Eastern Conference
Champion: Washington Bullets
1st Round
(1) Philadelphia 76ers & (2) San Antonio Spurs have first round byes.
(3) Washington Bullets vs. (6) Atlanta Hawks: Bullets win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Washington: Washington 103, Atlanta 94
- Game 2 @ Atlanta: Washington 107, Atlanta 103 (OT)
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks: Knicks win series 2-0
- Game 1 @ Cleveland: New York 132, Cleveland 114
- Game 2 @ New York: New York 109, Cleveland 107
Conference Semifinals
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 76ers win series 4-0
- Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 130, New York 90
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 119, New York 100
- Game 3 @ New York: Philadelphia 137, New York 126
- Game 4 @ New York: Philadelphia 112, New York 107
(2) San Antonio Spurs vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 114, Washington 103
- Game 2 @ San Antonio: Washington 121, San Antonio 117
- Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 118, San Antonio 105
- Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 98, San Antonio 95
- Game 5 @ San Antonio: San Antonio 116, Washington 105
- Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 103, San Antonio 100
Conference Finals
(1) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (3) Washington Bullets: Bullets win series 4-2
- Game 1 @ Philadelphia: Washington 122, Philadelphia 117 (OT)
- Game 2 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 110, Washington 104
- Game 3 @ Washington: Washington 123, Philadelphia 108
- Game 4 @ Washington: Washington 121, Philadelphia 105
- Game 5 @ Philadelphia: Philadelphia 107, Washington 94
- Game 6 @ Washington: Washington 101, Philadelphia 99
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