Playoffs Summary

The 2018 NBA playoffs have taken an unexpected turn, with both the Cavs and Celtics going up 3-0 in their respective series against the Raptors and 76ers. Meanwhile on the other side of the bracket, both West favorites, the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets, look to take commanding 3-1 leads against the Pelicans and Jazz.

Team Overviews

• The Houston Rockets entered the playoffs with the best regular-season record in franchise history and appeared in their sixth consecutive postseason.
• 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 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 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 Philadelphia 76ers qualified for the playoffs for the first time since 2012.
• 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.