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The 2023 NBA playoffs are in full swing as the first round continues this week.

The Golden State Warriors are the defending champions entering the playoffs, in which 16 teams are facing off in four rounds of action to determine the 2023 champion. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are a best-of-seven format, as has been the case since 2003. The NBA does not reseed after each round, so the bracket is set at the start of the tournament.

The top six teams in each conference automatically qualified for the playoffs, while the teams that finished the regular season in seventh through 10th places advanced to the NBA's play-in tournament to determine the final two playoff teams in each conference.

The NBA Finals are slated to start June 1, with Game 7 -- should the series go that long -- scheduled for June 18. All NBA Finals games will be available on ABC and the ESPN App.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami Heat (8) lead Milwaukee Bucks (1) 3-1

Odds: Heat: -135 (Caesars) | Heat: 58% (ESPN BPI)

Game 1: Heat 130, Bucks 117
Game 2: Bucks 138, Heat 122
Game 3: Heat 121, Bucks 99
Game 4: Heat 119, Bucks 114
Game 5: Wednesday at Milwaukee, 9:30 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 6*: Friday at Miami
Game 7*: Sunday at Milwaukee
*If necessary

Winner will advance to face winner of Cavaliers-Knicks series in second round.

Boston Celtics (2) lead Atlanta Hawks (7), 3-2

Odds: Celtics -2200 (Caesars) | Celtics: 97% (ESPN BPI)

Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99
Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106
Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 102
Game 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 121
Game 5: Hawks 119, Celtics 117
Game 6: Thursday at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT
Game 7*: Saturday at Boston (TNT)
*If necessary

Winner will advance to face 76ers in second round.

Philadelphia 76ers (3) defeat Brooklyn Nets (6), 4-0

Game 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101
Game 2: 76ers 96, Nets 84
Game 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97
Game 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88

76ers will face winner of Celtics-Hawks series in second

New York Knicks (5) lead Cleveland Cavaliers (4), 3-1

Odds: Knicks -575 (Caesars) | Knicks: 85% (ESPN BPI)

Game 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97
Game 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90
Game 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79
Game 4: Knicks 102, Cavaliers 93
Game 5: Wednesday at Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET (NBATV)
Game 6*: Friday at New York
Game 7*: Sunday at Cleveland
*If necessary

Winner will advance to face winner of Bucks-Heat series in second round.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Denver Nuggets (1) defeat Minnesota Timberwolves (8), 4-1

Game 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80
Game 2: Nuggets 122, Timberwolves 113
Game 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111
Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108
Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109

The Nuggets will face the Suns in the second round starting April 29.

Los Angeles Lakers (7) lead Memphis Grizzlies (2), 3-1

Odds: Lakers -900 (Caesars) Lakers 83% (ESPN BPI)

Game 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112
Game 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93
Game 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101
Game 4: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111,OT
Game 5: Wednesday at Memphis, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6*: Friday at Los Angeles
Game 7*: Sunday at Memphis
*If necessary

Winner will advance to face winner of Kings-Warriors series in second round.

Sacramento Kings (3) tied with Golden State Warriors (6), 2-2

Odds: Warriors -300 (Caesars) | Warriors: 51% (ESPN BPI)

Game 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123
Game 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106
Game 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97
Game 4: Warriors 126, Kings 125
Game 5: Wednesday at Sacramento, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 6: Friday at Golden State
Game 7*: Sunday at Sacramento
*If necessary

Winner will advance to face winner of Grizzlies-Lakers series in second round.

Phoenix Suns (4) defeat LA Clippers (5), 4-1

Game 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110
Game 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109
Game 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124
Game 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100
Game 5: Suns 136, Clippers 130

The Suns will face the Nuggets in the second round starting April 29.

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