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- Playoff games began April 18, 2009
- Matchups finalized on April 15, 2009
- Top eight teams from each conference participate
- Each series is best four-of-seven games
- Higher seed received the home-court advantage
- Division winners and the conference runner-up receive the top seeds
- Teams are not re-seeded after each round
- Television coverage: TNT and ESPN
- TNT announcers to provide coverage also via Twitter and Facebook
- Games one, two, five and seven played on the high-seeded team's court in the preliminary rounds
- Games one, two, six and seven played on the high-seeded team's court in the NBA Finals
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The 2009 NBA Playoffs began on Saturday, April 18, 2009. The top eight teams in each conference participate, with the final two teams playing for the title in the NBA Finals.
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Orlando Magic in the NBA Finals to win the 2009 NBA Championship.
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2009 NBA Finals
#1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat #3 Orlando Magic Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Tuesday June 4 9:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 100-75 Lakers Game Two Monday June 7 8:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 101-96 OT Lakers Game Three Tuesday June 9 9:00 p.m. EST Orlando 108-104 Magic Game Four Thursday June 11 9:00 p.m. EST Orlando 99-91 OT Lakers Game Five Sunday June 14 8:00 p.m. EST Orlando 99-86 Lakers
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 Western Conference Finals
#1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat #5 Denver Nuggets Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Tuesday May 19 9:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 105-103 Lakers Game Two Thursday May 21 9:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 106-103 Nuggets Game Three Saturday May 23 8:30 p.m. EST Denver 103-97 Lakers Game Four Monday May 25 9:00 p.m. EST Denver 120-101 Nuggets Game Five Wednesday May 27 9:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 103-94 Lakers Game Six Friday May 29 9:00 p.m. EST Denver 119-92 Lakers
Eastern Conference Finals
#3 Orlando Magic defeat '#1 Cleveland Cavaliers Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Wednesday May 20 8:30 p.m. EST Cleveland 107-106 Magic Game Two Friday May 22 8:30 p.m. EST Cleveland 96-95 Cavaliers Game Three Sunday May 24 8:30 p.m. EST Orlando 99-89 Magic Game Four Tuesday May 26 8:30 p.m. EST Orlando 116-114 Magic Game Five Thursday May 28 8:30 p.m. EST Cleveland 112-103 Cavaliers Game Six Saturday May 30 8:30 p.m. EST Orlando 103-90 Magic
Western Conference Semifinals
#1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat #5 Houston Rockets Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Monday May 4 10:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 100-92 Rockets Game Two Wednesday May 6 10:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 111-98 Lakers Game Three Friday May 8 9:30 p.m. EST Houston 108-94 Lakers Game Four Sunday May 10 3:30 p.m. EST Houston 99-87 Rockets Game Five Tuesday May 12 10:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 118-78 Lakers Game Six Thursday May 14 9:30 p.m. EST Houston 95-80 Rockets Game Seven Sunday May 17 3:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 89-70 Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets defeat #6 Dallas Mavericks Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Sunday May 3 3:30 p.m. EST Denver 109-95 Nuggets Game Two Tuesday May 5 10:30 p.m. EST Denver 117-105 Nuggets Game Three Saturday May 9 5:00 p.m. EST Dallas 106-105 Nuggets Game Four Monday May 11 9:30 p.m. EST Dallas 119-117 Mavericks Game Five Wednesday May 13 9:00 p.m. EST Denver 124-110 Nuggets
Eastern Conference Semifinals
#1 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat #4 Atlanta Hawks Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Tuesday May 5 8:00 p.m. EST Cleveland 99-72 Cavaliers Game Two Thursday May 7 8:00 p.m. EST Cleveland 105-85 Cavaliers Game Three Saturday May 9 8:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 97-82 Cavaliers Game Four Monday May 11 7:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 84-74 Cavaliers #3 Orlando Magic defeat #2 Boston Celtics Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Monday May 4 8:00 p.m. EST Boston 95-90 Magic Game Two Wednesday May 6 8:00 p.m. EST Boston 112-94 Celtics Game Three Friday May 8 7:00 p.m. EST Orlando 117-96 Magic Game Four Sunday May 10 8:00 p.m. EST Orlando 95-94 Celtics Game Five Tuesday May 12 8:00 p.m. EST Boston 92-88 Celtics Game Six Thursday May 14 7:00 p.m. EST Orlando 83-75 Magic Game Seven Sunday May 17 8:00 p.m. EST Boston 101-82 Magic
Western Conference Quarterfinals
#1 Los Angeles Lakers defeat #8 Utah Jazz Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Sunday April 19 3:00 p.m. EST Los Angeles 113-100 Lakers Game Two Tuesday April 21 10:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 119-109 Lakers Game Three Thursday April 23 10:30 p.m. EST Utah 88-86 Jazz Game Four Saturday April 25 9:00 p.m. EST Utah 108-94 Lakers Game Five Monday April 27 10:30 p.m. EST Los Angeles 107-96 Lakers #2 Denver Nuggets defeat #7 New Orleans Hornets Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Sunday April 19 10:30 p.m. EST Denver 113-84 Nuggets Game Two Wednesday April 22 10:30 p.m. EST Denver 108-93 Nuggets Game Three Saturday April 25 1:00 p.m. EST New Orleans 95-93 Hornets Game Four Monday April 27 8:30 p.m. EST New Orleans 121-63 Nuggets Game Five Wednesday April 29 10:30 p.m. EST Denver 107-86 Nuggets #6 Dallas Mavericks defeat #3 San Antonio Spurs Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Saturday April 18 8:00 p.m. EST San Antonio 105-97 Mavericks Game Two Monday April 20 9:30 p.m. EST San Antonio 105-84 Spurs Game Three Thursday April 23 8:30 p.m. EST Dallas 88-67 Mavericks Game Four Saturday April 25 4:00 p.m. EST Dallas 99-90 Mavericks Game Five Tuesday April 28 9:30 p.m. EST San Antonio 106-93 Mavericks #5 Houston Rockets defeat #4 Portland Trail Blazers Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Saturday April 18 10:30 p.m. EST Portland 108-81 Rockets Game Two Tuesday April 21 10:00 p.m. EST Portland 107-103 Trail Blazers Game Three Friday April 24 9:30 p.m. EST Houston 86-83 Rockets Game Four Sunday April 26 9:00 p.m. EST Houston 89-88 Rockets Game Five Tuesday April 28 10:00 p.m. EST Portland 88-77 Trail Blazers Game Six Thursday April 30 9:30 p.m. EST Houston 92-76 Rockets
Eastern Conference Quarterfinals
#1 Cleveland Cavaliers defeat #8 Detroit Pistons Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Saturday April 18 3:00 p.m. EST Cleveland 102-84 Cavaliers Game Two Tuesday April 21 8:00 p.m. EST Cleveland 94-82 Cavaliers Game Three Friday April 24 7:00 p.m. EST Detroit 79-68 Cavaliers Game Four Sunday April 26 3:30 p.m. EST Detroit 99-78 Cavaliers #2 Boston Celtics defeat #7 Chicago Bulls Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Saturday April 18 12:30 p.m. EST Boston 105-103 OT Bulls Game Two Monday April 20 7:00 p.m. EST Boston 118-115 Celtics Game Three Thursday April 23 8:00 p.m. EST Chicago 107-86 Celtics Game Four Sunday April 26 1:00 p.m. EST Chicago 121-118 2OT Bulls Game Five Tuesday April 28 7:00 p.m. EST Boston 106-104 OT Celtics Game Six Thursday April 30 7:00 p.m. EST Chicago 128-127 3OT Bulls Game Seven Saturday May 2 8:00 p.m. EST Boston 109-99 Celtics #3 Orlando Magic defeat #6 Philadelphia 76ers Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Sunday April 19 5:30 p.m. EST Orlando 100-98 76ers Game Two Wednesday April 22 7:00 p.m. EST Orlando 96-87 Magic Game Three Friday April 24 8:00 p.m. EST Philadelphia 96-94 76ers Game Four Sunday April 26 6:30 p.m. EST Philadelphia 84-81 Magic Game Five Tuesday April 28 7:30 p.m. EST Orlando 91-78 Magic Game Six Thursday April 30 7:30 p.m. EST Philadelphia 114-89 Magic #4 Atlanta Hawks defeat #5 Miami Heat Game Day Date Time Site Result Game One Sunday April 19 8:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 90-64 Hawks Game Two Wednesday April 22 8:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 108-93 Heat Game Three Saturday April 25 6:30 p.m. EST Miami 107-78 Heat Game Four Monday April 27 8:00 p.m. EST Miami 81-71 Hawks Game Five Wednesday April 29 8:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 106-91 Hawks Game Six Friday May 1 8:00 p.m. EST Miami 98-72 Heat Game Seven Sunday May 3 1:00 p.m. EST Atlanta 91-78 Hawks
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