The 2024 NBA playoffs schedule continues Sunday with four more Game 1s in the first round. Celtics-Heat, Clippers-Mavericks, Bucks-Pacers and Thunder-Pelicans all get started on Sunday after the other four playoff series started on Saturday. It was a good day for home teams on Saturday, as the Cavs, Wolves, Knicks and Nuggets protected their home courts to take 1-0 series leads. The Celtics, Clippers, Bucks and Thunder will try to continue that trends on Sunday.
CBS Sports experts made their first-round picks ahead of the series tipping off, and the writing staff thinks the top-seeded Celtics and Thunder won't have trouble advancing to the second round. It also appears the Bucks could be on upset alert against the sixth-seeded Pacers.
The first round could run through Sunday, May 5 with eight best-of-seven series. The NBA has announced dates for every potential first-round game, as well as times and TV info for the first four games in each series. The up-to-date NBA playoff schedule is below.
Sunday schedule for NBA playoffs
Game 1: Celtics vs. Heat, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Bucks vs. Pacers, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 1: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m., TNT
All NBA playoff games airing on ABC, ESPN and NBA TV will be streaming on fubo (try for free).
2024 NBA playoffs schedule: First round
(All times Eastern)
Sunday, April 21
Game 1: Celtics vs. Heat, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 1: Bucks vs. Pacers, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 1: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 22
Game 2: Cavaliers vs. Magic, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 2: Knicks vs. 76ers, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Lakers, 10 p.m., TNT
Tuesday, April 23
Game 2: Timberwolves vs. Suns, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Bucks vs. Pacers, 8:30 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 2: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 10 p.m., TNT
Wednesday, April 24
Game 2: Celtics vs. Heat, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Thursday, April 25
Game 3: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Game 3: 76ers vs. Knicks, 7:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Lakers vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m., TNT
Friday, April 26
Game 3: Pacers vs. Bucks, 5:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 3: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 8 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Game 3: Suns vs. Timberwolves, 10:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Saturday, April 27
Game 4: Magic vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Pelicans vs. Thunder, 3:30 p.m., TNT
Game 3: Heat vs. Celtics, 6 p.m., TNT
Game 4: Lakers vs. Nuggets, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Sunday, April 28
Game 4: Knicks vs. 76ers, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 4: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Game 4: Pacers vs. Bucks, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 4: Suns vs. Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m., TNT
Monday, April 29
Game 4: Heat vs. Celtics, TBD
Game 4: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Game 5*: Nuggets vs. Lakers, TBD
Tuesday, April 30
Game 5*: Knicks vs. 76ers, TBD
Game 5*: Bucks vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 5*: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBD
Game 5*: Timberwolves vs. Suns, TBD
Wednesday, May 1
Game 5*: Celtics vs. Heat, TBD
Game 5*: Thunder vs. Pelicans, TBD
Game 5*: Clippers vs. Mavericks, TBD
Thursday, May 2
Game 6*: 76ers vs. Knicks, TBD
Game 6*: Pacers vs. Bucks, TBD
Game 6*: Suns vs. Timberwolves, TBD
Game 6*: Lakers vs. Nuggets, TBD
Friday, May 3
Game 6*: Heat vs. Celtics, TBD
Game 6*: Magic vs. Cavaliers, TTBD
Game 6*: Mavericks vs. Clippers, TBD
Game 6*: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Saturday, May 4
Game 7*: Knicks vs. 76ers, TBD
Game 7*: Bucks vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 7*: Timberwolves vs. Suns, TBD
Game 7*: Nuggets vs. Lakers, TBD
Sunday, May 5
Game 7*: Celtics vs. Heat, TBD
Game 7*: Cavaliers vs. Magic, TBD
Game 7*: Pelicans vs. Thunder, TBD
Game 7*: Clippers vs. Mavericks, TBD
2024 NBA playoff results
Saturday, April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers 97, Magic 83
Game 1: Timberwolves 120, Suns 95
Game 1: Knicks 111, 76ers 104
Game 1: Nuggets 114, Lakers 103
2024 NBA playoff dates
- April 20-21: Start of first round
- May 4-7: Start of second round
- May 19-22: Start of Conference Finals
- June 6: NBA Finals Game 1
- June 23: NBA Finals Game 7 (if necessary)
