In 2009, the 1 seeded LA Lakers (beat the 8 seeded Utah Jazz 4-1), the 5 seeded Houston Rockets (beat the 4 seeded Portland Trailblazers 4-2), the 6 seesed Dallas Mavericks (beat the 3 seeded San Antonio Spurs 4-1), and the 2 seeded Denver Nuggets (beat the 7 seeded New Orleans Hornets 4-1), all made it to the 2nd round.
There is no bye in the Divisional (2nd round) playoff games. The first and second seeded teams in each conference each get a bye week in the Wildcard (1st) round of the playoffs.
In the second round (Eastern Conference Semifinals) of the 2003 NHL playoffs, the Senators defeated the Philadelphia Flyers 4 games to 2.
In the 1989 NBA playoffs, the Knicks defeated the 76ers in the Eastern Conference first round and then lost to the Bulls in the second round.
After a first round sweep of the Phoenix Coyotes, the Red Wings were defeated by the San Jose Sharks in 7 games in the second round (Western Conference Semifinals).
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made it to the 2011 NBA playoffs. They finished the regular season with a record of 57-25, securing the second seed in the Western Conference. However, they were eliminated in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks, who went on to win the NBA Championship that year.
Currently (May 5), that is yet to be determined. The teams that advanced in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs are Cleveland, Detroit, Orlando, and Boston. One of those teams will win the Eastern Conference and play for the championship. The teams that advanced in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs were New Orleans, San Antonio, Utah, and Los Angeles. One of those teams will win the Western Conference and play for the championship.
The Los Angeles Lakers already advanced to the Western Conference finals facing the Phoenix Suns after defeating the Oklahoma City in the first round (4-2) and dominating the Utah Jazz in the second round (4-0).
A team gets the first round bye in the playoffs if it has one of the top two records in its conference.
Yes, the Los Angeles Lakers made the playoffs for the 2022-2023 NBA season. They advanced to the Western Conference Finals after a strong performance in the postseason. However, they were ultimately eliminated by the Denver Nuggets in that round.
The Los Angeles and the Portland Trail Blazers did not meet in the 2010 NBA playoffs. LA advanced to the Western Conference finals though after defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round and the Utah Jazz in the second round. The Blazers however lost to the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs.
Yes. The Lakers were eliminated by the Dallas Mavericks in the second round of the 2011 playoffs.
1994 when they lost to the Utah Jazz in the Conference Semifinals