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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. MORE: Second-round recap | First round |  Offseason questions  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) Sources: Porzingis expected out for start of East finals Celtics fend off Cavs in Game 5, secure return to ECF Pacers set playoff shooting mark in Game 7 rout of Knicks '21-0': Pacers pull out receipts after eliminating Knicks
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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) Wolves storm back to knock out defending champ Nuggets in Game 7 Mavs secure berth in West finals, get to 'keep hooping' Shelburne: What the improbable Anthony Edwards means to this Wolves run MacMahon: Moves that turned Dallas into a real contender Lowe: The Mavericks' surprisingly good defense befuddled the Thunder
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