2024 NBA playoffs bracket, schedule, scores, results: Pacers force Game 7 against Knicks - CBSSports.com

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We'll have at least two Game 7s in the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Indiana Pacers kept their season alive against the New York Knicks with a Game 6 victory at home Friday night. Knicks vs. Pacers Game 7 is set for Sunday afternoon with a trip to the Eastern Conference finals against the Boston Celtics on the line.

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are also going to a Game 7. They'll face off on Sunday as well with a trip to the Western Conference finals at stake. The Nuggets won three games in a row before the Wolves kept their season going with a blowout win in Game 6 on Thursday.

The Dallas Mavericks could be the first team to make the Western Conference finals if they can close out the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday. The Mavs have won three of their last four games against the top-seeded Thunder and can finish off the series in Game 6 at home.

The Boston Celtics, meanwhile, became the first team to punch their ticket to the conference finals in the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Celtics ousted the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night with a Game 5 win. The victory moved Boston to the Eastern Conference finals for the sixth time in the last eight years and the third year in a row. 

The postseason field started with 20 teams, and now we're down to seven. The Warriors, Kings, Hawks and Bulls were ousted in the Play-In Tournament before the Pelicans, Suns, Clippers, Lakers, Heat, 76ers, Bucks and Magic were eliminated in the first round. And now the Cavs have been sent home in the second round.

Here's a look at the upcoming schedule, as well as all the playoff scores. All games airing on ABC, ESPN and NBA TV are streaming on fubo (try for free).

Friday's playoff scores:

Game 6: Pacers 116, Knicks 103

Below is a look at the complete playoff bracket.

2024 NBA playoff bracket

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Upcoming NBA playoffs schedule

(All times Eastern)

Saturday, May 18Game 6: Mavericks vs. Thunder, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Sunday, May 19Game 7: Knicks vs. Pacers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fuboGame 7: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, 8 p.m., TNT

Monday, May 20Game 7*: Thunder vs. Mavericks, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Tuesday, May 21Game 1: Celtics vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Wednesday, May 22Game 1: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Thursday, May 23Game 2: Celtics vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Friday, May 24Game 2: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Saturday, May 25Game 3: TBD vs. Celtics, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo

Sunday, May 26Game 3: Western Conference finals, 8 p.m., TNT

Monday, May 27Game 4: TBD vs. Celtics, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Tuesday, May 28Game 4: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Wednesday, May 29Game 5*: Celtics vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Thursday, May 30Game 5*: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Friday, May 31Game 6*: TBD vs. Celtics, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Saturday, June 1Game 6*: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Sunday, June 2Game 7*: Celtics vs. TBD, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Monday, June 3Game 7*: Western Conference finals, 8:30 p.m., TNT

NBA playoffs: Second-round scores

Celtics vs. CavaliersGame 1: Celtics 120, Cavaliers 95Game 2: Cavaliers 118, Celtics 94Game 3: Celtics 106, Cavaliers 93Game 4: Celtics 109, Cavaliers 102Game 5: Celtics 113, Cavaliers 98(Boston wins series 4-1)

Knicks vs. PacersGame 1: Knicks 121, Pacers 117Game 2: Knicks 130, Pacers 121Game 3: Pacers 111, Knicks 106Game 4: Pacers 121, Knicks 89Game 5: Knicks 121, Pacers 91Game 6: Pacers 116, Knicks 103

Thunder vs. MavericksGame 1: Thunder 117, Mavericks 95Game 2: Mavericks 119, Thunder 110Game 3: Mavericks 105, Thunder 101Game 4: Thunder 100, Mavericks 96Game 5: Mavericks 104, Thunder 92

Nuggets vs. TimberwolvesGame 1: Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 99Game 2: Timberwolves 106, Nuggets 80Game 3: Nuggets 117, Timberwolves 90Game 4: Nuggets 115, Timberwolves 107Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 97Game 6: Timberwolves 115, Nuggets 70

NBA playoffs: First-round scores

Celtics vs. HeatGame 1: Celtics 114, Heat 94Game 2: Heat 111, Celtics 101Game 3: Celtics 104, Heat 84Game 4: Celtics 102, Heat 88Game 5: Celtics 118, Heat 84(Boston wins series 4-1)

Knicks vs. 76ersGame 1: Knicks 111, 76ers 104Game 2: Knicks 104, 76ers 101Game 3: 76ers 125, Knicks 114Game 4: Knicks 97, 76ers 92Game 5: 76ers 112, Knicks 106 (OT)Game 6: Knicks 118, 76ers 115(Knicks win series 4-2)

Bucks vs. PacersGame 1: Bucks 109, Pacers 94Game 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 108Game 3: Pacers 121, Bucks 118 (OT)Game 4: Pacers 126, Bucks 113Game 5: Bucks 115, Pacers 92Game 6: Pacers 120, Bucks 98(Indiana wins series 4-2)

Cavaliers vs. MagicGame 1: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83Game 2: Cavaliers 96, Magic 86Game 3: Magic 121, Cavaliers 83Game 4: Magic 112, Cavaliers 89 Game 5: Cavaliers 104, Magic 103Game 6: Magic 103, Cavaliers 96Game 7: Cavaliers 106, Magic 94(Cleveland wins series 4-3)

Thunder vs. PelicansGame 1: Thunder 94, Pelicans 92Game 2: Thunder 124, Pelicans 92Game 3: Thunder 106, Pelicans 85Game 4: Thunder 97, Pelicans 89(Oklahoma City wins series 4-0) 

Nuggets vs. LakersGame 1: Nuggets 114, Lakers 103Game 2: Nuggets 101, Lakers 99Game 3: Nuggets 112, Lakers 105Game 4: Lakers 119, Nuggets 108Game 5: Nuggets 108, Lakers 106(Denver wins series 4-1)

Timberwolves vs. SunsGame 1: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95Game 2: Timberwolves 105, Suns 93Game 3: Timberwolves 126, Suns 109Game 4: Timberwolves 122, Suns 116(Minnesota wins series 4-0)

Clippers vs. MavericksGame 1: Clippers 109, Mavericks 97Game 2: Mavericks 96, Clippers 93Game 3: Mavericks 101, Clippers 90Game 4: Clippers 116, Mavericks 111Game 5: Mavericks 123, Clippers 93Game 6: Mavericks 114, Clippers 101(Dallas wins series 4-2)