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- Brackets finalized on April 15, 2009
- Playoffs began April 18, 2009
- Top eight teams in each conference participate
- Seeding determined by divisional championships and regular season standings
- Division winners receive the top three seeds in each conference bracket
- Higher-seeded teams get home-court advantage in games one, two, five and seven in the first three rounds
- Games one, two, six and seven of the NBA Finals played at the higher-seeded team's arena
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NBA Playoff action began on Saturday, April 18, 2009. The brackets for the 2009 NBA Playoffs were finalized after all 2008-2009 regular season games were completed on April 15, 2009.
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Western Conference Bracket
Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals
1 LA Lakers 4 8 Utah 1 1 LA Lakers 4 5 Houston 3 4 Portland 2 5 Houston 4 1 LA Lakers 4 2 Denver 2 3 San Antonio 1 6 Dallas 4 6 Dallas 1 2 Denver 4 2 Denver 4 7 New Orleans 1 Eastern Conference Bracket
Conference Quarterfinals Conference Semifinals Conference Finals
1 Cleveland 4 8 Detroit 0 1 Cleveland 4 4 Atlanta 0 4 Atlanta 4 5 Miami 3 1 Cleveland 2 3 Orlando 4 3 Orlando 4 6 Philadelphia 2 3 Orlando 4 2 Boston 3 2 Boston 4 7 Chicago 3
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