The Columbus Blue Jacketsmade their firs… The Pistons were swept by the Cavs, while the Spurs lost to the Dallas Mavericks 4–1. The 3 division winners and 5 other teams with the most wins from each conference qualify for the playoffs. The Heat was already leading by 19 points at halftime and ended up winning by 29 points. The Nuggets then pulled a 58-point win in Game 4. Before that, their first round series with the Chicago Bulls set an NBA Playoff record for the most overtime games (4) and periods (7) played. Information about the 2009-2010 NBA Playoffs, including Champion, Finals MVP award and playoffs brackets with all the series. 1st round. 2009 NBA playoff bracket The Orange line indicates one win out of seven. Dwyane Wade was fouled and sent tumbling down by Solomon Jones before a skirmish between Wade, Jones, Jamaal Magloire and Josh Smith started. The seedings are based on each team's record; however, a division winner is guaranteed to be ranked at least 4th, regardless of record. [34] Rookie Courtney Lee also went down injured after taking an inadvertent elbow on the head from Howard. Rose matched Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's playoff debut of 36 points to lead the Bulls into a Game 1 road victory. The numbers to the left of each team indicate the team's seeding in its conference, and the numbers to the right indicate the number of games the team won in that round. Italic Team with home-court advantage. The Sixers almost managed another comeback in Game 2. The average margin of victory in the Nuggets's four wins was 30.75 points. You can choose what to do, but my part is pretty much done. Detroit Pistons VS. Cleveland Cavaliers. Playoff brackets of two people (left unnamed) that I show the brackets made prior to the season and the playoffs. In Game 1, with the Bulls trailing by 1, rookie Derrick Rose hit 2 free throws with 9.6 seconds left. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. However, the Heat managed to rebound from the loss and won Game 2 on the road to tie the series. In Game 3, the Magic dominated at home, leading to a 10-point victory behind Dwight Howard's 24 points. All rights reserved. Our Unofficial 2009 Version is created with easy to update HTML/CSS and one click print technology. In the overtime, with Rose fouling out, Tyrus Thomas scored six of the Bulls' eight points to put them up 105–103 with about 50 seconds left. The Celtics finished the Bulls off with a 10-point victory. 2009 NFL Draft. [3][4], * Division winner The Nuggets then recorded their first series win since 1994 after a victory in Game 5. Or write about sports? The Heat evened the series at 3–3 after winning Game 6. A jump shot by Hedo Türkoğlu gave the Magic a 2-point lead with 1 second left on the clock, but LeBron James hit a three-pointer to tie the series at the buzzer. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning one series apiece. Down 3–1, James' triple-double allowed his team to stave off elimination in Game 5. This site and its creators are not associated with the NBA, NHL, or any other represented league or their respective teams in any way. The Hawks finally won the series after winning Game 7 at home, with 13 points difference. 2009 Doc's Sports NBA Playoff Bracket Doc's NBA Playoffs Special - $249 - Take Part in Record-Setting Season We have won three straight years in NBA. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:646:4104:A040:F1D4:1876:335D:BD9A ( talk ) 00:19, 28 June 2017 (UTC) The 2009 Stanley Cup playoffs of the National Hockey League began on April 15, 2009, after the 2008–09 regular season. Our team will be updating the winners brackets live after each game goes final, check back after each game to print an updated 2009 Playoffs bracket. Early in the game, Howard made a thunderous jam that caused the shot clock to fall backwards. [2], The tiebreakers that determine seedings are:[1], If there are more than 2 teams tied, the team that wins the tiebreaker gets the highest seed, while the other teams are "re-broken" from the first step until all ties are resolved. This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Cavaliers.[41]. The Bulls would go on to win in 2OT. The Portland Trail Blazers made the playoffs for the first time since 2003, but for the fourth straight time, they were eliminated in the first round, courtesy of Houston in 6 games. The 2009 NBA Playoffs was also the first time since O'Neal's rookie season in 1992–93 that he did not participate in the playoffs. El MVP de las Finales fue Shaquille O'Neal de Los Angeles Lakers. Conference. NCAA college basketball coverage at CBSSports.com. Notable players who went undrafted in the 2010 NBA Draft include Dionte Christmas, Jeff Adrien, Jeremy Pargo, Garrett Temple, Luke Zeller and Marcus Landry. The Hawks opened the series with a 26-point win after leading by as much as 20 points at halftime. The Mercury won an overtime thriller to capture their second WNBA Championship. The win also marked the Bulls' first postseason win against the Celtics in history. Hornets' head coach Byron Scott was also called for a technical foul after arguing on Posey's flagrant foul. Wade scored 41 points to lead the Heat to a 26-point rout over the Hawks. Celtics captain Paul Pierce had a chance to win the game with his own free throws from a Joakim Noah foul but missed the second, leading to overtime. The tournament concluded with the Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Eastern Conference champion Orlando Magic 4 games to 1 in the NBA Finals. The Houston Rockets won a first round series for the first time since 1997. Game 5 was marked by several hard fouls and technical fouls. WESTERN. The Hornets recorded a playoff-low in points and also a playoff-high 26 turnovers, which led to 41 Nuggets' points. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Spurs winning two of the first three meetings. Finals MVP: Kobe Bryant (32.4 / 5.6 / 7.4), Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Friday, April 16, 4:25AM. Bold Series winner The sixteen teams that qualified, eight from each conference (the winner of each of the three divisions plus the five teams with highest point totals from the teams remaining), played a best-of-seven series for the conference quarterfinals, semifinals, and championships, and then the conference champions played a best-of-seven series for the Stanley Cup. In Game 4, two clutch free throws by LeBron James sent the game into overtime. The Heat won Game 3 at home, almost in similar fashion as the Hawks' victory in Game 1. Pierce tied with his own jumper, Brad Miller missed 2 free throws with 2 seconds remaining in overtime, and Boston won. CBSSports.com is your college basketball scores and news source. The 2009 NBA draft was held on June 25, 2009, and Blake Griffin was selected first overall by the Los Angeles Clippers. [1] All series are in a best-of-7 format with the Games 1–2, 5 and 7 on the home court of the team with the better record, regardless of their seed. Join our linker program. March 29, 2021. Portland Trail Blazers vs. Phoenix Suns. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The Cleveland Cavaliers rested its … All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. The Magic led by 18 points midway through the third quarter before another late run by the Sixers brought the lead down to 5 points before the Magic finally won the game. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. The Atlanta Hawks won a first round series for the first time since 1999, but were swept by the Cavs after enduring a tough 7-game series with the Miami Heat, who made the playoffs for the fifth time in 6 years. In Game 2, Ben Gordon poured in 42 points, but lost the duel to Ray Allen. Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Milwaukee Bucks vs. Atlanta Hawks. Do you have a sports website? The Cavaliers opened the series with a rout on Game 1, as LeBron James scored 38 points and the Cavaliers won by 18 points. Find out more. The 2009 NBA playoffs was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball Association's 2008–09 season. Houston Rockets vs. Portland Trail Blazers, Scores from any date in BAA/NBA or ABA history. This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Rockets winning the first two meetings. Conference Finals NBA Finals E1: Cleveland* 4 E8: Chicago: 1 E1: Cleveland* 2 E4: Boston* 4 E4: Boston* 4: E5: Miami: 1 E4: Boston* 4 Eastern Conference E2: Orlando* 2 E3: Atlanta: 4 E6: Milwaukee: 3 E3: Atlanta: 0 E2: Orlando* 4 E2: Orlando* 4: E7: Charlotte: 0 E4: Boston* 3 W1: LA Lakers* 4: W1 the official stats partner of the NBA. NBA 2009 Playoff Brackets. Data Provided By NBA Playoff Bracket - RealGM. CONFERENCE (1) Cleveland (8) Chicago. 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