The first round of the NBA playoffs is complete, and the conference semifinals are currently underway.
The Philadelphia 76ers earned the lone sweep of the first round, dispatching the Brooklyn Nets in four games. Two teams from each conference then completed gentlemen's sweeps to create new matchups. There was only one Game 7 in the first round, and it cemented the final – and perhaps most intriguing – second-round showdown.
Now that the playoff field has shrunk to eight, here is a look at the second-round schedule:
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What are the 2023 NBA second-round playoff matchups?
All four matchups have been set.
In the West, the No. 1 Denver Nuggets eliminated the No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the second round. Then, the No. 4 Phoenix Suns punched their ticket to play Denver after eliminating the No. 5-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, also in five games.
The next comes from the East, where the No. 5 New York Knicks eliminated the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and the No. 8 Miami Heat did the same in shocking fashion against the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks.
Boston Celtics
The No. 2 Boston Celtics could've punched their ticket on Tuesday to face the No. 3 Sixers, but they blew a double-digit lead late at home to the No. 7-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics finished off the series on Thursday with a Game 6 win in Atlanta to finalize their second-round series against the Sixers.
Then the No. 6 Golden State Warriors saw Stephen Curry drop an extraordinary 50-piece in Game 7 to eliminate the No. 3 Sacramento Kings on the road, which will pit them against yet another California team.
What is the schedule for the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs?
Here is a look at the schedules for all four second-round series:
No. 1 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 4 Phoenix Suns
- Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107 (DEN leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87 (DEN leads 2-0)
- Game 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114 (DEN leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124 (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Nuggets 118, Suns 102 (DEN leads 3-2)
- Game 6: Thursday, May 11 at 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14, time and network TBD (if necessary)
No. 6 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers
- Game 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112 (LAL leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97 (LAL leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Lakers 104, Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1)
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 10, TBD, TNT
- Game 6: Friday, May 12, TBD, ESPN (if necessary)
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14, TBD, TBD (if necessary)
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers
- Game 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115 (PHI leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102 (BOS leads 2-1)
- Game 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 [OT] (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: 76ers 115, Celtics 103 (PHI leads 3-2)
- Game 6: Thursday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 7: Sunday, May 14, time and network TBD (if necessary)
No. 5 New York Knicks vs. No. 8 Miami Heat
- Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101 (MIA leads 1-0)
- Game 2: Knicks 111, Heat 105 (Series tied 1-1)
- Game 3: Heat 105, Knicks 86 (MIA leads 2-1)
- Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1)
- Game 5: Wednesday, May 10, time and network TBD
- Game 6: Friday, May 12, time and network TBD (if necessary)
- Game 7: Monday, May 15 at 8 p.m. ET, TNT (if necessary)