The seventh Nets defeated the Cavaliers in the East and will face the No. 2 Celtics in the first round. In the West, the Timberwolves were at the top of the Clippers as they conquered the No. 7 seed and the opportunity to play debut Grizzlies in a best-of-7 series. The Hawks and Pelicans qualified for their play-in games on Wednesday night and will play against the Cavaliers and Clippers, respectively, to determine which teams will be the final seed in the playoffs. You can find our special play-in predictions here. The first round will start on Saturday afternoon and we know our first showdown: the fourth Mavericks will host fifth place Jazz at 1 p.m. ET. The 76ers-Raptors, Warriors-Nuggets and Grizzlies vs. No. 7 West will also start on Saturday before the other four series start on Sunday. The full schedule of the NBA 2022 playoffs and the schedule for this week can be found below. Any game on NBATV, ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC can be streamed via fuboTV (Try for free).
This week’s playoff schedule
(All times USA / East) Saturday, April 16 1st match: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 13:00 (ESPN) Game 1: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Match 1: 76ers vs. Raptors, 6 p.m. Nuggets, 8:30 p.m. (ABC) Sunday, April 17 1st match: Hit vs. Hawks, 1 p.m. (TNT) Match 1: Celtics vs. Nets, 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Match 1: Bucks vs. Bulls, 6:30 p.m. (TNT) Game 1: Suns vs. Pelicans, 9 p.m. (TNT) Monday, April 18 Match 2: 76ers vs. Raptors, 7:30 p.m. (TNT) 2nd match: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 20:30 (NBATV) Match 2: Warriors vs. Nuggets, 22:00 (TNT) Tuesday, April 19 2nd match: Heat vs. Hawks, TBD (TBD) Game 2: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, TBD (TBD) Game 2: Suns Vs. Pelicans, 10 p.m. (TNT) Wednesday, April 20 Match 2: Celtics vs. Nets, 7 p.m. (TNT) Race 3: Raptors vs. 76ers, 8 p.m. (NBATV) Match 2: Bucks vs. Bulls, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
NBA play-in tournament results
Tuesday 12 April Nets 115, Cavaliers 108 Timberwolves 109, Clippers 104 Wednesday, April 13 Hawks 132, Hornets 103 Pelicans 113, Spurs 103 Friday, April 15 Hawks 107, Cavaliers 101 Pelicans 105, Clippers 101
