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Orlando Magic #eee May 20 8:30 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TNT Orlando Magic 107 Cleveland Cavaliers 106 19–33 29–30 30–19 29–24 Dwight Howard 30 LeBron James 49 Dwight Howard 13 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 10 Hedo Türkoğlu 14 LeBron James 8 20,562 Bennett Salvatore, Ken Mauer, Ron Garretson Recap Orlando leads series, 1–0 May 22 8:30 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TNT Orlando Magic 95 Cleveland Cavaliers 96 16–30 28–26 25–19 26–21 Rashard Lewis 23 LeBron James 35 Dwight Howard 18 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 15 three players 4 each James, Williams 5 each 20,562 Tom Washington, Monty McCutchen, Bill Kennedy Recap Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 24 8:30 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida TNT Cleveland Cavaliers 89 Orlando Magic 99 17–24 24–18 22–26 26–31 LeBron James 41 Dwight Howard 24 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 9 Hedo Türkoğlu 10 LeBron James 9 Hedo Türkoğlu 7 17,461 Greg Willard, Joe Crawford, Mark Wunderlich Recap Orlando leads series, 2–1 May 26 8:30 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida TNT Cleveland Cavaliers 114 Orlando Magic 116 25–21 33–29 21–28 21–22 14–16 LeBron James 44 Dwight Howard 27 LeBron James 12 Dwight Howard 14 James, West 7 each Hedo Türkoğlu 8 17,461 Mike Callahan, Scott Foster, Joe DeRosa Recap Orlando leads series, 3–1 #eee May 28 8:30 p.m. Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio TNT Orlando Magic 102 Cleveland Cavaliers 112 18–35 37–21 24–22 23–34 Hedo Türkoğlu 29 LeBron James 37 Dwight Howard 10 LeBron James 14 Rafer Alston 4 LeBron James 12 20,562 Bill Spooner, Dan Crawford, Marc Davis Recap Orlando leads series, 3–2 May 30 8:30 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida TNT Cleveland Cavaliers 90 Orlando Magic 103 25–30 15–28 30–28 20–17 LeBron James 25 Dwight Howard 40 Anderson Varejão 8 Dwight Howard 14 LeBron James 7 Hedo Türkoğlu 5 17,461 Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford Recap Orlando wins series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesOrlando won 2–1 in the regular-season series#fff January 29, 2009 2009 01290 ORL Cleveland Cavaliers 88 Orlando Magic 99 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida March 17, 2009 2009 03170 CLE Orlando Magic 93 Cleveland Cavaliers 97 Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio #fff April 3, 2009 2009 04030 ORL Cleveland Cavaliers 87 Orlando Magic 116 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Magic.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016 In Game 1, LeBron James dominated with a 49-point performance, while Howard had 30. Early in the game, Howard made a thunderous jam that caused the shot clock to fall backwards. Although James had a potential game-winning three-point play, a furious rally and a game-winning three-pointer by Rashard Lewis allowed the Magic to escape with a victory in game 1. Much like Game 1, Game 2 had the Cavs with an 18-point lead by the second quarter, only for the Magic to rally back in the closing minutes. A jump shot by Hedo Türkoğlu gave the Magic a 2-point lead with 1 second left on the clock, but LeBron James hit a three-pointer to tie the series at the buzzer. In Game 3, the Magic dominated at home, leading to a 10-point victory behind Dwight Howard's 24 points. In Game 4, two clutch free throws by LeBron James sent the game into overtime. While James dominated with 44 (his third 40-point game of the playoffs), an off half-court shot allowed the Magic to escape again with a victory. Down 3–1, James' triple-double allowed his team to stave off elimination in Game 5. After a win in Game 6, the Magic received their second NBA Finals berth in franchise history. Western Conference finals (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Denver Nuggets #eee May 19 9:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN Denver Nuggets 103 Los Angeles Lakers 105 31–23 23–32 22–19 27–31 Carmelo Anthony 39 Kobe Bryant 40 Kenyon Martin 8 Pau Gasol 14 Chauncey Billups 8 Derek Fisher 6 18,997 Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Joe Derosa Recap LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 May 21 9:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN Denver Nuggets 106 Los Angeles Lakers 103 23–31 31–24 26–26 26–22 Carmelo Anthony 34 Kobe Bryant 32 Anthony, Nenê 9 each Pau Gasol 17 Nenê 6 Luke Walton 4 18,997 Dick Bavetta, Marc Davis, Steve Javie Recap Series tied, 1–1 #eee May 23 8:30 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ABC Los Angeles Lakers 103 Denver Nuggets 97 26–28 22–24 23–27 32–18 Kobe Bryant 41 Carmelo Anthony 21 Pau Gasol 11 Andersen, Martin 7 each Kobe Bryant 5 Chauncey Billups 7 19,939 Derrick Stafford, Dan Crawford, James Capers Recap LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 May 25 9:00 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ESPN Los Angeles Lakers 101 Denver Nuggets 120 19–22 26–30 21–25 35–43 Kobe Bryant 34 Billups, Smith 24 each Pau Gasol 10 Kenyon Martin 15 Bryant, Walton 5 each Nenê 6 20,037 Ken Mauer, Bill Spooner, Bennett Salvatore Recap Series tied, 2–2 #eee May 27 9:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ESPN Denver Nuggets 94 Los Angeles Lakers |score2=103 25–25 31–31 20–20 18–27 Carmelo Anthony 31 Kobe Bryant 22 Nenê, Andersen 8 each Lamar Odom 14 Chauncey Billups 5 Kobe Bryant 8 18,997 Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington Recap LA Lakers lead series, 3–2 May 29 9:00 p.m. Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado ESPN Los Angeles Lakers 119 Denver Nuggets 92 25–20 28–20 30–27 36–25 Kobe Bryant 35 Carmelo Anthony 25 Pau Gasol 12 Nenê 6 Kobe Bryant 10 Chauncey Billups 9 20,037 Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Mark Wunderlich Recap LA Lakers win series, 4–2 +Regular-season seriesLos Angeles won 3–1 in the regular-season series#fff November 1, 2008 2008 11010 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 104 Denver Nuggets 97 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado November 21, 2008 2008 11210 LAL Denver Nuggets 90 Los Angeles Lakers 104 Staples Center, Los Angeles #fff February 27, 2009 2009 02270 DEN Los Angeles Lakers 79 Denver Nuggets 90 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado April 9, 2009 2009 04090 LAL Denver Nuggets 102 Los Angeles Lakers 116 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning the first four meetings. Before the playoff matchup had happened, professional wrestling promotion World Wrestling Entertainment had booked its television program Monday Night Raw on August 15, 2008, at the Pepsi Center by Vince McMahon for May 25, 2009 show. Because the Nuggets needed the arena for games 3, 4 and 6, the WWE had decided to relocate Raw (and later the Friday Night SmackDown/ECW tapings) to Staples Center, the site of games 1, 2, 5 and 7 and Denver was given a house show on August 7 instead.2009-05-20 Pepsi Center stunned as WWE Raw goes to L.A. https://www.espn.com/nba/playoffs/2009/news/story?id=4188189 2023-06-14 ESPN.com en 2009-05-21 WWE event booted from Denver will be at Staples Center https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2009-may-21-sp-wwe-lakers21-story.html 2023-06-14 Los Angeles Times en-US The debacle would be a subject of a main event that night in a 10-man tag team match when a babyface team of John Cena, Batista, Montel Vontavious Porter, Jerry Lawler and Mr. Kennedy donning Lakers jerseys took on heels The Legacy (Randy Orton, Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase, Jr.) and ShoMiz (The Big Show and The Miz) in Nuggets jerseys. Team Lakers would emerge victorious afterwards.2023-06-11 WWE Monday Night RAW 05 25 2009 https://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/results/wwe/raw/_2009/_090525/ 2023-06-14 Online World of Wrestling en-US +Previous playoff serieshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=DEN&opp_id=LAL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Los Angeles Lakers (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016Los Angeles leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series#fff 1979 Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 2 1979 Western Conference First Round #fff 1985 Denver Nuggets 1 Los Angeles Lakers 4 1985 Western Conference Finals #fff 1987 Denver Nuggets 0 Los Angeles Lakers 3 1987 Western Conference First Round #fff 2008 Denver Nuggets 0 Los Angeles Lakers 4 2008 Western Conference First Round NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E3) Orlando Magic 2009 NBA Finals #eee June 4 9:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Orlando Magic 75 Los Angeles Lakers 100 Recap 24–22 19–31 15–29 17–18 Mickaël Piétrus 14 Kobe Bryant 40 Dwight Howard 15 Lamar Odom 14 Jameer Nelson 4 Kobe Bryant 8 18,997 Ken Mauer, Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa LA Lakers lead series, 1–0 June 7 8:00 p.m. Staples Center, Los Angeles ABC Orlando Magic 96 Los Angeles Lakers 101 Recap 15–15 20–25 30–23 23–25 8–13 Rashard Lewis 34 Kobe Bryant 29 Dwight Howard 16 Pau Gasol 10 Rashard Lewis 7 Kobe Bryant 8 18,997 Monty McCutchen, Steve Javie, Tom Washington LA Lakers lead series, 2–0 #eee June 9 9:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ABC Los Angeles Lakers 104 Orlando Magic 108 Recap 31–27 23–32 21–22 29–27 Kobe Bryant 31 Howard, Lewis 21 each Trevor Ariza 7 Dwight Howard 14 Kobe Bryant 8 Hedo Türkoğlu 7 17,461 Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Mark Wunderlich LA Lakers lead series, 2–1 June 11 9:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ABC Los Angeles Lakers 99 Orlando Magic 91 Recap 20–24 17–25 30–14 20–24 12–4 Kobe Bryant 32 Hedo Türkoğlu 25 Pau Gasol 10 Dwight Howard 21 Kobe Bryant 8 Rashard Lewis 4 17,461 Bennett Salvatore, Mike Callahan, Scott Foster LA Lakers lead series, 3–1 #eee June 14 8:00 p.m. Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida ABC Los Angeles Lakers 99 Orlando Magic 86 Recap 26–28 30–18 20–15 23–25 Kobe Bryant 30 Rashard Lewis 18 Pau Gasol 15 Howard, Lewis 10 each Kobe Bryant 5 Lewis, Nelson 4 each 17,461 Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ken Mauer LA Lakers win series, 4–1 +Regular-season seriesOrlando won 2–0 in the regular-season series#fff December 20, 2008 2008 12200 ORL Los Angeles Lakers 103 Orlando Magic 106 Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida January 16, 2009 2009 01160 LAL Orlando Magic 109 Los Angeles Lakers 103 Staples Center, Los Angeles This was the first playoff meeting between the Lakers and the Magic.https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=LAL&opp_id=ORL&is_playoffs=Y Team Rivalry Finder — Los Angeles Lakers versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs) basketball-reference.com March 5, 2016 Statistic leader board Category High AveragePlayer Team Total Player Team Avg. GP Points Ray Allen Boston Celtics 51 LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers 35.3 14 Rebounds Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 24 Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 15.3 23 Assists Rajon Rondo Boston Celtics 19 Deron Williams Utah Jazz 10.8 5 Steals Glen Davis Boston Celtics 6 Mario Chalmers Miami Heat 2.9 7 Blocks Dwight Howard Orlando Magic 9 Tyrus Thomas Chicago Bulls 2.9 7 References 2 External links Official website of the 2009 NBA Playoffs ESPN's NBA page 2009 NBA Playoffs at Basketball Reference Playoffs Category:NBA playoffs Category:Sports in Portland, Oregon fi:NBA-kausi 2008–2009#Pudotuspelit