2024 NBA playoffs schedule: How to watch playoff basketball online, TV channel, live stream, games today
All of the matchups are set in the 2024 NBA playoffs, and the complete schedule is here for the first round. Game 1 for all eight first-round series will take place this weekend, with Cavaliers vs. Magic starting things off on Saturday. The Heat and Pelicans claimed the No. 8 seeds in the playoff bracket on Friday night as the Play-In Tournament wrapped up and moved on to face the Celtics and Thunder, respectively.
The Lakers and 76ers (No. 7 seeds in their respective conferences) also advanced out of the Play-In Tournament, while the Kings, Hawks, Warriors and Bulls were all eliminated from the postseason.
The first round could run through Sunday, May 5 with eight best-of-seven series. The NBA has announced dates for every potential first-round game, as well as times and TV info for the first four games in each series. The up-to-date NBA playoff schedule is below.
All NBA playoff games airing on ABC, ESPN and NBA TV will be streaming on fubo (try for free).
2024 NBA playoffs schedule: First round(All times Eastern)
Saturday, April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. Magic, 1 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 1: Timberwolves vs. Suns, 3:30, ESPN/fubo
Game 1: Knicks vs. 76ers, 6 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Lakers, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, April 21
Game 1: Celtics vs. Heat, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Bucks vs. Pacers, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 1: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 22
Game 2: Cavaliers vs. Magic, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 2: Knicks vs. 76ers, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Lakers, 10 p.m., TNT
Tuesday, April 23
Game 2: Timberwolves vs. Suns, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Bucks vs. Pacers, 8:30 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 2: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 10 p.m., TNT
Wednesday, April 24
Game 2: Celtics vs. Heat, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Thursday, April 25
Game 3: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 3: 76ers vs. Knicks, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Lakers vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m., TNT
Friday, April 26
Game 3: Pacers vs. Bucks, 5:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 3: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 3: Suns vs. Timberwolves, 10:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Saturday, April 27
Game 4: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Pelicans vs. Thunder, 3:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Heat vs. Celtics, 6 p.m., TNT
Game 4: Lakers vs. Nuggets, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, April 28
Game 4: Knicks vs. 76ers, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 4: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 4: Pacers vs. Bucks, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 4: Suns vs. Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 29
Game 4: Heat vs. Celtics, TBD
Game 4: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Game 5*: Nuggets vs. Lakers, TBD
Tuesday, April 30
Game 5*: Knicks vs. 76ers, TBD
Game 5*: Bucks vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 5*: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBD
Game 5*: Timberwolves vs. Suns, TBD
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5*: Celtics vs. Heat, TBD
Game 5*: Thunder vs. Pelicans, TBD
Game 5*: Clippers vs. Mavericks, TBD
Thursday, May 2
Game 6*: 76ers vs. Knicks, TBD
Game 6*: Pacers vs. Bucks, TBD
Game 6*: Suns vs. Timberwolves, TBD
Game 6*: Lakers vs. Nuggets, TBD
Friday, May 3
Game 6*: Heat vs. Celtics, TBD
Game 6*: Magic vs. Cavaliers, TTBD
Game 6*: Mavericks vs. Clippers, TBD
Game 6*: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Saturday, May 4
Game 7*: Knicks vs. 76ers, TBD
Game 7*: Bucks vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 7*: Timberwolves vs. Suns, TBD
Game 7*: Nuggets vs. Lakers, TBD
Sunday, May 5
Game 7*: Celtics vs. Heat, TBD
Game 7*: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBD
Game 7*: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Game 7*: Clippers vs. Mavericks, TBD
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