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          NBA playoffs 2024: Conference semifinals news, schedule, scores and highlights

          • ESPN
          May 19, 2024, 10:45 PM ET

          The NBA playoffs' conference semifinals has concluded and the conference finals matchups are set!

          The No. 1 seed Boston Celtics are on their way to the Eastern Conference finals after eliminating the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. They'll face the No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers after they defeated the No. 2 seed New York Knicks in a 7-game series.

          In the West, the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder lost in six games to the No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks will face the No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves after they knocked out the defending NBA Finals champion Denver Nuggets in an exhilarating Game 7 matchup.

          Each team must win their best-of-7 series to advance. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-7, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

          We'll have complete coverage of the NBA playoffs all the way through the 2024 NBA Finals, which tip off on June 6 on ABC and the ESPN app.

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          EASTERN CONFERENCE

          Boston Celtics (1) eliminate the Cleveland Cavaliers (4), 4-1

          Game 1: Celtics 120, Cavaliers 95
          Game 2: Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94
          Game 3: Celtics 106, Cavaliers 93
          Game 4: Celtics 109, Cavaliers 102
          Game 5: Celtics 113, Cavaliers 98

          Indiana Pacers (6) eliminate the New York Knicks (2), 4-3

          Game 1: Knicks 121, Pacers 117
          Game 2: Knicks 130, Pacers 121
          Game 3: Pacers 111, Knicks 106
          Game 4: Pacers 121, Knicks 89
          Game 5: Knicks 121, Pacers 91
          Game 6: Pacers 116, Knicks 103
          Game 7: Pacers 130, Knicks 109

          WESTERN CONFERENCE

          Dallas Mavericks (5) eliminate the Oklahoma City Thunder (1), 4-2

          Game 1: Thunder 117, Mavericks 95
          Game 2: Mavericks 119, Thunder 110
          Game 3: Mavericks 105, Thunder 101
          Game 4: Thunder 100, Mavericks 96
          Game 5: Mavericks 104, Thunder 92
          Game 6: Mavericks 117, Thunder 116

          Minnesota Timberwolves (3) eliminate the Denver Nuggets (2), 4-3

          Game 1: Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 99
          Game 2: Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 80
          Game 3: Nuggets 117, Timberwolves 90
          Game 4: Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 107
          Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 97
          Game 6: Timberwolves 115, Nuggets 70
          Game 7: Timberwolves 98, Nuggets 90