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As of Sunday, the NBA Playoffs 2017 bracket will have just eight teams remaining in four matchups. The Eastern and Western Conference contenders will include the usual suspects as last year's NBA Finals matchup is still intact. The Golden State Warriors swept the Portland Trail Blazers 4-0 with the Cleveland Cavaliers sweeping the Indiana Pacers soon after. Now, these two teams will try to finish off new opponents ahead of the Eastern and Western Conference finals. Here's the latest on which teams are competing in the playoff brackets.
Eastern Conference bracket
All four teams have been determined for the second round of the NBA's Eastern Conference. In one matchup, No. 1 seed Boston Celtics will take on No. 4 seed Washington Wizards. Both teams won their first-round series 4-2. It will feature a battle of two dynamic backcourts with the duo of Isaiah Thomas and Avery Bradley for the Celtics taking on the combo of John Wall and Bradley Beal from the Wizards. Game 1 of this series is on Sunday at 1 p.m. Eastern Time from Boston with ABC handling the coverage.
In the other series, it's the reigning NBA Champions, the Cleveland Cavaliers as the No. 2 seed hosting the No. 3 seed Toronto Raptors. This will be a rematch of last year's Eastern Conference Finals with DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry and the Raptors seeking revenge for last year's loss against the world champs.
The two teams start their series on Monday night with Game 1 at 7 p.m. Eastern Time from Cleveland. TNT will handle the live telecast.
Western Conference bracket
The Western Conference bracket is not fully known yet but will be as of Sunday evening. On one side of things, the No. 3 seed Houston Rockets have moved on after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder, 4-1.
They'll take on the San Antonio Spurs. The No. 2 seed in the West eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies, 4-2 in their first-round series. Game 1 takes place in San Antonio on Monday night with TNT providing the telecast at 9:30 p.m. Eastern Time.
Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors are waiting, resting, and watching. On Sunday, there will be a Game 7 for the first round as the Utah Jazz play at the Staples Center against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Jazz and Clippers will play their Game 7 on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time with ABC televising the game.
