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Here is the world wide leaders preview of the NBA Conference Finals.

NBA playoffs 2024: Conference finals news, schedule, scores and highlightslay

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May 19, 2024, 10:59 PM ET
 

The NBA playoffs' conference finals are set. Four teams remain in the bracket, and only two will emerge with the chance to play in the 2024 NBA Finals.

The league-leading Boston Celtics continued their dominant run through the Eastern Conference with their second straight five-game series win, this time against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston will meet the surprising Indiana Pacers, who routed the short-handed New York Knicks in Game 7.

In the Western Conference, the Minnesota Timberwolves knocked off three-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the defending champion Denver Nuggets in a thrilling Game 7 comeback to reach the conference finals for the first time since 2004.

Each team must win their best-of-7 series to advance. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-7, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

We'll have complete coverage of the NBA playoffs all the way through the 2024 NBA Finals, which tip off on June 6 on ABC and the ESPN app.

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I'm sure we will see a good bit of small ball with Gobert on the floor. After game 1 of the Utah series, he only played more than 30 minutes once the rest of the series after Dallas went small. I can't imagine Kidd doesn't try to replicate some of that strategy early.
Utah didn't have a 7 ft KAT and a 6'9" Jaden McDaniels sharing the floor with Rudy and a 6'9" Kyle Anderson coming off the bench. I don't think we'll see significant time without either lively or gafford on the floor. Hope maxi comes back at full strength and in stride.
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I got Minny in 7. Though, given we no lube Minnesota all the time in the postseason in multiple sports, I’m not sure I really believe my own prediction. 

I think this is the worst matchup for us of the postseason, and that includes the Celtics, but we are also the worst matchup for them. 

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