NBA First Round Playoff Schedule: Full List of Games
After a disappointing 2021-22 season, New York Knicks fans get to look forward to watching their favorite team take the court in the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Knicks will be in Cleveland on Saturday for Game 1 of what should be one of the best first-round matchups.
Eight teams from each conference will fight for their chance to advance to the second round, where four teams from each conference will compete in the conference semifinals. New York hasn’t made it to the second round since the 2012-13 season, and before that, the 1999-2000 season.
The No. 7 and No. 8 seeds for each conference will be determined by the NBA play-in tournament, which begins on Tuesday, April 11, and will end on Friday, April 14. The No. 7 seed will face the No. 2 seed in the conference and the No. 8 seed will face the No. 1 seed.
Let’s take a look at each first-round series for the East and West.
Eastern Conference first-round playoff matchups, including the Knicks
- No. 1 Bucks vs. No. 8 Heat
- No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Hawks
- No. 3 Sixers vs. No. 6 Nets
- No. 4 Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Knicks
Western Conference first-round playoff matchups
- No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 8 Timberwolves
- No. 2 Grizzlies vs. No. 7 Lakers
- No. 3 Kings vs. No. 6 Warriors
- No. 4 Suns vs. No. 5 Clippers
Full 2023 NBA playoff schedule
Saturday, April 15
- Game 1 on ESPN: Nets at 76ers, 1 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on ESPN: No. 7 seed at Celtics, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on ESPN: Knicks at Cavaliers, 6 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on ABC: Warriors at Kings, 8:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 16
- Game 1 on ABC: Grizzlies at Lakers, 3 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on TNT: Heat at Bucks, 5:30 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on TNT: Clippers at Suns, 8 p.m. ET
- Game 1 on TNT: Timberwolves at Nuggets, 10:30 p.m. ET
Monday, April 17
- Game 2 on TNT: Nets at Sixers, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 2 on TNT: Warriors at Kings, 10 p.m. ET
Tuesday, April 18
- Game 2 on NBA TV: Hawks at Celtics, 7 p.m. ET
- Game 2 on TNT: Knicks at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 2 on TNT: Clippers at Suns, 10 p.m. ET
Wednesday, April 19
- Game 2 on TNT: Lakers at Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 2 on NBA TV: Heat at Bucks, 9 p.m. ET
- Game 2 on TNT: Timberwolves at Nuggets, 10 p.m. ET
Thursday, April 20
- Game 3 on TNT: Sixers at Nets, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 3 on TNT: Kings at Warriors, 10 p.m. ET
- Game 3 on NBA TV: Suns at Clippers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Friday, April 21
- Game 3 on ESPN: Celtics at Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
- Game 3 on ABC: Cavaliers at Knicks, 8:30 p.m. ET
- Game 3 on ESPN: Nuggets at Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 22
- Game 4 on TNT: Sixers at Nets, 1 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on TNT: Suns at Clippers, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on ESPN: Bucks at Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 3 on ESPN: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 23
- Game 4 on ABC: Cavaliers at Knicks, 1 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on ABC: Kings at Warriors, 3:30 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on TNT: Celtics at Hawks, 7 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on TNT: Nuggets at Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. ET
Monday, April 24
- Game 4 on TNT: Bucks at Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 4 on TNT: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10 p.m. ET
Tuesday, April 25
- Game 5 on TNT: Hawks at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET
- Game 5 on NBA TV: Timberwolves at Nuggets, 9 p.m. ET
- Game 5 on TNT: Clippers at Suns, 10 p.m. ET
Wednesday, April 26
- Game 5 on NBA TV: Knicks at Cavaliers, 7 p.m ET
- Game 5 on TNT: Lakers at Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m ET
- Game 5 on NBA TV: Heat at Bucks, 9:30 p.m. ET
- Game 5 on TNT: Warriors at Kings, 10 p.m. ET
Thursday, April 27
- Game 6 on TNT: Celtics at Hawks, 8:30 p.m. ET
Friday, April 28
- Game 6 on ESPN: Kings at Warriors, 8 p.m. ET
- Game 6 on ESPN: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10:30 p.m. ET
Saturday, April 29
- Game 7 on TNT (if necessary): Hawks at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. ET
Sunday, April 30
- Game 7 on TBD (if necessary): Lakers at Grizzlies, time TBD
- Game 7 on TBD (if necessary): Warriors at Kings, time TBD
