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April 24, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) celebrates after making a basket in front of forward Kevin Durant (35) and forward Draymond Green (23) against the San Antonio Spurs during the second quarter in game five of the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Kyle Terada, Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
The New Orleans Pelicans were the only team to sweep a first round series in this year's playoffs and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets followed with 4-1 series wins to move on to the next round.
Meanwhile, the Toronto Raptors and the Utah Jazz each won their first round series 4-2, and the Boston Celtics claimed their first round series 4-3.
As of April 28, the only pending first round series was the Cleveland Cavaliers versus the Indiana Pacers...with a winner-take-all Game 7 on Sunday, April 29. at 1 p.m. EST on ABC.
Apr 24, 2018; Philadelphia, PA, USA; Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid (21) reacts along side guard JJ Redick (17) and guard T.J. McConnell (12) after scoring against the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in game five of the first round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Bill Streicher, Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
Here are the Eastern and Western Conference Semifinals matchups...all times are EST.
EASTERN CONFERENCE
No. 3 seed Philadelphia vs No. 2 seed Boston
Series tied 0-0
Game 1: Mon. April 30 Philadelphia at Boston, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 2: Thu. May 3 Philadelphia at Boston, 8:30 p.m. TNT
Game 3: Sat. May 5 Boston at Philadelphia, TBA
Game 4: Mon. May 7 Boston at Philadelphia, TBA, TNT
*Game 5: Wed. May 9 Philadelphia at Boston, TBA, TNT
*Game 6: Fri. May 11 Boston at Philadelphia, TBA, ESPN
*Game 7: Sun. May 13 Philadelphia at Boston, TBA, TBA
No. 1 seed Toronto vs No. 4 seed Cleveland/No. 5 seed Indiana winner
Series Tied: 0-0
Game 1: Tues. May 1 Cleveland/Indiana at Toronto, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 2: Thu. May 3 Cleveland/Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m. ESPN
Game 3: Sat. May 5 Toronto at Cleveland/Indiana TBA, TBA
Game 4: Mon. May 7 Toronto at Cleveland/Indiana, TBA, TNT
*Game 5: Wed. May 9 Cleveland/Indiana at Toronto, TBA, TNT
*Game 6: Fri. May 11 Toronto at Cleveland/Indiana, TBA, ESPN
*Game 7: Sun. May 13 Cleveland/Indiana at Toronto, TBA, TBA
April 24, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) is congratulated by forward Kevin Durant (35) and forward Draymond Green (23) during the second quarter in game five of the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs against the San Antonio Spurs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Kyle Terada, Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
WESTERN CONFERENCE
No. 2 seed Golden State vs No. 7 seed New Orleans
Warriors lead series 1-0
Game 1: Golden State 123, New Orleans 101
Game 2: Tue. May 1 New Orleans at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. TNT
Game 3: Fri. May 4 Golden State at New Orleans, 8 pm. ESPN
Game 4: Sun. May 6 Golden State at New Orleans, TBA, ABC
*Game 5: Tue. May 8 New Orleans at Golden State, TBA, TNT
*Game 6: Thu. May 10 Golden State at New Orleans, TBA, ESPN
*Game 7: Mon. May 14 New Orleans at Golden State, TBA, TNT
No. 1 seed Houston vs No. 5 seed Utah
Series Tied 0-0
Game 1: Sun. April 29 Utah at Houston, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Game 2: Wed. May 2 Utah at Houston, 8 p.m. TNT
Game 3: Fri. May 4 Houston at Utah, 10:30 p.m. ESPN
Game 4: Sun. May 6 Houston at Utah, 8 p.m. TNT
*Game 5: Tue. May 8 Utah at Houston, TBA, TNT
*Game 6: Thu. May 10 Houston at Utah, TBA, ESPN
*Game 7: Mon. May 14 Utah at Houston, TBA, TNT
April 24, 2018; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Klay Thompson (11) is congratulated by center Jordan Bell (2) for making a basket against the San Antonio Spurs during the second quarter in game five of the second round of the 2018 NBA Playoffs at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports (Photo: Kyle Terada, Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)
All times are eastern
*If necessary
The No. 1 seed Panthers dismantled the No. 2 seed Seraphs, 52-28, on Feb. 24, 2018 in the SCT Final played at Monmouth University Sherlon Christie
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