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Revision as of 23:36, 20 April 2010
The 2010 NBA Playoffs is the postseason for the National Basketball Association's 2009–10 season. The playoffs started on April 17, 2010 with ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV broadcasting the games in the United States.[1] 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 Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference by posting their second consecutive (and second ever) 60-win season; they also won the Central Division for the second year in a row.[2] They also clinched the best record in the NBA on April 4th, which guarantees them home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.
For the second time in three seasons and the first time since the 2008 postseason, all 8 Western Conference Playoff-Teams had at least 50 wins. The 7 games separating 1 from 8 was also tied for the smallest margin, also from the 2008 playoffs.
Cleveland's 61 wins as the best record in the NBA was the least win total for the best record since the Indiana Pacers won 61 games in 2003–04.[3]
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.
Tiebreak procedures
The tiebreakers that determine seedings are:
- 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.[4]
Playoff qualifying
Eastern Conference
| Seed | Team | Wins | Clinched | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in Conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 61 | March 8[5] | March 17[6] | April 2[2] | April 4[7] |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | 59 | March 16[8] | April 5[9] | — | — |
| 3 | Atlanta Hawks | 53 | March 21[10] | — | — | — |
| 4 | Boston Celtics | 50 | March 24[11] | March 26[12] | — | — |
| 5 | Miami Heat | 47 | April 6[13] | — | — | — |
| 6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 46 | April 6[14] | — | — | — |
| 7 | Charlotte Bobcats | 44 | April 6[13] | — | — | — |
| 8 | Chicago Bulls | 41 | April 14[15] | — | — | — |
Western Conference
| Seed | Team | Wins | Tiebreaker | Clinched | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in Conference | ||||
| 1 | Los Angeles Lakers | 57 | — | March 19[16] | April 3[17] | April 9[18] |
| 2 | Dallas Mavericks | 55 | — | March 26[19] | April 9[20] | — |
| 3 | Phoenix Suns | 54 | — | March 30[21] | — | — |
| 4 | Denver Nuggets | 53 | 3–1 vs. UTA | March 28[22] | April 14[23] | — |
| 5 | Utah Jazz | 53 | 1–3 vs. DEN | March 28[24] | — | — |
| 6 | Portland Trail Blazers | 50 | 6–1 vs. SA and OKC | March 31[25] | — | — |
| 7 | San Antonio Spurs | 50 | 3–4 vs. POR and OKC | April 4[26] | — | — |
| 8 | Oklahoma City Thunder | 50 | 2–6 vs. POR and SA | April 3[27] | — | — |
— = Not Applicable
Home-court advantage
The team with the better record wins the home-court advantage through any playoff round.
| Seed | Team | Conference | Division | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Eastern | Central | 61 |
| 2 | Orlando Magic | Eastern | Southeast | 59 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Lakers | Western | Pacific | 57 |
| 4 | Dallas Mavericks | Western | Southwest | 55 |
| 5 | Phoenix Suns | Western | Pacific | 54 |
| 6 | Denver Nuggets | Western | Northwest | 53 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks | Eastern | Southeast | 53 |
| 8 | Utah Jazz | Western | Northwest | 53 |
| 9 | Boston Celtics | Eastern | Atlantic | 50 |
| 10 | Portland Trail Blazers | Western | Northwest | 50 |
| 11 | San Antonio Spurs | Western | Southwest | 50 |
| 12 | Oklahoma City Thunder | Western | Northwest | 50 |
| 13 | Miami Heat | Eastern | Southeast | 47 |
| 14 | Milwaukee Bucks | Eastern | Central | 46 |
| 15 | Charlotte Bobcats | Eastern | Southeast | 44 |
| 16 | Chicago Bulls | Eastern | Central | 41 |
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 in the NBA Finals does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead the team with the better regular season record (for example, the 4th seed in the Western Conference could have a better regular season record than the 3rd seed in the Eastern Conference and would therefore have home court advantage if the two met in the Finals); teams with home court advantage are shown in italics. Template:2010 NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
- Games to be played if necessary are indicated by asterisks (*).
First Round
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Chicago Bulls
April 17
3:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 83, Cleveland Cavaliers 96 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–32, 23–24, 19–17, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Derrick Rose 28 Rebs: Hinrich, Noah 8 each Asts: Derrick Rose 10 |
Pts: LeBron James 24 Rebs: Anderson Varejão 15 Asts: Mo Williams 10 | |
April 19
8:00 pm |
| Chicago Bulls 102, Cleveland Cavaliers 112 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 22–28, 28–24, 27–25, 25–35 | ||
| Pts: Joakim Noah 25 Rebs: Joakim Noah 13 Asts: Derrick Rose 8 |
Pts: LeBron James 40 Rebs: LeBron James 8 Asts: LeBron James 8 | |
| Cleveland lead series, 2–0 | ||
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis |
(2) Orlando Magic vs. (7) Charlotte Bobcats
April 18
5:30 pm |
| Charlotte Bobcats 89, Orlando Magic 98 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 23–28, 23–17, 23–22 | ||
| Pts: Gerald Wallace 25 Rebs: Gerald Wallace 17 Asts: Raymond Felton 4 |
Pts: Jameer Nelson 32 Rebs: Dwight Howard 7 Asts: Jameer Nelson 6 | |
| Charlotte leads series, 1–0 | ||
(3) Atlanta Hawks vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks
April 17
5:30 pm |
| Milwaukee Bucks 92, Atlanta Hawks 102 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 17–34, 23–28, 30–19, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Brandon Jennings 34 Rebs: Kurt Thomas 9 Asts: Brandon Jennings 3 |
Pts: Joe Johnson 22 Rebs: Josh Smith 10 Asts: Joe Johnson 5 | |
| Atlanta leads series, 1–0 | ||
(4) Boston Celtics vs. (5) Miami Heat
April 17
8:00 pm |
| Miami Heat 76, Boston Celtics 85 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 29–28, 15–13, 22–23, 10–21 | ||
| Pts: Dwyane Wade 26 Rebs: Jermaine O'Neal 9 Asts: Dwyane Wade 6 |
Pts: Paul Pierce 16 Rebs: Kevin Garnett 9 Asts: Rajon Rondo 10 | |
| Boston wins, 4–0 | ||
Western Conference
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
- Games to be played if necessary are indicated by asterisks (*).
First Round
(1) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Oklahoma City Thunder
April 18
3:00 pm |
| Oklahoma City Thunder 79, Los Angeles Lakers 87 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 13–27, 26–20, 17–17, 23–23 | ||
| Pts: Kevin Durant 24 Rebs: Nick Collison 8 Asts: Russell Westbrook 8 |
Pts: Kobe Bryant 21 Rebs: Pau Gasol 13 Asts: Bryant, Gasol 3 each | |
| Los Angeles leads series, 1–0 | ||
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 18,997 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Jason Phillips, Tom Washington |
(2) Dallas Mavericks vs. (7) San Antonio Spurs
April 18
8:00 pm |
| San Antonio Spurs 94, Dallas Mavericks 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 27–27, 24–26, 25–24 | ||
| Pts: Tim Duncan 27 Rebs: Duncan, McDyess 8 each Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 36 Rebs: Erick Dampier 12 Asts: Jason Kidd 11 | |
| Dallas leads series, 1–0 | ||
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,372 Referees: Bennett Salvatore, Michael Smith, Bill Kennedy |
(3) Phoenix Suns vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers
April 18
10:30 pm |
| Portland Trail Blazers 105, Phoenix Suns 100 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 25–24, 19–19, 26–29, 35–28 | ||
| Pts: Andre Miller 31 Rebs: Marcus Camby 17 Asts: Andre Miller 8 |
Pts: Steve Nash 25 Rebs: Jason Richardson 10 Asts: Steve Nash 9 | |
| Portland leads series, 1–0 | ||
US Airways Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Attendance: 18,422 Referees: Scott Foster, James Capers, Derrick Stafford |
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) Utah Jazz
April 17
10:30 pm |
| Utah Jazz 113, Denver Nuggets 126 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 28–27, 30–31, 27–38 | ||
| Pts: Deron Williams 26 Rebs: Paul Millsap 10 Asts: Deron Williams 11 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 42 Rebs: Kenyon Martin 12 Asts: Chauncey Billups 8 | |
April 19
10:30 pm |
| Utah Jazz 114, Denver Nuggets 111 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 33–30, 30–21, 25–31, 26–29 | ||
| Pts: Deron Williams 33 Rebs: Carlos Boozer 14 Asts: Deron Williams 14 |
Pts: Carmelo Anthony 32 Rebs: Anthony, Nenê, Smith 6 each Asts: Chauncey Billups 11 | |
| Series tied 1–1 | ||
Statistics
| Category | High | Average | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Total | Player | Team | Avg. | GP | |
| Points | Carmelo Anthony | Denver Nuggets | 42 | Carmelo Anthony | Denver Nuggets | 37 | 2 |
| Rebounds | Gerald Wallace Marcus Camby |
Charlotte Bobcats Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | Gerald Wallace Marcus Camby |
Charlotte Bobcats Portland Trail Blazers |
17 | 1 |
| Assists | Deron Williams | Utah Jazz | 14 | Deron Williams | Utah Jazz | 12.5 | 2 |
| Steals | John Salmons | Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | John Salmons | Milwaukee Bucks | 6 | 1 |
| Blocks | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 9 | Dwight Howard | Orlando Magic | 9 | 1 |
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