2019 NBA playoffs

2019 NBA playoffs

Tournament details
Dates	April 13 – June 13, 2019
Season	2018–19
Teams	16
Final positions
Champions	Toronto Raptors (1st title)
Runners-up	Golden State Warriors
Semifinalists	Portland Trail Blazers Milwaukee Bucks

The 2019 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2018–19 season. The playoffs began on April 13 and ended on June 13 with the Eastern Conference champion Toronto Raptors defeating the two-time defending NBA champion and Western Conference champion Golden State Warriors in 4 games to 2 to win their first title in franchise history. Kawhi Leonard was named the NBA Finals MVP for the first time since 2014.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this was the last postseason until 2022 to be played in its traditional April through June schedule. This was also the last NBA Finals featuring coaches wearing formal business attire, as the business attire for coaches was completely abandoned following the 2020 pandemic.

Overview

Western Conference

• The Denver Nuggets made the playoffs for the first time in six years.
• The Golden State Warriors entered the postseason for the seventh straight year, a new franchise record. This was also their final season at Oracle Arena, as they moved to the new Chase Center the following season. They won the championship in 2015, 2017 and 2018.
• The San Antonio Spurs made the playoffs for the 22nd consecutive season; they have not missed the playoffs since drafting Tim Duncan, who retired in 2016. However, as of 2025, this was their most recent postseason appearance.
• The Los Angeles Clippers made the playoffs for the first time since 2017, featuring a roster without Blake Griffin, Chris Paul, or DeAndre Jordan.
• The Los Angeles Lakers missed the playoffs for the sixth year in a row despite the addition of LeBron James. This was also the first NBA Playoffs to not feature James since 2005.

Eastern Conference

• The Milwaukee Bucks entered the postseason with a 60–win season, their first since 1980–81, and with the best record in the league, the first time that has occurred since 1973–74.
• The Orlando Magic made the playoffs for the first time since 2012, breaking the longest Eastern Conference playoff appearance drought to date.
• The Brooklyn Nets made the playoffs for the first time in four years.
• The Detroit Pistons made the playoffs for the first time since 2016.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers, despite being the four-time defending Eastern Conference Champions, missed the playoffs for the first time since 2014, largely due to the departure of LeBron James to the Los Angeles Lakers.
• The Miami Heat missed the playoffs for the third time in five years.

First round

• In Game 2 of their series against the reigning champion Golden State Warriors, the Los Angeles Clippers completed the largest comeback in NBA playoff history, overcoming a 31–point deficit.
• Game 3 of the Bucks–Pistons series was the first playoff game played in the city of Detroit since Game 6 of the 1985 Eastern Conference semifinals, which took place at Joe Louis Arena. Postseason games featuring the Pistons had previously been held in the Palace of Auburn Hills and the Pontiac Silverdome.
• The Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers in the first round, marking the 43rd straight year a sweep occurred in the NBA playoffs. The last year a sweep did not occur in the playoffs was 1976. It was also the Celtics’ first playoff sweep since 2011.
• With their first round sweep of the Detroit Pistons, the Milwaukee Bucks won their first series since 2001 when they defeated the Charlotte Hornets in the conference semifinals.
• Game 5 of the Trail Blazers–Thunder series was extremely notable thanks to Damian Lillard's 37 foot series winning 3–pointer over Paul George, capping a 118–115 victory for the Portland Trail Blazers. It was the second series winning three pointer made by Damian Lillard (the other being in 2014 against the Houston Rockets). It would also be Paul George's and Russell Westbrook's final game as members of the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• The Nuggets–Spurs series was the first of the 2019 playoffs to have a Game 7, making it the 20th consecutive NBA postseason with a Game 7. The last time a Game 7 did not take place in the playoffs was in 1999.
• All of the top seeds won the first round for the first time since 2008.

Conference semifinals

• Game 3 of the Trail Blazers–Nuggets series was the first quadruple overtime game played in the playoffs since 1955 (and second overall), as well as the first quadruple overtime game ever played during the shot clock era.
• With their conference semifinals victory over the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks made the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2001. In addition, this was the first time since 1983 that the Bucks defeated the Celtics in a playoff series.
• Kawhi Leonard scored the first Game 7 buzzer-beater in NBA history, helping the Toronto Raptors defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 92–90 in the second round.
• Game 7 of the Nuggets–Blazers series was extremely notable for CJ McCollum's block on Jamal Murray, evoking memories of a similar block in 2016.
• With their Game 7 victory Portland Trail Blazers advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2000. They also won a Game 7 on the road for the first time in franchise history.
• The Warriors–Rockets series is notable for Stephen Curry's 33–point second half. With their series victory, they advanced to the Western Conference finals for the fifth consecutive season.

Conference finals

• Stephen Curry (Warriors) and Seth Curry (Portland Trail Blazers) played each other in the Western Conference finals, becoming the first set of brothers to face each other in an NBA playoff series.^[1]
• With their Western Conference finals sweep against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Golden State Warriors earned their fifth consecutive trip to the NBA Finals, making them the second franchise in the NBA postseason history to do so after the Boston Celtics did it in ten consecutive years, starting from 1957 to 1966.
• The Portland Trail Blazers earned the dubious distinction of losing three straight games to the Golden State Warriors despite posting double digit leads in Games 2, 3, and 4.
• With their Eastern Conference finals victory over the Milwaukee Bucks, the Toronto Raptors advanced on to the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history.
• Stephen Curry surpassed Shaquille O'Neal for most points in a sweep with 146 points.

NBA Finals

• The Toronto Raptors won the NBA Championship for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Golden State Warriors in six games in the 2019 NBA Finals.
• Game 1 was the first ever NBA Finals game played outside the US.
• Kawhi Leonard joined Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James as the only players to win Finals MVP with more than one team, and became the first Finals MVP winner from both conferences.
• Game 6 of the 2019 NBA Finals was the last NBA game ever played at Oracle Arena, as well as the final NBA game ever played in Oakland.
• Game 5 of the Warriors–Raptors series was extremely notable as Kevin Durant ruptured his Achilles in an attempt to return to the playoffs, previously injuring it whilst playing the Clippers.

Format

Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualified for the playoffs. The seedings were based on each team's record.

Each conference's bracket was fixed; there was no reseeding. All rounds were best-of-seven series; the series ended when one team won four games, and that team advanced to the next round. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, were in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. In the conference playoffs, home court advantage went to the higher-seeded team (number one being the highest). Seeding was based on each team's regular season record within a conference; if two teams had the same record, standard tiebreaker rules were used. Conference seedings were ignored for the NBA Finals: Home court advantage went to the team with the better regular season record, and, if needed, ties were broken based on head-to-head record, followed by intra-conference record.

Playoff qualifying

On March 1, 2019, the Milwaukee Bucks became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.^[2]

Eastern Conference

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff berth	Division title	Best record in conference	Best record in NBA
1	Milwaukee Bucks	60–22	March 1[2]	March 21	April 4	April 4
2	Toronto Raptors	58–24	March 9[3]	April 1	—	—
3	Philadelphia 76ers	51–31	March 17	—	—	—
4	Boston Celtics	49–33	March 26	—	—	—
5	Indiana Pacers	48–34	March 22[4]	—	—	—
6	Brooklyn Nets[a]	42–40	April 7	—	—	—
7	Orlando Magic[a]	42–40	April 7	April 7	—	—
8	Detroit Pistons	41–41	April 10	—	—	—

Western Conference

Seed	Team	Record	Clinched
			Playoff berth	Division title	Best record in conference	Best record in NBA
1	Golden State Warriors	57–25	March 16	March 31	April 7	—
2	Denver Nuggets	54–28	March 18	April 5	—	—
3	Portland Trail Blazers[b]	53–29	March 25	—	—	—
4	Houston Rockets[b]	53–29	March 24	March 31	—	—
5	Utah Jazz	50–32	March 28	—	—	—
6	Oklahoma City Thunder	49–33	March 30	—	—	—
7	San Antonio Spurs[c]	48–34	March 30	—	—	—
8	Los Angeles Clippers[c]	48–34	March 26	—	—	—

Notes

1. Brooklyn clinched #6 seed over Orlando based on 2–1 head-to-head record.
2. Portland clinched #3 seed over Houston based on 2–1 head-to-head record.
3. San Antonio clinched #7 seed over L.A. Clippers based on 30–22 record against teams in Western Conference (as opposed to L.A. Clippers 28–24 record).

Bracket

Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. The division champions are marked by an asterisk. Teams with home-court advantage, the higher-seeded team, are shown in italics.

First round

Second round

Conference finals

NBA Finals

E1

Milwaukee*

4

E8

Detroit

0

E1

Milwaukee*

4

E4

Boston

1

E4

Boston

4

E5

Indiana

0

E1

Milwaukee*

2

Eastern Conference

E2

Toronto*

4

E3

Philadelphia

4

E6

Brooklyn

1

E3

Philadelphia

3

E2

Toronto*

4

E2

Toronto*

4

E7

Orlando*

1

E2

Toronto*

4

W1

Golden State*

2

W1

Golden State*

4

W8

LA Clippers

2

W1

Golden State*

4

W4

Houston*

2

W4

Houston*

4

W5

Utah

1

W1

Golden State*

4

Western Conference

W3

Portland

0

W3

Portland

4

W6

Oklahoma City

1

W3

Portland

4

W2

Denver*

3

W2

Denver*

4

W7

San Antonio

3

• * Division winner
• Bold Series winner
• Italic Team with home-court advantage

First round

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Eastern Conference first round

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Detroit Pistons

TNT

April 14 7:00pm (6:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Detroit Pistons 86, Milwaukee Bucks 121
Scoring by quarter: 18–38, 25–32, 18–27, 25–24
Pts: Luke Kennard 21 Rebs: Andre Drummond 12 Asts: Ish Smith 6		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 24 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Sterling Brown 7
Milwaukee leads series, 1–0

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,529 Referees: Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher, Kevin Cutler

NBA TV

April 17 8:00pm (7:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Detroit Pistons 99, Milwaukee Bucks 120
Scoring by quarter: 27–38, 32–20, 17–35, 23–27
Pts: Luke Kennard 19 Rebs: Andre Drummond 16 Asts: Reggie Jackson 8		Pts: Eric Bledsoe 27 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 12 Asts: Khris Middleton 8
Milwaukee leads series, 2–0

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,513 Referees: Eric Lewis, Mike Callahan, Rodney Mott

ESPN

April 20 8:00pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 119, Detroit Pistons 103
Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 35–30, 33–24, 19–25
Pts: Khris Middleton 20 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 Asts: Bledsoe, Hill 5 each		Pts: Blake Griffin 27 Rebs: Andre Drummond 12 Asts: Reggie Jackson 8
Milwaukee leads series, 3–0

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan Attendance: 20,520 Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Curtis Blair

TNT

April 22 8:00pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 127, Detroit Pistons 104
Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 30–34, 39–23, 32–19
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 41 Rebs: Sterling Brown 13 Asts: Sterling Brown 6		Pts: Reggie Jackson 26 Rebs: Andre Drummond 12 Asts: Reggie Jackson 7
Milwaukee wins series, 4–0

Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan Attendance: 20,332 Referees: Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, Derrick Collins

Regular-season series

Milwaukee won 4–0 in the regular-season series

December 5, 2018 Recap Detroit Pistons 92, Milwaukee Bucks 115 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 17, 2018 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 107, Detroit Pistons 104 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan January 1, 2019 Recap Detroit Pistons 98, Milwaukee Bucks 121 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 29, 2019 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 115, Detroit Pistons 105 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan

This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Pistons winning all four of the previous meetings.^[5]

Previous playoffs series

Detroit leads 4–0 in all-time playoff series
1976 Milwaukee Bucks 1, Detroit Pistons 2 1976 Eastern Conference First Round 1989 Detroit Pistons 4, Milwaukee Bucks 0 1989 Eastern Conference semifinals 2004 Detroit Pistons 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1 2004 Eastern Conference First Round 2006 Detroit Pistons 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1 2006 Eastern Conference First Round

(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (7) Orlando Magic

ESPN, SN1

April 13 5:00pm

Box score

Orlando Magic 104, Toronto Raptors 101
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 32–19, 18–27, 29–25
Pts: D. J. Augustin 25 Rebs: Aaron Gordon 10 Asts: D. J. Augustin 6		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 25 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 8 Asts: Kyle Lowry 8
Orlando leads series, 1–0

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,937 Referees: Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis, Ben Taylor

• In Game 1, D. J. Augustin hit the game-winning three-point shot with 3.4 seconds left.

TNT, TSN

April 16 8:00pm

Box score

Orlando Magic 82, Toronto Raptors 111
Scoring by quarter: 18–26, 21–25, 27–39, 16–21
Pts: Aaron Gordon 20 Rebs: Michael Carter-Williams 9 Asts: D. J. Augustin 4		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 37 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 10 Asts: Kyle Lowry 7
Series tied, 1–1

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,964 Referees: Marc Davis, John Goble, Kevin Cutler

ESPN, SN1

April 19 7:00pm

Box score

Toronto Raptors 98, Orlando Magic 93
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 22–24, 28–20, 22–28
Pts: Pascal Siakam 30 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 11 Asts: Kyle Lowry 10		Pts: Terrence Ross 24 Rebs: Nikola Vučević 14 Asts: Aaron Gordon 7
Toronto leads series, 2–1

Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 19,367 Referees: Tony Brothers, Sean Wright, Michael Smith

TNT, TSN

April 21 7:00pm

Box score

Toronto Raptors 107, Orlando Magic 85
Scoring by quarter: 28–26, 30–16, 24–28, 25–15
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 34 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 8 Asts: Kyle Lowry 9		Pts: Aaron Gordon 25 Rebs: Aaron Gordon 7 Asts: Aaron Gordon 5
Toronto leads series, 3–1

Amway Center, Orlando, Florida Attendance: 19,087 Referees: Zach Zarba, Tom Washington, Karl Lane

NBA TV, TSN

April 23 7:00pm

Box score

Orlando Magic 96, Toronto Raptors 115
Scoring by quarter: 19–35, 28–32, 23–32, 26–16
Pts: D. J. Augustin 15 Rebs: Khem Birch 11 Asts: Michael Carter-Williams 5		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 27 Rebs: Marc Gasol 9 Asts: Fred VanVleet 10
Toronto wins series, 4–1

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,800 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Tyler Ford

Regular-season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series
November 20, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 93, Orlando Magic 91 Amway Center, Orlando, Florida December 28, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 87, Orlando Magic 116 Amway Center, Orlando, Florida February 24, 2019 Recap Orlando Magic 113, Toronto Raptors 98 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario April 1, 2019 Recap Orlando Magic 109, Toronto Raptors 121 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Magic winning the first meeting.^[6]

Previous playoffs series

Orlando leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
2008 Orlando Magic 4, Toronto Raptors 1 2008 Eastern Conference First Round

(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets

ESPN

April 13 2:30pm

Box score

Brooklyn Nets 111, Philadelphia 76ers 102
Scoring by quarter: 31–22, 31–32, 31–28, 18–20
Pts: D'Angelo Russell 26 Rebs: Ed Davis 16 Asts: Dudley, Russell 4 each		Pts: Jimmy Butler 36 Rebs: Joel Embiid 15 Asts: Tobias Harris 6
Brooklyn leads series, 1–0

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,437 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Tyler Ford

TNT

April 15 8:00pm

Box score

Brooklyn Nets 123, Philadelphia 76ers 145
Scoring by quarter: 28–34, 36–31, 23–51, 36–29
Pts: Spencer Dinwiddie 19 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 6 Asts: Jarrett Allen 4		Pts: Joel Embiid 23 Rebs: Embiid, Simmons 10 each Asts: Ben Simmons 12
Series tied, 1–1

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,591 Referees: Mike Callahan, Kevin Scott, Gediminas Petraitis

TNT

April 18 8:00pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 131, Brooklyn Nets 115
Scoring by quarter: 32–24, 33–35, 32–31, 34–25
Pts: Ben Simmons 31 Rebs: Tobias Harris 16 Asts: Ben Simmons 9		Pts: D'Angelo Russell 26 Rebs: Caris LeVert 7 Asts: Russell, Hollis-Jefferson 4 each
Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City Attendance: 17,732 Referees: James Capers, Courtney Kirkland, Scott Wall

TNT

April 20 3:00pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 112, Brooklyn Nets 108
Scoring by quarter: 24–33, 33–30, 28–28, 27–17
Pts: Joel Embiid 31 Rebs: Joel Embiid 16 Asts: Ben Simmons 8		Pts: Caris LeVert 25 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 8 Asts: LeVert, Russell 6 each
Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City Attendance: 17,732 Referees: Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, Ben Taylor

TNT

April 23 8:00pm

Box score

Brooklyn Nets 100, Philadelphia 76ers 122
Scoring by quarter: 15–32, 16–28, 33–35, 36–27
Pts: Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 21 Rebs: Jarrett Allen 9 Asts: Shabazz Napier 10		Pts: Joel Embiid 23 Rebs: Joel Embiid 13 Asts: T. J. McConnell 7
Philadelphia wins series, 4–1

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,595 Referees: Zach Zarba, Tom Washington, Brian Forte

Regular-season series

Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

November 4, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 97, Brooklyn Nets 122 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City November 25, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 127, Brooklyn Nets 125 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City December 12, 2018 Recap Brooklyn Nets 127, Philadelphia 76ers 124 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania March 28, 2019 Recap Brooklyn Nets 110, Philadelphia 76ers 123 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, but the first since the New Jersey Nets relocated to Brooklyn and became the Brooklyn Nets in 2012, with each team winning one series.^[7]

Previous playoffs series

Tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series
1979 Philadelphia 76ers 2, New Jersey Nets 0 1979 Eastern Conference First Round 1984 Philadelphia 76ers 2, New Jersey Nets 3 1984 Eastern Conference First Round

(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Indiana Pacers

TNT

April 14 1:00pm

Box score

Indiana Pacers 74, Boston Celtics 84
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 25–18, 8–26, 21–20
Pts: Cory Joseph 14 Rebs: Domantas Sabonis 9 Asts: Thaddeus Young 6		Pts: Irving, Morris 20 each Rebs: Al Horford 11 Asts: Kyrie Irving 7
Boston leads series, 1–0

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Brian Forte

TNT

April 17 7:00pm

Box score

Indiana Pacers 91, Boston Celtics 99
Scoring by quarter: 33–29, 17–23, 29–16, 12–31
Pts: Bojan Bogdanović 23 Rebs: Bojan Bogdanović 8 Asts: Sabonis, Matthews 5 each		Pts: Kyrie Irving 37 Rebs: Al Horford 10 Asts: Kyrie Irving 7
Boston leads series, 2–0

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Sean Wright, Tony Brothers, Kevin Scott

ABC

April 19 8:30pm

Box score

Boston Celtics 104, Indiana Pacers 96
Scoring by quarter: 41–28, 18–33, 21–12, 24–23
Pts: Jaylen Brown 23 Rebs: Al Horford 8 Asts: Kyrie Irving 10		Pts: Tyreke Evans 19 Rebs: Thaddeus Young 9 Asts: Domantas Sabonis 6
Boston leads series, 3–0

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 17,923 Referees: Zach Zarba, Pat Fraher, Tyler Ford

ABC

April 21 1:00pm

Box score

Boston Celtics 110, Indiana Pacers 106
Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–26, 26–23, 37–34
Pts: Gordon Hayward 20 Rebs: Al Horford 12 Asts: Kyrie Irving 7		Pts: Bojan Bogdanović 22 Rebs: Thaddeus Young 9 Asts: Darren Collison 5
Boston wins series, 4–0

Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana Attendance: 17,923 Referees: Marc Davis, John Goble, Courtney Kirkland

Regular-season series

Boston won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 3, 2018 Recap Boston Celtics 101, Indiana Pacers 102 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana January 9, 2019 Recap Indiana Pacers 108, Boston Celtics 135 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts March 29, 2019 Recap Indiana Pacers 112, Boston Celtics 114 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts April 5, 2019 Recap Boston Celtics 117, Indiana Pacers 97 Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning three of the first five meetings.^[8]

Previous playoffs series

Boston leads 3–2 in all-time playoff series
1991 Boston Celtics 3, Indiana Pacers 2 1991 Eastern Conference First Round 1992 Boston Celtics 3, Indiana Pacers 0 1992 Eastern Conference First Round 2003 Indiana Pacers 2, Boston Celtics 4 2003 Eastern Conference First Round 2004 Indiana Pacers 4, Boston Celtics 0 2004 Eastern Conference First Round 2005 Boston Celtics 3, Indiana Pacers 4 2005 Eastern Conference First Round

Western Conference first round

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Los Angeles Clippers

ABC

April 13 8:00 pm (5:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Los Angeles Clippers 104, Golden State Warriors 121
Scoring by quarter: 27–36, 29–33, 23–29, 25–23
Pts: Montrezl Harrell 26 Rebs: Danilo Gallinari 8 Asts: Lou Williams 9		Pts: Stephen Curry 38 Rebs: Stephen Curry 15 Asts: Curry, Green 7 each
Golden State leads series, 1–0

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ed Malloy, Courtney Kirkland, Mark Lindsay

TNT

April 15 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Los Angeles Clippers 135, Golden State Warriors 131
Scoring by quarter: 25–33, 25–40, 44–35, 41–23
Pts: Lou Williams 36 Rebs: Montrezl Harrell 10 Asts: Lou Williams 11		Pts: Stephen Curry 29 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 9 Asts: Draymond Green 9
Series tied, 1–1

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ken Mauer, Josh Tiven, Nick Buchert

The Clippers trailed 94–63 with 7:31 remaining in the third quarter of Game 2. They would go on to outscore Golden State 72–37 en route to overcoming a 31-point deficit, the largest comeback in NBA playoff history.^[9]

TNT

April 18 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 132, Los Angeles Clippers 105
Scoring by quarter: 41–24, 32–28, 36–24, 23–29
Pts: Kevin Durant 38 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 14 Asts: Draymond Green 10		Pts: Ivica Zubac 18 Rebs: Ivica Zubac 15 Asts: Lou Williams 6
Golden State leads series, 2–1

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,068 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Scott Twardoski

ABC

April 21 3:30pm (12:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 113, Los Angeles Clippers 105
Scoring by quarter: 32–22, 30–32, 25–30, 26–21
Pts: Kevin Durant 33 Rebs: Bogut, Curry 10 each Asts: Stephen Curry 7		Pts: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 25 Rebs: Patrick Beverley 10 Asts: Patrick Beverley 5
Golden State leads series, 3–1

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,068 Referees: Tony Brothers, Sean Wright, Brent Barnaky

TNT

April 24 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Los Angeles Clippers 129, Golden State Warriors 121
Scoring by quarter: 37–41, 34–22, 33–31, 25–27
Pts: Lou Williams 33 Rebs: Patrick Beverley 14 Asts: Lou Williams 10		Pts: Kevin Durant 45 Rebs: Green, Looney 7 each Asts: Andre Iguodala 8
Golden State leads series, 3–2

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Marc Davis, John Goble, Pat Fraher

ESPN

April 26 10:00pm (7:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 129, Los Angeles Clippers 110
Scoring by quarter: 35–31, 37–22, 30–25, 27–32
Pts: Kevin Durant 50 Rebs: Draymond Green 14 Asts: Draymond Green 10		Pts: Danilo Gallinari 29 Rebs: Patrick Beverley 14 Asts: Beverley, Williams 7 each
Golden State wins series, 4–2

Staples Center, Los Angeles, California Attendance: 19,068 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Kevin Scott

Regular-season series

Golden State won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 12, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 116, Los Angeles Clippers 121 (OT) Staples Center, Los Angeles, California December 23, 2018 Recap Los Angeles Clippers 127, Golden State Warriors 129 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California January 18, 2019 Recap Golden State Warriors 112, Los Angeles Clippers 94 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California April 7, 2019 Recap Los Angeles Clippers 104, Golden State Warriors 131 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Clippers winning the first meeting.^[10]

Previous playoffs series

L.A. Clippers leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
2014 Los Angeles Clippers 4, Golden State Warriors 3 2014 Western Conference First Round

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs

ESPN

April 13 10:30pm (8:30 pm MDT)

Box score

San Antonio Spurs 101, Denver Nuggets 96
Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 34–31, 13–17, 29–28
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 18 Rebs: DeMar DeRozan 12 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 6		Pts: Gary Harris 20 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Nikola Jokić 14
San Antonio leads series, 1–0

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Ken Mauer, Josh Tiven, Tom Washington

NBA TV

April 16 9:00pm (7:00 pm MDT)

Box score

San Antonio Spurs 105, Denver Nuggets 114
Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 33–28, 23–26, 23–39
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 31 Rebs: Rudy Gay 9 Asts: Patty Mills 5		Pts: Jamal Murray 24 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 13 Asts: Nikola Jokić 8
Series tied, 1–1

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Collins

NBA TV

April 18 9:00pm (8:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 108, San Antonio Spurs 118
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 36–30, 26–27, 24–30
Pts: Nikola Jokić 22 Rebs: Malik Beasley 9 Asts: three players 7 each		Pts: Derrick White 36 Rebs: Aldridge, Gay 11 each Asts: three players 5 each
San Antonio leads series, 2–1

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,354 Referees: Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, Mark Lindsay

TNT

April 20 5:30pm (4:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 117, San Antonio Spurs 103
Scoring by quarter: 22–34, 32–20, 37–25, 26–24
Pts: Nikola Jokić 29 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Nikola Jokić 8		Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 24 Rebs: Aldridge, Pöltl 9 each Asts: DeRozan, White 5 each
Series tied, 2–2

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,354 Referees: Scott Foster, Rodney Mott, Brian Forte

NBA TV

April 23 9:30pm (7:30 pm MDT)

Box score

San Antonio Spurs 90, Denver Nuggets 108
Scoring by quarter: 19–26, 23–27, 21–32, 27–23
Pts: Aldridge, DeRozan 17 each Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Asts: Jakob Pöltl 4		Pts: Jamal Murray 23 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 11 Asts: Nikola Jokić 8
Denver leads series, 3–2

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis, Kevin Scott

TNT

April 25 8:00pm (7:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 103, San Antonio Spurs 120
Scoring by quarter: 24–34, 36–30, 25–26, 18–30
Pts: Nikola Jokić 43 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Nikola Jokić 9		Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 26 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 10 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 7
Series tied, 3–3

AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas Attendance: 18,354 Referees: Zach Zarba, Josh Tiven, Tony Brown

TNT

April 27 10:00pm (8:00 pm MDT)

Box score

San Antonio Spurs 86, Denver Nuggets 90
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–24, 27–25, 25–18
Pts: Rudy Gay 21 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 11 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 6		Pts: Jamal Murray 23 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 15 Asts: Nikola Jokić 10
Denver wins series, 4–3

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,725 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, John Goble

Regular-season series

Series tied 2–2 in the regular-season
December 26, 2018 Recap Denver Nuggets 103, San Antonio Spurs 111 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas December 28, 2018 Recap San Antonio Spurs 99, Denver Nuggets 102 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado March 4, 2019 Recap Denver Nuggets 103, San Antonio Spurs 104 AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas April 3, 2019 Recap San Antonio Spurs 85, Denver Nuggets 113 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning five of the first six meetings.^[11]

Previous playoffs series

San Antonio leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series

1983 San Antonio Spurs 4, Denver Nuggets 1 1983 Western Conference semifinals 1985 Denver Nuggets 3, San Antonio Spurs 2 1985 Western Conference First Round 1990 San Antonio Spurs 3, Denver Nuggets 0 1990 Western Conference First Round 1995 San Antonio Spurs 3, Denver Nuggets 0 1995 Western Conference First Round 2005 San Antonio Spurs 4, Denver Nuggets 1 2005 Western Conference First Round 2007 San Antonio Spurs 4, Denver Nuggets 1 2007 Western Conference First Round

(3) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (6) Oklahoma City Thunder

ABC

April 14 3:30pm (12:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Portland Trail Blazers 104
Scoring by quarter: 25–39, 23–15, 21–22, 30–28
Pts: Paul George 26 Rebs: Westbrook, George 10 each Asts: Russell Westbrook 10		Pts: Damian Lillard 30 Rebs: Enes Kanter 18 Asts: Damian Lillard 4
Portland leads series, 1–0

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 19,886 Referees: Zach Zarba, Rodney Mott, Tre Maddox

TNT

April 16 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Oklahoma City Thunder 94, Portland Trail Blazers 114
Scoring by quarter: 31–26, 23–28, 21–37, 19–23
Pts: Paul George 27 Rebs: Adams, Westbrook 9 each Asts: Russell Westbrook 11		Pts: CJ McCollum 33 Rebs: Maurice Harkless 9 Asts: Damian Lillard 6
Portland leads series, 2–0

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,041 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Karl Lane

ESPN

April 19 9:30pm (8:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 108, Oklahoma City Thunder 120
Scoring by quarter: 22–21, 17–28, 43–37, 26–34
Pts: Damian Lillard 32 Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 9 Asts: CJ McCollum 7		Pts: Russell Westbrook 33 Rebs: Steven Adams 7 Asts: Russell Westbrook 11
Portland leads series, 2–1

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 18,203 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brown, Nick Buchert

TNT

April 21 9:30pm (8:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 98
Scoring by quarter: 26–24, 24–22, 29–22, 32–30
Pts: CJ McCollum 27 Rebs: Harkless, Kanter 10 each Asts: Damian Lillard 8		Pts: Paul George 32 Rebs: Paul George 10 Asts: Russell Westbrook 7
Portland leads series, 3–1

Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Attendance: 18,203 Referees: Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis, Mark Lindsay

TNT

April 23 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Oklahoma City Thunder 115, Portland Trail Blazers 118
Scoring by quarter: 37–29, 23–32, 30–27, 25–30
Pts: Paul George 36 Rebs: Russell Westbrook 11 Asts: Russell Westbrook 14		Pts: Damian Lillard 50 Rebs: Enes Kanter 13 Asts: Damian Lillard 6
Portland wins series, 4–1

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,241 Referees: James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Courtney Kirkland

Damian Lillard scored 50 points in Game 5 and finished off the series by hitting a 37-foot three at the buzzer to break a 115–115 tie, sending the Blazers through to the conference semifinals. This was Lillard's second series-winning 3-pointer; his first came against Houston in 2014. He is the only player besides Michael Jordan to hit two series-winning field goals. This was also the last Thunder game to feature both Russell Westbrook and Paul George.

Regular-season series

Oklahoma City won 4–0 in the regular-season series

January 4, 2019 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 111, Portland Trail Blazers 109 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon January 22, 2019 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 114, Oklahoma City Thunder 123 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma February 11, 2019 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 111, Oklahoma City Thunder 120 Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma March 7, 2019 Recap Oklahoma City Thunder 129, Portland Trail Blazers 121 (OT) Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics/Thunder and the Blazers, but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups.^[12]

Previous playoffs series

Series tied 2–2 in all-time playoff series
1978 Portland Trail Blazers 2, Seattle SuperSonics 4 1978 Western Conference semifinals 1980 Seattle SuperSonics 2, Portland Trail Blazers 1 1980 Western Conference First Round 1983 Seattle SuperSonics 0, Portland Trail Blazers 2 1983 Western Conference First Round 1991 Portland Trail Blazers 3, Seattle SuperSonics 2 1991 Western Conference First Round

(4) Houston Rockets vs. (5) Utah Jazz

TNT

April 14 9:30pm (8:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Utah Jazz 90, Houston Rockets 122
Scoring by quarter: 24–31, 20–28, 27–24, 19–39
Pts: Rudy Gobert 22 Rebs: Rudy Gobert 12 Asts: Ricky Rubio 6		Pts: James Harden 29 Rebs: Clint Capela 12 Asts: James Harden 10
Houston leads series, 1–0

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Marc Davis, John Goble, Michael Smith

TNT

April 17 9:30pm (8:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Utah Jazz 98, Houston Rockets 118
Scoring by quarter: 19–39, 25–31, 23–25, 31–23
Pts: Rubio, O'Neale 17 each Rebs: Gobert, Favors 12 each Asts: Ricky Rubio 9		Pts: James Harden 32 Rebs: James Harden 13 Asts: James Harden 10
Houston leads series, 2–0

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Tony Brown, Zach Zarba, Tom Washington

ESPN

April 20 10:30pm (8:30 pm MDT)

Box score

Houston Rockets 104, Utah Jazz 101
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 22–25, 24–21, 30–25
Pts: James Harden 22 Rebs: Clint Capela 14 Asts: James Harden 10		Pts: Donovan Mitchell 34 Rebs: Gobert, Ingles 8 each Asts: Ricky Rubio 6
Houston leads series, 3–0

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 18,306 Referees: Ken Mauer, Josh Tiven, Kevin Scott

TNT

April 22 10:30pm (8:30 pm MDT)

Box score

Houston Rockets 91, Utah Jazz 107
Scoring by quarter: 24–32, 23–21, 32–23, 12–31
Pts: James Harden 30 Rebs: Chris Paul 8 Asts: Chris Paul 7		Pts: Donovan Mitchell 31 Rebs: Favors, O'Neale 11 each Asts: Ricky Rubio 11
Houston leads series, 3–1

Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah Attendance: 18,306 Referees: Tony Brothers, David Guthrie, Pat Fraher

TNT

April 24 8:00pm (7:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Utah Jazz 93, Houston Rockets 100
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 22–26, 27–29, 24–25
Pts: Royce O'Neale 18 Rebs: Crowder, Gobert 10 each Asts: Ricky Rubio 11		Pts: James Harden 26 Rebs: Clint Capela 10 Asts: James Harden 6
Houston wins series, 4–1

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Ed Malloy, Sean Wright, Rodney Mott

Regular-season series

Series tied 2–2 in the regular-season series
October 24, 2018 Recap Utah Jazz 100, Houston Rockets 89 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas December 6, 2018 Recap Houston Rockets 91, Utah Jazz 118 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah December 17, 2018 Recap Utah Jazz 97, Houston Rockets 102 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas February 2, 2019 Recap Houston Rockets 125, Utah Jazz 98 Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah

This was the ninth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning five of the first eight meetings.^[13]

Previous playoffs series

Utah leads 5–3 in all-time playoff series

1985 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3 1985 Western Conference First Round 1994 Houston Rockets 4, Utah Jazz 1 1994 Western Conference finals 1995 Houston Rockets 3, Utah Jazz 2 1995 Western Conference First Round 1997 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 4 1997 Western Conference finals 1998 Houston Rockets 2, Utah Jazz 3 1998 Western Conference First Round 2007 Utah Jazz 4, Houston Rockets 3 2007 Western Conference First Round 2008 Utah Jazz 4, Houston Rockets 2 2008 Western Conference First Round 2018 Houston Rockets 4, Utah Jazz 1 2018 Western Conference semifinals

Conference semifinals

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Eastern Conference semifinals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (4) Boston Celtics

ABC

April 28 1:00pm (12:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Boston Celtics 112, Milwaukee Bucks 90
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 26–33, 36–21, 24–19
Pts: Kyrie Irving 26 Rebs: Al Horford 11 Asts: Kyrie Irving 11		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 22 Rebs: Khris Middleton 10 Asts: Khris Middleton 6
Boston leads series, 1–0

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,341 Referees: James Capers, Ed Malloy, Tyler Ford

TNT

April 30 8:00pm (7:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Boston Celtics 102, Milwaukee Bucks 123
Scoring by quarter: 30–25, 25–34, 18–39, 29–25
Pts: Marcus Morris 17 Rebs: Horford, Rozier 8 each Asts: Kyrie Irving 4		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 29 Rebs: Pat Connaughton 11 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 5
Series tied, 1–1

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,536 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington

ESPN

May 3 8:00pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 123, Boston Celtics 116
Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 30–26, 40–31, 28–29
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 32 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 13 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8		Pts: Kyrie Irving 29 Rebs: Jayson Tatum 11 Asts: Kyrie Irving 6
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Tony Brown

TNT

May 6 7:00pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 113, Boston Celtics 101
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 25–19, 33–23, 33–29
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 39 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 16 Asts: Khris Middleton 7		Pts: Kyrie Irving 23 Rebs: Marcus Morris 14 Asts: Kyrie Irving 10
Milwaukee leads series, 3–1

TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Zach Zarba, John Goble, Pat Fraher

TNT

May 8 8:00pm (7:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Boston Celtics 91, Milwaukee Bucks 116
Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 20–30, 23–28, 29–36
Pts: Kyrie Irving 15 Rebs: Marcus Morris 11 Asts: Al Horford 6		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 20 Rebs: Mirotić, Connaughton 11 each Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8
Milwaukee wins series, 4–1

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,701 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Rodney Mott

Regular-season series

Milwaukee won 2–1 in the regular-season series
November 1, 2018 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 113, Boston Celtics 117 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts December 21, 2018 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 120, Boston Celtics 107 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts February 21, 2019 Recap Boston Celtics 97, Milwaukee Bucks 98 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin

This was the seventh playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning five of the first six meetings.^[14]

Previous playoffs series

Boston leads 5–1 in all-time playoff series

1974 Milwaukee Bucks 3, Boston Celtics 4 1974 NBA Finals 1983 Boston Celtics 0, Milwaukee Bucks 4 1983 Eastern Conference semifinals 1984 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 1 1984 Eastern Conference finals 1986 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 0 1986 Eastern Conference finals 1987 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3 1987 Eastern Conference semifinals 2018 Boston Celtics 4, Milwaukee Bucks 3 2018 Eastern Conference First Round

(2) Toronto Raptors vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers

TNT, SN1

April 27 7:30pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 95, Toronto Raptors 108
Scoring by quarter: 31–39, 21–22, 29–31, 14–16
Pts: JJ Redick 17 Rebs: Tobias Harris 15 Asts: Tobias Harris 6		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 45 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 11 Asts: Kyle Lowry 8
Toronto leads series, 1–0

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,800 Referees: Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Nick Buchert

TNT, TSN

April 29 8:00pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 94, Toronto Raptors 89
Scoring by quarter: 26–17, 25–21, 18–25, 25–26
Pts: Jimmy Butler 30 Rebs: Butler, Harris 11 each Asts: three players 5 each		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 35 Rebs: three players 7 each Asts: Kawhi Leonard 6
Series tied, 1–1

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,800 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Scott Wall

ESPN, SN1

May 2 8:00pm

Box score

Toronto Raptors 95, Philadelphia 76ers 116
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 24–32, 28–25, 14–27
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 33 Rebs: Gasol, Green 6 each Asts: Kyle Lowry 5		Pts: Joel Embiid 33 Rebs: Joel Embiid 10 Asts: Jimmy Butler 9
Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,658 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Tre Maddox

ABC, TSN/CTV

May 5 3:30pm

Box score

Toronto Raptors 101, Philadelphia 76ers 96
Scoring by quarter: 24–21, 23–24, 28–30, 26–21
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 39 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 14 Asts: Kyle Lowry 7		Pts: Jimmy Butler 29 Rebs: Jimmy Butler 11 Asts: Joel Embiid 7
Series tied, 2–2

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,639 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven

TNT, SN1

May 7 8:00pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 89, Toronto Raptors 125
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 17–37, 27–28, 19–33
Pts: Jimmy Butler 22 Rebs: Ben Simmons 7 Asts: Jimmy Butler 7		Pts: Pascal Siakam 25 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 13 Asts: Kyle Lowry 5
Toronto leads series, 3–2

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,287 Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Sean Wright

ESPN, TSN

May 9 8:00pm

Box score

Toronto Raptors 101, Philadelphia 76ers 112
Scoring by quarter: 21–29, 22–29, 24–29, 34–25
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 29 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 12 Asts: Kyle Lowry 6		Pts: Jimmy Butler 25 Rebs: Joel Embiid 12 Asts: Jimmy Butler 8
Series tied, 3–3

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Attendance: 20,525 Referees: Zach Zarba, John Goble, Tom Washington

TNT, SN1

May 12 7:00pm

Box score

Philadelphia 76ers 90, Toronto Raptors 92
Scoring by quarter: 13–18, 27–26, 24–23, 26–25
Pts: Joel Embiid 21 Rebs: Joel Embiid 11 Asts: Ben Simmons 5		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 41 Rebs: Siakam, Gasol 11 each Asts: Kyle Lowry 6
Toronto wins series, 4–3

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,917 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Jason Phillips

As Game 7 came down to the final seconds, Joel Embiid cut a three-point Raptors lead to one with two free throws, then after Kawhi Leonard split his free throws, Jimmy Butler led the fast break and made a layup with 4.2 seconds left to tie the game. After a Toronto timeout, Leonard was given the ball, dribbled around the perimeter and shot it from the baseline, just inside the three-point arc. The shot bounced four times on the rim before going in to give the Raptors the series win. It was the first buzzer-beater to win a Game 7 in NBA history, and only the second such shot in a winner-take-all playoff game, after Michael Jordan's shot to win the Chicago Bulls' 1989 first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. (In 1989, first-round playoff series were best-of-5 instead of the current best-of-7.)

Regular-season series

Toronto won 3–1 in the regular-season series

October 30, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 112, Toronto Raptors 129 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario December 5, 2018 Recap Philadelphia 76ers 102, Toronto Raptors 113 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario December 22, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 101, Philadelphia 76ers 126 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 5, 2019 Recap Toronto Raptors 119, Philadelphia 76ers 107 Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with Philadelphia winning the first meeting in the 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals.^[15]

Previous playoffs series

Philadelphia leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
2001 Philadelphia 76ers 4, Toronto Raptors 3 2001 Eastern Conference semifinals

Western Conference semifinals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (4) Houston Rockets

ABC

April 28 3:30pm (12:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Houston Rockets 100, Golden State Warriors 104
Scoring by quarter: 19–28, 34–25, 23–30, 24–21
Pts: James Harden 35 Rebs: Clint Capela 6 Asts: James Harden 6		Pts: Kevin Durant 35 Rebs: Draymond Green 9 Asts: Draymond Green 9
Golden State leads series, 1–0

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Zach Zarba, Josh Tiven, Courtney Kirkland

TNT

April 30 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Houston Rockets 109, Golden State Warriors 115
Scoring by quarter: 20–29, 29–29, 26–24, 34–33
Pts: James Harden 29 Rebs: Tucker, Capela 10 each Asts: Chris Paul 6		Pts: Kevin Durant 29 Rebs: Draymond Green 12 Asts: Draymond Green 7
Golden State leads series, 2–0

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis

ABC

May 4 8:30pm (7:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 121, Houston Rockets 126 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 23–33, 35–33, 28–21, Overtime: 9–14
Pts: Kevin Durant 46 Rebs: Draymond Green 11 Asts: Draymond Green 10		Pts: James Harden 41 Rebs: P. J. Tucker 12 Asts: Chris Paul 7
Golden State leads series, 2–1

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,169 Referees: James Capers, John Goble, Sean Wright

TNT

May 6 9:30pm (8:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 112
Scoring by quarter: 28–25, 26–36, 30–32, 24–19
Pts: Kevin Durant 34 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Stephen Curry 8		Pts: James Harden 38 Rebs: Harden, Tucker 10 each Asts: Chris Paul 5
Series tied, 2–2

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Kevin Scott

TNT

May 8 10:30pm (7:30 pm PDT)

Box score

Houston Rockets 99, Golden State Warriors 104
Scoring by quarter: 17–31, 26–26, 29–15, 27–32
Pts: James Harden 31 Rebs: Clint Capela 14 Asts: James Harden 8		Pts: Klay Thompson 27 Rebs: Draymond Green 12 Asts: Draymond Green 11
Golden State leads series, 3–2

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Ken Mauer, Jason Phillips, Kane Fitzgerald

ESPN

May 10 9:00pm (8:00 pm CDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 118, Houston Rockets 113
Scoring by quarter: 27–28, 30–29, 25–30, 36–26
Pts: Stephen Curry 33 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Draymond Green 7		Pts: James Harden 35 Rebs: Chris Paul 11 Asts: Chris Paul 6
Golden State wins series, 4–2

Toyota Center, Houston, Texas Attendance: 18,055 Referees: Marc Davis, Eric Lewis, Pat Fraher

All 6 games in the series finished with a differential of less than or exactly 6 points, making it the first playoff series in NBA history to accomplish this feat.

Regular-season series

Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series

November 15, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 86, Houston Rockets 107 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas January 3, 2019 Recap Houston Rockets 135, Golden State Warriors 134 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California February 23, 2019 Recap Houston Rockets 118, Golden State Warriors 112 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California March 13, 2019 Recap Golden State Warriors 106, Houston Rockets 104 Toyota Center, Houston, Texas

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the previous three meetings.^[16]

Previous playoffs series

Golden State leads 3–0 in all-time playoff series
2015 Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1 2015 Western Conference finals 2016 Golden State Warriors 4, Houston Rockets 1 2016 Western Conference First Round 2018 Houston Rockets 3, Golden State Warriors 4 2018 Western Conference finals

(2) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers

TNT

April 29 10:30pm (8:30pm MDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 113, Denver Nuggets 121
Scoring by quarter: 32–32, 23–26, 29–35, 29–28
Pts: Damian Lillard 39 Rebs: Aminu, Turner 8 each Asts: Damian Lillard 6		Pts: Nikola Jokić 37 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 9 Asts: Jamal Murray 8
Denver leads series, 1–0

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Ken Mauer, Sean Wright, Ben Taylor

TNT

May 1 9:00pm (7:00pm MDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 97, Denver Nuggets 90
Scoring by quarter: 28–23, 22–12, 28–29, 19–26
Pts: CJ McCollum 20 Rebs: Al-Farouq Aminu 10 Asts: CJ McCollum 6		Pts: Nikola Jokić 16 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 14 Asts: Nikola Jokić 7
Series tied, 1–1

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: James Capers, Pat Fraher, Michael Smith

ESPN

May 3 10:30pm (7:30pm PDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 137, Portland Trail Blazers 140 (4OT)
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 30–25, 29–33, 26–21, Overtime: 7–7, 9–9, 11–11, 8–11
Pts: Jamal Murray 34 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 18 Asts: Nikola Jokić 14		Pts: CJ McCollum 41 Rebs: Enes Kanter 15 Asts: Damian Lillard 8
Portland leads series, 2–1

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,193 Referees: Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis, Rodney Mott

TNT

May 5 7:00pm (4:00pm PDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 116, Portland Trail Blazers 112
Scoring by quarter: 29–33, 28–30, 27–14, 32–35
Pts: Jamal Murray 34 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Nikola Jokić 11		Pts: CJ McCollum 29 Rebs: Enes Kanter 10 Asts: Damian Lillard 7
Series tied, 2–2

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,146 Referees: Scott Foster, Jason Phillips, Derrick Collins

TNT

May 7 10:30pm (8:30pm MDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 98, Denver Nuggets 124
Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 22–34, 18–28, 33–31
Pts: Damian Lillard 22 Rebs: Enes Kanter 8 Asts: Damian Lillard 4		Pts: Nikola Jokić 25 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 19 Asts: Jamal Murray 9
Denver leads series, 3–2

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,520 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Josh Tiven

ESPN

May 9 10:30pm (7:30pm PDT)

Box score

Denver Nuggets 108, Portland Trail Blazers 119
Scoring by quarter: 34–26, 20–32, 26–29, 28–32
Pts: Nikola Jokić 29 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 12 Asts: Nikola Jokić 8		Pts: Damian Lillard 32 Rebs: Enes Kanter 14 Asts: Evan Turner 7
Series tied, 3–3

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,022 Referees: James Capers, Ed Malloy, Sean Wright

ABC

May 12 3:30pm (1:30pm MDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 100, Denver Nuggets 96
Scoring by quarter: 17–29, 22–19, 32–24, 29–24
Pts: CJ McCollum 37 Rebs: Enes Kanter 13 Asts: Damian Lillard 8		Pts: Nikola Jokić 29 Rebs: Nikola Jokić 13 Asts: Jamal Murray 5
Portland wins series, 4–3

Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado Attendance: 19,725 Referees: Mike Callahan, John Goble, David Guthrie

Game three became the second playoff game in NBA history to go into quadruple-overtime, joining a 1953 game between the Boston Celtics and Syracuse Nationals.^[17]

Regular-season series

Denver won 3–1 in the regular-season series
November 30, 2018 Recap Denver Nuggets 113, Portland Trail Blazers 112 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon January 13, 2019 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 113, Denver Nuggets 116 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado April 5, 2019 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 110, Denver Nuggets 119 Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado April 7, 2019 Recap Denver Nuggets 108, Portland Trail Blazers 115 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.^[18]

Previous playoffs series

Series tied 1–1 in all-time playoff series
1977 Denver Nuggets 2, Portland Trail Blazers 4 1977 Western Conference semifinals 1986 Denver Nuggets 3, Portland Trail Blazers 1 1986 Western Conference First Round

Conference finals

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

Eastern Conference finals

(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (2) Toronto Raptors

TNT, SN1

May 15 8:30pm (7:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 100, Milwaukee Bucks 108
Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 25–28, 24–25, 17–32
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 31 Rebs: Marc Gasol 12 Asts: Marc Gasol 5		Pts: Brook Lopez 29 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 14 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 6
Milwaukee leads series, 1–0

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,345 Referees: Zach Zarba, John Goble, Sean Wright

TNT, TSN

May 17 8:30pm (7:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 103, Milwaukee Bucks 125
Scoring by quarter: 21–35, 18–29, 39–31, 25–30
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 31 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 10 Asts: Kyle Lowry 4		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 30 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 17 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 7
Milwaukee leads series, 2–0

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,570 Referees: Mike Callahan, Eric Lewis, Rodney Mott

TNT, SN1

May 19 7:00pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 112, Toronto Raptors 118 (2OT)
Scoring by quarter: 21–30, 30–28, 24–19, 21–19, Overtime: 7–7, 9–15
Pts: George Hill 24 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 23 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 7		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 36 Rebs: Marc Gasol 12 Asts: Marc Gasol 7
Milwaukee leads series, 2–1

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,923 Referees: Scott Foster, Ed Malloy, Tom Washington

TNT, TSN

May 21 8:30pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 102, Toronto Raptors 120
Scoring by quarter: 31–32, 24–33, 26–29, 21–26
Pts: Khris Middleton 30 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 Asts: Khris Middleton 7		Pts: Kyle Lowry 25 Rebs: Serge Ibaka 13 Asts: Marc Gasol 7
Series tied, 2–2

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,237 Referees: James Capers, Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald

TNT, TSN

May 23 8:30pm (7:30 pm CDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 105, Milwaukee Bucks 99
Scoring by quarter: 22–32, 24–17, 26–26, 33–24
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 35 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 13 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 9		Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 24 Rebs: Malcolm Brogdon 11 Asts: Khris Middleton 10
Toronto leads series, 3–2

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Attendance: 17,384 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher

TNT, SN1

May 25 8:30pm

Box score

Milwaukee Bucks 94, Toronto Raptors 100
Scoring by quarter: 31–18, 19–25, 26–28, 18–29
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 21 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Eric Bledsoe 7		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 27 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 17 Asts: Kyle Lowry 8
Toronto wins series, 4–2

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,478 Referees: Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Eric Lewis

Regular-season series

Milwaukee won 3–1 in the regular-season series
October 29, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 109, Milwaukee Bucks 124 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin December 9, 2018 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 104, Toronto Raptors 99 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario January 5, 2019 Recap Toronto Raptors 123, Milwaukee Bucks 116 Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin January 31, 2019 Recap Milwaukee Bucks 105, Toronto Raptors 92 Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario

This was the first Eastern Conference finals game since 2014 that Cleveland Cavaliers were not played and for first time since 2010 that LeBron James was not playing in Eastern Conference finals. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Raptors winning the first meeting in 2017.^[19]

Previous playoffs series

Toronto leads 1–0 in all-time playoff series
2017 Toronto Raptors 4, Milwaukee Bucks 2 2017 Eastern Conference First Round

Western Conference finals

(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (3) Portland Trail Blazers

ESPN

May 14 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 94, Golden State Warriors 116
Scoring by quarter: 23–27, 22–27, 26–23, 23–39
Pts: Damian Lillard 19 Rebs: Enes Kanter 16 Asts: Damian Lillard 6		Pts: Stephen Curry 36 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Stephen Curry 7
Golden State leads series, 1–0

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Marc Davis, Tony Brothers, Tony Brown

ESPN

May 16 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Portland Trail Blazers 111, Golden State Warriors 114
Scoring by quarter: 31–29, 34–21, 24–39, 22–25
Pts: Damian Lillard 23 Rebs: Aminu, Leonard 6 each Asts: Damian Lillard 10		Pts: Stephen Curry 37 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Stephen Curry 8
Golden State leads series, 2–0

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: James Capers, Ken Mauer, Josh Tiven

ESPN

May 18 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 110, Portland Trail Blazers 99
Scoring by quarter: 27–29, 26–37, 29–13, 28–20
Pts: Stephen Curry 36 Rebs: Draymond Green 13 Asts: Draymond Green 12		Pts: CJ McCollum 23 Rebs: Zach Collins 8 Asts: Damian Lillard 6
Golden State leads series, 3–0

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,214 Referees: Zach Zarba, David Guthrie, Pat Fraher

ESPN

May 20 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Golden State Warriors 119, Portland Trail Blazers 117 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 36–35, 29–34, 22–26, 24–16, Overtime: 8–6
Pts: Stephen Curry 37 Rebs: Green, Looney 14 each Asts: Curry, Green 11 each		Pts: Meyers Leonard 30 Rebs: Meyers Leonard 12 Asts: Damian Lillard 12
Golden State wins series, 4–0

Moda Center, Portland, Oregon Attendance: 20,064 Referees: Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Kevin Scott

Regular-season series

Series tied 2–2 in the regular-season series

November 23, 2018 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 97, Golden State Warriors 125 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California December 27, 2018 Recap Portland Trail Blazers 110, Golden State Warriors 109 (OT) Oracle Arena, Oakland, California December 29, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 115, Portland Trail Blazers 110 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon February 13, 2019 Recap Golden State Warriors 107, Portland Trail Blazers 129 Moda Center, Portland, Oregon

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Golden State winning the first two meetings.^[20]

Previous playoffs series

Golden State leads 2–0 in all-time playoff series
2016 Golden State Warriors 4, Portland Trail Blazers 1 2016 Western Conference semifinals 2017 Golden State Warriors 4, Portland Trail Blazers 0 2017 Western Conference First Round

NBA Finals: (E2) Toronto Raptors vs. (W1) Golden State Warriors

Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

ABC, SN1

May 30 9:00pm

Box score

Golden State Warriors 109, Toronto Raptors 118
Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 28–34, 32–29, 28–30
Pts: Stephen Curry 34 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Draymond Green 10		Pts: Pascal Siakam 32 Rebs: Leonard, Siakam 8 each Asts: Kyle Lowry 9
Toronto leads series, 1–0

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 19,983 Referees: James Capers, Jason Phillips, John Goble, (Alternate) Josh Tiven

ABC, TSN

June 2 8:00pm

Box score

Golden State Warriors 109, Toronto Raptors 104
Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 28–32, 34–21, 21–24
Pts: Klay Thompson 25 Rebs: Cousins, Green 10 each Asts: Draymond Green 9		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 34 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 14 Asts: Pascal Siakam 4
Series tied, 1–1

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,014 Referees: Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy, (Alternate) Josh Tiven

ABC, SN1

June 5 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 123, Golden State Warriors 109
Scoring by quarter: 36–29, 24–23, 36–31, 27–26
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 30 Rebs: Pascal Siakam 9 Asts: Kyle Lowry 9		Pts: Stephen Curry 47 Rebs: Stephen Curry 8 Asts: Stephen Curry 7
Toronto leads series, 2–1

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Marc Davis, David Guthrie, Kane Fitzgerald, (Alternate) Sean Wright

ABC, TSN

June 7 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 105, Golden State Warriors 92
Scoring by quarter: 17–23, 25–23, 37–21, 26–25
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 36 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 12 Asts: Kyle Lowry 7		Pts: Klay Thompson 28 Rebs: Draymond Green 9 Asts: Draymond Green 12
Toronto leads series, 3–1

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Mike Callahan, Zach Zarba, Eric Lewis, (Alternate) Sean Wright

ABC, SN1

June 10 9:00pm

Box score

Golden State Warriors 106, Toronto Raptors 105
Scoring by quarter: 34–28, 28–28, 22–22, 22–27
Pts: Stephen Curry 31 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Draymond Green 8		Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26 Rebs: Kawhi Leonard 12 Asts: Leonard, Lowry 6 each
Toronto leads series, 3–2

Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario Attendance: 20,144 Referees: James Capers, Jason Phillips, Ed Malloy, (Alternate) Kane Fitzgerald

ABC, TSN

June 13 9:00pm (6:00 pm PDT)

Box score

Toronto Raptors 114, Golden State Warriors 110
Scoring by quarter: 33–32, 27–25, 26–31, 28–22
Pts: Lowry, Siakam 26 each Rebs: Pascal Siakam 10 Asts: Kyle Lowry 10		Pts: Klay Thompson 30 Rebs: Draymond Green 19 Asts: Draymond Green 13
Toronto wins series, 4–2

Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Marc Davis, David Guthrie, John Goble, (Alternate) Eric Lewis

Regular-season series

Toronto won 2–0 in the regular-season series
November 29, 2018 Recap Golden State Warriors 128, Toronto Raptors 131 (OT) Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario December 12, 2018 Recap Toronto Raptors 113, Golden State Warriors 93 Oracle Arena, Oakland, California

This was the first meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams.^[21]

Statistical leaders

Category	Game high			Average
	Player	Team	High	Player	Team	Avg.	GP
Points	Damian Lillard Kevin Durant	Portland Trail Blazers Golden State Warriors	50	Kevin Durant	Golden State Warriors	32.3	12
Rebounds	Giannis Antetokounmpo	Milwaukee Bucks	23	Nikola Jokić Andre Drummond	Denver Nuggets Detroit Pistons	13.0	14 4
Assists	Nikola Jokić Russell Westbrook	Denver Nuggets Oklahoma City Thunder	14	Russell Westbrook	Oklahoma City Thunder	10.6	5
Steals	James Harden	Houston Rockets	6	Thaddeus Young	Indiana Pacers	2.8	4
Blocks	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	7	Rudy Gobert	Utah Jazz	2.6	5

Media coverage

Television

ESPN, TNT, ABC, and NBA TV broadcast the playoffs nationally in the United States. During the first two rounds, games were split between TNT, ESPN, and ABC regardless of conference. TNT primarily aired games on Saturday through Wednesday, while ESPN on Friday and Saturday. For Thursday games, TNT had them in the first round and ESPN in the second round. ABC then aired selected first and second-round games on Friday through Sunday. NBA TV also televised selected games in the first round on Tuesday through Thursday. Also in the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams could also broadcast the games, except for weekend games televised on ABC.^{[nb 1]} The Western Conference finals were televised on ESPN, while TNT televised the Eastern Conference finals. ABC had exclusive television rights to the 2019 NBA Finals, which was the 17th consecutive year for the network.^[22]

In Canada, the home market of the Toronto Raptors, national broadcast rights were split approximately equally between the Sportsnet and TSN groups of channels, with some conflicting non-Raptors games airing on NBA TV Canada. Separate Canadian broadcasts were produced for all games involving the Raptors regardless of round or U.S. broadcaster. One TSN telecast of a conference semifinal game involving the Raptors was simulcast over the co-owned CTV broadcast network.^[23] For the NBA Finals, in addition to the Canadian cable telecasts, most games also aired on either Citytv, CTV, or CTV 2 (broadcast networks co-owned with Sportsnet and TSN respectively), using the ABC feed for simultaneous substitution purposes.

Notes

1. Game 3 of the Celtics–Pacers first round series aired nationally on ABC and co-existed with the teams' respective regional sports networks.

See also

References

1. McEvoy, Colin (February 9, 2023). "The Ultimate Sibling Rivalry: 8 Sets of Brothers Who Faced Off in Sports Championships". Biography.
2. Andrews, Malika (March 1, 2019). "Bucks' Eric Bledsoe, fresh off contract extension, scores 31 to help Bucks to playoff-clinching win". ESPN.com.
3. "Raptors clinch playoff berth for 6th straight season". CBC.ca. March 9, 2019.
4. "NBA India Games: Indiana Pacers clinch 2019 playoff berth". in.nba.com. March 22, 2019.
5. "Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Detroit Pistons (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
6. "Team Rivalry Finder — Toronto Raptors versus Orlando Magic (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
7. "Team Rivalry Finder — Philadelphia 76ers versus Brooklyn Nets (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
8. "Team Rivalry Finder — Indiana Pacers versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
9. "Clippers vs. Warriors - Game Recap - April 15, 2019 - ESPN".
10. "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Los Angeles Clippers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
11. "Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
12. "Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus Oklahoma City Thunder (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
13. "Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
14. "Team Rivalry Finder — Milwaukee Bucks versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
15. "Team Rivalry Finder — Toronto Raptors versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
16. "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Houston Rockets (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
17. "Instant Classic: Blazers Top Nuggets in 4 OT". NBA.com. May 4, 2019.
18. "Team Rivalry Finder — Denver Nuggets versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
19. "Team Rivalry Finder — Miluwaukee Bucks versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
20. "Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus Portland Trail Blazers (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
21. "Team Rivalry Finder — Toronto Raptors versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)". basketball-reference.com.
22. "2019 NBA Playoffs Schedule". Sportsmediawatch.com.
23. Bell Media Public Relations (April 25, 2019). "TSN Announces Broadcast Schedule for Eastern Conference semifinals: Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers (press release)". The Lede.

External links

• Basketball – Reference.com's 2019 Playoffs section