2015 NBA playoffs
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The 2015 NBA Playoffs is the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2014–15 season. The playoffs began on Saturday, April 18, with the NBA Finals starting on Thursday, June 4.
For the first time since 2005–06, all teams from a particular division made the playoffs (in this case, all teams from the Southwest Division).[citation needed]
The San Antonio Spurs will be making their league leading 18th straight playoffs appearance, while the Atlanta Hawks (eighth straight playoffs appearance)[1] and the Golden State Warriors (third straight playoffs appearance) will enter the playoffs as the first seed of their respective conferences.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are making their first postseason appearance since 2010, the final season of LeBron James' first stint with the Cavaliers. On the other hand, James' former team, the Miami Heat, will miss the playoffs a year after making the previous year's Finals, becoming the first team to do so since the 2005 Lakers. Miami had qualified for the playoffs for six consecutive seasons before missing this year, also reaching the NBA Finals four consecutive times.
In 2014, the Heat, Thunder, and Pacers were three of the four finalists. All three teams missed the 2015 playoffs, falling short by one victory apiece (with the Thunder and Pacers missing out due to losing head-to-head tiebreakers to the Pelicans and Nets, respectively).
Despite starting their respective seasons in a rebuilding mode, both the Milwaukee Bucks and the Boston Celtics managed to return to the playoffs after a one-year absence. Bucks head coach Jason Kidd became the first head coach to lead two teams to the playoffs in his first two seasons, having led the Brooklyn Nets to the playoffs the previous season.[citation needed]
The first round of the playoffs saw a record six teams take a 3–0 lead in their respective series, the first time it has happened since the first round expanded to a best-of-seven series in 2003.[citation needed]
The #5 seed defeated the #4 seed in both conferences, for the second straight year.
Format
Within each conference, the three division winners and the five non-division winners with the most wins qualified 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 record.
Each conference's bracket is fixed; there is no reseeding. All rounds are best-of-seven series; the team that has four wins advances to the next round. As stated above, all rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round does not necessarily belong to the higher-seeded team, but instead to the team with the better regular season record. If two teams with the same record meet in a round, standard tiebreaker rules are used. The rule for determining home court advantage in the NBA Finals is winning percentage, then head to head record, followed by record vs. opposite conference.
Tiebreaker rules
The tiebreakers that determine seedings are:
- Division leader wins tie from team not leading a division
- Head-to-head record
- Division record (if all the tied teams are in the same division)
- Conference record
- Record vs. playoff teams, own conference
- Record vs. playoff teams, other conference (only in two-way tie)
- Point differential, all games
If there were more than two teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams were "re-broken" from the first step until all ties were resolved. Since the three division winners were guaranteed a spot in the top four, ties to determine the division winners had to be broken before any other ties.
Possible future changes
As the 2014-15 regular season proceeded into February 2015, the ninth place team in the Western Conference had a better record than the eighth place team in the East. This led NBA Commissioner Adam Silver to suggest changing the playoff format, where the top 16 teams throughout the entire league would qualify, regardless of division or conference.[2] Silver then stated that the league might not be able to implement such changes until the 2016-17 season at the earliest.[3]
Playoff qualifying
On March 3, the Atlanta Hawks became the first team to clinch a playoff spot. This is the earliest a team has clinched a playoff spot since the 1995–96 Chicago Bulls clinched on March 2.[4] The Golden State Warriors became the first Western Conference team to clinch a playoff spot on March 16.
Eastern Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Atlanta Hawks | 60–22 | March 3[5] | March 20[6] | March 27[7] | — |
2 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 53–29 | March 20[8] | April 8[9] | — | — |
3 | Chicago Bulls | 50–32 | March 23[10] | — | — | — |
4 | Toronto Raptors | 49–33 | March 25[11] | March 27[12] | — | — |
5 | Washington Wizards | 46–36 | March 30[13] | — | — | — |
6 | Milwaukee Bucks | 41–41 | April 12 | — | — | — |
7 | Boston Celtics | 40–42 | April 13 | — | — | — |
8 | Brooklyn Nets | 38–44[a] | April 15 | — | — | — |
Western Conference
Seed | Team | Record | Clinched | |||
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Playoff berth | Division title | Best record in Conference |
Best record in NBA | |||
1 | Golden State Warriors | 67–15 | March 16[14] | March 24 | March 28 | April 4[15] |
2 | Houston Rockets | 56–26[b] | March 27 | April 15 | — | — |
3 | Los Angeles Clippers | 56–26[b] | March 27 | — | — | — |
4 | Portland Trail Blazers | 51–31 | March 30 | April 3 | — | — |
5 | Memphis Grizzlies | 55–27[c] | March 23 | — | — | — |
6 | San Antonio Spurs | 55–27[c] | April 1 | — | — | — |
7 | Dallas Mavericks | 50–32 | April 7 | — | — | — |
8 | New Orleans Pelicans | 45–37[d] | April 15 | — | — | — |
- Notes
- ^ Brooklyn Nets clinched #8 seed over Indiana Pacers based on a 2–1 regular season series record.
- ^ a b Houston Rockets clinched #2 seed over Los Angeles Clippers based on winning Southwest Division.
- ^ a b Memphis Grizzlies clinched #5 seed over San Antonio Spurs based on Southwest Division winning percentage. (.563 vs .500)
- ^ New Orleans Pelicans clinched #8 seed over Oklahoma City Thunder based on 3–1 regular season series record.
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. Teams with home court advantage are shown in Italics. Template:2015 NBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
First Round
(1) Atlanta Hawks vs. (8) Brooklyn Nets
April 19
5:30 pm |
Brooklyn Nets 92, Atlanta Hawks 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–32, 25–23, 17–19, 30–25 | ||
Pts: Johnson, Lopez 17 each Rebs: Brook Lopez 14 Asts: Joe Johnson 6 |
Pts: Kyle Korver 21 Rebs: Al Horford 10 Asts: three players 3 each |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 18,440 Referees: Dan Crawford, Marc Davis, Bennett Salvatore |
April 22
7:00 pm |
Brooklyn Nets 91, Atlanta Hawks 96 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–29, 23–21, 20–25, 24–21 | ||
Pts: Jarrett Jack 23 Rebs: Deron Williams 10 Asts: Deron Williams 8 |
Pts: Paul Millsap 19 Rebs: Al Horford 13 Asts: Al Horford 7 |
April 25
3:00 pm |
Atlanta Hawks 83, Brooklyn Nets 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 24–16, 22–20, 21–24 | ||
Pts: DeMarre Carroll 22 Rebs: Paul Millsap 17 Asts: Jeff Teague 6 |
Pts: Brook Lopez 22 Rebs: Brook Lopez 13 Asts: Jarrett Jack 8 |
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Attendance: 17,732 Referees: Joe Crawford, Tony Brown, Ron Garretson |
April 27
7:00 pm |
Atlanta Hawks 115, Brooklyn Nets 120 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–25, 27–20, 31–29, 22–30, Overtime: 11–16 | ||
Pts: Carroll, Teague 20 each Rebs: Paul Millsap 12 Asts: Jeff Teague 11 |
Pts: Deron Williams 35 Rebs: Brook Lopez 10 Asts: Deron Williams 7 |
Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Attendance: 17,732 Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Jason Phillips |
April 29
7:00 pm |
Brooklyn Nets 97, Atlanta Hawks 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–33, 28–20, 26–29, 27–25 | ||
Pts: Alan Anderson 23 Rebs: Joe Johnson 9 Asts: Jack, Williams 6 each |
Pts: DeMarre Carroll 24 Rebs: Al Horford 15 Asts: Jeff Teague 8 | |
Atlanta lead series 3–2 |
Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 18,105 Referees: Monty McCutchen, David Jones, James Williams |
- Regular-season series
Atlanta won 4–0 in the regular-season series |
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This is the first meeting in the playoffs between the Hawks and Nets.[citation needed]
(2) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (7) Boston Celtics
April 19
3:00 pm |
Boston Celtics 100, Cleveland Cavaliers 113 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–27, 23–35, 22–29, 24–22 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 22 Rebs: Evan Turner 7 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 10 |
Pts: Kyrie Irving 30 Rebs: Kevin Love 12 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Mike Callahan, Pat Fraher, Zach Zarba |
April 21
7:00 pm |
Boston Celtics 91, Cleveland Cavaliers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–25, 24–26, 18–24, 23–24 | ||
Pts: Isaiah Thomas 22 Rebs: Evan Turner 12 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 7 |
Pts: LeBron James 30 Rebs: Tristan Thompson 11 Asts: LeBron James 7 |
Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio
Attendance: 20,562 Referees: Dan Crawford, Marc Davis, Bennett Salvatore |
April 23
7:00 pm |
Cleveland Cavaliers 103, Boston Celtics 95 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–25, 25–23, 28–28, 19–19 | ||
Pts: LeBron James 31 Rebs: LeBron James 11 Asts: Kyrie Irving 6 |
Pts: Evan Turner 19 Rebs: Sullinger, Turner 8 each Asts: Evan Turner 8 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624 Referees: James Capers, David Guthrie, Jason Phillips |
April 26
1:00 pm |
Cleveland Cavaliers 101, Boston Celtics 93 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–19, 28–17, 13–25, 31–32 | ||
Pts: LeBron James 27 Rebs: Irving, Mozgov 11 each Asts: LeBron James 8 |
Pts: Sullinger, Thomas 21 each Rebs: Jared Sullinger 11 Asts: Isaiah Thomas 9 | |
Cleveland wins series 4–0 |
TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 18,624 Referees: Tony Brothers, John Goble, Leroy Richardson |
- Regular-season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This is the sixth playoffs meeting between these two teams, with Boston winning four out of the first five meetings.[citation needed]
Last Playoffs meeting: 2010 Eastern Conference Semifinals (Boston won 4–2).
(3) Chicago Bulls vs. (6) Milwaukee Bucks
April 18
7:00 pm |
Milwaukee Bucks 91, Chicago Bulls 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 29–30, 22–30, 24–26, 16–17 | ||
Pts: Khris Middleton 18 Rebs: Zaza Pachulia 10 Asts: Jerryd Bayless 5 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 25 Rebs: Pau Gasol 13 Asts: Derrick Rose 7 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 21,812 Referees: Scott Foster, Kane Fitzgerald, Bill Kennedy |
April 20
8:00 pm |
Milwaukee Bucks 82, Chicago Bulls 91 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–11, 22–28, 30–32, 14–20 | ||
Pts: Khris Middleton 22 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 11 Asts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 4 |
Pts: Jimmy Butler 31 Rebs: Joakim Noah 19 Asts: Derrick Rose 9 |
United Center, Chicago, Illinois
Attendance: 21,661 Referees: James Williams, Bill Spooner, Monty McCutchen |
April 23
8:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 113, Milwaukee Bucks 106 (2OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 27–27, 22–26, 25–18, 21–24, Overtime: 6–6, 12–5 | ||
Pts: Derrick Rose 34 Rebs: Pau Gasol 14 Asts: Derrick Rose 8 |
Pts: Giannis Antetokounmpo 25 Rebs: John Henson 14 Asts: Michael Carter-Williams 9 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Ken Mauer, Brian Forte, Ed Malloy |
April 25
5:30 pm |
Chicago Bulls 90, Milwaukee Bucks 92 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 27–31, 21–23, 19–19 | ||
Pts: Jimmy Butler 33 Rebs: Pau Gasol 10 Asts: Derrick Rose 6 |
Pts: O. J. Mayo 18 Rebs: Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 Asts: three players 5 each |
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Attendance: 18,717 Referees: Zach Zarba, David Guthrie, Jason Phillips |
April 27
8:00 pm |
Milwaukee Bucks 94, Chicago Bulls 88 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 23–22, 29–27, 24–21, 18-18 | ||
Pts: Michael Carter-Williams 22 Rebs: John Henson 14 Asts: Michael Carter-Williams 9 |
Pts: Pau Gasol 25 Rebs: Joakim Noah 13 Asts: Butler, Noah, 6 each | |
Chicago lead series 3–2 |
April 30
7:00 pm |
Chicago Bulls 120, Milwaukee Bucks 66 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–16, 31–17, 26-19, 29-14 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Referees: Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford, Tom Washington |
- Regular-season series
Chicago won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This is the fourth playoffs meeting between these two teams, with Milwaukee winning two out of the first three meetings.[citation needed]
Last Playoffs meeting: 1990 Eastern Conference First Round (Chicago won 3–1).
(4) Toronto Raptors vs. (5) Washington Wizards
April 18
12:30 pm |
Washington Wizards 93, Toronto Raptors 86 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 27–19, 19–14, 17–26, Overtime: 11–4 | ||
Pts: Paul Pierce 20 Rebs: Nenê 13 Asts: John Wall 8 |
Pts: Amir Johnson 18 Rebs: DeMar DeRozan 11 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 6 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 19,800 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Derrick Stafford, Josh Tiven |
April 21
8:00 pm |
Washington Wizards 117, Toronto Raptors 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 26–31, 34–18, 37–26, 20–31 | ||
Pts: Bradley Beal 28 Rebs: Nenê, Porter 9 each Asts: John Wall 17 |
Pts: DeRozan, Williams 20 each Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 10 Asts: DeMar DeRozan 7 |
Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Attendance: 19,800 Referees: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Courtney Kirkland |
April 24
8:00 pm |
Toronto Raptors 99, Washington Wizards 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 35–33, 13–21, 22–18, 29–34 | ||
Pts: DeMar DeRozan 32 Rebs: Amir Johnson 12 Asts: Kyle Lowry 7 |
Pts: Marcin Gortat 24 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 13 Asts: John Wall 15 |
April 26
6:30 pm |
Toronto Raptors 94, Washington Wizards 125 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–36, 28–30, 20–36, 24–23 | ||
Pts: Kyle Lowry 21 Rebs: Jonas Valančiūnas 9 Asts: DeRozan, Lowry, Vasquez 4 each |
Pts: Bradley Beal 23 Rebs: Marcin Gortat 11 Asts: John Wall 10 | |
Washington wins series 4–0 |
- Regular-season series
Toronto won 3–0 in the regular-season series |
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This was the first meeting in the playoffs between the Raptors and Wizards.[citation needed]
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Western Conference
- All times are in Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)
First Round
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) New Orleans Pelicans
April 18
3:30 pm |
New Orleans Pelicans 99, Golden State Warriors 106 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 13–28, 28–31, 25–25, 33–22 | ||
Pts: Anthony Davis 35 Rebs: Aşık, Pondexter 9 each Asts: Cole, Pondexter 6 each |
Pts: Stephen Curry 34 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 14 Asts: Draymond Green 7 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin, Jason Phillips |
April 20
10:30 pm |
New Orleans Pelicans 87, Golden State Warriors 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–17, 24–38, 19–16, 16–26 | ||
Pts: Anthony Davis 26 Rebs: Ömer Aşık 13 Asts: Tyreke Evans 7 |
Pts: Klay Thompson 26 Rebs: Andrew Bogut 14 Asts: Stephen Curry 6 |
Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Attendance: 19,596 Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright |
April 23
9:30 pm |
Golden State Warriors 123, New Orleans Pelicans 119 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–26, 27–37, 17–26, 39–19, Overtime: 15–11 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry 40 Rebs: Draymond Green 17 Asts: Stephen Curry 9 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 29 Rebs: Anthony Davis 15 Asts: Tyreke Evans 8 |
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 18,444 Referees: Scott Foster, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Stafford |
April 25
8:00 pm |
Golden State Warriors 109, New Orleans Pelicans 98 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 31–24, 36–30, 21–13, 21–31 | ||
Pts: Stephen Curry 39 Rebs: Draymond Green 10 Asts: Stephen Curry 9 |
Pts: Anthony Davis 36 Rebs: Anthony Davis 11 Asts: Evans, Gordon 5 each | |
Golden State wins series 4–0 |
Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana
Attendance: 18,443 Referees: Dan Crawford, Derrick Collins, Marc Davis |
- Regular-season series
Golden State won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This is the first meeting in the playoffs between the Warriors and Pelicans.[citation needed]
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Dallas Mavericks
April 18
9:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 108, Houston Rockets 118 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 19–32, 36–27, 22–25, 31–34 | ||
Pts: Dirk Nowitzki 24 Rebs: Tyson Chandler 18 Asts: Rajon Rondo 5 |
Pts: James Harden 24 Rebs: Trevor Ariza 11 Asts: James Harden 11 |
April 21
9:30 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 99, Houston Rockets 111 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 27–30, 29–28, 19–30 | ||
Pts: Monta Ellis 24 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 13 Asts: Ellis, Felton 3 |
Pts: Dwight Howard 28 Rebs: Dwight Howard 12 Asts: Josh Smith 9 |
April 24
7:00 pm |
Houston Rockets 130, Dallas Mavericks 128 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 42–36, 23–36, 36–27, 29–29 | ||
Pts: James Harden 42 Rebs: Dwight Howard 26 Asts: James Harden 9 |
Pts: Ellis, Nowitzki 34 each Rebs: Nowitzki, Chandler 8 each Asts: Barea, Ellis 9 each |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,651 Referees: Mike Callahan, Michael Smith, Tom Washington |
April 26
9:00 pm |
Houston Rockets 109, Dallas Mavericks 121 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 34–25, 19–36, 22–33, 34–27 | ||
Pts: James Harden 24 Rebs: Dwight Howard 7 Asts: Harden, Prigioni 5 |
Pts: Monta Ellis 31 Rebs: Tyson Chandler 14 Asts: José Juan Barea 10 |
American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas
Attendance: 20,589 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Derrick Stafford, Josh Tiven |
April 28
8:00 pm |
Dallas Mavericks 94, Houston Rockets 103 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–31, 28–25, 25–26, 19–21 | ||
Pts: Monta Ellis 25 Rebs: Dirk Nowitzki 14 Asts: José Juan Barea 9 |
Pts: James Harden 28 Rebs: Dwight Howard 19 Asts: James Harden 8 | |
Houston wins series 4–1 |
- Regular-season series
Houston won 3–1 in the regular-season series |
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This is the third playoffs meeting between these two teams, with Dallas winning both previous meetings.[citation needed]
Last Playoffs meeting: 2005 Western Conference First Round (Dallas won 4–3).
(3) Los Angeles Clippers vs. (6) San Antonio Spurs
April 19
10:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 92, Los Angeles Clippers 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 18–30, 25–19, 21–30, 28–28 | ||
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 18 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
Pts: Chris Paul 32 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 14 Asts: Griffin, Paul 6 each |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,309 Referees: Ken Mauer, David Jones, Ed Malloy |
April 22
10:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 111, Los Angeles Clippers 107 (OT) | ||
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 24–23, 25–27, 17–20, Overtime: 17–13 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 28 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Boris Diaw 6 |
Pts: Blake Griffin 29 Rebs: DeAndre Jordan 15 Asts: Blake Griffin 11 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,482 Referees: Joe Crawford, Ron Garretson, Sean Wright |
April 24
9:30 pm |
Los Angeles Clippers 73, San Antonio Spurs 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 22–21, 11–24, 24–30 | ||
Pts: Blake Griffin 14 Rebs: Blake Griffin 10 Asts: Blake Griffin 5 |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 32 Rebs: Tim Duncan 7 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,581 Referees: Monty McCutchen, Bill Spooner, Gary Zielinski |
April 26
3:30 pm |
Los Angeles Clippers 114, San Antonio Spurs 105 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 25–25, 26–22, 30–29, 33–29 | ||
Pts: Chris Paul 34 Rebs: Blake Griffin 19 Asts: Griffin, Paul 7 each |
Pts: Kawhi Leonard 26 Rebs: Tim Duncan 14 Asts: Kawhi Leonard 5 |
AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas
Attendance: 18,581 Referees: Mike Callahan, Pat Fraher, Tom Washington |
April 28
10:30 pm |
San Antonio Spurs 111, Los Angeles Clippers 107 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 31–27, 29–28, 29–25 | ||
Pts: Tim Duncan 21 Rebs: Tim Duncan 11 Asts: Manu Ginóbili 6 |
Pts: Blake Griffin 30 Rebs: Griffin, Jordan 14 each Asts: Chris Paul 10 | |
San Antonio leads series 3–2 |
Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Attendance: 19,571 Referees: Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Josh Tiven |
- Regular-season series
Tied 2–2 in the regular-season series |
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This is the second playoffs meeting between these two teams.[citation needed]
Last Playoffs meeting: 2012 Western Conference Semifinals (San Antonio won 4–0).
(4) Portland Trail Blazers vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
April 19
8:00 pm |
Portland Trail Blazers 86, Memphis Grizzlies 100 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 15–25, 24–33, 23–28, 24–14 | ||
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 32 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 14 Asts: Batum, Blake 4 each |
Pts: Beno Udrih 20 Rebs: Randolph, Gasol 11 each Asts: Gasol, Udrih 7 each |
April 22
8:00 pm |
Portland Trail Blazers 82, Memphis Grizzlies 97 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 18–31, 21–23, 22–24 | ||
Pts: LaMarcus Aldridge 24 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 14 Asts: Nicolas Batum 7 |
Pts: Lee, Conley 18 each Rebs: Zach Randolph 10 Asts: Mike Conley 6 |
FedExForum, Memphis, Tennessee
Attendance: 18,119 Referees: Tony Brothers, Leroy Richardson, Bill Spooner |
April 25
10:30 pm |
Memphis Grizzlies 115, Portland Trail Blazers 109 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 24–19, 38–30, 23–26, 30–34 | ||
Pts: Marc Gasol 25 Rebs: Marc Gasol 7 Asts: three players 4 each |
Pts: Nicolas Batum 27 Rebs: LaMarcus Aldridge 7 Asts: Damian Lillard 9 |
April 27
10:30 pm |
Memphis Grizzlies 92, Portland Trail Blazers 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 22–27, 26–28, 27–13, 17–31 | ||
Pts: Marc Gasol 21 Rebs: Tony Allen 10 Asts: Marc Gasol 6 |
Pts: Damian Lillard 32 Rebs: Batum, Leonard 13 each Asts: Damian Lillard 7 |
April 29
9:30 pm |
Portland Trail Blazers 93, Memphis Grizzlies 99 | ||
Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 19–26, 27–22, 27–31 | ||
Pts: C. J. McCollum 33 Rebs: Nicolas Batum 10 Asts: Nicolas Batum 7 |
Pts: Marc Gasol 26 Rebs: Marc Gasol 14 Asts: Allen, Calathes 4 each | |
Memphis wins series 4–1 |
- Regular-season series
Memphis won 4–0 in the regular-season series |
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This is the first meeting in the playoffs between the Blazers and Grizzlies.[citation needed]
Blazers won the Northwest Division, however the Grizzlies have home-court advantage because of the better record.
Conference Semifinals
(1) Golden State Warriors vs. (5) Memphis Grizzlies
- Regular-season series
Golden State won 2–1 in the regular-season series |
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This is the first meeting in the playoffs between the Warriors and Grizzlies.
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (3/6) TBA
Media coverage
Television
In the United States ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV will broadcast the 2015 NBA playoffs nationally in its entirety. In the first round the regional sports networks affiliated with the teams can also broadcast the games. The first round is mostly televised by ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV, while ABC gets a few select weekend afternoon games. In the second round ESPN, ESPNews, and TNT will air all of the games while ABC again gets a few weekend afternoon games. TNT will televise the Eastern Conference Finals while ABC and ESPN will split televising the Western Conference Finals. The NBA Finals will air nationally in primetime on ABC.
Radio
ESPN Radio has exclusive national radio rights to broadcast the playoffs in the United States. They broadcast mostly ABC games during the first two rounds, all of the conference finals, and the NBA Finals.
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