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2022 NBA Playoffs: First round bracket, schedule, TV info – NBC Sports Washington
The NBA playoffs are underway, and the field has been narrowed to eight.
In the play-in tournament, the Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves secured the No. 7 seeds in their respective conferences. Meanwhile, the Atlanta Hawks and the New Orleans Pelicans recorded back-to-back wins to earn the eighth and final spot in the playoffs.
Here’s all the information about the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs.
The first round began on April 16 and finished on April 29.
The games fell in a 2-2-1-1-1 format with the higher seed hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary). Meanwhile, Games 3, 4 and 6 (if necessary) went to the lower seed.
The complete bracket is below:
No. 1 Miami Heat vs. No. 8 Atlanta Heat
Game 1: Miami won 115-91
Game 2: Miami won 115-105
Game 3: Atlanta won 111-110
Game 4: Miami won 110-86
Game 5: Miami won 97-94
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets
Game 1: Boston won 115-114
Game 2: Boston won 114-107
Game 3: Boston won 109-103
Game 4: Boston won 116-112
No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Chicago Bulls
Game 1: Milwaukee won 93-86
Game 2: Chicago won 114-110
Game 3: Milwaukee won 111-81
Game 4: Milwaukee won 119-95
Game 5: Milwaukee won 116-100
No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers vs. No. 5 Toronto Raptors
Game 1: Philadelphia won 131-111
Game 2: Philadelphia won 112-97
Game 3: Philadelphia won 104-101 (OT)
Game 4: Toronto won 110-102
Game 5: Toronto won 103-88
Game 6: Philadelphia won 132-97
No. 1 Phoenix Suns vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans
Game 1: Phoenix won 110-99
Game 2: New Orleans won 125-114
Game 3: Phoenix won 114-111
Game 4: New Orleans won 118-103
Game 5: Phoenix won 112-97
Game 6: Phoenix won 115-109
No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves
Game 1: Minnesota won 130-117
Game 2: Memphis won 126-94
Game 3: Memphis won 104-95
Game 4: Minnesota won 119-118
Game 5: Memphis won 111-109
Game 6: Memphis won 114-106
No. 3 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 6 Denver Nuggets
Game 1: Golden State won 123-107
Game 2: Golden State won 126-106
Game 3: Golden State won 118-113
Game 4: Denver won 126-121
Game 5: Golden State won 102-98
No. 4 Dallas Mavericks vs. No. 5 Utah Jazz
Game 1: Utah won 99-93
Game 2: Dallas won 110-104
Game 3: Dallas won 126-118
Game 4: Utah won 100-99
Game 5: Dallas won 102-77
Game 6: Dallas won 98-96