NBA play-offs 2024

The NBA play-offs begin, with the Denver Nuggets, and key player Nikola Jokić (right), targeting successive titles. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder head this year’s conference seeds


PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
Eight teams battled for four play-off places

Eastern Conference
M1 7 	Philadelphia 	bt 8 Miami	7th seed
M3 9 	Chicago 	bt 10 Atlanta
  	Miami 		bt Chicago 	8th seed

Western Conference
M2 8 	LA Lakers 	bt 7 N. Orleans 7th seed
M4 9 	Sacramento 	bt 10 Golden State
	N. Orleans 	bt Sacramento 	8th seed
 

PLAY-OFFS: Apr 20-Jun 23.
Top eight teams in each conference contest best-of-seven play-off series

Round 1

Record: 57-25*						64-18
1 Oklahoma 						Boston 1 
8 N. Orleans						Miami 8
49-33 							46-36
	Conference 			Conference
	semi-final			semi-final
51-31 							48-34
4 LA Clippers 						Cleveland 4 
5 Dallas						Orlando 5 
50-32 							47-35
		Conference	Conference
56-26		final		final			49-33
3 Minnesota 						Milwaukee 3 
6 Phoenix						Indiana 6
49-33 							47-35
	Conference 			Conference			
	semi-final			semi-final
57-25							50-32
2 Denver						New York 2
7 LA Lakers						Philadelphia 7
47-35							47-35
			NBA FINALS
			Start: Jun 6
  

*Regular season win-loss


Source: NBA
Picture: Getty Images
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