The Conference Semifinals are here! Eight teams are still in and Eight got out last series. Four teams can only move on to the Conference Finals and we will see tough matchups in this round.
Now let’s see how the teams are doing in each of their series right now.
Eastern Conference
#1 Boston Celtics vs #4 Cleveland Cavaliers BOS wins series 4-1
Game 1 wasn’t even close with the Celtics winning by 25 points with Jaylen Brown leading the team with 32 points and Cavs Donovan Mitchell with 33 points. Then in game 2 the Cavaliers won by 24 points and shocked the Celtics in game 2 with Donovan Mitchell leading the team with 29 points. In game 3 the Celtics took back the series lead back winning by 13 points with Jayson Tatum scoring 33 points. In game 4 and game 5 the Cavaliers best player Donovan Mitchell was out with an injury and was a big effect in this series and Celtics closed out the series in game 5 by winning by 15 points. Now the Celtics will face the number six seed Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals.
#2 New York Knicks vs #6 Indiana Pacers IND wins series 4-3
Game 1 was very close with the Knicks winning 121-117 Jalen Brunson on the Knicks with another 40 point performance to win game 1. Game 2 was close but the Knicks won by 9 points and took a 2-0 lead going to Indiana with Anunoby and DiVincenzo helping Brunson out with 28 points. OG Anunoby has been out in games 3,4, and 5 and has been a big effect to make the Pacers come back in this series. In game 3 the Pacers won a very close game 111-106 with Haliburton leading the team with 35 points. In game 4 the Pacers tied the series up by crushing the Knicks by 32 points, but in game 5 the Knicks got the lead back by winning by 30 and Brunson with a stunning 44 point performance. In game 6 the Pacers won by 13 points with Siakam having 25 points, but in game 7 the Pacers crushed the Knicks by 21 points with Haliburton having 26 points and the Knicks lost Anunoby and Brunson to injury in game 7. Now the Pacers will face the number one seed Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals.
Western Conference
#1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs #5 Dallas Mavericks DAL wins series 4-2
The Thunder had an easy game 1 win by winning by 22 points and Gilgeous-Alexander had 29 points for the Thunder, but in game 2 the Mavericks won by 9 points to tie the series 1-1 and Luka had help from one of his teammates P.J. Washington had 29 points alongside Luka. In game 3 the Mavericks won a very close game 105-101 and took a series lead, a shocker was P.J. Washington led the team in scoring with 27 points alongside Luka’s and Irving’s 22 points. In game 4 the Thunder tied the series in a very close game 100-96 with Gilgeous-Alexander scoring 34 points, but in game 5 the Mavericks took a game in Oklahoma City to take a series lead 3-2 with Luka Doncic scoring 31 points. In game 6 the game was very close with the Mavericks closing out the series 117-116, Luka led the Mavericks with 29 points and Gilgeous-Alexander had 36 points in a disappointing loss. Now the Mavericks will face the number two seed Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals.
#2 Denver Nuggets vs #3 Minnesota Timberwolves MIN wins series 4-3
In games 1 and 2 the Timberwolves shocked the Nuggets by taking both games in Denver and going up 2-0 in the series. The Timberwolves won by 7 points then 26 points before going back home with Anthony Edwards carrying them with two 25 plus performances. When games 3 and 4 were in Minnesota, Denver tied the series with winning by 27 points and then by 8 points with Jokic having 24 points in game 3 and 35 points in game 4. Then in game 5 the Nuggets took the series lead 3-2 winning by 15 points with Jokic scoring 40 points, but in game 6 the Timberwolves crushed the Nuggets by winning by 45 points with Anthony Edwards scoring 27 points and tying the series 3-3 going into a game 7. Timberwolves shock the Nuggets and win game 7 98-90 with McDaniels and Gobert scoring 23 for the Timberwolves even in a loss Jokic and Murray both had 30 plus points. Now the Timberwolves will face the number five seed Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals.
