NBA Playoffs 2023 Round Up, Latest News And Betting Odds
by Ian John
on May 4th, 2023
in Sports Casino and Poker News
Welcome to our look at how the NBA Playoffs are shaping up, as well as a recap of how the regular season finished!
As always, you can enjoy a wide range of betting across all the remaining NBA Playoff games for this season, as well as all the action next season and beyond with bet365 Sport.
The site offers extensive pre-match betting on all games, as well as extensive In Play betting options for when the matches are in progress and a great selection of outright bets too.
BET247
Bet £10 Get £30 in Free Bets
Bet365 Review ⊕ Min Deposit: £5 ⊕ Expiry: 30 days ⊕ Min Odds: 1/5 (1.20)
Sign up, deposit between £5* and £10* to your account and bet365 will give you three times that value in Free Bets when you place qualifying bets to the same value and they are settled. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits. Min odds/bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. T&Cs, time limits & exclusions apply. The bonus code BET247 can be used during registration, but does not change the offer amount in any way. Registration Required.
TOP30
Bet £10 and Get £30 In Free Bets
William Hill Review » ⊕ Min £10/€10/$10 stake ⊕ Expiry: 30 days ⊕ Min Odds: 1.5
18+. New customers using Promo code TOP30 only, Min £10/€10/$10 stake, min odds 1.5, free bets paid as 2 x £15/€15/$15, free bets credited after settlement of first qualifying bet, free bets will expire 30 days after the qualifying bet is settled, payment method/player/country restrictions apply.
NEW BONUS
DEPOSIT £10 GET £60 FREE PLAY
GG Poker Review » ⊕ Min Deposit: £10 ⊕ Limited period ⊕ $1 for ever $ in Rake
18+ GGPoker’s game currency is USD ($), other currencies such as GBP (£) are only used for illustrative purposes. Welcome Bonus and Honeymoon promotion for new players only over a limited period. Welcome Bonus only available to new players that make an initial deposit. Minimum deposit is $10/£10. £60 Free Play offer made up of $52.50 in free All-In Or Fold SNG tickets from Welcome Bonus and $2.50 in free tickets from Daily Freebie. Free tickets automatically credited to eligible players’ accounts over a 6 period. A 100% matched deposit bonus worth a maximum of $600 can be claimed by players selecting ‘Match Bonus’ when making their first deposit(s) over a limited period. Bonus cash is released at a rate of $1 for every $5 paid in net rake/tournament fees.
Earlier on in the season we posted our NBA Season Catch Up, which looked at which teams had shone during the regular season so far, and which had disappointed.
We also gave you our predictions for who would finish in the six playoff seeds spot in each of the conferences, as well as the four teams that would enter the Play In tournament.
Let’s see how they compared to the teams that actually did qualify from each conference from the 82-game regular NBA season.
NBA Regular Season Standings Vs My Predictions From December 2022
Outlined in the table below are the final standings for the teams in both Conferences in the NBA, together with my predictions as to whether they would make it into the playoffs or not.
I hit 17/30 in total of the seeded, play in and Miss Out predictions, which I am a little disappointed with to be truthful. I would have liked to see me hit 2/3 (around 20), but this was a particularly close season with no team winning more than 58 games, so I can accept that this year was a little trickier than those past.
With the Seeds and Play In positions decided, here is how the NBA Playoffs 2023 have shaped up so far, starting with the Play In tournament to decide the 7th and 8th seeds in both conferences.
NBA Play In
Eastern Conference
7th v 8th – Miami Heat 105-116 Atlanta Hawks (Hawks become 7th seed, Heat go on to eighth seed game)
9th v 10th – Toronto Raptors 105-109 Chicago Bulls (Raptors Eliminated, Bulls go on to eighth seed game)
8th Seed Game – Miami Heat 102-91 Chicago Bulls (Heat 8th Seeds, Bulls Eliminated)
Western Conference
7th v 8th – Los Angeles Lakers 108-102 Minnesota Timberwolves (Lakers become 7th seed, Timberwolves go on to eighth seed game)
9th v 10th – New Orleans Pelicans 118-123 Oklahoma City Thunder (Pelicans Eliminated, Thunder go on to eighth seed game)
8th Seed Game – Minnesota Timberwolves 120-95 Oklahoma City Thunder (Timberwolves 8th Seeds, Thunder Eliminated)
NBA Playoffs Round 1
Eastern Conference
Philadelphia 76ers (3) v Brooklyn Nets (6)
Game 1 – Brooklyn Nets 105-134 Philadelphia 76ers (76ers lead 1-0)
Game 2 – Philadelphia 76ers 121-101 Brooklyn Nets (76ers lead 2-0)
Game 3 – Philadelphia 76ers 96-84 Brooklyn Nets (76ers lead 3-0)
Game 4 – Brooklyn Nets 88-96 Philadelphia 76ers (76ers win 4-0)
Boston Celtics (2) v Atlanta Hawks (7)
Game 1 – Boston Celtics 112-99 Atlanta Hawks (Celtics lead 1-0)
Game 2 – Boston Celtics 119-106 Atlanta Hawks (Celtics lead 2-0)
Game 3 – Atlanta Hawks 130-122 Boston Celtics (Celtics lead 2-1)
Game 4 – Atlanta Hawks 121-129 Boston Celtics (Celtics lead 3-1)
Game 5 – Boston Celtics 117-119 Atlanta Hawks (Celtics lead 3-2)
Game 6 – Atlanta Hawks 120-128 Boston Celtics (Celtics win 4-2)
Cleveland Cavaliers (4) v New York Knicks (5)
Game 1 – Cleveland Cavaliers 97-101 New York Knicks (Knicks lead 1-0)
Game 2 – Cleveland Cavaliers 107-90 New York Knicks (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3 – New York Knicks 99-79 Cleveland Cavaliers (Knicks lead 2-1)
Game 4 – New York Knicks 102-93 Cleveland Cavaliers (Knicks lead 3-1)
Game 5 – Cleveland Cavaliers 95-106 New York Knicks (Knicks win 4-1)
Milwaukee Bucks (1) v Miami Heat (8)
Game 1 – Milwaukee Bucks 117-130 Miami Heat (Heat lead 1-0)
Golden State Warriors (6) v Los Angeles Lakers (7)
NBA Playoff Semi Finals
Outlined below are the results of the Playoff Semi Finals played so far. Games marked with an * are only played if required. All games are best of seven contests.
Eastern Conference Playoffs Semi Finals
Boston Celtics (2) v Philadelphia 76ers (3)
Boston Celtics 115-119 Philadelphia 76ers (76ers lead 1-0)
Boston Celtics 121-87 Philadelphia 76ers (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3 – Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics (Fri 5th May)
Game 4 – Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics (Sun 7th May)
Game 5 – Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers (Tue 9th May)
Game 6* – Philadelphia 76ers v Boston Celtics (Thu 11th May)
Game 7* – Boston Celtics v Philadelphia 76ers (Sat 13th May)
New York Knicks (5) v Miami Heat (8)
New York Knicks 101-108 Miami Heat (Heat lead 1-0)
New York Knicks 111-105 Miami Heat (Series tied 1-1)
Game 3 – Miami Heat v New York Knicks (Sat 6th May)
Game 4 – Miami Heat v New York Knicks (Mon 8th May)
Game 5 – New York Knicks v Miami Heat (Tue 9th May)
Game 6* – Miami Heat v New York Knicks (Fri 12th May)
Game 7* – New York Knicks v Miami Heat (Mon 16th May)
Western Conference Playoff Semi Finals
Denver Nuggets (1) v Phoenix Suns (4)
Denver Nuggets 125-107 Phoenix Suns (Nuggets lead 1-0)
Denver Nuggets 97-87 Phoenix Suns (Nuggets lead 2-0)
Game 3 – Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets (Fri 5th May)
Game 4 – Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets (Sun 7th May)
Game 5* – Denver Nuggets v Phoenix Suns (Mon 8th May)
Game 6* – Phoenix Suns v Denver Nuggets (Wed 10th May)
Game 7* – Denver Nuggets v Phoenix Suns (Sat 13th May)
Golden State Warriors (6) v Los Angeles Lakers (7)
Golden State Warriors 112-117 Los Angeles Lakers (Lakers lead 1-0)
Game 2 – Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Lakers (Thu 4th May)
Game 3 – Los Angeles Lakers v Golden State Warriors (Sat 6th May)
Game 4 – Los Angeles Lakers v Golden State Warriors (Mon 8th May)
Game 5* – Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Lakers (Tue 9th May)
Game 6* – Los Angeles Lakers v Golden State Warriors (Thu 11th May)
Game 7* – Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Lakers (Sat 13th May)
Latest Betting With Bet365 Sport
The latest betting on who will win the Eastern and Western Conferences are as follows:
Eastern Conference
Boston Celtics – 20/31 favs
Philadelphia 76ers – 16/5
New York Knicks – 7/1
Miami Heat – 15/2
Western Conference
Denver Nuggets 13/10 favs
Los Angeles Lakers – 12/5
Golden State Warriors – 7/2
Phoenix Suns – 13/2
And the odds for each team to win the NBA Finals are as follows:
NBA Finals Winner Odds
Boston Celtics – 33/20 favs
Denver Nuggets – 4/1
Los Angeles Lakers – 5/1
Golden State Warriors – 7/1
Philadelphia 76ers – 8/1
Phoenix Suns – 12/1
New York Knicks – 18/1
Miami Heat – 25/1
Check out the latest betting on all the playoff games taking place across the forthcoming weeks at bet365 Sport now!
#AD – Bonus Code Poker is an affiliate of the brands we promote throughout this site. While we strive to maintain accuracy throughout our content, we do receive compensation for this promotion.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features, and to analyze our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising, and analytics partners.