 2018 NBA PLAYOFF-CONFERENCE
FINALS SCHEDULE & RECAPS |
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PICK A SERIES |
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| Boston-Cleveland | Houston-Golden State | ||||
| #2 Boston vs. Clevland | DATE-TIME | HOME TEAM | |||
| Game 1--(ABC) | Sun, May 13- -3:30 PM | Marcus Morris scored 21 points and added 10 rebounds while pestering James into a playoff-high seven turnovers -- and a playoff-low 15 points -- and the Celtics opened a 21-point, first-quarter lead to scorch Cleveland 108-83 in Game 1. | |||
| Game 2--(ESPN) | Tue-May 15- -8:30 PM | Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Boston withstood a 42-point ,12 assists and 10 rebounds night by LeBron James to beat Cleveland 107-94 on Tuesday and take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. | |||
| Game 3-(ESPN) | Sat-May 19- -8:30 PM | LeBron James had 27 points and 12 assists, Kevin Love added 14 rebounds and the Cavaliers looked like a different team on their home court, tightening the Eastern Conference finals with a 116-86 victory in Game 3 over Boston on Saturday night. | |||
| Game 4-(ESPN) | Mon, May 21-8:30 PM | LeBron James bullied his way to 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a postseason list and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 on Monday night with a 111-102 victory over the Celtics | |||
| Game 5- (ESPN) | Wed-May 23- 8:30 PM | Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points -- his ninth 20-point game of the postseason -- and Boston beat Cleveland 96-83 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference finals. | |||
| Game 6--(ESPN) | Fri May 25 -8:30 PM | Delivering another performance for the ages, LeBron James scored 46 points and preserved his reign atop the Eastern Conference for at least one more game as the Cleveland Cavaliers shook off losing All-Star Kevin Love with a head injury and beat the Celtics 109-99 on Friday night to force a decisive climax to this back-and-forth series. | |||
| Game 7-(ESPN) | Sun, May 27- 8:30 PM | LeBron James scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 87-79 win over the Celtics and eliminating Boston from the Eastern Conference finals in the decisive seventh game. | |||
| #1 Houston vs. #2 Golden State | |||||
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DATE-TIME | HOME TEAM | |||
| Game 1-(TNT) | Mon, May 14- -9 PM | Kevin Durant scored 37 points on Monday night to lead the Warriors to a 119-106 win in the long-awaited showdown with the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. James Harden scored 41 to lead the Rockets | |||
| Game 2--(TNT) | Wed-May 16- -9 PM | James Harden and Eric Gordon each scored 27 points on a night Houston had five players score 16 points or more on Wednesday night, using a balanced scoring attack to rout the Golden State Warriors 127-105 and even the Western Conference finals at one game apiece. Kevin Durant had 38 points for Warriors. | |||
| Game 3--(TNT) | Sun, May 20- -8 PM | Stephen Curry scored 35 points with five 3-pointers, shooting over James Harden and driving past him as the Golden State Warriors made a second-half statement to beat the Rockets 126-85 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. | |||
| Game 4--(TNT) | Tue-May 22- -9 PM | James Harden scored 30 points to even the Western Conference finals at two games apiece with a 95-92 Rockets victory over Warriors on Tuesday night. | |||
| Game 5- -(TNT) | Thur-May 24- -9 PM | Eric Gordon came off the bench to score 24 points and his steal on Golden State's last possession secured a 98-94 victory Thursday night that gave the Rockets a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference finals | |||
| Game 6---(TNT) | Sat-May 26- -9 PM | Klay Thompson knocked down nine 3-pointers on the way to 35 points, the Warriors held Harden down in the second half, and Golden State rallied from an early 17-point deficit to stave off elimination with a 115-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in the Western Conference finals. James Harden dazzled for long stretches with 32 points for Rockets. | |||
| Game 7---(TNT) | Mon, May 28-9 PM | Kevin Durant scored 34 points, and the Warriors earned a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals by beating the Rockets 101-92 in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals on Monday night. | |||