Teams on each side will battle through the play-offs in best-of-seven series to be named conference champions, before eventually meeting in the NBA Finals, which begin on June 3rd.
Play-off bracket
Western Conference
First round: Starts April 18th
Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 4-0 Phoenix Suns (8)
San Antonio Spurs (2) 4-1 Portland Trail Blazers (7)
Denver Nuggets (3) 2-4 Minnesota Timberwolves (6)
Los Angeles Lakers (4) 4-2 Houston Rockets (5)
Semi-finals: Starts between May 2nd and May 4th
Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 4-0 Los Angeles Lakers (4)
San Antonio Spurs (2) 4-2 Minnesota Timberwolves (6)
Finals: Starts May 18th
Oklahoma City Thunder (1) 3-4 San Antonio Spurs (2)
Eastern Conference
First round: Starts April 18th
Detroit Pistons (1) 4-3 Orlando Magic (8)
Boston Celtics (2) 3-4 Philadelphia 76ers (7)
New York Knicks (3) 4-2 Atlanta Hawks (6)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4) 4-3 Toronto Raptors (5)
Semi-finals: Starts between May 2nd and May 4th
Detroit Pistons (1) 3-4 Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
New York Knicks (3) 4-0 Philadelphia 76ers (7)
Finals: Starts May 19th
New York Knicks (3) 4-0 Cleveland Cavaliers (4)
NBA Finals
San Antonio Spurs (2) 0-1 New York Knicks (3)