For essentially the most half, street groups are loving the NBA’s Play-In Match. The visiting Chicago Bulls and Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder survived the primary leg of their postseason/pre-playoff checks Wednesday, sending the Toronto Raptors and New Orleans Pelicans into the lottery. No. 10 Chicago mounted an enormous second-half comeback to stun No. 9 Toronto, 109-105, and now head to Miami to face the Warmth in Friday’s early recreation. The winner will get the East’s No. 8 seed and open a first-round collection in opposition to the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday afternoon.
Within the West, No. 10 Oklahoma Metropolis defeated the No. 9 New Orleans, 123-118, and can now head to Minnesota, who’ll attempt to bounce again from some misadventures, each on and off the courtroom. The Thunder-Timberwolves contest will decide which squad will meet the Denver Nuggets, the West’s prime workforce within the final of the eight first-round video games this weekend.
Beneath is the playoff schedule, together with dates, instances and TV information for the play-in event and what we all know of the primary spherical thus far. All video games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV might be streamed on fuboTV (attempt at no cost).
NBA postseason schedule
(All instances Jap)
Friday, April 14
- Play-In Recreation 5: Bulls at Warmth, 7 p.m., TNT
- Play-In Recreation 6: Thunder at Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, April 15
- Recreation 1: (6) Nets at (3) 76ers, 1 p.m., ESPN
- Recreation 1: (7) Hawks at (2) Celtics, 3:30 p.m., ESPN
- Recreation 1: (5) Knicks at (4) Cavaliers, 6 p.m., ESPN
- Recreation 1: (6) Warriors at (2) Kings, 8:30 p.m., ABC
Sunday, April 16
- Recreation 1: (7) Lakers at (2) Grizzlies, 3 p.m., ABC
- Recreation 1: (8) Warmth or Bulls at (1) Bucks, 5:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 1: (5) Clippers at (4) Suns, 8 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 1: (8) Timberwolves or Thunder at (1) Nuggets, 10:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 17
- Recreation 2: Nets at 76ers, 7:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 2: Warriors at Kings, 10 p.m., TNT
Tuesday, April 18
- Recreation 2: Hawks at Celtics, 7 p.m., NBA TV
- Recreation 2: Knicks at Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 2: Clippers at Suns, 10 p.m., TNT
Wednesday, April 19
- Recreation 2: Lakers at Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 2: TBD at Bucks, 9 p.m., NBA TV
- Recreation 2: TBD at Nuggets, 10 p.m., TNT
Thursday, April 20
- Recreation 3: 76ers at Nets, 7:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 3: Kings at Warriors, 10 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 3: Suns at Clippers, 10:30 p.m., NBA TV
Friday, April 21
- Recreation 3: Celtics at Hawks, 7 p.m., ESPN
- Recreation 3: Cavaliers at Knicks, 8:30 p.m., ABC
- Recreation 3: Nuggets at TBD, 9:30 p.m., ESPN
Saturday, April 22
- Recreation 4: 76ers at Nets, 1 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 4: Suns at Clippers, 3:30 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 3: Bucks at TBD, 7:30 p.m., ESPN
- Recreation 3: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10 p.m., ESPN
Sunday, April 23
- Recreation 4: Cavaliers at Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC
- Recreation 4: Kings at Warriors, 3:30 p.m., ABC
- Recreation 4: Celtics at Hawks, 7 p.m., TNT
- Recreation 4: Nuggets at TBD, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 24
- Recreation 5: Nets at 76ers, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 4: Bucks at TBD, TBD
- Recreation 4: Grizzlies at Lakers, TBD
Tuesday, April 25
- Recreation 5: Hawks at Celtics, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 5: Clippers at Suns, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 5: TBD at Nuggets, TBD (if mandatory)
Wednesday, April 26
- Recreation 5: Knicks at Cavaliers, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 5: TBD at Bucks, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 5: Lakers at Grizzlies, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 5: Warriors at Kings, TBD (if mandatory)
Thursday, April 27
- Recreation 6: 76ers at Nets, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6: Celtics at Hawks, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6 Nuggets at TBD, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6: Suns at Clippers, TBD (if mandatory)
Friday, April 27
- Recreation 6: Bucks at TBD, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6: Cavaliers at Knicks, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6 Grizzlies at Lakers, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 6: Kings at Warriors, TBD (if mandatory)
Saturday, April 28
- Recreation 7: 76ers at Nets, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7: Celtics at Hawks, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7 Nuggets at TBD, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7: Suns at Clippers, TBD (if mandatory)
Sunday, April 29
- Recreation 7: Bucks at TBD, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7: Cavaliers at Knicks, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7: Grizzlies at Lakers, TBD (if mandatory)
- Recreation 7: Kings at Warriors, TBD (if mandatory)
NBA playoff scores
Wednesday, April 12
- Play-In Recreation 3: Bulls 109, Raptors 105
- Play-In Recreation 4: Thunder 123, Pelicans 118
Tuesday, April 11
- Play-In Recreation 1: Hawks 116, Warmth 105
- Play-In Recreation 2: Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102