Eastern Conference
Champion: Boston Celtics
1st Round
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (8) Cleveland Cavaliers: Celtics win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 18): Boston 126, Cleveland 123
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 20): Boston 108, Cleveland 106
- Game 3 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 23): Cleveland 105, Boston 98
- Game 4 @ The Coliseum, Richfield (April 25): Boston 117, Cleveland 115
Last Playoff Meeting: 1976 Eastern Conference Finals (Boston won 4-2)
(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (7) Chicago Bulls: Bucks win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 19): Milwaukee 109, Chicago 101
- Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 21): Milwaukee 122, Chicago 115
- Game 3 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 24): Chicago 109, Milwaukee 107 (Michael Jordan hits his first playoff game-winner with 22 seconds left)
- Game 4 @ Chicago Stadium, Chicago (April 26): Milwaukee 105, Chicago 97
Last Playoff Meeting: 1974 Western Conference Finals (Milwaukee won 4-0)
(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Washington Bullets: 76ers win series 3-1
- Game 1 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 17): Philadelphia 104, Washington 97
- Game 2 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (April 21): Philadelphia 113, Washington 94
- Game 3 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 24): Washington 118, Philadelphia 100
- Game 4 @ Capital Centre, Landover (April 26): Philadelphia 106, Washington 98
Last Playoff Meeting: 1980 Eastern Conference First Round (Philadelphia won 2-0)
(4) Detroit Pistons vs. (5) New Jersey Nets: Pistons win series 3-0
- Game 1 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (April 18): Detroit 125, New Jersey 105
- Game 2 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (April 21): Detroit 121, New Jersey 111
- Game 3 @ Brendan Byrne Arena, East Rutherford (April 24): Detroit 116, New Jersey 115
Last Playoff Meeting: This is the first meeting between the Pistons and Nets.
Conference Semifinals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (4) Detroit Pistons: Celtics win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 28): Boston 133, Detroit 99
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (April 30): Boston 121, Detroit 114
- Game 3 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 2): Detroit 125, Boston 117
- Game 4 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 5): Detroit 102, Boston 99
- Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 8): Boston 130, Detroit 123
- Game 6 @ Joe Louis Arena, Detroit (May 10): Boston 123, Detroit 113
Last Playoff Meeting: 1968 Eastern Division Semifinals (Boston won 4-2)
(2) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: 76ers win series 4-0
- Game 1 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 28): Philadelphia 127, Milwaukee 105
- Game 2 @ The MECCA, Milwaukee (April 30): Philadelphia 112, Milwaukee 108
- Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 3): Philadelphia 109, Milwaukee 104
- Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 5): Philadelphia 121, Milwaukee 112
Last Playoff Meeting: 1983 Eastern Conference Finals (Philadelphia won 4-1)
Conference Finals
(1) Boston Celtics vs. (3) Philadelphia 76ers: Celtics win series 4-1
- Game 1 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 12): Boston 108, Philadelphia 93
- Game 2 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 14): Boston 106, Philadelphia 98
- Game 3 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 18): Boston 105, Philadelphia 94
- Game 4 @ The Spectrum, Philadelphia (May 19): Philadelphia 115, Boston 104
- Game 5 @ Boston Garden, Boston (May 22): Boston 102, Philadelphia 100
Last Playoff Meeting: 1982 Eastern Conference Finals (Philadelphia won 4-3)
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