The 2022 NBA Playoffs are here. Twenty teams made it into the postseason, but that number was reduced to 16 with the conclusion of the play-in tournament. The first round of the playoffs got underway Saturday afternoon, and the Mavericks are hosting the Jazz in the first game. After a season full of upsets, the title fight looks wide open in both conferences, and there will be plenty of tasty first-round matchups to come.
The Nets and Celtics will face off in a highly anticipated 2-on-7 Eastern Conference encounter. And the fifth-place Raptors will try to upset the fourth-place 76ers. In the West, the rising Grizzlies will take on the equally young and hungry Timberwolves, while the Warriors will welcome Stephen Curry back into the mix against Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
The full 2022 NBA Playoff bracket and schedule for this week is below. Any game on NBATV, ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC can be streamed via fuboTV (try it for free).
This week’s playoff schedule
(All times US/Eastern)
Saturday, April 16th
Game 1: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: 76ers vs. Raptors, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: Warriors vs. Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Sunday, April 17th
Game 1: Heat vs. Hawks, 1 p.m. (TNT)
Game 1: Celtics vs. Nets, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Game 1: Bucks vs. Bulls, 6:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 1: Suns vs. Pelicans, 9 p.m. (TNT)
Monday, April 18th
Game 2: 76ers vs. Raptors, 7:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 8:30 p.m. (NBATV)
Game 2: Warriors vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m. (TNT)
Tuesday, April 19th
Game 2: Heat vs. Hawks, TBD (TBD)
Game 2: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, TBD (TBD)
Game 2: Suns vs. Pelicans, 10 p.m. (TNT)
Wednesday, April 20th
Game 2: Celtics vs. Nets, 7 p.m. (TNT)
Game 3: Raptors vs. 76ers, 8 p.m. (NBATV)
Game 2: Bucks vs. Bulls, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
NBA play-in tournament results
Tuesday, April 12th
Nets 115, cavaliers 108
Timberwolves 109, Clippers 104
Wednesday, April 13
Hawks 132, Hornets 103
Pelicans 113, Spurs 103
Friday, April 15
Falcons 107, Cavaliers 101
Pelicans 105, clippers 101