All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

Jokić came up big for Denver, scoring 44 points on 17-25 shooting, adding 15 rebounds and five assists, but it wasn’t enough. The rest of the Nuggets shot a combined 23-for-72, good for 31.9% from the field.

With their backs against the wall after losing Jayson Tatum the Boston Celtics, but came up with a gritty performance to beat the New York Knicks in Game 5.