Here's the Second-Round Schedule for the 2023 NBA Playoffs

Here's the second-round schedule for the 2023 NBA Playoffs originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago

The first and second rounds of the NBA playoffs is complete, and the it's now time for the conference finals.

The second round was highly competitive, with all four series going to at least Game 6. There was one Game 7, with the Boston Celtics defeating the Philadelphia 76ers.

Before the penultimate round begins, here is a look at the second-round results:

What are the 2023 NBA second-round playoff matchups?

In the West, the No. 1 Denver Nuggets eliminated the No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves in five games to advance to the second round. Then, the No. 4 Phoenix Suns punched their ticket to play Denver after eliminating the No. 5-seeded Los Angeles Clippers, also in five games.

The next comes from the East, where the No. 5 New York Knicks eliminated the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in five games and the No. 8 Miami Heat did the same in shocking fashion against the No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks.

The No. 2 Boston Celtics could've punched their ticket on Tuesday to face the No. 3 Sixers, but they blew a double-digit lead late at home to the No. 7-seeded Atlanta Hawks. The Celtics finished off the series on Thursday with a Game 6 win in Atlanta to finalize their second-round series against the Sixers.

Then the No. 6 Golden State Warriors saw Stephen Curry drop an extraordinary 50-piece in Game 7 to eliminate the No. 3 Sacramento Kings on the road, which will pit them against yet another California team.

What is the schedule for the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs?

Here is a look at the results for all four second-round series:

No. 1 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 4 Phoenix Suns

• Game 1: Nuggets 125, Suns 107 (DEN leads 1-0)
• Game 2: Nuggets 97, Suns 87 (DEN leads 2-0)
• Game 3: Suns 121, Nuggets 114 (DEN leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Suns 129, Nuggets 124 (Series tied 2-2)
• Game 5: Nuggets 118, Suns 102 (DEN leads 3-2)
• Game 6: Nuggets 125, Suns 100 (DEN wins 4-2)

No. 6 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers

• Game 1: Lakers 117, Warriors 112 (LAL leads 1-0)
• Game 2: Warriors 127, Lakers 100 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 3: Lakers 127, Warriors 97 (LAL leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Lakers 104, Warriors 101 (LAL leads 3-1)
• Game 5: Warriors 121, Lakers 106 (LAL leads 3-2)
• Game 6: Lakers 122, Warriors 101 (LAL wins 4-2)

No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers

• Game 1: 76ers 119, Celtics 115 (PHI leads 1-0)
• Game 2: Celtics 121, 76ers 87 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 3: Celtics 114, 76ers 102 (BOS leads 2-1)
• Game 4: 76ers 116, Celtics 115 [OT] (Series tied 2-2)
• Game 5: 76ers 115, Celtics 103 (PHI leads 3-2)
• Game 6: Celtics 95, Sixers 86 (Series tied 3-3)
• Game 7: Celtics 112, Sixers 88 (BOS wins 4-3)

No. 5 New York Knicks vs. No. 8 Miami Heat

• Game 1: Heat 108, Knicks 101 (MIA leads 1-0)
• Game 2: Knicks 111, Heat 105 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 3: Heat 105, Knicks 86 (MIA leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Heat 109, Knicks 101 (MIA leads 3-1)
• Game 5: Knicks 112, Heat 103 (MIA leads 3-2)
• Game 6: Heat 96, Knicks 92 (MIA wins 4-2)