The Sports Almanac

2022-2022 National Basketball Association Playoffs


DENVER NUGGETS
2022-23 NBA Champions


Western Conference Play-In Round
(Game 1) Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) at Los Angeles Lakers (43-39)
(Game 2) Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) at New Orleans Pelicans (42-40)
(Game 3) Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Los Angeles Lakers
Minnesota Timberwolves
108-102 OT
Game 2
Oklahoma City Thunder New Orleans Pelicans 123-118
Game 3
Minnesota Timberwolves Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95



Conference Play-In Round
Eastern Conference Play-In Round
(Game 1) Atlanta Hawks (41-41) at Miami Heat (44-38)
(Game 2) Chicago Bulls (40-42) at Toronto Raptors (41-41)
(Game 3) Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat
GAME
WINNER
LOSER
SCORE
Game 1
Atlanta Hawks
Miami Heat
116-105
Game 2
Chicago Bulls
Toronto Raptors
109-105
Game 3
Miami Heat Chicago Bulls 102-91
First Round Conference Semifinals Conference Finals NBA Finals NBA Champions
Miami Heat
4
Milwaukee Bucks
1





Miami Heat
4
New York Knicks 2



New York Knicks
4
Cleveland Cavaliers
1






Miami Heat
4
Boston Celtics
3


Brooklyn Nets
0
Philadelphia 76ers
4





Philadelphia 76ers 3
Boston Celtics
4



Atlanta Hawks
2
Boston Celtics
4







Miami Heat
1
Denver Nuggets 4
DENVER NUGGETS
Minnesota Timberwolves
1
Denver Nuggets
4





Denver Nuggets 4
Phoenix Suns 2



Los Angeles Clippers
1
Phoenix Suns
4






Denver Nuggets
4
Los Angeles Lakers
0


Golden State Warriors
4
Sacramento Kings
3





Golden State Warriors 2
Los Angeles Lakers
4



Los Angeles Lakers
4
Memphis Grizzlies
2