2018 NBA playoffs#First round

• The Houston Rockets entered the playoffs with their best regular–season record in franchise history and appeared in their sixth consecutive postseason. They also finished with the best record in the NBA.
• The Golden State Warriors entered their sixth consecutive postseason, tying their franchise streak of 6 straight postseason appearances since the league's first six years of existence (1946–47 to 1951–52).
• The San Antonio Spurs entered their 21st consecutive postseason.
• The Minnesota Timberwolves qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2004 and snapped the league's longest active streak of seasons without a playoff appearance.
• The New Orleans Pelicans qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2015.

• The Toronto Raptors also finished with a franchise record for single-season victories, winning 59 games and finished with the best record in the Eastern Conference.
• The Philadelphia 76ers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
• The Miami Heat returned to the NBA playoffs after a one-season absence.

• With their first round sweep of the Portland Trail Blazers, the New Orleans Pelicans won their first playoff series since 2008.
• Game 5 of the Sixers–Heat series was Dwyane Wade's final NBA postseason game. He would retire the following season.
• In Game 5 of their series against the Utah Jazz, the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 25-point deficit in the second half to win the game 107–99.
• Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks ensured a 19th–straight postseason in which at least one Game 7 was played; 1999 was the most recent postseason to not feature a Game 7.
• Game 6 of the Celtics–Bucks series was the last game played at the Bradley Center.
• For the first time in his career, LeBron James was forced to play a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs, courtesy of the Indiana Pacers’ 121–87 victory in Game 6 over the Cleveland Cavaliers. This would be their last postseason victory until game 2 of the 2024 postseason against the Milwaukee Bucks.

• Game 2 of the Raptors–Cavaliers series was the last game before the Air Canada Centre was renamed to Scotiabank Arena.
• Game 3 of the Raptors–Cavaliers series was extremely notable for LeBron James’ floater to win the game 105–103 for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• The Toronto Raptors became the first top seeded team to be swept from the conference semifinals, earning LeBron James the nickname "LeBronto", as well as the first top seed to be swept out of the playoffs since the 2015 Atlanta Hawks (who were, ironically, also swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers).
• With their Game 5 win over the Utah Jazz, the Houston Rockets made the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2015.

• For the first time since 1994, the Houston Rockets held home court advantage in the Western Conference finals.
• Game 6 and Game 7 of the Western Conference finals was extremely notable for the Golden State Warriors’ second half comebacks to beat the Houston Rockets. The Warriors trailed the Rockets by as many as 17 points in Game 6 and as many as 11 points in Game 7 before coming back to win 115–86 and 101–92, respectively.
• Klay Thompson helped the Warriors force Game 7 by putting up another monster Game 6. He dropped 35 to defeat the Houston Rockets.
• The Houston Rockets set an NBA record 27 missed threes in Game 7. James Harden, Trevor Ariza and Eric Gordon shot a combined 4-34 from 3.
• For the first time since 1979 both Conference finals series went to a deciding Game 7.{{Cite web |last=Barnewall |first=Chris |date=2018-05-27 |title=NBA Playoffs 2018: Both conference finals reach Game 7 for first time in 39 years |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-playoffs-2018-both-conference-finals-reach-game-7-for-first-time-in-39-years/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Hellin |first=Kurt |date=2018-05-27 |title=Both conference finals reach Game 7 for first time in 39 years |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/both-conference-finals-reach-game-7-for-first-time-in-39-years |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}
• In both Conference finals series, the road teams won both Game 7s. In the other two instances in which both Conference finals series went to a Game 7, the home team won each Conference finals Game 7 in the 1963 and 1979 Playoffs.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors advanced to their fourth consecutive NBA Finals appearances. This also marked the first time the same two NBA teams met in the NBA Finals four seasons in a row.

• Game 1 of the NBA Finals was notable for JR Smith's infamous play that cost the Cleveland Cavaliers the game in the waning moments in regulation (they would lose in Overtime to the Golden State Warriors). LeBron James scored 51 points in the losing effort.
• Game 4 of the 2018 NBA Finals was the last game LeBron James played as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• This was also the first time a team was swept in the NBA Finals since 2007. Like in 2007, the Cleveland Cavaliers were also the team that got swept in the 2018 NBA Finals.
• The Golden State Warriors won their second consecutive championship, their third in four seasons.

{{Further|NBA playoffs#Format}}

Within each conference, the eight teams with the most wins qualify for the playoffs. The seedings are based on each team's 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. All rounds, including the NBA Finals, are in a 2–2–1–1–1 format. Home court advantage in any round belong to the higher-seeded team, who has the better regular season record (number 1 is the highest). 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 intra-conference record.

On March 7, 2018, the Toronto Raptors became the first team to clinch a playoff spot.{{cite web|title=Raptors beat Pacers to clinch No. 1 in East, set record for franchise wins|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/basketball/nba/raptors-set-franchise-record-wins-clinch-first-east-win-pacers/|website=Sportsnet|access-date=April 11, 2018}} On March 30, 2018, the Houston Rockets clinched the Western Conference ending a three-year run by the Golden State Warriors as the top seed.{{cite web|last1=Conway|first1=Tyler|title=Rockets Clinch No. 1 Seed in Western Conference, End Warriors' 3-Year Streak|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2767370-rockets-clinch-no-1-seed-in-western-conference-end-warriors-3-year-streak|website=BleacherReport.com|access-date=April 11, 2018}} The Rockets clinched the best record in the NBA a day later on March 31, 2018. For the first time since the 1996–97 NBA season, two teams played their last game against each other for the 8th and final spot in the playoffs. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Denver Nuggets 112–106 in overtime to clinch the final playoff seed in the West. This also ended Minnesota's 13-year drought without a playoff appearance having last played in 2003–04 season.{{cite web|title=Timberwolves clinch playoffs, end 13-year postseason drought|url=https://armchairallamericans.com/timberwolves-clinch-playoffs-end-drought/|publisher=Armchairallamericans.com|author=Katie Nelson|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 13, 2018}} For the first time since the 2010–11 NBA season, the Los Angeles Clippers would miss the postseason following a loss to the Denver Nuggets on April 7, 2018. This is the first time since 1960 that none of the teams from New York, Los Angeles, or Chicago made the playoffs.{{cite news|last1=Bucholtz|first1=Andrew|title=This could be the first NBA playoffs since 1960 without New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, which might pose ratings issues|url=http://awfulannouncing.com/nba/first-nba-playoffs-since-1960-without-new-york-los-angeles-chicago.html|access-date=May 3, 2018|work=Awful Announcing|date=April 5, 2018}} For the first time since 2005, both the Lakers and Clippers missed the playoffs in the same season.

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, the higher seeded team, are shown in italics.

:Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 14 |time=5:30 pm |place=Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |TV=ESPN, SN1

|team1=Washington Wizards |score1=106

|team2=Toronto Raptors |score2=114

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180414/WASTOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=23–28 |Q2=36–27 |Q3=26–31 |Q4=21–28

|points1=John Wall 23 |points2=Serge Ibaka 23

|rebounds1=Markieff Morris 11 |rebounds2=Serge Ibaka 12

|assist1=John Wall 15 |assist2=Kyle Lowry 9

|attendance=19,937

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Pat Fraher

|series=Toronto leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 17 |time=7:00 pm |place=Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |TV=NBA TV, TSN

|team1=Washington Wizards |score1=119

|team2=Toronto Raptors |score2=130

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180417/WASTOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=27–44 |Q2=31–32 |Q3=32–24 |Q4=29–30

|points1=John Wall 29 |points2=DeMar DeRozan 37

|rebounds1=Kelly Oubre Jr. 5 |rebounds2=Jonas Valančiūnas 14

|assist1=John Wall 9 |assist2=Kyle Lowry 12

|attendance=20,242

|referee=Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Tom Washington

|series=Toronto leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 20 |time=8:00 pm |place=Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. |TV=ESPN2, TSN

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|team2=Washington Wizards |score2=122

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180420/TORWAS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=29–30 |Q2=32–39 |Q3=21–32 |Q4=21–21

|points1=DeMar DeRozan 23 |points2=Beal, Wall 28 each

|rebounds1=Serge Ibaka 6 |rebounds2=Otto Porter 8

|assist1=Kyle Lowry 8 |assist2=John Wall 14

|attendance=20,356

|referee=Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski

|series=Toronto leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 22 |time=6:00 pm |place=Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. |TV=TNT, SN1

|team1=Toronto Raptors |score1=98

|team2=Washington Wizards |score2=106

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180422/TORWAS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–22 |Q2=21–18 |Q3=29–40 |Q4=18–26

|points1=DeMar DeRozan 35 |points2=Bradley Beal 31

|rebounds1=Serge Ibaka 10 |rebounds2=three players 6 each

|assist1=DeMar DeRozan 6 |assist2=John Wall 14

|attendance=20,356

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven

|series=Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 25 |time=7:00 pm |place=Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |TV=NBA TV, TSN

|team1=Washington Wizards |score1=98

|team2=Toronto Raptors |score2=108

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180425/WASTOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=24–23 |Q2=23–25 |Q3=31–31 |Q4=20–29

|points1=John Wall 26 |points2=DeMar DeRozan 32

|rebounds1=Marcin Gortat 12 |rebounds2=Jonas Valančiūnas 13

|assist1=John Wall 9 |assist2=Kyle Lowry 10

|attendance=19,987

|referee=Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, John Goble

|series=Toronto leads series, 3–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 27 |time=7:00 pm |place=Capital One Arena, Washington, D.C. |TV=NBA TV/ESPNews, SN1

|team1=Toronto Raptors |score1=102

|team2=Washington Wizards |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180427/TORWAS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=20–30 |Q2=30–23 |Q3=23–25 |Q4=29–14

|points1=Kyle Lowry 24 |points2=Bradley Beal 32

|rebounds1=Jonas Valančiūnas 12 |rebounds2=Markieff Morris 15

|assist1=Kyle Lowry 6 |assist2=John Wall 8

|attendance=20,356

|referee=James Capers, Sean Corbin, Zach Zarba

|series=Toronto wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Wizards winning the first meeting in 2015.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Toronto Raptors versus Washington Wizards (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=TOR&opp_id=WAS&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 11, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 15 |time=1:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Milwaukee Bucks |score1=107

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=113

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180415/MILBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–29 |Q2=30–15 |Q3=19–26 |Q4=33–29 |OT=8–14

|points1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 35 |points2=Al Horford 24

|rebounds1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 13 |rebounds2=Al Horford 12

|assist1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 7 |assist2=three players 4 each

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Mike Callahan, Brian Forte, Jason Phillips

|series=Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 17 |time=8:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Milwaukee Bucks |score1=106

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=120

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180417/MILBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–33 |Q2=29–27 |Q3=24–30 |Q4=31–30

|points1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 30 |points2=Jaylen Brown 30

|rebounds1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |rebounds2=Jayson Tatum 7

|assist1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 8 |assist2=Terry Rozier 8

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Marc Davis, Mark Ayotte, Sean Wright

|series=Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 20 |time=9:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |TV=ESPN

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=92

|team2=Milwaukee Bucks |score2=116

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180420/BOSMIL#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=12–27 |Q2=23–31 |Q3=32–27 |Q4=25–31

|points1=Al Horford 16 |points2=Khris Middleton 23

|rebounds1=Greg Monroe 12 |rebounds2=Khris Middleton 8

|assist1=Terry Rozier 9 |assist2=Khris Middleton 7

|attendance=18,717

|referee=Scott Foster, Sean Corbin, Courtney Kirkland

|series=Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 22 |time=1:00 pm {{small|(12:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |TV=ABC

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=102

|team2=Milwaukee Bucks |score2=104

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180422/BOSMIL#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–24 |Q2=18–27 |Q3=32–24 |Q4=35–29

|points1=Jaylen Brown 34 |points2=Giannis Antetokounmpo 27

|rebounds1=Aron Baynes 11 |rebounds2=Antetokounmpo, Parker 7 each

|assist1=Terry Rozier 8 |assist2=Antetokounmpo, Bledsoe 5 each

|attendance=18,717

|referee=Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Tom Washington

|series=Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 24 |time=7:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=NBA TV

|team1=Milwaukee Bucks |score1=87

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180424/MILBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=15–23 |Q2=22–25 |Q3=24–24 |Q4=26–20

|points1=Khris Middleton 23 |points2=Al Horford 22

|rebounds1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 10 |rebounds2=Al Horford 14

|assist1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |assist2=Terry Rozier 5

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, James Williams

|series=Boston leads series, 3–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 26 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Bradley Center, Milwaukee, Wisconsin |TV=TNT

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=86

|team2=Milwaukee Bucks |score2=97

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180426/BOSMIL#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=24–22 |Q2=15–26 |Q3=26–26 |Q4=21–23

|points1=Jayson Tatum 22 |points2=Giannis Antetokounmpo 31

|rebounds1=Al Horford 10 |rebounds2=Giannis Antetokounmpo 14

|assist1=Terry Rozier 5 |assist2=Matthew Dellavedova 6

|attendance=18,717

|referee=Mike Callahan, Tony Brothers, David Guthrie

|series=Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 28 |time=8:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Milwaukee Bucks |score1=96

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=112

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180428/MILBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–30 |Q2=25–20 |Q3=25–31 |Q4=29–31

|points1=Khris Middleton 32 |points2=Horford, Rozier 26 each

|rebounds1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 9 |rebounds2=Al Horford 8

|assist1=Giannis Antetokounmpo 5 |assist2=Terry Rozier 9

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Derrick Stafford, John Goble, Josh Tiven

|series=Boston wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the sixth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first five meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Milwaukee Bucks (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=MIL&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 14 |time=8:00 pm |place=Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |TV=ESPN

|team1=Miami Heat |score1=103

|team2=Philadelphia 76ers |score2=130

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180414/MIAPHI#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=35–29 |Q2=25–27 |Q3=18–34 |Q4=25–40

|points1=Kelly Olynyk 26 |points2=JJ Redick 28

|rebounds1=Olynyk, Winslow 7 each |rebounds2=Ersan İlyasova 14

|assist1=Kelly Olynyk 5 |assist2=Ben Simmons 14

|attendance=20,617

|referee=Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

|series=Philadelphia leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 16 |time=8:00 pm |place=Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |TV=TNT

|team1=Miami Heat |score1=113

|team2=Philadelphia 76ers |score2=103

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180416/MIAPHI#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–29 |Q2=34–13 |Q3=30–33 |Q4=27–28

|points1=Dwyane Wade 28 |points2=Ben Simmons 24

|rebounds1=Johnson, Wade 7 each |rebounds2=Ersan İlyasova 11

|assist1=Kelly Olynyk 6 |assist2=Ben Simmons 8

|attendance=20,753

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Karl Lane

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 19 |time=7:00 pm |place=American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |TV=TNT

|team1=Philadelphia 76ers |score1=128

|team2=Miami Heat |score2=108

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180419/PHIMIA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=37–33 |Q2=26–31 |Q3=33–30 |Q4=32–14

|points1=Joel Embiid 23 |points2=Goran Dragić 23

|rebounds1=Ben Simmons 12 |rebounds2=Justise Winslow 10

|assist1=Ben Simmons 7 |assist2=Goran Dragić 8

|attendance=19,812

|referee=James Capers, Tony Brown, Kane Fitzgerald

|series=Philadelphia leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 21 |time=2:30 pm |place=American Airlines Arena, Miami, Florida |TV=TNT

|team1=Philadelphia 76ers |score1=106

|team2=Miami Heat |score2=102

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180421/PHIMIA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–26 |Q2=30–35 |Q3=23–22 |Q4=27–19

|points1=JJ Redick 24 |points2=Dwyane Wade 25

|rebounds1=Ben Simmons 13 |rebounds2=Hassan Whiteside 13

|assist1=Ben Simmons 10 |assist2=Josh Richardson 7

|attendance=19,804

|referee=Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Kevin Scott

|series=Philadelphia leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 24 |time=8:00 pm |place=Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |TV=TNT

|team1=Miami Heat |score1=91

|team2=Philadelphia 76ers |score2=104

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180424/MIAPHI#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–23 |Q2=25–23 |Q3=20–34 |Q4=25–24

|points1=Kelly Olynyk 18 |points2=JJ Redick 27

|rebounds1=Kelly Olynyk 8 |rebounds2=Joel Embiid 12

|assist1=Kelly Olynyk 6 |assist2=Ben Simmons 6

|attendance=21,171

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Eric Lewis, Josh Tiven

|series=Philadelphia wins series, 4–1

}}

With the win, the Sixers won their first playoff series since 2012.

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Miami Heat versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=MIA&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 15 |time=3:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ABC

|team1=Indiana Pacers |score1=98

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=80

|report=[https://www.nba.com/game/ind-vs-cle-0041700131/box-score Boxscore]

|Q1=33–14 |Q2=22–24 |Q3=18–27 |Q4=25–15

|points1=Victor Oladipo 32 |points2=LeBron James 24

|rebounds1=Myles Turner 8 |rebounds2=Kevin Love 17

|assist1=Darren Collison 6 |assist2=LeBron James 12

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble

|series=Indiana leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 18 |time=7:00 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=TNT

|team1=Indiana Pacers |score1=97

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=100

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180418/INDCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=18–33 |Q2=28–25 |Q3=21–16 |Q4=30–26

|points1=Victor Oladipo 22 |points2=LeBron James 46

|rebounds1=Thaddeus Young 6 |rebounds2=LeBron James 12

|assist1=Collison, Oladipo 6 each |assist2=LeBron James 5

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Ed Malloy, David Guthrie, Eric Lewis

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 20 |time=7:00 pm |place=Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |TV=ESPN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=90

|team2=Indiana Pacers |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180420/CLEIND#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=31–20 |Q2=26–20 |Q3=12–23 |Q4=21–29

|points1=LeBron James 28 |points2=Bojan Bogdanović 30

|rebounds1=LeBron James 12 |rebounds2=Myles Turner 10

|assist1=LeBron James 8 |assist2=Victor Oladipo 7

|attendance=17,923

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Derrick Collins, Josh Tiven

|series=Indiana leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 22 |time=8:30 pm |place=Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |TV=TNT

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=104

|team2=Indiana Pacers |score2=100

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180422/CLEIND#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–24 |Q2=30–26 |Q3=20–28 |Q4=24–22

|points1=LeBron James 32 |points2=Domantas Sabonis 19

|rebounds1=LeBron James 13 |rebounds2=Thaddeus Young 16

|assist1=LeBron James 7 |assist2=Darren Collison 8

|attendance=17,923

|referee=Ken Mauer, Pat Fraher, Rodney Mott

|series=Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 25 |time=7:00 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=TNT

|team1=Indiana Pacers |score1=95

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=98

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180425/INDCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–23 |Q2=31–26 |Q3=17–32 |Q4=22–17

|points1=Domantas Sabonis 22 |points2=LeBron James 44

|rebounds1=Victor Oladipo 12 |rebounds2=James, Love 10 each

|assist1=Cory Joseph 6 |assist2=LeBron James 8

|attendance=20,562

|referee=James Capers, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

|series=Cleveland leads series, 3–2

}}

LeBron James capped off his heroic Game 5 performance with a game-winning 3 at the buzzer to put the Cavaliers up 3–2 in the series. This was the fourth time James has hit a game-winning buzzer beater in the playoffs.

{{Basketballbox|date=April 27 |time=8:00 pm |place=Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis, Indiana |TV=ESPN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=87

|team2=Indiana Pacers |score2=121

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180427/CLEIND#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–29 |Q2=21–28 |Q3=20–35 |Q4=20–29

|points1=LeBron James 22 |points2=Victor Oladipo 28

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 7 |rebounds2=Victor Oladipo 13

|assist1=LeBron James 7 |assist2=Victor Oladipo 10

|attendance=17,923

|referee=Marc Davis, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

|series=Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 29 |time=1:00 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ABC

|team1=Indiana Pacers |score1=101

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=105

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180429/INDCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–31 |Q2=24–23 |Q3=31–22 |Q4=27–29

|points1=Victor Oladipo 30 |points2=LeBron James 45

|rebounds1=Victor Oladipo 12 |rebounds2=Tristan Thompson 10

|assist1=Victor Oladipo 6 |assist2=LeBron James 7

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Kane Fitzgerald

|series=Cleveland wins series, 4–3

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Indiana Pacers (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=IND&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 15 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Minnesota Timberwolves |score1=101

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=104

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180415/MINHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–27 |Q2=26–27 |Q3=25–22 |Q4=29–28

|points1=Andrew Wiggins 18 |points2=James Harden 44

|rebounds1=Karl-Anthony Towns 12 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 12

|assist1=Jeff Teague 8 |assist2=James Harden 8

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Ken Mauer, Tony Brown, James Williams

|series=Houston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 18 |time=9:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Minnesota Timberwolves |score1=82

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=102

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180418/MINHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=23–18 |Q2=17–37 |Q3=18–25 |Q4=24–22

|points1=Nemanja Bjelica 16 |points2=Chris Paul 27

|rebounds1=Karl-Anthony Towns 10 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 16

|assist1=Jones, Wiggins 3 each |assist2=Chris Paul 8

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, Mark Lindsay

|series=Houston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 21 |time=7:30 pm {{small|(6:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |TV=ESPN

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=105

|team2=Minnesota Timberwolves |score2=121

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180421/HOUMIN#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=28–27 |Q2=23–25 |Q3=24–35 |Q4=30–34

|points1=James Harden 29 |points2=Jimmy Butler 28

|rebounds1=Clint Capela 11 |rebounds2=Karl-Anthony Towns 16

|assist1=James Harden 7 |assist2=Jeff Teague 8

|attendance=18,978

|referee=Marc Davis, Kevin Cutler, Bill Kennedy

|series=Houston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 23 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Target Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota |TV=TNT

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=119

|team2=Minnesota Timberwolves |score2=100

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180423/HOUMIN#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–21 |Q2=29–28 |Q3=50–20 |Q4=19–31

|points1=James Harden 36 |points2=Karl-Anthony Towns 22

|rebounds1=Clint Capela 17 |rebounds2=Karl-Anthony Towns 15

|assist1=Chris Paul 6 |assist2=Butler, Teague 5 each

|attendance=18,978

|referee=James Capers, Mark Ayotte, David Guthrie

|series=Houston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 25 |time=9:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Minnesota Timberwolves |score1=104

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=122

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180425/MINHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–25 |Q2=33–30 |Q3=15–30 |Q4=30–37

|points1=Karl-Anthony Towns 23 |points2=Clint Capela 26

|rebounds1=Karl-Anthony Towns 14 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 15

|assist1=Jeff Teague 7 |assist2=James Harden 12

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Zach Zarba, Brian Forte, Sean Wright

|series=Houston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first meeting.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Minnesota Timberwolves (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=MIN&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 14 |time=3:00 pm {{small|(12:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=ABC

|team1=San Antonio Spurs |score1=92

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=113

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180414/SASGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–28 |Q2=24–29 |Q3=22–29 |Q4=29–27

|points1=Rudy Gay 15 |points2=Klay Thompson 27

|rebounds1=Rudy Gay 6 |rebounds2=Durant, Green 8 each

|assist1=Pau Gasol 4 |assist2=Draymond Green 11

|attendance=19,596

|referee=James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson

|series=Golden State leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 16 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=San Antonio Spurs |score1=101

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=116

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180416/SASGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–23 |Q2=28–24 |Q3=22–33 |Q4=26–36

|points1=LaMarcus Aldridge 34 |points2=Kevin Durant 32

|rebounds1=LaMarcus Aldridge 12 |rebounds2=Iguodala, McGee 7 each

|assist1=five players 3 each |assist2=Durant, Green 6 each

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Ed Malloy, Brent Barnaky, Eric Lewis

|series=Golden State leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 19 |time=9:30 pm {{small|(6:30 pm PDT)}}|place=AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas|TV=TNT

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=110

|team2=San Antonio Spurs |score2=97

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180419/GSWSAS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–23 |Q2=26–23 |Q3=32–26 |Q4=26–25

|points1=Kevin Durant 26 |points2=LaMarcus Aldridge 18

|rebounds1=Kevin Durant 9 |rebounds2=LaMarcus Aldridge 10

|assist1=Draymond Green 7 |assist2=Aldridge, Murray 4 each

|attendance=18,418

|referee=Zach Zarba, Rodney Mott, Sean Wright

|series=Golden State leads series, 3–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 22 |time=3:30 pm {{small|(12:30 pm PDT)}}|place=AT&T Center, San Antonio, Texas |TV=ABC

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=90

|team2=San Antonio Spurs |score2=103

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180422/GSWSAS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–30 |Q2=20–26 |Q3=29–21 |Q4=19–26

|points1=Kevin Durant 34 |points2=LaMarcus Aldridge 22

|rebounds1=Draymond Green 18 |rebounds2=LaMarcus Aldridge 10

|assist1=Draymond Green 9 |assist2=Ginóbili, Mills 5 each

|attendance=18,418

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Brian Forte

|series=Golden State leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 24 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=San Antonio Spurs |score1=91

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=99

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180424/SASGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=20–22 |Q2=18–27 |Q3=27–30 |Q4=26–20

|points1=LaMarcus Aldridge 30 |points2=Kevin Durant 25

|rebounds1=LaMarcus Aldridge 12 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 19

|assist1=Manu Ginóbili 7 |assist2=Draymond Green 7

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Mike Callahan, Tony Brown, Jason Phillips

|series=Golden State wins series, 4–1

}}

• Game 5 is Manu Ginóbili's final NBA game.

This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus San Antonio Spurs (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=SAS&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 14 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Moda Center, Portland, Oregon |TV=ESPN

|team1=New Orleans Pelicans |score1=97

|team2=Portland Trail Blazers |score2=95

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180414/NOPPOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–18 |Q2=24–18 |Q3=30–27 |Q4=22–32

|points1=Anthony Davis 35 |points2=CJ McCollum 19

|rebounds1=Anthony Davis 14 |rebounds2=Ed Davis 13

|assist1=Rajon Rondo 17 |assist2=Damian Lillard 7

|attendance=19,882

|referee=Ed Malloy, Eric Lewis, Mark Lindsay

|series=New Orleans leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 17 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Moda Center, Portland, Oregon |TV=TNT

|team1=New Orleans Pelicans |score1=111

|team2=Portland Trail Blazers |score2=102

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180417/NOPPOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–23 |Q2=29–36 |Q3=33–19 |Q4=24–24

|points1=Jrue Holiday 33 |points2=CJ McCollum 22

|rebounds1=Anthony Davis 13 |rebounds2=Al-Farouq Aminu 15

|assist1=Holiday, Rondo 9 each |assist2=CJ McCollum 6

|attendance=20,066

|referee=Zach Zarba, Sean Corbin, John Goble

|series=New Orleans leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 19 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |TV=NBA TV

|team1=Portland Trail Blazers |score1=102

|team2=New Orleans Pelicans |score2=119

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180419/PORNOP#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=20–36 |Q2=25–28 |Q3=25–27 |Q4=32–28

|points1=CJ McCollum 22 |points2=Nikola Mirotić 30

|rebounds1=Al-Farouq Aminu 8 |rebounds2=Anthony Davis 11

|assist1=Maurice Harkless 4 |assist2=Rajon Rondo 11

|attendance=18,551

|referee=Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Tom Washington

|series=New Orleans leads series, 3–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 21 |time=5:00 pm {{small|(4:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |TV=TNT

|team1=Portland Trail Blazers |score1=123

|team2=New Orleans Pelicans |score2=131

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180421/PORNOP#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–26 |Q2=31–32 |Q3=31–42 |Q4=36–31

|points1=CJ McCollum 38 |points2=Anthony Davis 47

|rebounds1=Jusuf Nurkić 11 |rebounds2=Davis, Mirotić 11 each

|assist1=Damian Lillard 6 |assist2=Rajon Rondo 16

|attendance=18,544

|referee=James Capers, Kane Fitzgerald, Ron Garretson

|series=New Orleans wins series, 4–0

}}

The Pelicans completed a sweep of the Trail Blazers for their 1st series win in the playoffs since the 2008 NBA playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks as the New Orleans Hornets.

This was the first playoff meeting between the Trail Blazers and Pelicans.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Portland Trail Blazers versus New Orleans Pelicans (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=POR&opp_id=NOH&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 15 |time=6:30 pm {{small|(5:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |TV=TNT

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=108

|team2=Oklahoma City Thunder |score2=116

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180415/UTAOKC#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–25 |Q2=23–29 |Q3=24–27 |Q4=36–35

|points1=Donovan Mitchell 27 |points2=Paul George 36

|rebounds1=Donovan Mitchell 10 |rebounds2=Russell Westbrook 13

|assist1=Ricky Rubio 5 |assist2=Russell Westbrook 8

|attendance=18,203

|referee=Derrick Stafford, David Guthrie, Josh Tiven

|series=Oklahoma City leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 18 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |TV=NBA TV

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=102

|team2=Oklahoma City Thunder |score2=95

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180418/UTAOKC#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–25 |Q2=27–21 |Q3=21–33 |Q4=28–16

|points1=Donovan Mitchell 28 |points2=Russell Westbrook 19

|rebounds1=Derrick Favors 16 |rebounds2=Paul George 10

|assist1=Ricky Rubio 9 |assist2=Russell Westbrook 13

|attendance=18,203

|referee=Ken Mauer, James Williams, Gary Zielinski

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 21 |time=10:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm MDT)}}|place=Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |TV=ESPN

|team1=Oklahoma City Thunder |score1=102

|team2=Utah Jazz |score2=115

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180421/OKCUTA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–22 |Q2=23–36 |Q3=22–31 |Q4=27–26

|points1=Paul George 23 |points2=Ricky Rubio 26

|rebounds1=Russell Westbrook 11 |rebounds2=Rudy Gobert 12

|assist1=Russell Westbrook 9 |assist2=Ricky Rubio 10

|attendance=18,306

|referee=Zach Zarba, Bennie Adams, John Goble

|series=Utah leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=April 23 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm MDT)}}|place=Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |TV=TNT

|team1=Oklahoma City Thunder |score1=96

|team2=Utah Jazz |score2=113

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180423/OKCUTA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–24 |Q2=22–34 |Q3=21–32 |Q4=23–23

|points1=Paul George 32 |points2=Donovan Mitchell 33

|rebounds1=Russell Westbrook 14 |rebounds2=Rudy Gobert 10

|assist1=Russell Westbrook 3 |assist2=Ricky Rubio 8

|attendance=18,306

|referee=Marc Davis, Bill Kennedy, Bill Spooner

|series=Utah leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 25 |time=9:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |TV=NBA TV

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=99

|team2=Oklahoma City Thunder |score2=107

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180425/UTAOKC#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=34–29 |Q2=22–12 |Q3=22–37 |Q4=21–29

|points1=Jae Crowder 27 |points2=Russell Westbrook 45

|rebounds1=Ricky Rubio 12 |rebounds2=Russell Westbrook 15

|assist1=Ricky Rubio 7 |assist2=Russell Westbrook 7

|attendance=18,203

|referee=Ed Malloy, Kane Fitzgerald, Tom Washington

|series=Utah leads series, 3–2

}}

The Thunder trailed by as much as 25 points in the 3rd quarter. However, Russell Westbrook and Paul George combined for 47 second-half points to help keep their season alive. The Thunder outscored the Jazz 61-28 since the comeback started with 8:32 left in the 3rd quarter. The 25-point rally was their largest in franchise history and one of the biggest comebacks for a team facing elimination in playoff history.

{{Basketballbox|date=April 27 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm MDT)}}|place=Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |TV=ESPN

|team1=Oklahoma City Thunder |score1=91

|team2=Utah Jazz |score2=96

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180427/OKCUTA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–18 |Q2=19–23 |Q3=29–37 |Q4=21–18

|points1=Russell Westbrook 46 |points2=Donovan Mitchell 38

|rebounds1=Steven Adams 15 |rebounds2=Rudy Gobert 13

|assist1=Paul George 8 |assist2=Joe Ingles 5

|attendance=18,306

|referee=Scott Foster, Ron Garretson, Eric Lewis

|series=Utah wins series, 4–2

}}

This was the fifth playoff meeting between the SuperSonics/Thunder franchise and the Jazz, but the first since the Seattle SuperSonics relocated to Oklahoma City and became the Thunder in 2008. The two teams have split their previous four playoff matchups.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Oklahoma City Thunder versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=OKC&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 12, 2018}}

:Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 1 |time=8:00 pm |place=Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |TV=TNT, TSN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=113

|team2=Toronto Raptors |score2=112

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180501/CLETOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–33 |Q2=38–27 |Q3=25–27 |Q4=23–18 |OT=8–7

|points1=LeBron James 26 |points2=DeMar DeRozan 22

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 13 |rebounds2=Jonas Valančiūnas 21

|assist1=LeBron James 13 |assist2=Kyle Lowry 10

|attendance=19,954

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble

|series=Cleveland leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 3 |time=6:00 pm |place=Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario |TV=ESPN, SN1

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=128

|team2=Toronto Raptors |score2=110

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180503/CLETOR#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–29 |Q2=35–34 |Q3=37–24 |Q4=30–23

|points1=LeBron James 43 |points2=DeMar DeRozan 24

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 11 |rebounds2=Jonas Valančiūnas 12

|assist1=LeBron James 14 |assist2=Kyle Lowry 8

|attendance=20,127

|referee=Ken Mauer, Kane Fitzgerald, Brian Forte

|series=Cleveland leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 5 |time=8:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ABC, SN1

|team1=Toronto Raptors |score1=103

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=105

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180505/TORCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–24 |Q2=21–31 |Q3=25–24 |Q4=38–26

|points1=Kyle Lowry 27 |points2=LeBron James 38

|rebounds1=Jonas Valančiūnas 11 |rebounds2=Kevin Love 16

|assist1=Kyle Lowry 7 |assist2=LeBron James 7

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Mike Callahan, Courtney Kirkland, Josh Tiven

|series=Cleveland leads series, 3–0

}}

LeBron James capped off a 38-point performance with a fadeaway bank shot floater{{Cite web|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2774526-watch-lebron-james-hit-ridiculous-floater-at-buzzer-to-beat-raptors-in-game-3|title = Watch LeBron James Hit Ridiculous Floater at Buzzer to Beat Raptors in Game 3|website = Bleacher Report}} at the buzzer to lead the Cavs to a commanding 3–0 series lead.

{{Basketballbox|date=May 7 |time=8:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=TNT, TSN

|team1=Toronto Raptors |score1=93

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=128

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180507/TORCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–30 |Q2=21–33 |Q3=25–37 |Q4=21–28

|points1=Jonas Valančiūnas 18 |points2=LeBron James 29

|rebounds1=DeRozan, Valančiūnas, 5 each |rebounds2=LeBron James 8

|assist1=Kyle Lowry 10 |assist2=LeBron James 11

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Marc Davis, Tony Brown, David Guthrie

|series=Cleveland wins series, 4–0

}}

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with Cleveland winning the first two meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Toronto Raptors (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=TOR&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 29, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 30 |time=8:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Philadelphia 76ers |score1=101

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=117

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180430/PHIBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–25 |Q2=23–31 |Q3=30–31 |Q4=26–30

|points1=Joel Embiid 31 |points2=Terry Rozier 29

|rebounds1=Joel Embiid 13 |rebounds2=Terry Rozier 8

|assist1=Ben Simmons 6 |assist2=Marcus Smart 9

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Marc Davis, Ed Malloy, Bill Spooner

|series=Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 3 |time=8:30 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Philadelphia 76ers |score1=103

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=108

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180503/PHIBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=31–22 |Q2=25–29 |Q3=19–28 |Q4=28–29

|points1=JJ Redick 23 |points2=Jayson Tatum 21

|rebounds1=Joel Embiid 14 |rebounds2=Al Horford 12

|assist1=Ben Simmons 7 |assist2=Terry Rozier 9

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

|series=Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 5 |time=5:00 pm |place=Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |TV=ESPN

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=101

|team2=Philadelphia 76ers |score2=98

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180505/BOSPHI#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–20 |Q2=29–31 |Q3=21–17 |Q4=20–21 |OT=12–9

|points1=Jayson Tatum 24 |points2=Joel Embiid 22

|rebounds1=Aron Baynes 10 |rebounds2=Joel Embiid 19

|assist1=Jayson Tatum 4 |assist2=Ben Simmons 8

|attendance=20,758

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Pat Fraher, John Goble

|series=Boston leads series, 3–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 7 |time=6:00 pm |place=Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |TV=TNT

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=92

|team2=Philadelphia 76ers |score2=103

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180507/BOSPHI#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–21 |Q2=21–26 |Q3=22–29 |Q4=27–27

|points1=Jayson Tatum 20 |points2=Dario Šarić 25

|rebounds1=Al Horford 10 |rebounds2=Embiid, Simmons 13 each

|assist1=Jayson Tatum 4 |assist2=McConnell, Simmons 5 each

|attendance=20,936

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Sean Corbin

|series=Boston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 9 |time=8:00 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=TNT

|team1=Philadelphia 76ers |score1=112

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=114

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180509/PHIBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=24–25 |Q2= 28–36|Q3= 30–22|Q4=30–31

|points1=Embiid, Šarić 27 each |points2=Jayson Tatum 25

|rebounds1=Joel Embiid 12 |rebounds2=Aron Baynes 9

|assist1=McConnell, Simmons 6 each |assist2=Marcus Smart 6

|attendance=18,624

|referee=James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

|series=Boston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the 21st playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning 12 of the first 20 meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Boston Celtics versus Philadelphia 76ers (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=BOS&opp_id=PHI&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 28, 2016}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 29 |time=3:30 pm {{small|(2:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=ABC

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=96

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=110

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180429/UTAHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–34 |Q2=18–30 |Q3=29–22 |Q4=28–24

|points1=Crowder, Mitchell 21 each |points2=James Harden 41

|rebounds1=Rudy Gobert 9 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 12

|assist1=Ingles, Mitchell 5 each |assist2=James Harden 7

|attendance=18,055

|referee=James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

|series=Houston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 2 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=116

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=108

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180502/UTAHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=36–28 |Q2=28–27 |Q3=22–30 |Q4=30–23

|points1=Joe Ingles 27 |points2=James Harden 32

|rebounds1=Rudy Gobert 14 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 11

|assist1=Donovan Mitchell 11 |assist2=James Harden 11

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Scott Foster, Bennie Adams, Tony Brothers

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 4 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(8:30 pm MDT)}}|place=Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |TV=ESPN

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=113

|team2=Utah Jazz |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180504/HOUUTA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=39–22 |Q2=31–18 |Q3=23–25 |Q4=20–27

|points1=Gordon, Harden 25 each |points2=Royce O'Neale 17

|rebounds1=Clint Capela 8 |rebounds2=Rudy Gobert 9

|assist1=James Harden 12 |assist2=Raulzinho Neto 4

|attendance=18,306

|referee=Marc Davis, Ron Garretson, Ed Malloy

|series=Houston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 6 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(6:00 pm MDT)}}|place=Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, Utah |TV=TNT

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=100

|team2=Utah Jazz |score2=87

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180506/HOUUTA#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–23 |Q2=28–25 |Q3=21–17 |Q4=21–22

|points1=Chris Paul 27 |points2=Donovan Mitchell 25

|rebounds1=Clint Capela 15 |rebounds2=Rudy Gobert 10

|assist1=Chris Paul 6 |assist2=Joe Ingles 4

|attendance=18,306

|referee=Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

|series=Houston leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 8 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Utah Jazz |score1=102

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=112

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180508/UTAHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=16–21 |Q2=30–33 |Q3=32–21 |Q4=24–37

|points1=Donovan Mitchell 24 |points2=Chris Paul 41

|rebounds1=Rudy Gobert 9 |rebounds2=Chris Paul 7

|assist1=Donovan Mitchell 9 |assist2=Chris Paul 10

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Mike Callahan, John Goble, Eric Lewis

|series=Houston wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning five of the first seven meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Utah Jazz (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=UTA&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 27, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=April 28 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=New Orleans Pelicans |score1=101

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=123

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180428/NOPGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=34–35 |Q2=21–41 |Q3=19–27 |Q4=27–20

|points1=Anthony Davis 21 |points2=Klay Thompson 27

|rebounds1=Anthony Davis 10 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 15

|assist1=Rajon Rondo 11 |assist2=Draymond Green 11

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Ken Mauer, Bill Kennedy, James Williams

|series=Golden State leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 1 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=New Orleans Pelicans |score1=116

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=121

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180501/NOPGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=29–27 |Q2=26–31 |Q3=31–30 |Q4=30–33

|points1=Anthony Davis 25 |points2=Kevin Durant 29

|rebounds1=Anthony Davis 15 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 9

|assist1=Rajon Rondo 12 |assist2=Draymond Green 12

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Mike Callahan, Jason Phillips, Sean Wright

|series=Golden State leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 4 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(7:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |TV=ESPN

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=100

|team2=New Orleans Pelicans |score2=119

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180504/GSWNOP#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–30 |Q2=35–32 |Q3=19–30 |Q4=25–27

|points1=Klay Thompson 26 |points2=Anthony Davis 33

|rebounds1=Draymond Green 12 |rebounds2=Anthony Davis 18

|assist1=Draymond Green 9 |assist2=Rajon Rondo 21

|attendance=18,551

|referee=Scott Foster, Mark Ayotte, Eric Lewis

|series=Golden State leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 6 |time=3:30 pm {{small|(2:30 pm CDT)}}|place=Smoothie King Center, New Orleans, Louisiana |TV=ABC

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=118

|team2=New Orleans Pelicans |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180506/GSWNOP#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=37–22 |Q2=24–32 |Q3=33–19 |Q4=24–19

|points1=Kevin Durant 38 |points2=Anthony Davis 26

|rebounds1=Durant, Green 9 each |rebounds2=Anthony Davis 12

|assist1=Draymond Green 9 |assist2=Rajon Rondo 6

|attendance=18,513

|referee=James Capers, Tom Washington, Zach Zarba

|series=Golden State leads series, 3–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 8 |time=10:30 pm {{small|(7:30 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=New Orleans Pelicans |score1=104

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=113

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180508/NOPGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=26–32 |Q2=30–27 |Q3=19–36 |Q4=29–18

|points1=Anthony Davis 34 |points2=Stephen Curry 28

|rebounds1=Anthony Davis 19 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 14

|assist1=Jrue Holiday 11 |assist2=Draymond Green 9

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Derrick Stafford, Ed Malloy, Josh Tiven

|series=Golden State wins series, 4–1

}}

This was the second meeting in the playoffs between the two teams, with the Warriors winning the first meeting.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Golden State Warriors versus New Orleans Pelicans (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=NOH&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=April 24, 2018}}

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:Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 13 |time=3:30 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=ABC

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=83

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=108

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180513/CLEBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=18–36 |Q2=17–25 |Q3=29–17 |Q4=19–30

|points1=Kevin Love 17 |points2=Jaylen Brown 23

|rebounds1=Tristan Thompson 11 |rebounds2=Marcus Morris 10

|assist1=LeBron James 9 |assist2=Terry Rozier 8

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Marc Davis, Pat Fraher, John Goble

|series=Boston leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 15 |time=8:30 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=ESPN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=94

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=107

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180515/CLEBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=27–23 |Q2=28–25 |Q3=22–36 |Q4=17–23

|points1=LeBron James 42 |points2=Jaylen Brown 23

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 15 |rebounds2=Al Horford 10

|assist1=LeBron James 12 |assist2=Marcus Smart 9

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford, Sean Wright

|series=Boston leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 19 |time=8:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ESPN

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=86

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=116

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180519/BOSCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–32 |Q2=24–29 |Q3=22–26 |Q4=23–29

|points1=Jayson Tatum 18 |points2=LeBron James 27

|rebounds1=Al Horford 7 |rebounds2=Kevin Love 14

|assist1=Marcus Smart 6 |assist2=LeBron James 12

|attendance=20,562

|referee=James Capers, Josh Tiven, Zach Zarba

|series=Boston leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 21 |time=8:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ESPN

|team1=Boston Celtics|score1=102

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=111

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180521/BOSCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=18–34 |Q2=35–34 |Q3=23–21 |Q4=26–22

|points1=Jaylen Brown 25 |points2=LeBron James 44

|rebounds1=Al Horford 7 |rebounds2=Tristan Thompson 12

|assist1=Terry Rozier 11 |assist2= four players 3 each

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Scott Foster, Bill Kennedy, Eric Lewis

|series=Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 23 |time=8:30 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=ESPN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=83

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=96

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180523/CLEBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–32 |Q2=23–21 |Q3=18–23 |Q4=23–20

|points1=LeBron James 26 |points2=Jayson Tatum 24

|rebounds1=LeBron James 10 |rebounds2=Al Horford 12

|assist1=LeBron James 5 |assist2=Terry Rozier 6

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Ken Mauer, Ed Malloy, Jason Phillips

|series=Boston leads series, 3–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 25 |time=8:30 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ESPN

|team1=Boston Celtics |score1=99

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=109

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180525/BOSCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=25–20 |Q2=18–34 |Q3=30–29 |Q4=26–26

|points1=Terry Rozier 28 |points2=LeBron James 46

|rebounds1=Al Horford 9 |rebounds2=LeBron James 11

|assist1=Marcus Smart 8 |assist2=LeBron James 9

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Mike Callahan, John Goble, Derrick Stafford

|series=Series tied, 3–3

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 27 |time=8:30 pm |place=TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts |TV=ESPN

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=87

|team2=Boston Celtics |score2=79

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180527/CLEBOS#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=18–26 |Q2=21–17 |Q3=20–13 |Q4=28–23

|points1=LeBron James 35 |points2=Jayson Tatum 24

|rebounds1=LeBron James 15 |rebounds2=Marcus Morris 12

|assist1=LeBron James 9 |assist2=Marcus Smart 7

|attendance=18,624

|referee=Marc Davis, James Capers, Zach Zarba

|series=Cleveland wins series, 4–3

}}

It marked the first time since the 1987–88 season that the Celtics made two consecutive Conference finals. It was also the Celtics' first home loss of the postseason. Their loss at home after leading 3–2 in the series was the first time that had happened since 2009. This was the fifth time in NBA history that the road team won a Game 7 after the home team had won each of the first six games. LeBron James became the first non-Celtic to advance to 8 consecutive NBA Finals. It was also the second time in the Celtics' history that they had lost a playoff series in which they had taken a 2–0 lead.

This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Celtics winning four of the first seven meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Cleveland Cavaliers versus Boston Celtics (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=CLE&opp_id=BOS&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 9, 2018}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 14 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=119

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=106

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180514/GSWHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=29–30 |Q2=27–26 |Q3=31–24 |Q4=32–26

|points1=Kevin Durant 37 |points2=James Harden 41

|rebounds1=Draymond Green 9 |rebounds2=Chris Paul 11

|assist1=Draymond Green 9 |assist2=James Harden 7

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Scott Foster, Tony Brothers, Tom Washington

|series=Golden State leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 16 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=105

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=127

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180516/GSWHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=21–26 |Q2=29–38 |Q3=29–31 |Q4=26–32

|points1=Kevin Durant 38 |points2=Gordon, Harden 27 each

|rebounds1=Stephen Curry 7 |rebounds2=Capela, Harden 10 each

|assist1=Stephen Curry 7 |assist2=Ariza, Paul 6 each

|attendance=18,119

|referee=Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy

|series=Series tied, 1–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 20 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(5:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=85

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=126

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180520/HOUGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=22–31 |Q2=21–23 |Q3=24–34 |Q4=18–38

|points1=James Harden 20 |points2=Stephen Curry 35

|rebounds1=Chris Paul 10 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 17

|assist1=James Harden 9 |assist2=Durant, Green 6 each

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Marc Davis, Sean Corbin, Jason Phillips

|series=Golden State leads series, 2–1

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=May 22 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(6:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=95

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180522/HOUGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–28 |Q2=34–18 |Q3=17–34 |Q4=25–12

|points1=James Harden 30 |points2=Stephen Curry 28

|rebounds1=P. J. Tucker 16 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 13

|assist1=Harden, Paul 4 each |assist2=Draymond Green 8

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Mike Callahan, Kane Fitzgerald, Derrick Stafford

|series=Series tied, 2–2

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 24 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=94

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=98

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180524/GSWHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=17–23 |Q2=28–22 |Q3=27–26 |Q4=22–27

|points1=Kevin Durant 29 |points2=Eric Gordon 24

|rebounds1=Draymond Green 15 |rebounds2=Clint Capela 14

|assist1=Stephen Curry 6 |assist2=Chris Paul 6

|attendance=18,208

|referee=James Capers, Eric Lewis, Zach Zarba

|series=Houston leads series, 3–2

}}The game was a memorable back-and-forth affair that came down to the wire. In the final seconds (6.7 seconds to be exact) with the Rockets up 96–94, the Warriors had one last chance to tie or take the lead in the game, Draymond Green however lost his balance and turned the ball over to Eric Gordon who was then fouled and sealed the game making both of his free throws sending Houston within 1 game to their first trip to the NBA Finals since 1995, but it came at a cost however as Chris Paul suffered a "right hamstring injury" in the final minute, he did not play for the rest of the series.

Kevin Durant scored 29 points while Draymond Green had 15 rebounds & Stephen Curry had 6 assists for the Warriors

Eric Gordon scored 24 points while Clint Capela scored 14 rebounds & Chris Paul with 6 assists for the Rockets.{{Basketballbox|date=May 26 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(6:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=TNT

|team1=Houston Rockets |score1=86

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=115

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180526/HOUGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=39–22 |Q2=22–29 |Q3=16–33 |Q4=9–31

|points1=James Harden 32 |points2=Klay Thompson 35

|rebounds1=Clint Capela 15 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 10

|assist1=James Harden 9 |assist2=Draymond Green 9

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Ken Mauer, David Guthrie, Ed Malloy

|series=Series tied, 3–3

}}

Golden State rallied from a 17-point first quarter deficit by outscoring Houston 64–25 in the second half to force a Game 7. The Rockets' 25 second-half points tied a franchise record low for scoring in any half in the postseason.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 28 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(8:00 pm CDT)}}|place=Toyota Center, Houston, Texas |TV=TNT

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=101

|team2=Houston Rockets |score2=92

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180528/GSWHOU#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=19–24 |Q2=24–30 |Q3=33–15 |Q4=25–23

|points1=Kevin Durant 34 |points2=James Harden 32

|rebounds1=Draymond Green 13 |rebounds2=P. J. Tucker 12

|assist1=Stephen Curry 10 |assist2=Gordon, Harden 6 each

|attendance=18,055

|referee=Scott Foster, Mike Callahan, Derrick Stafford

|series=Golden State wins series, 4–3

}}

The Rockets controlled the 1st half, leading by as much as 15 points, the half ended on an Eric Gordon buzzer-beating layup putting the score at halftime 54–43 in Favor of Houston. However, the game took a drastic change from that point as the Warriors would once again rally and took the lead with 4 minutes left in the 3rd quarter, a lead they never relinquished as they continued to cruise throughout the rest of the game to win their 4th Consecutive Western Conference title.

For The Warriors: Kevin Durant scored 34 points, Draymond Green scored 13 rebounds & Steph Curry scored 10 assists, the Team went 16-of-39 from the 3-point line during the game

For The Rockets: Although James Harden scored 32 points & 6 Assists with P.J. Tucker securing 12 rebounds, the Rockets missed 27 consecutive 3-pointers, which is a record for most ever missed consecutively in a playoff game. They also went 1-of-30 from the 3-point line to close out the game.

This is the Warriors' first game 7 road win since 1948 and the first Western Conference team to win a conference finals game 7 on the road since the 2001–02 Los Angeles Lakers.

This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Warriors winning the first two meetings.{{cite web|title=Team Rivalry Finder — Houston Rockets versus Golden State Warriors (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=HOU&opp_id=GSW&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 8, 2018}}

{{Main|2018 NBA Finals}}

:Note: Times are EDT (UTC−4) as listed by the NBA. If the venue is located in a different time zone, the local time is also given.

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=May 31 |time=9:00 pm {{small|(6:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=ABC

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=114

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=124

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180531/CLEGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=30–29 |Q2=26–27 |Q3=22–28 |Q4=29–23 |OT=7–17

|points1=LeBron James 51 |points2=Stephen Curry 29

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 13 |rebounds2=Draymond Green 11

|assist1=LeBron James 8 |assist2=Green, Curry 9 each

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Ken Mauer, Tony Brothers, Ed Malloy

|series=Golden State leads series, 1–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=June 3 |time=8:00 pm {{small|(5:00 pm PDT)}}|place=Oracle Arena, Oakland, California |TV=ABC

|team1=Cleveland Cavaliers |score1=103

|team2=Golden State Warriors |score2=122

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180603/CLEGSW#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=28–32 |Q2=18–27 |Q3=34–31 |Q4=23–32

|points1=LeBron James 29 |points2=Stephen Curry 33

|rebounds1=Kevin Love 10 |rebounds2=Kevin Durant 9

|assist1=LeBron James 13 |assist2=Stephen Curry 8

|attendance=19,596

|referee=Mike Callahan, David Guthrie, Derrick Stafford

|series=Golden State leads series, 2–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|bg=#eee |date=June 6 |time=9:00 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ABC

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1=110

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2=102

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180606/GSWCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=28–29 |Q2=24–29 |Q3=31–23 |Q4=27–21

|points1=Kevin Durant 43 |points2=LeBron James 33

|rebounds1=Kevin Durant 13 |rebounds2=Kevin Love 13

|assist1=Draymond Green 9 |assist2=LeBron James 11

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Marc Davis, John Goble, Zach Zarba

|series=Golden State leads series, 3–0

}}

{{Basketballbox|date=June 8 |time=9:00 pm |place=Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio |TV=ABC

|team1=Golden State Warriors |score1= 108

|team2=Cleveland Cavaliers |score2= 85

|report=[http://www.nba.com/games/20180608/GSWCLE#/boxscore Boxscore]

|Q1=34–25 |Q2=27–27 |Q3=25–13 |Q4=22–20

|points1=Stephen Curry 37 |points2=LeBron James 23

|rebounds1=Kevin Durant 12 |rebounds2=Kevin Love 9

|assist1=Kevin Durant 10 |assist2=LeBron James 8

|attendance=20,562

|referee=Scott Foster, James Capers, Jason Phillips

|series=Golden State wins series, 4–0

}}

Game 1 would go on to be an instant classic, with LeBron James scoring 51 points. The game was tight throughout, as neither team was able to gain separation. However, the final minutes did not come without controversy as Durant seemingly charged onto James when driving to the basket. The officials reviewed that James was not within the restricted area, and the call was then reversed into a blocking foul, thus allowing Durant to tie the game with a pair of free throws. Eventually, when the Warriors were leading 107–106, James passed the ball that went out of bounds while George Hill was fouled, thus giving him a pair of free throws. After making the first free throw to tie it at 107, he missed the second free throw, which was rebounded by J.R. Smith, who ran the clock as it was perceived that he believed the Cavaliers had the lead. He passed the ball to Hill, whose shot was blocked by Draymond Green at the buzzer. The Warriors dominated overtime 17–7 as they won the series opener 124–114.{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23665076/an-oral-history-final-minute-regulation-2018-nba-finals-game-1-cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors|title=Inside the dramatic 48th minute of Cavs-Warriors Game 1|date=2018-06-01|work=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607182106/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/23665076/an-oral-history-final-minute-regulation-2018-nba-finals-game-1-cleveland-cavaliers-golden-state-warriors|archive-date=2018-06-07|url-status=live}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/cavs-vs-warriors-controversial-reversal-of-late-charge-call-plays-key-role-in-game-1-of-nba-finals/|title=Cavs vs. Warriors: Controversial reversal of late charge call plays key role in Game 1 of NBA Finals|last=Maloney|first=Jack|date=2018-06-01|work=CBS Sports|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607185156/https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/cavs-vs-warriors-controversial-reversal-of-late-charge-call-plays-key-role-in-game-1-of-nba-finals/|archive-date=2018-06-07|url-status=live|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401034613|title=Warriors withstand James' 51 points to win NBA Finals Game 1|last=Associated Press|date=2018-06-01|work=ESPN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180607183351/http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=401034613|archive-date=2018-06-07|url-status=live}} Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, and Klay Thompson respectively scored 29, 26, and 24 points. In Game 2, the Warriors blew out the Cavs 122–103 as Curry sinked in 9 three-pointers and finished with 33 points and Durant dropped 26 points. The Warriors sent more double teams on James, holding him to 29 points.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201806030GSW.html 2018 NBA Finals Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers at Golden State Warriors Box Score, June 3, 2018] As Game 3 shifted to Cleveland, the Cavaliers dominated the first half, leading by as many as 13. Curry and Thompson, the Splash Brothers, had a bad night only combining for only 21 points on 7-27 shooting.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201806060CLE.html 2018 NBA Finals Game 3: Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, June 6, 2018] However, in the second half, the Warriors fought back, making it a back-and-forth game as Kevin Durant scored 43 points, and made a key clutch shot in the closing minutes that put the Warriors up 106–100, and eventually winning 110–102 to put the Warriors up 3–0 for the second straight year.{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nba/|title=NBA - National Basketball Association Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Standings, Rumors - ESPN|website=ESPN.com|access-date=December 18, 2022}} After a close first half in Game 4, the Warriors dominated the third quarter and routed the Cavaliers 108–85 behind Stephen Curry's 37 points and seven three-pointers, as well as a triple-double by Durant, thus completing the sweep.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/boxscores/201806080CLE.html 2018 NBA Finals Game 4: Golden State Warriors at Cleveland Cavaliers Box Score, June 8, 2018] Durant won Finals MVP for the second straight year behind averages of 28.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 7.5 assists, while Curry averaged 27.5 points for the series. LeBron James led both teams in scoring and assists, putting up averages of 34.0 points and 10.0 assists in a losing effort.[https://www.basketball-reference.com/playoffs/2018-nba-finals-cavaliers-vs-warriors.html 2018 NBA Finals Cavaliers vs. Warriors]

This was the fourth meeting in the NBA Finals between these two teams, with the Warriors winning two of the first three meetings.{{cite web|title=Golden State Warriors versus Cleveland Cavaliers (Playoffs)|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/play-index/rivals.cgi?request=1&team_id=GSW&opp_id=CLE&is_playoffs=Y|publisher=basketball-reference.com|access-date=May 28, 2018}}

ESPN, TNT, ABC, NBA TV, ESPN2, and ESPNews televised the playoffs nationally in the United States. In the first round, regional sports networks affiliated with the teams also broadcast the games, except for games televised on ABC. Throughout the first two rounds, TNT televised games Sunday through Wednesday(2nd round), Thursday (1st round), ESPN televised games Thursday (2nd round)and Friday, and ABC televised selected games on Saturday and Sunday, usually in the afternoon. NBA TV, ESPN2 and ESPNEWS has aired select weekday games in the first round. ESPN/ABC televised the Eastern Conference finals, while the Western Conference finals was televised by TNT. ABC had exclusive television rights to the 2018 NBA Finals, which was the 16th consecutive year for the network.{{cite web|title=2018 NBA PLAYOFFS SCHEDULE ON ESPN/ABC AND TURNER|url=http://www.sportsmediawatch.com/nba-playoffs-tv-schedule-espn-abc-tnt-nbatv-finals-ecf-wcf-semis-first-round/|website=Sportsmediawatch.com|date=April 2, 2015|access-date=April 15, 2018}}

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