The first round of the playoffs , or Conference Quarterfinals , consists of four matchups in each conference , based on the seedings -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 , NUMBER@3 -- NUMBER@4 , NUMBER@5 -- NUMBER@6 , and NUMBER@7 -- NUMBER@8 -RRB- .

The first round of the playoffs , or Conference Quarterfinals , consists of four games in each conference , based on the seedings -LRB- NUMBER@1 -- NUMBER@2 , NUMBER@3 -- NUMBER@4 , NUMBER@5 -- NUMBER@6 , and NUMBER@7 -- NUMBER@8 -RRB- .
