The Pelicans are only 15-25 on the road, but the Wolves are 21-19 at home. New Orleans comes into Sunday with an 8-2 mark in its last 10 games. Unless a massive upset happens in Phoenix, Portland or Los Angeles, the Pelicans-Wolves game will be the only one that matters on Sunday. The lack of star power available for the Suns and Blazers does not play in favor of LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Co. Wins by the Clippers and Warriors will force the Lakers into the play-in round no matter what they do at home against the Jazz. Two playoff matchups are confirmed in the East, while the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks await the two survivors from the play-in round.īoston will take on the Atlanta Hawks-Miami Heat winner in the first round, while the Bucks will face whichever team emerges from Friday's play-in game. 8 matchups in each conference, while the first round of the NBA Playoffs kicks off on Saturday.Ĭhicago/Toronto winner at Atlanta/Miami loser The play-in round begins on Tuesday with the No.
None of the playoff and play-in qualifiers should play their starters on Sunday in preparation for the postseason. Here are the latest 2023 NBA Finals MVP odds.The Eastern Conference playoff field is set from first to 10th.Brad Botkin explains how the Heat picked their Nikola Jokic poison in Game 2.Bill Reiter writes the Heat have been a resilient team all playoffs long.Colin Ward-Henninger explains why Heat need Tyler Herro back as soon as possible.Bill Reiter on how The Jokic & Murray Show dominated Game 3.Nuggets' Nikola Jokic and Jamal record an NBA-first.Sam Quinn on how Bruce Brown has played his way into a really nice contract.Brad Botkin on how Aaron Gordon stepping back has helped Denver step up.Colin Ward-Henninger on how Jamal Murray is now linked to Magic Johnson.Bill Reiter on the depth of the Nuggets.2013: Heat over Spurs in seven games | MVP: LeBron James.2014: Spurs over Heat in five games | MVP: Kawhi Leonard.2015: Warriors over Cavaliers in six games | MVP: Andre Iguodala.2016: Cavaliers over Warriors in seven games | MVP: LeBron James.2017: Warriors over Cavaliers in five games | MVP: Kevin Durrant.2018: Warriors over Cavaliers in four games | MVP: Kevin Durant.2019: Raptors over Warriors in six games | MVP: Kawhi Leonard.2020: Lakers over Heat in six games | MVP: LeBron James.2021: Bucks over Suns in six games | MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo.2022: Warriors over Celtics in six games | MVP: Stephen Curry.ET, ABC)*Īnd here's a look at recent NBA Finals history, with the last 10 winners and last 10 MVPs. Game 7: Heat at Nuggets - Sunday, June 18 (8 p.m.Game 6: Nuggets at Heat - Thursday, June 15 (8:30 p.m.Game 5: Heat at Nuggets - Monday, June 12 (8:30 p.m.All games will be broadcast on ABC and will be streaming on fubo (try for free). (And the 2016 version of LeBron James ain't walking through that door.)īelow is all the info for the 2023 NBA Finals.
#NBA FINALS BRACKET SERIES#
Teams down 3-1 in the NBA Finals have gone on the lose the series 35 of 36 times. Technically possible, but let's not get ahead of ourselves. Win that and Miami would host Game 6 on Thursday with a chance to even the Finals before a potential Game 7 showdown Father's Day. The Heat now find themselves down 3-1 and heading to Denver for a potential closeout game Monday night. Oh, and he tied Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson by racking up those 12 assists without turning the ball over. Jamal Murray didn't shoot well but he had another 12 assists, making him the league's only player to have four double-digit assists outings in his first four NBA Finals games. In Friday's Game 4, it was the supporting cast taking the starring roles as Denver once again posted a double-digit win, 108-95, in Miami.įriday night was Aaron Gordon's turn to be the top star as he scored a game-high 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting to go along with seven rebounds and six assists. In Game 3 on Wednesday, they subdued the Miami Heat with The Nikola Jokic & Jamal Murray Show. Part of what makes the Denver Nuggets so dangerous is that they can beat opponents in a variety of ways.
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