NBA PLAYOFFS 2020
NBA Playoffs 2020: schedule, match-ups and latest news
Whether its the Lakers or the Bucks, the Rockets or the Heat, the Thunder or the Pacers, here's everything you need to know for this season's playoffs.
NBA roundup: Top seeds fall in playoff openers Damian Lillard scored 34 points, and the eighth-seeded Portland Trail Blazers defeated the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers 100-93 in Game 1 of their Western Conference opening-round matchup on Tuesday in the NBA bubble near Orlando.
CJ McCollum had 21 points and Jusuf Nurkic contributed 16 points and 15 rebounds for the Blazers. Carmelo Anthony added 11 points and 10 rebounds while Hassan Whiteside collected five blocks to go along with eight rebounds and seven points.
All times CEST
Play in Conference West
Portland Trail Blazers 126-Memphis Grizzlies 122
PLAYOFFS Conference West
LOS ANGELES LAKERS (1) - BLAZERS (8)
Game 1: Los Angeles Lakers 93-Portland Trail Blazers 100 (0-1)
Game 2: Lakers-Blazers, Friday 21 (03:00)
Game 3: Blazers-Lakers, Sunday 23 (02:30)
Game 4: Blazers-Lakers, Tuesday 25 (03:00)
Game 5: Lakers-Blazers, Wednesday 26 (tbc)*
Game 6: Blazers-Lakers, Friday 28 (tbc)*
Game 7: Lakers-Blazers, Sunday 30 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS (2) - DALLAS MAVERICKS (7)
Game 2: Clippers-Mavericks, Thursday 20 (03:00)
Game 3: Mavericks-Clippers, Saturday 22 (03:00)
Game 4: Mavericks-Clippers, Sunday (21:30)
Game 5: Clippers-Mavericks, Tuesday 25 (tbc)*
Game 6: Mavericks-Clippers, Thursday 27 (tbc)*
Game 7: Clippers-Mavericks, Sunday 29 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
DENVER NUGGETS (3) - UTAH JAZZ (6)
Game 1: Nuggets- 135 Jazz 125 (1-0)
Game 2: Nuggets-Jazz, Wednesday 19 (22:00)
Game 3: Jazz-Nuggets, Friday 21 (22:00)
Game 4: Jazz-Nuggets, Monday 24 (03:00)
Game 5: Nuggets-Jazz, Tuesday 25 (tbc)*
Game 6: Jazz-Nuggets, Thursday 27 (tbc)*
Game 7: Nuggets-Jazz, Saturday 29 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
HOUSTON ROCKETS (4) - OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER (5)
Game 2: Rockets-Thunder, Thursday 20 (21:30)
Game 3: Thunder-Rockets, Sunday 23 (00:00)
Game 4: Thunder-Rockets, Monday 24 (22:00)
Game 5: Rockets-Thunder, Wednesday 26 (tbc)*
Game 6: Thunder-Rockets, Friday 28 (tbc)*
Game 7: Rockets-Thunder, Sunday 30 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
PLAYOFFS CONFERENCIA ESTE
MILWAUKEE BUCKS (1) - ORLANDO MAGIC (8)
Game 2: Bucks-Magic, Friday 21 (00:00)
Game 3: Magic-Bucks, Saturday 22 (19:00)
Game 4: Bucks-Magic, Monday 24 (19:30)
Game 5: Bucks-Magic, Wednesday 26 (tbc)*
Game 6: Bucks-Magic, Friday 28 (tbc)*
Game 7: Bucks-Magic, Sunday 30 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
TORONTO RAPTORS (2) - BROOKLYN NETS (7)
Game 1: Raptors 134 -Nets 110 (1-0)
Game 2: Raptors-Nets, Wednesday 19 (19:30)
Game 3: Nets-Raptors, Friday 21 (19:30)
Game 4: Nets-Raptors, Monday 24 (00:30)
Game 5: Raptors-Nets, Tuesday 25 (tbc)*
Game 6: Nets-Raptors, Thursday (tbc)
Game 7: Raptors-Nets, Saturday 29 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
BOSTON CELTICS (3) - PHILADELPHIA 76ERS (6)
Game 1: Celtics 109-Sixers 101 (1-0)
Game 2: Celtics-Sixers, Thursday 20 (00:30)
Game 3: Sixers-Celtics, Saturday 22 (00:30)
Game 4: Sixers-Celtics, Sunday 23 (19:00)
Game 5: Celtics-Sixers, Tuesday 25 (tbc)*
Game 6: Sixers-Celtics, Thursday 27 (tbc)*
Game 7: Celtics-Sixers, Saturday 29 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary
INDIANA PACERS (4) - MIAMI HEAT (5)
Game 1: Indiana Pacers 101-Miami Heat 113 (0-1)
Game 2: Pacers-Heat, Thursday 20 (19:00)
Game 3: Heat-Pacers, Saturday 22 (21:30)
Game 4: Heat-Pacers, Tuesday 25 (00:30)
Game 5: Pacers-Heat, Wednesday 26 (tbc)*
Game 6: Heat-Pacers, Friday 28 (tbc)*
Game 7: Pacers-Heat, Sunday 30 (tbc)*
*Only when necessary