Another NBA regular season is complete, and the playoffs are once again upon us. The field is set after a tense race for seeding came down to the very last day. Now the quest for the Larry O’Brien Trophy and the NBA championship is on.
After the play-in tournament to decide the final two seeds in each conference, the first round will get underway on Saturday. The NBA Finals will begin with Game 1 on June 2. If necessary, Game 7 will be June 19.
Below is the complete schedule for the play-in tournament and first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, with matchups, game times and where to watch.
(All times pm Eastern; * – if necessary)
PLAY-IN TOURNAMENT
Tuesday, April 12
Nets 115, Cavaliers 108 (Brooklyn clinches No. 7 seed in East)
Timberwolves 109, Clippers 104 (Minnesota clinches No. 7 seed in West)
Wednesday, April 13
Hornets at Hawks (7, ESPN)
Spurs at Pelicans (9:30 a.m., ESPN)
Friday, April 15
Hawks/Hornets winner at Cavaliers (7:30, ESPN)
- winner clinches No. 8 seed in East
Spurs/Pelicans winner at Clippers (10, TNT)
- winner clinches No. 8 seed in West
FIRST ROUND
EASTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Heat vs. (8) Play-in
- Game 1: Sunday, Play-in at Heat (1, TNT)
- Game 2: April 19, Play-in at Heat
- Game 3: April 22, Heat at Play-in
- Game 4: April 24, Heat at Play-in (7, TNT)
- Game 5: April 26, Play-in at Heat*
- Game 6: April 28, Heat at Play-in*
- Game 7: April 30, Play-in at Heat*
(2) Celtics vs. (7) nets
- Game 1: Sunday, Nets at Celtics (3:30, ABC)
- Game 2: April 20, Nets at Celtics (7, TNT)
- Game 3: April 23, Celtics at Nets
- Game 4: April 25, Celtics at Nets
- Game 5: April 27, Nets at Celtics*
- Game 6: April 29, Celtics at Nets*
- Game 7: May 1, Nets at Celtics*
(3) Bucks vs. (6) Bull’s
- Game 1: Sunday, Bulls at Bucks (6:30, TNT)
- Game 2: April 20, Bulls at Bucks (9:30 a.m., TNT)
- Game 3: April 22, Bucks at Bulls (8:30 a.m., ABC)
- Game 4: April 24, Bucks at Bulls (1, ABC)
- Game 5: April 27, Bulls at Bucks*
- Game 6: April 29, Bucks at Bulls*
- Game 7: May 1, Bulls at Bucks*
(4) Sixers vs. (5) raptors
- Game 1: Saturday, Raptors at Sixers (6, ESPN)
- Game 2: April 18, Raptors at Sixers (7:30 a.m., TNT)
- Game 3: April 20, Sixers at Raptors (8, NBATV)
- Game 4: April 23, Sixers at Raptors (2, TNT)
- Game 5: April 25, Raptors at Sixers*
- Game 6: April 28, Sixers at Raptors*
- Game 7: April 30, Raptors at Sixers*
WESTERN CONFERENCE
(1) Suns vs. (8) Play-in
- Game 1: Sunday, Play-in at Suns (9, TNT)
- Game 2: April 19, Play-in at Suns (10, TNT)
- Game 3: April 22, Suns at Play-in
- Game 4: April 24, Suns at Play-in (9:30 AM, TNT)
- Game 5: April 26, Play-in at Suns*
- Game 6: April 28, Suns at Play-in*
- Game 7: April 30, Play-in at Suns*
(2) Grizzlies vs. (7) Timberwolves
- Game 1: Saturday, Timberwolves at Grizzlies (3:30, ESPN)
- Game 2: April 19, Timberwolves at Grizzlies
- Game 3: April 21, Grizzlies at Timberwolves (7:30 a.m., TNT)
- Game 4: April 23, Grizzlies at Timberwolves
- Game 5: April 26, Timberwolves at Grizzlies*
- Game 6: April 29, Grizzlies at Timberwolves*
- Game 7: May 1, Timberwolves at Grizzlies*
(3) Warriors vs. (6) Nuggets
- Game 1: Saturday, Nuggets at Warriors (8:30 a.m., ABC)
- Game 2: April 18, Nuggets at Warriors (10, TNT)
- Game 3: April 21, Warriors at Nuggets (10, TNT)
- Game 4: April 24, Warriors at Nuggets (3:30, ABC)
- Game 5: April 27, Nuggets at Warriors*
- Game 6: April 29, Warriors at Nuggets*
- Game 7: May 1, Nuggets at Warriors*
(4) Mavericks vs. (5) Jazz
- Game 1: Saturday, Jazz at Mavericks (1, ESPN)
- Game 2: April 18, Jazz at Mavericks (8:30 a.m., NBATV)
- Game 3: April 21, Mavericks at Jazz (9, NBATV)
- Game 4: April 23, Mavericks at Jazz (4:30, TNT)
- Game 5: April 25, Jazz at Mavericks*
- Game 6: April 28, Mavericks at Jazz*
- Game 7: April 30, Jazz at Mavericks*
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