NBA First-Round Playoff Schedule 2017: Everything You Need to Know
Thomas B. Shea - USA TODAY Sports
After the Clippers win over Sacramento Wednesday night, all eight playoff matchups have been confirmed and scheduled by the NBA.
Wednesday was a hectic night, especially for the seventh, eighth and ninth positions in the East, with 7 playoff positions being decided on the final day of the season.
It started off with the Boston Celtics claiming the top spot in the East for the first time since 2011, with the Cavs losing to Toronto, gifting the number one seed to the C's.
Following that game, the Bulls, Heat and Pacers cluster was ironed out, with all three teams winning their critical games, but Miami unfortunately fell out of the top eight due to a tiebreaker with Chicago.
The final issue to be resolved was who had home court advantage between the Clippers and Jazz in their first-round matchup. The Jazz scraped by the Spurs, but Los Angeles clinched Game 1 at Staples with a win over the Kings.
The NBA playoffs begin with four games on Saturday. Here is the complete first-round schedule. All times Eastern.
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 Chicago Bulls
Game 1: Sunday at Boston, 6:30 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: at Boston
Game 3: at Chicago
Game 4: at Chicago
Game 5*: at Boston
Game 6*: at Chicago
Game 7*: at Boston
No. 2 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 7 Indiana Pacers
Game 1: Saturday at Cleveland, 3 p.m. (ABC)
Game 2: at Cleveland
Game 3: at Indiana
Game 4: at Indiana
Game 5*: at Cleveland
Game 6*: at Indiana
Game 7*: at Cleveland
No. 3 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 6 Milwaukee Bucks
Game 1: Saturday at Toronto, 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2: at Toronto
Game 3: at Milwaukee
Game 4: at Milwaukee
Game 5*: at Toronto
Game 6*: at Milwaukee
Game 7*: at Toronto
No. 4 Washington Wizards vs. No. 5 Atlanta Hawks
Game 1: Sunday at Washington, 1 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: at Washington
Game 3: at Atlanta
Game 4: at Atlanta
Game 5*: at Washington
Game 6*: at Atlanta
Game 7*: at Washington
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Western Conference
No. 1 Golden State Warriors vs. No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers
Game 1: Sunday at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Game 2: at Golden State
Game 3: at Portland
Game 4: at Portland
Game 5*: at Golden State
Game 6*: at Portland
Game 7*: at Golden State
No. 2 San Antonio Spurs vs. No. 7 Memphis Grizzlies
Game 1: Saturday at San Antonio, 8 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2: at San Antonio
Game 3: at Memphis
Game 4: at Memphis
Game 5*: at San Antonio
Game 6*: at Memphis
Game 7*: at San Antonio
No. 3 Houston Rockets vs. No. 6 Oklahoma City Thunder
Game 1: Sunday at Houston, 9 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: at Houston
Game 3: at Oklahoma City
Game 4: at Oklahoma City
Game 5*: at Houston
Game 6*: at Oklahoma City
Game 7*: at Houston
No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Utah Jazz
Game 1: Saturday at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2: TBD
Game 3: TBD
Game 4: TBD
Game 5*: TBD
Game 6*: TBD
Game 7*: TBD
*if necessary
