The first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs is wrapping up and there’s been plenty of drama and thrilling finishes.

The Boston Celtics clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in March and have homecourt advantage through the entire postseason. After eliminating the No. 8 seed Miami Heat, the Celtics await the winners of the series between the No. 4 seed Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 5 seed Orlando Magic.

Meanwhile, the No. 6 seed Indiana Pacers knocked out the No. 3 seed Milwaukee Bucks and the No. 2 seed New York Knicks defeated the No. 7 seed Philadelphia 76ers in a exciting six-game series. That sets up a second round clash between the Pacers and Knicks.

In the West, the No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves became the first team to reach the second round, sweeping the No. 6 seed Phoenix Suns and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder swept the No. 8 seed New Orleans Pelicans. The No. 2 seed Denver Nuggets defeated the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers in five games and are set to face the Timberwolves in the second round. The Thunder will next take on the No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks, who eliminated the No. 4 seed LA Clippers.

After the play-in tournament, the 16-team NBA playoffs began with four games on April 20 and four more on April 21. Eight teams from each conference reach the first round and face off in a best-of-7 series to advance. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-7, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have homecourt advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

We’ll have complete coverage of the NBA playoffs all the way through the 2024 NBA Finals, which tip off on June 6 on ABC and the ESPN app.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Boston Celtics (1) defeat the Miami Heat (8), 4-1

Game 1: Celtics 114, Heat 94
Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 101
Game 3: Celtics 104, Heat 84
Game 4: Celtics 102, Heat 88
Game 5: Celtics 118, Heat 84

  • Celtics close out Heat in Game 5 rout, advance to East semis

  • Kristaps Porzingis (calf strain) out; could miss several games

  • Heat rule rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. (hip) out for Game 5

  • Celtics’ Brad Stevens named NBA Executive of the Year

New York Knicks (2) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (7), 4-2

Game 1: Knicks 111, 76ers 104
Game 2: Knicks 104, 76ers 101
Game 3: 76ers 125, Knicks 114
Game 4: Knicks 97, 76ers 92
Game 5: 76ers 112, Knicks 106 (OT)
Game 6: Knicks 118, 76ers 115

  • Bontemps:

  • Brunson, Hart heroics lift Knicks by Sixers in 6, into East semis

  • 76ers owners buy Game 6 tickets to block Knicks fans

  • Knicks’ Bojan Bogdanovic done for season after foot surgery

  • Herring:

Indiana Pacers (6) defeat the Milwaukee Bucks (3), 4-2

Game 1: Bucks 109, Pacers 94
Game 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 108
Game 3: Pacers 121, Bucks 118 (OT)
Game 4: Pacers 126, Bucks 113
Game 5: Bucks 115, Pacers 92
Game 6: Pacers 120, Bucks 98

  • Collier:

  • Giannis Antetokounmpo: Tried best but wasn’t close to playing in series

  • Patrick Beverley vows to ‘be better’ after fan, media spats after Game 6 loss

  • ‘Frustrating’: Damian Lillard laments Bucks’ injuries after playoff exit

  • Bench players Obi Toppin, T.J. McConnell lead Pacers into semis

Cleveland Cavaliers (4) tied with the Orlando Magic (5), 3-3

Game 1: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83
Game 2: Cavaliers 96, Magic, 86
Game 3: Magic 121, Cavaliers 83
Game 4: Magic 112, Cavaliers 89
Game 5: Cavaliers 104, Magic 103
Game 6: Magic 103, Cavaliers 96
Game 7: Sunday, May 5 at Cleveland (1 p.m., ABC)

  • Magic ‘stay the course,’ survive Mitchell’s 50-point game to force Game 7

  • Andrews:

  • Cavaliers’ Jarrett Allen, Magic’s Gary Harris ruled out of Game 6

  • Tynes:

  • Andrews:

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City Thunder (1) defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (8), 4-0

Game 1: Thunder 94, Pelicans 92
Game 2: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92
Game 3: Thunder 106, Pelicans 85
Game 4: Thunder 97, Pelicans 89

  • Pelton:

  • Pelicans VP praises Zion Williamson, calls injury ‘disheartening’

  • Oklahoma City Thunder secure sweep over New Orleans Pelicans

  • Thunder’s Daigneault wins NBA’s Coach of the Year award

  • Shelburne:

Denver Nuggets (2) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (7), 4-1

Game 1: Nuggets 114, Lakers 103
Game 2: Nuggets 101, Lakers 99
Game 3: Nuggets 112, Lakers 105
Game 4: Lakers 119, Nuggets 108
Game 5: Nuggets 108, Lakers 106

  • Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after two seasons

  • McMenamin:

  • James declines to say if Game 5 could be last with Lakers

  • Jamal Murray hits 2nd game winner as Nuggets sink Lakers in Game 5

Minnesota Timberwolves (3) defeat the Phoenix Suns (6), 4-0

Game 1: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95
Game 2: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93
Game 3: Timberwolves 126, Suns 109
Game 4: Timberwolves 122, Suns 116

  • Timberwolves coach Chris Finch leads practice day after surgery

  • Suns owner Mat Ishbia bullish on team, mum on Frank Vogel’s future

  • Wolves’ Mike Conley named NBA’s Teammate of Year

  • Windhorst:

  • Suns’ firepower can’t overcome ‘details’ in playoff sweep

Dallas Mavericks (5) defeat the LA Clippers (4), 4-2

Game 1: Clippers 109, Mavericks 97
Game 2: Mavericks 96, Clippers 93
Game 3: Mavericks 101, Clippers 90
Game 4: Clippers 116, Mavericks 111
Game 5: Mavericks 123, Clippers 93
Game 6: Mavericks 114, Clippers 101

  • Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving help Mavericks vanquish Clippers

  • Sources: Clippers want to sign coach Ty Lue to extension

  • Clippers rule out star Kawhi Leonard for Game 6 at Mavericks

  • MacMahon:

  • Youngmisuk: