2023 NBA playoffs scores, results: Celtics stay alive with Game 5 win; Nuggets finish off sweep of Lakers

The Denver Nuggets survived a dominant LeBron James performance to finish off a sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday and reach the NBA Finals for the first time in franchise history. Who will Denver face in those Finals? It still could be the Boston Celtics, who stayed alive on Thursday with a comfortable home win over the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals.

No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a series in NBA playoff history. The Lakers’ loss vs. the Nuggets made teams in that situation 0-150. Can Boston make history and reach the NBA Finals for the second year in a row? They’ll try to force a Game 7 on Saturday night as the Heat host Game 6 back in Miami.

Trying to keep up with the NBA playoffs? We have the latest results, as well as series-by-series schedules and streaming info below.

All times listed are Eastern. Games on ESPN and ABC can be streamed on fubo (try for free).

Eastern Conference finals schedule

No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 8 Heat (Miami leads 3-0)

Game 1: Heat 123, Celtics 116
Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 105
Game 3: Heat 128, Celtics 102
Game 4: Celtics 116, Heat 99
Game 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97
Game 6: Celtics at Heat, Saturday, May 27 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 7: Heat at Celtics, Monday, May 29 (8:30 p.m. ET, TNT)*

Western Conference finals results

No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 7 Lakers (Denver wins 4-0)

Game 1: Nuggets 132, Lakers 126
Game 2: Nuggets 108, Lakers 103
Game 3: Nuggets 119, Lakers 109
Game 4: Nuggets 113, Lakers 111

Eastern Conference second-round results

No. 5 Knicks vs. No. 8 Heat (Miami wins 4-2)

Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101
Game 2: Knicks 111, Heat 105
Game 3: Heat 105, Knicks 86
Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101
Game 5: Knicks 112, Heat 103
Game 6: Heat 96, Knicks 92

No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 3 76ers (Boston wins 4-3)

Game 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115
Game 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87
Game 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102
Game 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 (OT)
Game 5: 76ers 115, Celtics 103
Game 6: Celtics 95, 76ers 86
Game 7: Celtics 112, 76ers 88

Western Conference second-round results

No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 4 Suns (Denver wins 4-2)

Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107
Game 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87
Game 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114
Game 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124
Game 5: Nuggets 118, Suns 102
Game 6: Nuggets 125, Suns 100

No. 6 Warriors vs. No. 7 Lakers (Los Angeles wins 4-2)

Game 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112
Game 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100
Game 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97
Game 4: Lakers 104, Warriors 101
Game 5: Warriors 121, Lakers 106
Game 6: Lakers 122, Warriors 101

First-round results

No. 1 Bucks vs. No. 8 Heat (Miami wins 4-1)

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: Heat 128, Bucks 126 (OT)

No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Hawks (Boston wins 4-2)

Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99
Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106
Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122
Game 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 101
Game 5: Hawks 119, Celtics 117
Game 6: Celtics 128, Hawks 120

No. 3 76ers vs. No. 6 Nets (Philadelphia wins 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

No. 4 Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Knicks (New York wins 4-1)

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: Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95

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

No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Lakers (Los Angeles wins 4-2)

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: Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99
Game 6: Lakers 125, Grizzlies 85

No. 3 Kings vs. No. 6 Warriors (Golden State wins 4-3)

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: Warriors 123, Kings 116
Game 6: Kings 118, Warriors 99
Game 7: Warriors 120, Kings 100

No. 4 Suns vs. No. 5 Clippers (Phoenix wins 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

2023 NBA playoff bracket