Trail Blazers (46-36) Minnesota Timberwolves (45-37) Houston Rockets (41-41) Eastern Conference Best record in conference The Chicago Bulls clinched the best record in the East, and earned home court advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. Clinched a playoff berth The following teams clinched a playoff berth in the East: Chicago Bulls (62-20, clinched Central division) Miami Heat (55-27, clinched Atlantic division) Indiana Pacers (58-24) Charlotte Hornets (51-31) Atlanta Hawks (50-32) Cleveland Cavaliers (47-35) New York Knicks (43-39) New Jersey Nets (43-39) First round Eastern Conference first round (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (8) New Jersey Nets This was the first playoff meeting between the Bulls and the Nets. (2) Miami Heat vs. (7) New York Knicks Alonzo Mourning and Larry Johnson fight. This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Heat winning the first meeting. (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (6) Cleveland Cavaliers This was the first playoff meeting between the Cavaliers and the Pacers. (4) Charlotte Hornets vs. (5) Atlanta Hawks This was the first playoff meeting between the Hawks and the Hornets. Western Conference first round (1) Utah Jazz vs. (8) Houston Rockets Game 5 is Clyde Drexler's final NBA game. This was the fifth playoff meeting between these two teams, with each team winning two series apiece. (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (7) Minnesota Timberwolves This was the first playoff meeting between the Timberwolves and the SuperSonics. (3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Portland Trail Blazers This was the eighth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Lakers winning five of the first seven meetings. (4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Suns winning two of the first three meetings. Conference semifinals Eastern Conference semifinals (1) Chicago Bulls vs. (4) Charlotte Hornets This was the second playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Bulls winning the first meeting. (3) Indiana Pacers vs. (7) New York Knicks Reggie Miller hits the game-tying 3 with 5.1 seconds left to force OT. This was the fourth playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Knicks winning two of the first three meetings. Western Conference semifinals (1) Utah Jazz vs. (5) San Antonio Spurs This was the third playoff meeting between these two teams, with the Jazz winning the first two meetings. (2) Seattle SuperSonics vs. (3) Los Angeles Lakers This was the seventh playoff