The 2009 NBA Playoffs was the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. The playoffs started on April 18, 2009 with ABC, ESPN, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States. Eight teams from each of the league's two conferences qualified for the playoffs, all seeded 1 to 8 in a tournament bracket, with all rounds in a best-of-seven format. The Los Angeles Lakers clinched the top seed in the Western Conference with 65 wins in the regular season. However, the playoffs seedings below #1 were unable to be determined until the final day of the regular season with four teams still in contention to clinch three of the top four seeds and the home court advantage in the first round.[1] The Cleveland Cavaliers finished with 66 wins in the regular season to clinch the number one seed in the Eastern Conference. They also won the Central Division for the first time in 33 years, and earned the home court advantage throughout the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.[2] The Lakers and the number three seed in the Eastern Conference, the Orlando Magic, advanced to the 2009 NBA Finals, with the Lakers holding the home court advantage in the Finals. The Lakers beat the Magic 4–1 in the NBA Finals to win their 15th NBA championship. [edit] Format The 3 division winners and 5 other teams with the most wins from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's record; however, a division winner is guaranteed to be ranked at least fourth, regardless of their record.[3] All series are in a best-of-seven format with the Games 1–2, 5 and 7 on the home court of the team with the better record, regardless of their seed. However, for the NBA Finals, the team with the better record plays Games 1–2 and 6–7 on their home court.[4] [edit] Tiebreak procedures The tiebreakers that determine seedings are:[3] - Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division
- Head-to-head record
- Division record (if the teams are in the same division)
- Conference record
- Record vs. playoff teams, own conference
- Record vs. playoff teams, other conference
- Point differential, all games
If there are more than two teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams are "re-broken" from the first step until all ties are resolved. Since the three division winners are guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners must be broken before any other ties.[5][6] [edit] Playoff qualifying [edit] Eastern Conference  Eastern Conference qualifying. [edit] Western Conference  Western Conference qualifying. — = not applicable - a The regular season series was tied 2–2.
- b Tie between division leaders was broken first.
[edit] 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. Home court advantage does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record; teams with home court advantage are shown in italics. [edit] Eastern Conference - All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
[edit] First round [edit] (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Detroit Pistons April 18
2:00 p.m. | Recap | Detroit Pistons 84, Cleveland Cavaliers 102 | | Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Leon Wood, Ron Garretson, Steve Javie | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 20–27, 20–21, 19–24 | Pts: Rodney Stuckey 20
Rebs: Wallace, Brown 9 each
Asts: Hamilton, Stuckey 4 each | | Pts: LeBron James 38
Rebs: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 10
Asts: LeBron James 7 | April 24
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 79, Detroit Pistons 68 | | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076
Referees: Dan Crawford, Greg Willard, Joe Forte | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 18–18, 26–19, 9–16, 26–15 | Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: LeBron James 11
Asts: LeBron James 9 | | Pts: Richard Hamilton 15
Rebs: McDyess, Hamilton 8 each
Asts: Richard Hamilton 6 | April 26
3:30 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 99, Detroit Pistons 78 | | The Palace of Auburn Hills, Auburn Hills, Michigan
Attendance: 22,076
Referees: Joe Crawford, Ken Mauer, Jim Clark | ABC[30] | | Scoring by quarter: 26–27, 25–15, 22–18, 26–18 | Pts: LeBron James 36
Rebs: LeBron James 13
Asts: LeBron James 8 | | Pts: Antonio McDyess 26
Rebs: Antonio McDyess 10
Asts: Richard Hamilton 7 | | Cleveland win series, 4–0 | The Cavaliers opened the series with a rout on Game 1, as LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cavaliers won by 18 points. In Game 2, the Cavaliers were leading by 27 points after the third quarter before the Pistons started a comeback in the fourth quarter. The Pistons managed to cut the Cavaliers' lead down to 7 points, but in the end the Cavaliers won the game by 12 points. Game 3 was a tight contest until an 18–2 run by the Cavaliers in the fourth quarter secured the victory for Cleveland. The Cavaliers swept the Pistons with a 21-point victory in Game 4, in which James scored 36 points while narrowly missing a triple-double for two straight games. [edit] (2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Chicago Bulls April 20
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Chicago Bulls 115, Boston Celtics 118 | | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Steve Javie, Ron Garretson, Pat Fraher | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 29–35, 32–23, 26–30, 28–30 | Pts: Ben Gordon 42
Rebs: Brad Miller 9
Asts: Kirk Hinrich 7 | | Pts: Ray Allen 30
Rebs: Perkins, Rondo 12 each
Asts: Rajon Rondo 16 | April 23
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 107, Chicago Bulls 86 | | United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,072
Referees: Scott Foster, David Jones, Bill Spooner | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 32–21, 27–16, 24–21, 24–28 | Pts: Paul Pierce 24
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 11
Asts: Rondo, Davis 6 each | | Pts: Ben Gordon 15
Rebs: Joakim Noah 10
Asts: Noah, Hinrich, Hunter 3 each | April 26
1:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 118, Chicago Bulls 121 | 2OT | United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,067
Referees: Dan Crawford, Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 27–27, 24–20, 26–31 OT: 14–14, 8–11 | Pts: Paul Pierce 29
Rebs: Davis, Rondo 11 each
Asts: Rajon Rondo 11 | | Pts: Derrick Rose 23
Rebs: Derrick Rose 11
Asts: Derrick Rose 9 | April 28
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Chicago Bulls 104, Boston Celtics 106 | OT | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa, Sean Corbin | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 21–23, 26–21, 23–22, 23–27 OT: 11–13 | Pts: Ben Gordon 26
Rebs: Joakim Noah 17
Asts: Gordon, Rose 6 each | | Pts: Rajon Rondo 28
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 19
Asts: Rajon Rondo 11 | April 30
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 127, Chicago Bulls 128 | 3OT | United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 23,430
Referees: Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 26–37, 31–22, 19–24, 25–18 OT: 8–8, 9–9, 9–10 | Pts: Ray Allen 51
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 13
Asts: Rajon Rondo 19 | | Pts: John Salmons 35
Rebs: Joakim Noah 15
Asts: Rose, Hinrich 7 | May 2
8:00 p.m. | 7 | Chicago Bulls 99, Boston Celtics 109 | | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Steve Javie, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 27–23, 11–29, 33–26, 28–31 | Pts: Ben Gordon 33
Rebs: Joakim Noah 15
Asts: Ben Gordon 4 | | Pts: Ray Allen 23
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 13
Asts: Rajon Rondo 11 | | Boston win series, 4–3 | In Game 1, with the Bulls trailing by one point, rookie Derrick Rose scored on two free throws with 9.6 seconds remaining. Celtics captain Paul Pierce had a chance to win the game with his own free throws from a Joakim Noah foul but he missed the second after scoring the first, leading to overtime. In the overtime, with Rose fouling out, Tyrus Thomas scored six of the Bulls' eight points to put them up 105–103 with about 50 seconds left. Ray Allen, who had a poor shooting night, had a chance to tie the ballgame and send it into a second overtime but he did not succeed. Even while the playoffs were continuing, many experts and analysts were calling it "the greatest playoff series ever". Rose matched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's playoff debut of 36 points to lead the Bulls into a Game 1 road victory. Rose also became the second player to have a 35-point, 10-assist game in their playoff debut in history, after Chris Paul did the feat in 2008; his 36 points was also the highest points scored by a Bull in a playoff game since Michael Jordan retired. The win also marked the Bulls' first postseason win against the Celtics in history.[31] [edit] (3) Orlando Magic vs. (6) Philadelphia 76ers April 22
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Philadelphia 76ers 87, Orlando Magic 96 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Steve Javie, James Capers, Greg Willard | NBA TV | | Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 18–25, 23–24, 25–26 | Pts: Andre Miller 30
Rebs: Iguodala, Ratliff 8 each
Asts: Andre Iguodala 7 | | Pts: Courtney Lee 24
Rebs: Dwight Howard 10
Asts: Rashard Lewis 6 | April 24
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Orlando Magic 94, Philadelphia 76ers 96 | | Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 16,492
Referees: Bill Kennedy, Jim Clark, Monty McCutchen | ESPN2 | | Scoring by quarter: 21–25, 28–35, 28–19, 17–17 | Pts: Dwight Howard 36
Rebs: Dwight Howard 11
Asts: Courtney Lee 5 | | Pts: Andre Iguodala 29
Rebs: Miller, Dalembert 9 each
Asts: Andre Miller 7 | April 28
7:30 p.m. | Recap | Philadelphia 76ers 78, Orlando Magic 91 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Marc Davis | NBA TV | | Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–24, 21–24, 18–22 | Pts: Andre Iguodala 26
Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 9
Asts: Andre Miller 6 | | Pts: Howard, Lewis 24 each
Rebs: Dwight Howard 24
Asts: Alston, Türkoğlu 4 each | April 30
7:30 p.m. | Recap | Orlando Magic 114, Philadelphia 76ers 89 | | Wachovia Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Attendance: 16,691
Referees: Derrick Collins, Scott Foster, Tom Washington | NBA TV | | Scoring by quarter: 30–19, 32–29, 25–24, 27–17 | Pts: Rashard Lewis 29
Rebs: Marcin Gortat 15
Asts: Rafer Alston 10 | | Pts: Andre Miller 24
Rebs: Samuel Dalembert 13
Asts: Andre Iguodala 6 | | Orlando win series, 4–2 | In Game 1, the Magic had an 18-point lead in the fourth quarter and Andre Iguodala scored a jumper with 2.2 seconds remaining to give the Sixers a road win. The Sixers almost managed another comeback in Game 2. The Magic led by 18 points midway through the third quarter before another late run by the Sixers brought the lead down to 5 points before the Magic finally won the game. The Sixers won Game 3 courtesy of another late shot; Thaddeus Young scored a layup with 2 seconds left to secure the win, despite a career playoff-high 36-point performance by Dwight Howard. The Magic secured a road win in Game 4 with their own late shot; Hedo Türkoğlu scored the game-winning three-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to even the series. In Game 5, Dwight Howard had 24 points and a career playoff-high 24 rebounds, leading the Magic to a victory. Game 5 was marked with an elbowing incident by Howard on Samuel Dalembert, which led to a one-game suspension for Howard.[32] Rookie Courtney Lee also went down injured after taking an inadvertent elbow on the head from Howard. Despite losing two starters, Howard and Lee, the Magic won game 6, beating the Sixers on the road by 25 points to win the series. [edit] (4) Atlanta Hawks vs. (5) Miami Heat April 19
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Miami Heat 64, Atlanta Hawks 90 | | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 18,851
Referees: Scott Foster, Joe DeRosa, Gary Zielinski | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 21–24, 18–35, 18–17, 7–14 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 19
Rebs: Michael Beasley 10
Asts: Dwyane Wade 5 | | Pts: Josh Smith 23
Rebs: Smith, Pachulia 10 each
Asts: Mike Bibby 9 | April 22
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Miami Heat 108, Atlanta Hawks 93 | | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 19,146
Referees: Dan Crawford, Jason Philips, Ken Mauer | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 30–23, 29–31, 25–21 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 33
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 8
Asts: Chalmers, Wade 7 each | | Pts: Mike Bibby 18
Rebs: Al Horford 11
Asts: Al Horford 5 | April 25
6:30 p.m. | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 78, Miami Heat 107 | | American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida
Attendance: 19,600
Referees: Steve Javie, David Jones, James Capers | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 17–28, 32–35, 17–32 | Pts: Smith, Horford, Bibby 13 each
Rebs: Josh Smith 8
Asts: Bibby, Johnson, Murray 3 each | | Pts: Dwyane Wade 29
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13
Asts: Dwyane Wade 8 | May 3
1:00 p.m. | Recap | Miami Heat 78, Atlanta Hawks 91 | | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 18,864
Referees: Joe Crawford, Bennett Salvatore, Ron Garretson | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 18–29, 16–16, 26–26 | Pts: Dwyane Wade 31
Rebs: Udonis Haslem 13
Asts: Chalmers, Wade 4 each | | Pts: Joe Johnson 27
Rebs: Josh Smith 9
Asts: Mike Bibby 6 | | Atlanta win series, 4–3 | The Hawks opened the series with a 26-point win after leading by as much as 20 points at halftime. The Hawks also tied a franchise record for fewest points allowed in a playoff game. However, the Heat managed to rebound from the loss and won Game 2 on the road to tie the series. The Heat won Game 3 at home, almost in similar fashion as the Hawks' victory in Game 1. The Heat was already leading by 19 points at halftime and ended up winning by 29 points. In the next game, the Hawks bounced back and won a road game to even the series. Game 5 was marked by several hard fouls and technical fouls. Dwyane Wade was fouled and sent tumbling down by Solomon Jones before a skirmish between Wade, Jones, Jamaal Magloire and Josh Smith started. All four players were given technical fouls in the incident. Wade was later called for a flagrant foul after he fouled Maurice Evans during a layup attempt. The flagrant foul was later rescinded by the officials after they reviewed the play.[33] The Hawks finally won the game, despite losing starting center Al Horford due to injury in the second quarter. The Heat evened the series at 3–3 after winning Game 6. Wade scored 41 points to lead the Heat to a 26-point rout over the Hawks. The Hawks finally won the series after winning Game 7 at home, with 13 points difference. All seven games of the series were decided by at least 10 points, with an average margin of 19 points. [edit] Conference Semifinals [edit] (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Atlanta Hawks May 7
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Atlanta Hawks 85, Cleveland Cavaliers 105 | | Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Violet Palmer, Derrick Stafford, Dan Crawford | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 18–33, 20–26, 30–20 | Pts: Maurice Evans 16
Rebs: Zaza Pachulia 12
Asts: Maurice Evans 4 | | Pts: LeBron James 27
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 8
Asts: James, Williams 5 each | May 9
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 97, Atlanta Hawks 82 | | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 20,143
Referees: Bill Spooner, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 22–18, 25–28, 25–19, 25–17 | Pts: LeBron James 47
Rebs: LeBron James 12
Asts: LeBron James 8 | | Pts: Joe Johnson 17
Rebs: Smith, Johnson 5 each
Asts: Mike Bibby 5 | May 11
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 84, Atlanta Hawks 74 | | Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 19,241
Referees: Ron Garretson, Scott Foster, James Capers | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 25–16, 22–19, 22–17 | Pts: LeBron James 27
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 11
Asts: LeBron James 8 | | Pts: Josh Smith 26
Rebs: Josh Smith 8
Asts: Joe Johnson 7 | | Cleveland win series, 4–0 | [edit] (2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Orlando Magic May 6
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Orlando Magic 94, Boston Celtics 112 | | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Tom Washington, Eddie F. Rush | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 21–26, 25–35, 18–25, 30–26 | Pts: Lewis, Piétrus 17 each
Rebs: Dwight Howard 12
Asts: Anthony Johnson 7 | | Pts: Eddie House 31
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 11
Asts: Rajon Rondo 18 | May 8
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 96, Orlando Magic 117 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Leon Wood, Scott Foster, Joe Derosa | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 23–31, 28–25, 27–39 | Pts: Paul Pierce 27
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 7
Asts: Pierce, Rondo 6 each | | Pts: Rashard Lewis 28
Rebs: Dwight Howard 14
Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 4 | May 10
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 95, Orlando Magic 94 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Joe Crawford, Bill Kennedy, Greg Willard | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 23–18, 31–25, 16–23 | Pts: Paul Pierce 27
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 14
Asts: Allen, Perkins 4 each | | Pts: Dwight Howard 23
Rebs: Dwight Howard 17
Asts: J.J. Redick 7 | May 14
7:00 p.m. | Recap | Boston Celtics 75, Orlando Magic 83 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Dan Crawford, Dick Bavetta, Marc Davis | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 21–23, 16–16, 13–22 | Pts: Rajon Rondo 19
Rebs: Rajon Rondo 16
Asts: Rajon Rondo 6 | | Pts: Dwight Howard 23
Rebs: Dwight Howard 22
Asts: Türkoğlu, Alston, Lewis 3 each | May 17
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Orlando Magic 101, Boston Celtics 82 | | TD Banknorth Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624
Referees: Steve Javie, Derrick Stafford, Scott Foster | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 18–21, 21–23, 35–21 | Pts: Hedo Türkoğlu 25
Rebs: Dwight Howard 16
Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 12 | | Pts: Ray Allen 23
Rebs: Kendrick Perkins 15
Asts: Rajon Rondo 10 | | Orlando win series, 4–3 | [edit] Conference Finals: (1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (3) Orlando Magic May 22
8:30 p.m. | Recap | Orlando Magic 95, Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | | Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562
Referees: Tom Washington, Monty McCutchen, Bill Kennedy | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 28–26, 25–19, 26–21 | Pts: Rashard Lewis 23
Rebs: Dwight Howard 18
Asts: Türkoğlu, Howard, Johnson 4 each | | Pts: LeBron James 35
Rebs: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas 15
Asts: James, Williams 5 each | May 26
8:30 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 114, Orlando Magic 116 | OT | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Mike Callahan, Scott Foster, Joe DeRosa | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 25-21, 33-29, 21-28, 21-22 OT: 14-16 | Pts: LeBron James 44
Rebs: LeBron James 12
Asts: James, West 7 each | | Pts: Dwight Howard 27
Rebs: Dwight Howard 14
Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 8 | May 30
8:30 p.m. | Recap | Cleveland Cavaliers 90, Orlando Magic 103 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Steve Javie, Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 25–30, 15–28, 30–28, 20–17 | Pts: LeBron James 25
Rebs: Anderson Varejão 8
Asts: LeBron James 7 | | Pts: Dwight Howard 40
Rebs: Dwight Howard 14
Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 5 | | Orlando win series, 4–2 | [edit] Western Conference [edit] First round [edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Utah Jazz April 21
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Utah Jazz 109, Los Angeles Lakers 119 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Monty McCutchen | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 29–41, 26–25, 23–23, 31–30 | Pts: Deron Williams 35
Rebs: Carlos Boozer 10
Asts: Deron Williams 10 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 26
Rebs: Gasol, Bryant 6 each
Asts: Ariza, Bryant 9 each | April 25
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 108, Utah Jazz 94 | | EnergySolutions Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah
Attendance: 19,911
Referees: Bill Spooner, Mark Wunderlich, Joe Derosa | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 20–25, 40–28, 28–16, 20–25 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 38
Rebs: Lamar Odom 15
Asts: Lamar Odom 6 | | Pts: Williams, Boozer 23 each
Rebs: Carlos Boozer 16
Asts: Deron Williams 13 | April 27
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Utah Jazz 96, Los Angeles Lakers 107 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Gary Zielinski, James Capers, Steve Javie | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 17–30, 20–26, 33–25 | Pts: Paul Millsap 16
Rebs: Mehmet Okur 8
Asts: Deron Williams 6 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 31
Rebs: Lamar Odom 15
Asts: Odom, Bryant, Ariza, Gasol 4 each | | Los Angeles win series, 4–1 | [edit] (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (7) New Orleans Hornets April 25
1:00 p.m. | Recap | Denver Nuggets 93, New Orleans Hornets 95 | | New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 17,489
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Tom Washington | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 26–21, 21–29, 25–27, 21–18 | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 25
Rebs: Kenyon Martin 10
Asts: Chauncey Billups 6 | | Pts: Chris Paul 32
Rebs: West, Posey 9 each
Asts: Chris Paul 12 | April 29
10:30 p.m. | Recap | New Orleans Hornets 86, Denver Nuggets 107 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,744
Referees: Steve Javie, Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 27–24, 22–25, 17–31, 20–27 | Pts: David West 24
Rebs: David West 9
Asts: Chris Paul 10 | | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 34
Rebs: Martin, Nenê, Andersen 7 each
Asts: Chauncey Billups 11 | | Denver win series 4–1 | The Nuggets routed the Hornets in Game 1, led by hometown player Chauncey Billups's 36 points in his playoff debut for the Nuggets. He sank a career playoff-high 8 three-pointers and added 8 assists in the game. He continued his form in Game 2, scoring 31 points as the Nuggets took a 2–0 lead in the series. The Hornets bounced back with a victory in Game 3. Game 3 was marked with plenty of fouls, with a total of 58 personal fouls in the game, resulting in four players fouled out of the game, David West and Tyson Chandler for the Hornets, and Kenyon Martin and Nenê for the Nuggets. The referees also called three flagrant fouls from James Posey, Chandler and Billups. Hornets' head coach Byron Scott was also called for a technical foul after arguing on Posey's flagrant foul. The Nuggets then pulled a 58-point win in Game 4. The margin tied the most lopsided victory in playoff history set 53 years ago by the Minneapolis Lakers. The Hornets recorded a playoff-low in points and also a playoff-high 26 turnovers, which led to 41 Nuggets' points. The Nuggets then recorded their first series win since 1994 after a victory in Game 5. Carmelo Anthony scored his career playoff-high with 34 points as the Nuggets cruised to another double-digit win. The average margin of victory in the Nuggets's four wins was 37.5 points. [edit] (3) San Antonio Spurs vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks April 23
8:30 p.m. | Recap | San Antonio Spurs 67, Dallas Mavericks 88 | | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,491
Referees: Joe Crawford, Eddie Rush, Derrick Collins, Marc Davis | NBA TV | | Scoring by quarter: 16–27, 14–19, 12–29, 25–13 | Pts: Tony Parker 12
Rebs: Kurt Thomas 10
Asts: Tony Parker 3 | | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 20
Rebs: Erick Dampier 9
Asts: José Juan Barea 6 | April 28
9:30 p.m. | Recap | Dallas Mavericks 106, San Antonio Spurs 93 | | AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,797
Referees: Ron Garretson, Greg Willard, Monty McCutchen | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 31–20, 21–28, 30–19, 24–26 | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 31
Rebs: Erick Dampier 12
Asts: Jason Kidd 6 | | Pts: Tim Duncan 30
Rebs: Tim Duncan 8
Asts: Tony Parker 12 | | Dallas win series, 4–1 | [edit] (4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Houston Rockets April 18
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 108, Portland Trail Blazers 81 | | Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 20,329
Referees: Bill Kennedy, Mark Wunderlich, Tom Washington | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 34–23, 28–21, 23–14, 23–23 | Pts: Aaron Brooks 27
Rebs: Dikembe Mutombo 9
Asts: Aaron Brooks 7 | | Pts: Brandon Roy 21
Rebs: Blake, Przybilla, Oden, Ruffin 5 each
Asts: Steve Blake 6 | April 28
10:00 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 77, Portland Trail Blazers 88 | | Rose Garden, Portland, Oregon
Attendance: 20,462
Referees: Bill Spooner, Leon Wood, Dan Crawford | NBA TV | | Scoring by quarter: 26–29, 17–21, 19–14, 15–24 | Pts: Luis Scola 19
Rebs: Yao Ming 10
Asts: Ron Artest 5 | | Pts: Aldridge, Roy 25 each
Rebs: Aldridge, Blake 7 each
Asts: Joel Przybilla 4 | April 30
9:30 p.m. | Recap | Portland Trail Blazers 76, Houston Rockets 92 | | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 18,376
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, James Capers, Mike Callahan | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 18–31, 19–21, 20–18 | Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 26
Rebs: Przybilla, Fernández 8 each
Asts: Steve Blake 5 | | Pts: Ron Artest 27
Rebs: Yao Ming 10
Asts: Kyle Lowry 3 | | Houston win series, 4–2 | [edit] Conference Semifinals [edit] (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (5) Houston Rockets May 4
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 100, Los Angeles Lakers 92 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Scott Foster, Joe Derosa, Tony Brothers | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 22–22, 27–27, 30–25 | Pts: Yao Ming 28
Rebs: Yao Ming 10
Asts: Ron Artest 7 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 32
Rebs: Pau Gasol 13
Asts: Bryant, Gasol 4 each | May 6
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 98, Los Angeles Lakers 111 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Joe Crawford, Bill Spooner, Greg Willard | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 25–39, 32–18, 20–29, 21–25 | Pts: Ron Artest 25
Rebs: Yao, Landry 10 each
Asts: Ron Artest 5 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 40
Rebs: Pau Gasol 14
Asts: Luke Walton 5 | May 12
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 78, Los Angeles Lakers 118 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Derrick Stafford, Ken Mauer | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 24–35, 15–29, 15–30, 24–24 | Pts: Aaron Brooks 14
Rebs: Luis Scola 13
Asts: Scola, Lowry 4 each | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 26
Rebs: Pau Gasol 13
Asts: Jordan Farmar 6 | May 14
9:30 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 80, Houston Rockets 95 | | Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 18,501
Referees: Mark Wunderlich, Tom Washington, Monty McCutchen | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 15–27, 21–25, 29–22, 15–21 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 32
Rebs: Lamar Odom 14
Asts: Kobe Bryant 3 | | Pts: Aaron Brooks 26
Rebs: Luis Scola 12
Asts: Battier, Brooks, Lowry 4 each | May 17
3:30 p.m. | Recap | Houston Rockets 70, Los Angeles Lakers 89 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Dan Crawford | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 19–29, 19–18, 20–20 | Pts: Aaron Brooks 13
Rebs: Ron Artest 8
Asts: Ron Artest 5 | | Pts: Pau Gasol 21
Rebs: Pau Gasol 18
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5 | | Los Angeles win series, 4–3 | [edit] (2) Denver Nuggets vs. (6) Dallas Mavericks May 3
3:30 p.m. | Recap | Dallas Mavericks 95, Denver Nuggets 109 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,631
Referees: David Jones, Tom Washington, Dan Crawford | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 23–35, 28–31, 20–27 | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 28
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 10
Asts: José Juan Barea 5 | | Pts: Nenê 24
Rebs: Chris Andersen 6
Asts: Billups, Smith 6 each | May 5
10:30 p.m. | Recap | Dallas Mavericks 105, Denver Nuggets 117 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,890
Referees: Ed Malloy, Mike Callahan, Monty McCutchen | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 33–28, 28–28, 22–31 | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 35
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 9
Asts: Jason Kidd 7 | | Pts: Anthony, Nenê 25 each
Rebs: Chris Andersen 9
Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 | May 9
5:00 p.m. | Recap | Denver Nuggets 106, Dallas Mavericks 105 | | American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,620
Referees: Ken Mauer, Bennett Salvatore, Mark Wunderlich | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 28–25, 31–35, 27–25 | Pts: Chauncey Billups 32
Rebs: Nenê, Anthony 8 each
Asts: Nenê 4 | | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 33
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 16
Asts: Jason Kidd 5 | May 13
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Dallas Mavericks 110, Denver Nuggets 124 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,962
Referees: Bill Kennedy, Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson | TNT | | Scoring by quarter: 27–34, 28–35, 25–25, 30–30 | Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 32
Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 10
Asts: Jason Kidd 9 | | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 30
Rebs: Billups, Nenê 7 each
Asts: Chauncey Billups 12 | | Denver win series, 4–1 | [edit] Conference Finals: (1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (2) Denver Nuggets May 21
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Denver Nuggets 106, Los Angeles Lakers 103 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Dick Bavetta, Marc Davis, Steve Javie | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 23–31, 31–24, 26–26, 26–22 | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 34
Rebs: Anthony, Nenê 9 each
Asts: Nenê 6 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 32
Rebs: Pau Gasol 17
Asts: Luke Walton 4 | May 23
8:30 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 103, Denver Nuggets 97 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 19,939
Referees: Derrick Stafford, Dan Crawford, James Capers | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 22–24, 23–27, 32–18 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 41
Rebs: Pau Gasol 11
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5 | | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 21
Rebs: Andersen, Martin 7 each
Asts: Chauncey Billups 7 | May 25
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 101, Denver Nuggets 120 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 20,037
Referees: Ken Mauer, Bill Spooner, Bennett Salvatore | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 26–30, 21–25, 35–43 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 34
Rebs: Pau Gasol 10
Asts: Bryant, Walton 5 each | | Pts: Billups, Smith 24 each
Rebs: Kenyon Martin 15
Asts: Nenê 6 | May 27
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Denver Nuggets 94, Los Angeles Lakers 103 | | Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997
Referees: Monty McCutchen, Ron Garretson, Tom Washington | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 31–31, 20–20, 18–27 | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 31
Rebs: Nenê, Andersen 8 each
Asts: Chauncey Billups 5 | | Pts: Kobe Bryant 22
Rebs: Lamar Odom 14
Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 | May 29
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 119, Denver Nuggets 92 | | Pepsi Center, Denver, Colorado
Attendance: 20,037
Referees: Joe Crawford, Mike Callahan, Mark Wunderlich | ESPN | | Scoring by quarter: 25–20, 28–20, 30–27, 36–25 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 35
Rebs: Pau Gasol 12
Asts: Kobe Bryant 10 | | Pts: Carmelo Anthony 25
Rebs: Nenê 6
Asts: Chauncey Billups 9 | | Los Angeles win series, 4–2 | [edit] NBA Finals: (W1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (E3) Orlando Magic June 9
9:00 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 104, Orlando Magic 108 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Joe Crawford, Derrick Stafford, Mark Wunderlich | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 23–32, 21–22, 29–27 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 31
Rebs: Trevor Ariza 7
Asts: Kobe Bryant 8 | | Pts: Howard, Lewis 21 each
Rebs: Dwight Howard 14
Asts: Hedo Türkoğlu 7 | June 14
8:00 p.m. | Recap | Los Angeles Lakers 99, Orlando Magic 86 | | Amway Arena, Orlando, Florida
Attendance: 17,461
Referees: Dan Crawford, Joe DeRosa, Ken Mauer | ABC | | Scoring by quarter: 26–28, 30–18, 20–15, 23–25 | Pts: Kobe Bryant 30
Rebs: Pau Gasol 15
Asts: Kobe Bryant 5 | | Pts: Rashard Lewis 18
Rebs: Howard, Lewis 10 each
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