With Miami and Minnesota winning their last two NBA Play-In tournament games on Friday night, the 2023 playoff field is set. Round one action begins with four games on Saturday and four more on Sunday, which can be seen in the weekend schedule below. Below that is the full schedule for each series, updated nightly with full results and series rankings.
Saturday, April 15th
- game 1: (6) Nets at (3) 76ers, 1 p.m., ESPN
- game 1: (7) Hawks at (2) Celtics, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
- game 1: (5) Knicks at (4) Cavaliers, 6 p.m., ESPN
- game 1: (6) Warriors at (2) Kings, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Sunday, April 16
- game 1: (7) Lakers at (2) Grizzlies, 3 p.m., ABC
- game 1: (8) Heat at (1) Bucks, 5:30 p.m. TNT
- game 1: (5) Clippers at (4) Suns, 8 p.m., TNT
- game 1: (8) Timberwolves at (1) Nuggets, 10:30 p.m., TNT
READ: FULL DAILY PLAYOFF SCHEDULE
Trying to keep up with all the playoff action? We’ve got the series-by-series schedules and results below.
All times given are Eastern time. Games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
No. 1 Bucks vs. No. 8 Heat
Game 1: Bucks vs. Heat, Sunday, April 16 (5:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 2: Bucks vs. Heat, Wednesday, April 19 (9 p.m. NBA TV)
Game 3: Heat vs. Bucks, Saturday, April 22 (7:30 p.m. ESPN)
Game 4: Heat vs. Bucks, Monday April 24 (TBD)
Game 5: Bucks vs. Heat, Wednesday April 26 (TBD)*
Game 6: Heat vs. Bucks, Friday April 28 (TBD)*
Game 7: Bucks vs. Heat, Sunday April 30 (TBD)*
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Hawks
Game 1: Celtics vs. Hawks, Saturday, April 15 (3:30 p.m. ESPN)
Game 2: Celtics vs. Hawks, Tuesday, April 18 (7 p.m. NBA TV)
Game 3: Hawks vs. Celtics, Friday, April 21 (7 p.m. ESPN)
Game 4: Hawks vs. Celtics, Sunday, April 23 (7pm TNT)
Game 5: Celtics vs. Hawks, Tuesday April 25 (TBD)*
Game 6: Hawks vs. Celtics, Thursday, April 27 (TBD)*
Game 7: Celtics vs. Hawks, Saturday 29 April (TBD)*
No. 3 76ers vs. No. 6 Nets
Game 1: 76ers vs. Nets, Saturday April 15 (1pm, ESPN)
Game 2: 76ers vs. Nets, Monday, April 17 (7:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 3: Nets vs. 76ers, Thursday, April 20 (7:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 4: Nets vs. 76ers, Saturday April 22 (1pm TNT)
Game 5: 76ers vs. Nets, Monday 24 April (TBD)*
Game 6: Nets vs. 76ers, Thursday 27 April (TBD)*
Game 7: 76ers vs. Nets, Saturday 29 April (TBD)*
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, Saturday, April 15 (6 p.m. ESPN)
Game 2: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, Tuesday, April 18 (7:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 3: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, Friday, April 21 (8:30 p.m. ABC)
Game 4: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, Sunday, April 23 (1 p.m. ABC)
Game 5: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, Wednesday April 26 (TBD)*
Game 6: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, Friday April 28 (TBD)*
Game 7: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, Sunday, April 30 (TBD)*
#1 Nuggets vs. #8 Wolves
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Wolves, Sunday, April 16 (10:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Wolves, Wednesday April 19 (10pm TNT)
Game 3: Wolves vs. Nuggets, Friday, April 21 (9:30 p.m. ESPN)
Game 4: Wolves vs. Nuggets, Sunday April 23 (9:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 5: Nuggets vs. Wolves, Tuesday 25 April (TBD)*
Game 6: Wolves vs. Nuggets, Thursday 27 April (TBD)*
Game 7: Nuggets vs. Wolves, Saturday 29 April (TBD)*
No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Lakers
Game 1: Grizzlies vs. Lakers, Sunday, April 16 (3 p.m. ABC)
Game 2: Grizzlies vs. Lakers, Wednesday, April 19 (7:30 p.m. TNT)
Game 3: Lakers vs. Grizzlies, Saturday, April 22 (10 p.m. ESPN)
Game 4: Lakers vs. Grizzlies, Monday April 24 (TBD)
Game 5: Grizzlies vs. Lakers, Wednesday April 26 (TBD)*
Game 6: Lakers vs. Grizzlies, Friday April 28 (TBD)*
Game 7: Grizzlies vs. Lakers, Sunday April 30 (TBD)*
Kings #3 vs. Warriors #6
Game 1: Kings vs. Warriors, Saturday, April 15 (8:30 p.m. ESPN)
Game 2: Kings vs. Warriors, Monday April 17 (10pm TNT)
Game 3: Warriors vs. Kings, Thursday April 20 (10pm TNT)
Game 4: Warriors vs. Kings, Sunday, April 23 (3:30 p.m. ABC)
Game 5: Kings vs. Warriors, Wednesday 26 April (TBD)*
Game 6: Warriors vs. Kings, Friday 28 April (TBD)*
Game 7: Kings vs. Warriors, Sunday 30 April (TBD)*
No. 4 Suns vs. No. 5 Clippers
Game 1: Suns vs. Clippers, Sunday, April 16 (8 p.m. TNT)
Game 2: Suns vs. Clippers, Tuesday, April 18 (10 p.m. TNT)
Game 3: Clippers vs. Suns, Thursday, April 20 (10:30 p.m. NBA TV)
Game 4: Clippers vs. Suns, Saturday, April 22 (3:30 p.m. ABC)
Game 5: Suns vs. Clippers, Tuesday 25 April (TBD)*
Game 6: Clippers vs. Suns, Thursday 27 April (TBD)*
Game 7: Suns vs. Clippers, Saturday 29 April (TBD)*
(* – If necessary)