Which NBA teams have advanced to the Conference Semifinals?
The playoffs are heating up and a few teams have already advanced to round 2, while others are fighting to hang on with a Game 6 coming up.
Wednesday night’s NBA games ended with a thrilling comeback overtime win by the Miami Heat to steal the series from the top-seeded Bucks, eliminating them from the playoffs and advancing to the Conference Semifinals.
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Which NBA teams have advanced to the Conference Semifinals so far?
It’s been over a week since the playoffs began and five teams have advanced to the Conference Semifinals with six teams whose fate is still to be determined. Here’s the NBA playoff standings as of today, Thursday, April 27.
NBA teams advancing to round 2 Conference Semifinals:
- Philadelphia 76ers (beat Brooklyn Nets 4-0)
- Denver Nuggets (beat Timberwolves 4-1)
- Phoenix Suns (beat Clippers 4-1)
- New York Knicks (beat Cavaliers 4-1)
- Miami Heat (beat Bucks 4-1)
NBA teams still in round 1 of the playoffs:
- Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks (Celtics lead 3-2)
- Game 6: Thursday, April 27, 8:30 p.m ET
- Sacramento Kings vs Golden State Warriors (Warriors lead 3-2)
- Game 6: Friday, April 28, 8 p.m. ET
- Memphis Grizzlies vs Los Angeles Lakers
- Game 6: Friday, April 28, 10:30 p.m. ET
NBA teams eliminated from the playoffs:
- Brooklyn Nets
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Milwaukee Bucks
Round 2 Conference Semifinals teams:
- Suns and Nuggets will play each other - Game 1 will be Saturday, April 28 (time TBD)
- Heat and Knicks will play each other - Game 1 TBD
- 76ers will play the winner of the Celtics/Hawks
- Winner of Kings/Warriors will play winner of Grizzlies/Lakers