Here’s the NBA Schedule for May

The NBA schedule for May has been released, and there are some great games to watch! Here’s a look at what’s coming up.

Upcoming Games

The Chicago Bulls will take on the Milwaukee Bucks on May 1st. The game will take place at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls are currently in 4th place in the Eastern Conference standings with a record of 43-34. The Bucks are in 6th place with a record of 41-36.

May 1st

The following is the NBA schedule for May 1st. All times are Eastern Daylight Time.

Boston Celtics at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 pm
New York Knicks at Indiana Pacers, 8:00 pm
Chicago Bulls at Detroit Pistons, 8:00 pm
Atlanta Hawks at Charlotte Hornets, 8:00 pm
Miami Heat at Orlando Magic, 8:00 pm
Cleveland Cavaliers at Milwaukee Bucks, 8:30 pm
Minnesota Timberwolves at Houston Rockets, 9:00 pm
Dallas Mavericks at San Antonio Spurs, 9:30 pm
Phoenix Suns at Sacramento Kings, 10:00 pm
Los Angeles Lakers at Portland Trail Blazers, 10:00 pm

May 2nd

On May 2nd, there are four basketball games happening in the NBA. The first game is between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors. The second game is between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Toronto Raptors. The third game is between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets. The fourth and final game is between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Utah Jazz.

May 3rd

The third day of May features two Game 7s in the NBA Playoffs. The Indiana Pacers will travel to Boston to take on the Celtics, while the Oklahoma City Thunder will host the Houston Rockets. Both games will be broadcast on ESPN.

Standings

The regular season has come to an end and the standings are finalized. The Warriors are on top of the heap once again, with the Rockets and the Raptors rounding out the top three. The first round of the playoffs will be exciting, to say the least.

Eastern Conference

The Eastern Conference of the NBA is made up of 15 teams, organized into three divisions. The divisional and conference winners advance to the playoffs.

The Boston Celtics are in first place in the Atlantic Division with a record of 48-22. The Toronto Raptors are in second place with a record of 47-23. The Philadelphia 76ers are in third place with a record of 42-28.

In the Central Division, the Milwaukee Bucks are in first place with a record of 60-10. The Indiana Pacers are in second place with a record of 46-24. The Detroit Pistons are in third place with a record of 40-30.

The Miami Heat are in first place in the Southeast Division with a record of 44-26. The Charlotte Hornets are in second place with a record of 39-31. The Orlando Magic are in third place with a record of 32-38.

Western Conference

The Western Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is one of two conferences that makes up the association, the other being the Eastern Conference. Like the Eastern Conference, the Western Conference is made up of 15 teams, organized in three divisions.

The divisional alignment was adopted at the start of the 2004–05 season, when then- commissioner David Stern announced plans to realign the NBA’s 28 teams into six divisions: three each in both the Eastern and Western Conferences. These divisions were later renamed to better reflect geographical locations (Southeast and Southwest for instance) rather than geographic or cultural regions (Central and Midwest).

As a result of realignment, all 30 NBA teams will play 82 regular season games against teams within their own conference. For May, these are the standings:

Western Conference
Northwest Division
GP W L PCT GB Home Away L10 Strk
1. Denver Nuggets 67 46 21 .687 – 26-9 20-12 6-4 Won 2
2. Utah Jazz 67 45 22 .672 1 34-3 11-19 5-5 Lost 2
3. Oklahoma City Thunder 66 42 24 .636 4 21-12 21-12 7-3 Won 1
4. Portland Trail Blazers 67 41 25 .641 4 23-11 18-14 6-4 Won 5

Playoffs

The first round of the NBA playoffs is complete, and the schedule for the second round is set. The Eastern Conference will feature the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks, while the Western Conference will feature the Golden State Warriors and the Houston Rockets.

First Round

The first round of the playoffs is a best-of-seven series. The team that has the better record receives home-court advantage, meaning they host Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. The schedule is as follows:

Game 1: Sat, May 15 – Sun, May 16
Game 2: Tue, May 18 – Wed, May 19
Game 3: Fri, May 21 – Sat, May 22
Game 4: Sun, May 23
Game 5: Tue, May 25 – Wed, May 26 (if necessary)
Game 6: Thu, May 27 (if necessary)
Game 7: Sat., May 29 – Sun., May 30 (if necessary)

Second Round

The second round of the NBA playoffs is set, with four matchups set to take place.

In the Western Conference, the top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Houston Rockets, while the second-seeded Denver Nuggets will battle the Portland Trail Blazers.

In the Eastern Conference, the Milwaukee Bucks will face off against the Miami Heat, and the Boston Celtics will take on the Toronto Raptors.

Here is a complete schedule for the second round of the NBA playoffs:

Western Conference
-Los Angeles Lakers vs. Houston Rockets (Game 1: Monday, May 4 at 9 p.m. ET on TNT)
-Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers (Game 1: Tuesday, May 5 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN)

Eastern Conference
-Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat (Game 1: Wednesday, May 6 at 7 p.m. ET on TNT)
-Boston Celtics vs. Toronto Raptors (Game 1: Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN)

Conference Finals

The second round of the playoffs is complete and the conference finals are set. In the Western Conference, the Golden State Warriors will take on the Houston Rockets. This will be a rematch of last year’s conference finals, which the Warriors won in seven games. In the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics will face off against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavaliers are looking to return to the NBA Finals for the fourth straight year, while the Celtics are hoping to make their first trip since 2010.

The conference finals will start on May 15th and will be played in a best-of-seven format. The complete schedule is below. All times are Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).

Finals

The schedule for the NBA Finals has been released, and it looks like we are in for an exciting series. The first game will be on May 30th, and it looks like the series will go to seven games. This is going to be a great series to watch.

NBA Finals

The National Basketball Association (NBA) Finals is the championship series of the NBA and the conclusion of the sport’s postseason. All Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.