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On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 18, The 2008 Celtics Won Second-Round Series

2008 – With a 97-92 Boston Celtics victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 7 of the second round, the Celtics won the series. Paul Pierce and LeBron James went toe-to-toe as the Celtics’ captain…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 17, The 2009 Lakers Won Second-Round Series

2009 – With an 89-70 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Houston Rockets in Game 7 of the second round, the Lakers won the series. After the Rockets forced the deciding game by winning the previous…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 16, The Los Angeles Lakers Won Their Seventh Championship

1980 – With a 123-107 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, the Lakers won their seventh championship. Magic Johnson had game-highs with 42 points scored…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 15, Game 7 of Thunder/Grizzlies in 2011

2011 – With a 105-90 Oklahoma City Thunder victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7, the Thunder won the second-round series. In one of the best NBA playoff series in recent memory, Oklahoma City…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 14, The 1996 Bulls Won Second-Round Series

1996 – With a 94-81 Chicago Bulls victory over the New York Knicks in Game 5, the Bulls won the second-round series. Michael Jordan scored a game-high 35 points on 13-of-29 shooting. He was the only…Read More

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On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 13, The 2001 Lakers Swept First-Round Series

2001 – With a 119-113 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Sacramento Kings, the Lakers swept the first-round…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 12, The Boston Celtics Won Their 12th Championship

1974 – With a 102-87 Boston Celtics victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of the NBA Finals,…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 11, Vince Carter Scored 50

2001 – In a 102-78 Toronto Raptors postseason victory over the Philadelphia 76ers, Vince Carter scored…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 10, The 2010 Lakers Swept First-Round Series

2010 – With a 111-96 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Utah Jazz in Game 4, the eventual champion…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 9, The 2012 Heat Won First-Round Series

2012 – With a 106-94 Miami Heat victory over the New York Knicks in Game 5, the Heat won their first-round…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 8, The 2011 Mavs Swept the Lakers

2011 – With a 122-86 Dallas Mavericks victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the Western…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 7, The 1972 Lakers Won the Championship

1972 – With a 114-100 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the New York Knicks in Game 5 of the NBA Finals,…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 6, The 1994 Knicks Won First-Round Series

1994 – With a 102-92 New York Knicks victory over the New Jersey Nets in Game 4, the Knicks defeated…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 5, The 2000 Lakers Title Team Won First-Round Series

2000 – With a 113-86 Los Angeles Lakers victory over the Sacramento Kings in Game 5, the eventual…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 4, The 2008 Celtics Title Team Won First-Round Series

2008 – With a 99-65 Boston Celtics victory over the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7, the eventual 2008 champion…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 3, The Eighth-Seeded Warriors Defeated Mavericks in First Round

2007 – With a 111-86 Golden State Warriors victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6, the eighth-seeded…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 2, The Celtics Defeated the Bulls in One of the Best Recent Playoff Series

2009 – With a 109-99 Boston Celtics victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 7, the KG-less Celtics…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: May 1, Michael Jordan Scored 55

1988 – In a 106-101 Chicago Bulls victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of the first round,…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: April 30, Ray Allen Scored 51

2009 – In a 128-127 Boston Celtics triple overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls in Game 6 of the first…Read More

On This Date in NBA Playoffs History: April 29, The Eighth-Seed Grizzlies Upset the Spurs

2011 – With a 99-91 Memphis Grizzlies victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the first round,…Read More