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NBA 2010 Playoffs is here. Top eight teams for both the Eastern and Western conference will battle for the elusive NBA Finals spot and, of course, for the right to be named 2010 NBA Finals Champion.

The 2010 NBA Playoffs will be divided into three rounds: The first round, then the Conference Semifinals (second round) and the Conference Finals.

The Cleveland Cavaliers clinched the top seed in the Eastern Conference by posting their second consecutive (and second ever) 60-win season; they also won the Central Division for the second year in a row. They also clinched the best record in the NBA on April 4th, which guarantees them home-court advantage throughout the playoffs.

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Here’s how the Conference Finals or third-round matchups look and the third (3rd) round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

CONFERENCE FINALS / THIRD ROUND

Eastern Conference

No. 2 Orlando Magic vs No. 4 Boston Celtics

SERIES UPDATE: Celtics wins series 4-2, earns Eastern Conference Champion and advances to 2010 NBA Finals and will take on the Los Angeles Lakers

GAME 1 – SUN, May 16, 2010 3:30 PM ET @Orlando ABC
Magic 88 – Celtics 92
GAME 2 – TUE, May 18, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Orlando ESPN
Magic 92 – Celtics 95
GAME 3 – SAT, May 22, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Boston ESPN
Magic 71 – Celtics 94
GAME 4 – MON, May 24, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Boston ESPN
Magic 96 – Celtics 92 (OT)
GAME 5 – WED, May 26, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Orlando ESPN
Magic 113 – Celtics 92
GAME 6 – FRI, May 28, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Boston ESPN
Magic 84 – Celtics 96

Western Conference

No. 1 LA Lakers vs No. 3 Phoenix Suns

SERIES UPDATE: Lakers wins series 4-2, earns Western Conference Champion and advances to 2010 NBA Finals and will take on the Boston Celtics

GAME 1 – MON, May 17, 2010 9:00 PM ET @Los Angeles TNT
Lakers 128 – Suns 107
GAME 2 – WED, May 19, 2010 9:00 PM ET @Los Angeles TNT
Lakers 124 – Suns 112
GAME 3 – SUN, May 23, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Phoenix TNT
Lakers 109 – Suns 118
GAME 4 – TUE, May 25, 2010 9:00 PM ET @Phoenix TNT
Lakers 106 – Suns 115
GAME 5 – THU, May 27, 2010 9:00 PM ET @Los Angeles TNT
Lakers 103 – Suns 101
GAME 6 – SAT, May 29, 2010 8:30 PM ET @Phoenix TNT
Lakers 111 – Suns 103

Here’s how the Conference Semifinals or second-round matchups look and the second round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS / SECOND ROUND

Eastern Conference

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs No. 4 Boston Celtics

UPDATE: Boston Celtics wins series 4-2, advances to Eastern Conference Finals and will take on Orlando Magic in the West Finals

GAME 1 – Sat, May 1, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Cleveland TNT
Cavaliers 101 – Celtics 93
GAME 2 – Mon, May 3, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Cleveland TNT
Cavaliers 86 – Celtics 104
GAME 3 – Fri, May 7, 2010 7:00 PM ET @Boston ESPN
Cavaliers 124 – Celtics 95
GAME 4 – Sun, May 9, 2010 3:30 PM ET @Boston ABC
Cavaliers 87 – Celtics 97
GAME 5 – Tue, May 11, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Cleveland TNT
Cavaliers 88 – Celtics 120
GAME 6 – Thu, May 13, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Boston ESPN
Cavaliers 85 – Celtics 94

No. 2 Orlando Magic vs No. 3 Atlanta Hawks

UPDATE: Magic sweeps Hawks, wins series 4-0, advances to Eastern Conference Finals and will face Boston Celtics in the East Finals

GAME 1 – Tue, May 4, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Orlando TNT
Magic 114 – Hawks 71
GAME 2 – Thu, May 6, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Orlando ESPN
Magic 112 – Hawks 98
GAME 3 – Sat, May 8, 2010 5:00 PM ET @Atlanta ESPN
Magic 105 – Hawks 75
GAME 4 – Mon, May 10, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Atlanta TNT
Magic 98 – Hawks 84

Western Conference

No. 1 LA Lakers vs No. 5 Utah Jazz

UPDATE: LA Lakers sweeps Jazz, wins series 4-0, advances to Western Conference Finals and will face Phoenix Suns in the West Finals

GAME 1 – Sun, May 2, 2010 3:30 PM ET @Los Angeles ABC
Lakers 104 – Jazz 99
GAME 2 – Tue, May 4, 2010 10:30 PM ET @Los Angeles TNT
Lakers 111 – Jazz 103
GAME 3 – Sat, May 8, 2010 8:00 PM ET @Utah ABC
Lakers 111 – Jazz 110
GAME 4 – Mon, May 10, 2010 10:30 PM ET @Utah TNT
Lakers 111 – Jazz 96

No. 3 Phoenix Suns vs No. 7 San Antonio Spurs

UPDATE: Suns sweeps Spurs, wins series 4-0. Advances to Western Conference Finals and will take on LA Lakers in the West Finals

GAME 1 – Mon, May 3, 2010 10:30 PM ET @Phoenix TNT
Suns 111 – Spurs 102
GAME 2 – Wed, May 5, 2010 9:00 PM ET @Phoenix TNT
Suns 110 – Spurs 102
GAME 3 – Fri, May 7, 2010 9:30 PM ET @San Antonio ESPN
Suns 110 – Spurs 96
GAME 4 – Sun, May 9, 2010 8:00 PM ET @San Antonio TNT
Suns 107 – Spurs 101

Here’s how the first-round matchups look and the first round bracket schedule of games (Results/Winners will be updated):

FIRST ROUND BRACKET

Eastern Conference

No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs No. 8 Chicago Bulls

UPDATE: Cavaliers wins series 4-1, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will take on the Celtics

GAME 1 – Sat, April 17 3:00 PM @Cleveland ABC
Cavaliers 96 – Bulls 83

Game 2 – Mon, April 19 8:00 PM @Cleveland TNT
Cavaliers 112 – Bulls 102

GAME 3 – Thu, April 22 7:00 PM @Chicago TNT
Cavaliers 106 – Bulls 108

GAME 4 – Sun, April 25 3:30 PM @Chicago ABC
Cavaliers 121 – Bulls 98

GAME 5 – Tue, April 27 8:00 PM ET @Cleveland TNT
Cavaliers 96 – Bulls 94

No. 2 Orlando Magic vs No. 7 Charlotte Bobcats

UPDATE: Magic win series 4-0, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will take on the Atlanta Hawks

GAME 1 – Sun, April 18 5:30 PM @Orlando TNT
Orlando 98 – Charlotte 89

GAME 2 – Wed, April 21 7:00 PM @Orlando TNT
Orlando 92 – Charlotte 77

GAME 3 – Sat, April 24 2:00 PM @Charlotte TNT
Orlando 90 – Charlotte 86

GAME 4 – Mon, April 26 8:00 PM ET @Charlotte TBD
Orlando 99 – Charlotte 90

No. 3 Atlanta Hawks vs No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks

UPDATE: Hawks win series 4-3, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will face Orlando Magic

GAME 1 – Sat, April 17 5:30 pm @Atlanta ESPN
Atlanta 102 – Milwaukee 92

GAME 2 – Tue, April 20 7:00 pm @Atlanta NBA TV
Atlanta 96 – Milwaukee 86

GAME 3 – Sat, April 24 7:00 pm @Milwaukee ESPN
Atlanta 89 – Milwaukee 107

GAME 4 – Mon, April 26 8:30 pm ET @Milwaukee TBD
Atlanta 104 – Milwaukee 111

GAME 5 – Wed, April 28 8:00 pm ET @Atlanta FSS
Atlanta 87 – Milwaukee 91

GAME 6 – Fri, April 30 7:00 pm ET @Milwaukee ESPN
Atlanta 83 – Milwaukee 69

GAME 7 – Sun, May 2 1:00 pm ET @Atlanta ABC
Atlanta 95 – Milwaukee 74

No. 4 Boston Celtics vs No. 5 Miami Heat

UPDATE: Celtics wins series 4-1, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will take on Cavaliers

GAME 1 – Sat, April 17 8:00 pm @Boston ESPN
Boston 85 – Miami 76

Game 2 – Tue, April 20 8:00 pm @Boston TNT
Boston 106 – Miami 77

GAME 3 – Fri, April 23 7:00 pm @Miami ESPN
Boston 100 – Miami 98

GAME 4 – Sun, April 25 1:00 pm @Miami ABC
Boston 92 – Miami 101

GAME 5 – Tue, April 27 7:00 pm @Boston NBA TV
Boston 96 – Miami 86

Western Conference

No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs No. 8 Oklahoma City Thunder

UPDATE: Lakers wins series 4-2, advances to Conference Semifinals (2nd Round) and will face Utah Jazz

GAME 1 – Sun, April 18 3:00 pm ET @Los Angeles ABC
LA Lakers 87 – OC Thunder 79

Game 2 – Tue, April 20 10:30 pm ET @Los Angeles TNT
LA Lakers 95 – OC Thunder 92

GAME 3 – Thu, April 22 9:30 pm ET @Oklahoma TNT
LA Lakers 96 – OC Thunder 101

GAME 4 – Sat, April 24 9:30 pm ET @Oklahoma ESPN
LA Lakers 89 – OC Thunder 110

GAME 5 – Tue, April 27 10:30 pm ET @Los Angeles TNT
LA Lakers 111 – OC Thunder 87

GAME 6 – Fri, April 30 9:30 pm ET @Oklahoma ESPN
LA Lakers 95 – OC Thunder 94

No. 2 Dallas Mavericks vs No. San Antonio Spurs

UPDATE: Spurs wins series 4-2, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will take on Phoenix Suns

GAME 1 – Sun, April 18 8:00 pm @Dallas TNT
Dallas 100 – San Antonio 94

GAME 2 – Wed, April 21 9:30 pm @Dallas TNT
Dallas 88 – San Antonio 102

GAME 3 – Fri, April 23 9:30 pm @San Antonio ESPN
Dallas 90 – San Antonio 94

GAME 4 – Sun, April 25 7:00 pm @San Antonio TNT
Dallas 89 – San Antonio 92

GAME 5 – Tue, April 27 9:30 pm @Dallas NBA TV
Dallas 103 – San Antonio 81

GAME 6 – Thu, April 29 8:00 pm @San Antonio TNT
Dallas 87 – San Antonio 97

No. 3 Phoenix Suns vs No. 6 Portland Trailblazers

UPDATE: Suns wins series 4-2, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will face San Antonio Spurs

GAME 1 – Sun, April 18 10:30 pm ET @Phoenix TNT
Phoenix 100 – Portland 105

GAME 2 – Tue, April 20 10:00 pm ET @Phoenix NBATV
Phoenix 119 – Portland 109

GAME 3 – Thu, April 22 10:00 pm ET @Portland NBATV
Phoenix 108 – Portland 89

GAME 4 – Sat, April 24 4:30 pm ET @Portland TNT
Phoenix 87 – Portland 96

GAME 5 – Mon, April 26 10:30 pm ET @Phoenix TNT
Phoenix 107 – Portland 88

GAME 6 – Thu, April 29 10:30 pm ET @Portland TNT
Phoenix 99 – Portland 90

No. 4 Denver Nuggets vs No. 5 Utah Jazz

UPDATE: Jazz wins series 4-2, advances to the Conference Semifinals and will face LA Lakers

GAME 1 -  Sat, April 17 10:30 pm @Denver ESPN
Denver 126 – Utah 113

GAME 2 – Mon, April 19 10:30 pm @Denver TNT
Denver 111 – Utah 114

GAME 3 – Fri, April 23 10:30 pm @Utah ESPN2
Denver 93 – Utah 105

GAME 4 – Sun, April 25 9:30 pm @Utah TNT
Denver 106 – Utah 117

GAME 5 – Wed, April 28 10:30 pm @Denver ALT
Denver 116 – Utah 102

GAME 6 – Fri, April 30 10:00 pm @Utah ESPN2
Denver 104 – Utah 112

Here are the first round teams for the NBA 2010 Playoffs:

Eastern Conference:

1. Cleveland Cavaliers
2. Orlando Magic
3. Atlanta Hawks
4. Boston Celtics
5. Miami Heat
6. Milwaukee Bucks
7. Charlotte Bobcats
8. Chicago Bulls

Western Conference:

1. Los Angeles Lakers
2. Dallas Mavericks
3. Phoenix Suns
4. Denver Nuggets
5. Utah Jazz
6. Portland Trail Blazers
7. San Antonio Spurs
8. Oklahoma City Thunders