while holding the top 2 playoff seeds. They lost to the seventh-seeded San Antonio Spurs in 6. They have also lost a playoff series against the Seattle SuperSonics (1987, as the second seed) and the Golden State Warriors (2007, as the top seed). With a conference semifinals sweep over the seventh-seeded San Antonio Spurs, the Phoenix Suns defeated the Spurs, who won the previous four meetings in the last decade. The Suns also made the conference finals for the first time since 2006. With a conference semifinals sweep of the Atlanta Hawks, the Orlando Magic became the third team in NBA history to go 8-0 through the first two rounds of the playoffs. As of 2023, this remains the Magic’s most recent series victory. The Cavaliers-Celtics series was extremely notable because marked the first time that each team lost a home playoff game by record margins: Boston lost Game 3 124-95; Cleveland lost Game 5 120-88. The Cavaliers' second round playoff exit (4–2 vs. Boston) was the earliest for the top seed since the Dallas Mavericks' first round loss to the Golden State Warriors in 2007. Game 5 of the Magic-Celtics series was the last game played at Amway Arena (formerly known as Orlando Arena and TD Waterhouse Centre). With a Game 6 win over the Orlando Magic, the Boston Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals for the second time in three seasons. With the win, the Celtics avenged the Magic for last year’s Game 7 loss. With the loss, the Magic, who last year upset the top-seeded Cavaliers in 6 (after they went 8-0 through the first two rounds), suffered the same fate as the Cavaliers last year. They also became the third straight team to go 8-0 through the first two rounds, only to lose in the conference finals. With a Game 6 win over the Phoenix Suns, the Los Angeles Lakers advanced to the NBA Finals for the third straight season. In addition, the Lakers avenged the Suns for their first round losses in 2006 (in which the Lakers led 3-1 before losing the series) and 2007. The Suns would not return to the playoffs until 2021. The 2010 NBA Finals featured a rematch between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers, marking the first time since 2005 that the last two NBA Champions met in the NBA Finals. The 2010 NBA Finals would be the last