The NBA playoffs' conference finals are set. Four teams remain in the bracket, and only two will emerge with the chance to play in the 2024 NBA Finals.
The league-leading Boston Celtics continued their dominant run through the playoffs, sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals and making it back to the NBA Finals since 2022 where they lost to the Golden State Warriors.
In the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Denver Nuggets in a thrilling Game 7 comeback to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2004. They'll face Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, who are looking to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011.
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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EAST FINALS
Boston Celtics (1) defeat the Indiana Pacers (6), 4-0
Game 1: Celtics 133, Pacers 128 (OT)
Game 2: Celtics 126, Pacers 110
Game 3: Celtics 114, Pacers 111
Game 4: Celtics 105, Pacers 102
The Boston Celtics hold off the Indiana Pacers in a chaotic final few minutes to sweep the series and advance to the NBA Finals.
Celtics come up clutch again; into Finals after sweeping Pacers
With script flipped, Celtics hope to close out Pacers in Game 4
WEST FINALS
Dallas Mavericks (5) lead the Minnesota Timberwolves (3), 3-0
Game 1: Mavericks 108, Timberwolves 105
Game 2: Mavericks 109, Timberwolves 108
Game 3: Mavericks 116, Timberwolves 107
Game 4: Tuesday, May 28 at Dallas (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 5 (if necessary): Thursday, May 30 at Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 6 (if necessary): Saturday, June 1 at Dallas (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 7 (if necessary): Monday, June 3 at Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Kyrie Irving sends Dallas fans into a frenzy with a big corner jump shot late in the fourth quarter.