Buckle up. This NBA postseason is going to be a ride. There has arguably never been more teams with a legitimate shot at winning a championship, and that includes at least one (the No. 7 Brooklyn Nets) that needed to get through the play-in tournament just to make the field. Over the next two-plus months, with a few exceptions as the field thins out, you can pretty much count on playoff games every night.Â
In the West, the matchups include the top-seeded Phoenix Suns vs. the No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans, the No. 2 Memphis Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Minnesota Timberwolves, the No. 3 Golden State Warriors vs. the No. 6 Denver Nuggets and the fourth-seeded Dallas Mavericks vs. the No. 5 Utah Jazz.
The East series includes the No. 1 Miami Heat vs. the No. 8 Atlanta Hawks, the No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. the No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, the No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. the No. 6 Chicago Bulls and the No. 4 Philadelphia 76ers vs. the No. 5 Toronto Raptors.
The 2022 NBA playoff schedule for the first round can be found below and we’ll update the dates and start times as announced. Every game on NBATV, ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC can be streamed via fuboTV (Try for free).
(1) Suns vs. (8) Pelicans
Suns lead series 2-1
|
Sun., April 17 |
Game 1 (West first round) |
Suns 110, Pelicans 99 |
9 p.m. |
TNT |
Phoenix |
|
Tue., April 19 |
Game 2 (West first round) |
Pelicans 124, Suns 114 Â |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
Phoenix  |
|
Fri., April 22 |
Game 3 (West first round) |
Suns 114, Pelicans 111 |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
New Orleans |
|
Sun., April 24 |
Game 4 (West first round) |
Suns at Pelicans  |
9:30 p.m. |
TNT |
New Orleans |
|
Tue., April 26 |
Game 5 (West first round) |
Pelicans at Suns |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
Phoenix |
|
Thu., April 28* |
Game 6 (West first round)* |
Suns at Pelicans* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
New Orleans* |
|
Sat., April 30* |
Game 7 (West first round)* |
Pelicans at Suns* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Phoenix*Â |
*- if necessaryÂ
(4) Mavericks vs. (5) Jazz
Series tied 2-2
|
Sat., April 16 |
Game 1 (West first round) |
Jazz 99, Mavericks 93 |
1 p.m. |
ESPN |
Dallas |
|
Mon., April 18 |
Game 2 (West first round) |
Mavericks 110, Jazz 104 |
8:30 p.m. |
NBATV |
Dallas |
|
Thu., April 21 |
Game 3 (West first round) |
Mavericks 126, Jazz 118 |
9 p.m. |
NBATV |
Salt Lake City |
|
Sat., April 23 |
Game 4 (West first round) |
Jazz 100, Mavericks 99 |
4:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Salt Lake City  |
|
Mon., April 25 |
Game 5 (West first round) |
Jazz at Mavericks |
9:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Dallas |
|
Thu., April 28* |
Game 6 (West first round)* |
Mavericks at Jazz* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Salt Lake City* Â |
|
Sat., April 30* |
Game 7 (West first round)* |
Jazz at Mavericks* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Dallas* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(3) Warriors vs. (6) Nuggets
Golden State leads series 3-0
|
Sat., April 16 |
Game 1 (West first round) |
Warriors 123, Nuggets 107 Â |
8:30 p.m. |
ABC |
San Francisco |
|
Mon., April 18 |
Game 2 (West first round) |
Warriors 126, Nuggets 106 Â Â |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
San Francisco |
|
Thu., April 21 |
Game 3 (West first round) |
Warriors 118, Nuggets 113 |
10 p.m. |
TNT |
Denver |
|
Sun., April 24 |
Game 4 (West first round) |
Warriors at Nuggets  |
3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Denver |
|
Wed., April 27* |
Game 5 (West first round)* |
Nuggets at Warriors*Â Â |
10 p.m.* |
TNT* |
San Francisco* |
|
Fri., April 29* |
Game 6 (West first round)* |
Warriors at Nuggets* Â |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Denver* |
|
Sun., May 1* |
Game 7 (West first round)* |
Nuggets at Warriors*Â Â Â |
TBD* |
TBD* |
San Francisco* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(2) Grizzlies vs. (7) Timberwolves
Series tied 2-2
|
Sat., April 16 Â |
Game 1 (West first round) |
Timberwolves 130, Grizzlies 117 |
3:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Memphis |
|
Tue., April 19 |
Game 2 (West first round) |
Grizzlies 124, Timberwolves 96 Â |
8:30 p.m. |
NBATV |
Memphis |
|
Thu., April 21 |
Game 3 (West first round) |
Grizzlies 104, Timberwolves 95 Â |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Minnesota |
|
Sat., April 23 |
Game 4 (West first round) |
Timberwolves 119, Grizzlies 118Â Â |
10 p.m. |
ESPN |
Minnesota |
|
Tue., April 26 |
Game 5 (West first round) |
Timberwolves at Grizzlies*Â |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Memphis |
|
Fri., April 29* |
Game 6 (West first round)* |
Grizzlies at Timberwolves* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Minnesota* |
|
Sun., May 1* |
Game 7 (West first round)* |
Timberwolves at Grizzlies*Â |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Memphis* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(1) Heat vs. (8) Hawks
Miami leads series 2-1
|
Sun., April 17 
|
Game 1 (East first round) |
Heat 115, Hawks 91 |
1 p.m. |
TNT |
Miami |
|
Tue., April 19 |
Game 2 (East first round) |
Heat 115, Hawks 105Â |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Miami |
|
Fri, April 22 |
Game 3 (East first round) |
Hawks 111, Heat 110 |
7 p.m. |
ESPN |
Atlanta |
|
Sun., April 24 |
Game 4 (East first round) |
Heat at Hawks  |
7 p.m. |
TNT |
Atlanta |
|
Tue., April 26 |
Game 5 (East first round) |
Hawks at Heat |
7 p.m. |
NBATV |
Miami |
|
Thu., April 28* |
Game 6 (East first round)* |
Heat at Hawks* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Atlanta* |
|
Sat., April 30* |
Game 7 (East first round)* |
Hawks at Heat* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Miami* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(4) 76ers vs. (5) Raptors
Philadelphia leads series 3-1
|
Sat., April 16 |
Game 1 (East first round) |
76ers 131, Raptors 111 Â |
6 p.m. |
ESPN |
Philadelphia |
|
Mon., April 18 |
Game 2 (East first round) |
76ers 112, Raptors 97Â Â Â |
7:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Philadelphia |
|
Wed., April 20 |
Game 3 (East first round) |
76ers 104, Raptors 101 (OT) Â |
8 p.m. |
NBATV |
Toronto |
|
Sat., April 23 |
Game 4 (East first round) |
Raptors 110, 76ers 102 Â |
2 p.m. |
TNT |
Toronto |
|
Mon., April 25 |
Game 5 (East first round) |
Raptors at 76ers |
8 p.m. |
NBATV |
Philadelphia |
|
Thu., April 28* |
Game 6 (East first round)* |
76ers at Raptors* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Toronto* |
|
Sat., April 30* |
Game 7 (East first round)* |
Raptors at 76ers* Â |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Philadelphia* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(3) Bucks vs. (6) Bulls
Bucks lead series 2-1
|
Sun., April 17 |
Game 1 (East first round) |
Bucks 93, Bulls 86 |
6:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Milwaukee |
|
Wed., April 20 |
Game 2 (East first round) |
Bulls 114, Bucks 110 Â |
9:30 p.m. |
TNT |
Milwaukee |
|
Fri., April 22 |
Game 3 (East first round) |
Bucks 111, Bulls 81 |
8:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Chicago |
|
Sun., April 24 |
Game 4 (East first round) |
Bucks at Bulls  |
1 p.m. |
ABC |
Chicago |
|
Wed., April 27 |
Game 5 (East first round)* |
Bulls at Bucks* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Milwaukee* |
|
Fri., April 29* |
Game 6 (East first round)* |
Bucks at Bulls* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Chicago* |
|
Sun., May 1* |
Game 7 (East first round)* |
Bulls at Bucks* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Milwaukee* |
*- if necessaryÂ
(2) Celtics vs. (7) Nets
Boston leads series 3-0
|
Sun., April 17 |
Game 1 (East first round) |
Celtics 115, Nets 114 |
3:30 p.m. |
ABC |
Boston |
|
Wed., April 20 |
Game 2 (East first round) |
Celtics 114, Nets 107 Â |
7 p.m. |
TNT |
Boston |
|
Sat., April 23 |
Game 3 (East first round) |
Celtics 109, Nets 103 |
7:30 p.m. |
ESPN |
Brooklyn |
|
Mon., April 25 |
Game 4 (East first round) |
Celtics at Nets  |
7 p.m. |
TNT |
Brooklyn |
|
Wed., April 27* |
Game 5 (East first round)* |
Nets at Celtics*Â |
TBD* |
TNT* |
Boston* |
|
Fri., April 29* |
Game 6 (East first round)* |
Celtics at Nets* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Brooklyn* |
|
Sun., May 1* |
Game 7 (East first round)* |
Nets at Celtics* |
TBD* |
TBD* |
Boston* |
*- if necessaryÂ
