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Here's the Second-Round Schedule for the 2023 NBA Playoffs – NBC Connecticut
Here’s the second-round schedule for the 2023 NBA Playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The first and second rounds of the NBA playoffs is complete, and the it’s now time for the conference finals.
The second round was highly competitive, with all four series going to at least Game 6. There was one Game 7, with the Boston Celtics defeating the Philadelphia 76ers.
Before the penultimate round begins, here is a look at the second-round results:
In the West, the No. 1 Denver Nuggets eliminated the No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the second round. Then, the No. 4 Phoenix Suns punched their ticket to play Denver after eliminating the No. 5-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, also in five games.
The next comes from the East, where the No. 5 New York Knicks eliminated the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and the No. 8 Miami Heat did the same in shocking fashion against the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks.
The No. 2 Boston Celtics could’ve punched their ticket on Tuesday to face the No. 3 Sixers, but they blew a double-digit lead late at home to the No. 7-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics finished off the series on Thursday with a Game 6 win in Atlanta to finalize their second-round series against the Sixers.
Then the No. 6 Golden State Warriors saw Stephen Curry drop an extraordinary 50-piece in Game 7 to eliminate the No. 3 Sacramento Kings on the road, which will pit them against yet another California team.
Here is a look at the results for all four second-round series:
