The 2023 NBA playoffs are here. The postseason kicked off this week with the Play-In Tournament, which wraps up Friday night with Bulls-Heat and Thunder-Wolves. The first round of the playoffs then get going Saturday, with a jam-packed schedule that features four games. 76ers vs. Nets gets it going in the East, with Celtics-Hawks, Cavaliers-Knicks and Kings-Warriors also featuring Game 1s. The other four playoff series start on Sunday, and the first round could run through April 30. Here’s the 2023 NBA playoff bracket.
It’s a wide-open title race this year. The East’s top three teams — the Bucks, Celtics and 76ers — all have hopes of reaching the NBA Finals, while the West features an MVP trying to get over the hump in the postseason, a Kevin Durant-led Suns squad and LeBron James and the Lakers back in the playoffs after sitting at home last year. Oh yeah, and then there are the defending-champion Warriors, who looked sluggish (especially on the road) for most of the season, but are always dangerous with their veteran core led by Stephen Curry.
Trying to keep up with all the playoff action? We have the scores of every postseason game, as well as series-by-series schedules below.
All times listed are Eastern. Games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free).
Play-In Tournament
Friday, April 14
Heat 102, Bulls 91
West No. 8 vs. No. 10: Thunder at Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, April 12
East No. 9 vs. No. 10: Bulls 109, Raptors 105
West No. 9 vs. No. 10: Thunder 123, Pelicans 118
Tuesday, April 11
East No. 7 vs. No. 8: Hawks 116, Heat 105
West No. 7 vs. No 8: Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102
East first round: 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)*
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