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 Eastern Conference with their second straight five-game series win, this time against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston will meet the surprising Indiana Pacers, who routed the short-handed New York Knicks in Game 7.
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.
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) vs. Indiana Pacers (6)
Game 1: Tuesday, May 21 at Boston (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Game 2: Thursday, May 23 at Boston (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 3: Saturday, May 25 at Indiana (8:30 p.m. ET, ABC)
Game 4: Monday, May 27 at Indiana (8 p.m. ET, ESPN2)
Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday, May 29 at Boston (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 6 (if necessary): Friday, May 31 at Indiana (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday, June 2 at Boston (8 p.m. ET, ESPN)
The Pacers record one of the best shooting performances in NBA playoff history to overwhelm the Knicks and advance to the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics.
WEST FINALS
Minnesota Timberwolves (3) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5)
Game 1: Wednesday, May 22 at Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 2: Friday, May 24 at Minnesota (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 3: Sunday, May 26 at Dallas (8 p.m. ET, TNT)
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)
Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks rally to beat OKC 117-116 in a pulsating Game 6.