The 2023-24 NBA regular season is over and the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs is just around the corner. After a memorable regular season, plenty of drama awaits.
The Boston Celtics earned the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in March, secured home court advantage throughout the postseason, returned to the Finals for the first time since 2022, and are looking to hoist the NBA championship banner for the first time since 2008. The aims. Like the second-seeded New York Knicks, they will have to wait for the results of the play-in tournament to find out their first-round opponent.
In the West, the defending champion Denver Nuggets are the No. 2 seed behind the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, making the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and becoming the team's first NBA champion since moving to Oklahoma City. Aiming to acquire a ship. In 2008.
After the play-in tournament, the 16-team NBA Playoffs begin with four games on Saturday and four more on Sunday. Eight teams from each conference advance to the first round and play seven straight games to advance. All four rounds of the NBA Playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the best regular season record in each series will receive home court advantage for that series. All series are played in his 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the better-performing team receiving games 1, 2, 5, and 7 (as appropriate). It will be held.
Complete coverage from the NBA Playoffs to the 2024 NBA Finals. The final will be broadcast on ABC and the ESPN app on June 6th.
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eastern conference
to be decided
Game 1: Boston Sunday, 1pm ET (ABC)
Game 2: Wednesday, April 24th, Boston, 7pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Saturday, April 27th, Play-In Winners, 6pm ET (TNT)
Game 4: Monday, April 29th, Play-in winner game
Game 5 (if required): Wednesday, May 1st in Boston
Game 6 (if required): Friday, May 3rd, Play-in winner game
Game 7 (if required): Sunday, May 5th in Boston
to be decided
Game 1: Saturday, April 20, New York (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)
Game 2: New York Monday, 7:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Thursday, April 25th, Play-In Winners, 7:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 4: Sunday, April 28th, Play-In Winners, 1pm ET (ABC)
Game 5 (if required): Tuesday, April 30th in New York
Game 6 (if required): May 2nd (Thursday) Play-in winner game
Game 7 (if required): Saturday, May 4th, New York (TNT)
Game 1: Sunday in Milwaukee, 7pm ET (TNT)
Game 2: Tuesday, Milwaukee, 8:30pm ET (NBA TV)
Game 3: Friday, April 26th, Indiana, 5:30pm ET (ESPN)
Game 4: Sunday, April 28th, 7pm ET (TNT)
Game 5 (if required): Tuesday, April 30th in Milwaukee.
Game 6 (if required): Thursday, May 2nd in Indiana.
Game 7 (if required): Saturday, May 4th, Milwaukee (TNT)
Game 1: Cleveland Saturday, 1pm ET (ESPN)
Game 2: Monday, Cleveland, 7pm ET (NBA TV)
Game 3: Thursday, April 25th, Orlando, 7pm ET (NBA TV)
Game 4: Saturday, April 27th, Orlando, 1pm ET (TNT)
Game 5 (if required): Tuesday, April 30th in Cleveland.
Game 6 (if required): Friday, May 3rd in Orlando
Game 7 (if required): Sunday, May 5th in Cleveland.
western conference
to be decided
Game 1: Sunday, Oklahoma City, 9:30pm ET.
Game 2: Wednesday, April 24th, Oklahoma City, 9:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Saturday, April 27th, Play-In Winner, 3:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 4: Monday, April 29th, Play-in winner game
Game 5 (if required): Wednesday, May 1, in Oklahoma City.
Game 6 (if required): Friday, May 3rd, Play-in winner game
Game 7 (if required): Sunday, May 5th in Oklahoma City.
Game 1: Saturday, Denver, 8:30pm ET (ABC)
Game 2: Monday, Denver, 10pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Thursday, April 25th, Los Angeles, 10pm ET (TNT)
Game 4: Saturday, April 27, Los Angeles, 8:30pm ET (ABC)
Game 5 (if required): Monday, April 29th in Denver
Game 6 (if required): Thursday, May 2nd in Los Angeles
Game 7 (if required): Saturday, May 4th, Denver (TNT)
Game 1: Minnesota Saturday, 3:30pm ET (ESPN)
Game 2: Tuesday, Minnesota, 7:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Friday, April 26th, Phoenix, 10:30pm ET (ESPN)
Game 4: Sunday, April 28th, Phoenix, 9:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 5 (if required): Tuesday, April 30th in Minnesota
Game 6 (if required): Thursday, May 2nd in Phoenix
Game 7 (if required): Saturday, May 4th, Minnesota
Game 1: Sunday, Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30pm ET (ABC)
Game 2: Tuesday, Los Angeles Clippers, 10pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Friday, April 26th, Dallas, 8pm ET (ESPN)
Game 4: Sunday, April 28, Dallas, 3:30pm ET (ABC)
Game 5 (if required): Wednesday, May 1st at the Los Angeles Clippers
Game 6 (if required): Friday, May 3rd in Dallas
Game 7 (if required): Sunday, May 5th at the Los Angeles Clippers
