The Wolves, like the Pacers, have reached the conference finals for the second year in a row. They closed out their series by winning four straight games against the Warriors, who lost Stephen Curry to a hamstring strain in Game 1. Indiana will host Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on May 21.

Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

Denver came out on top in Thursday's Game 6 on its home court to send up a winner-take-all matchup on Sunday in Oklahoma City. A second-half surge allowed the Nuggets to pull away by double digits and keep their season alive.