Celtics playoff schedule: Dates, times for first-round series

Celtics playoff schedule: Dates, times for first-round series originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

We still don’t know who the Boston Celtics will play in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs. But we now know when.

The NBA released dates and times for all first-round series Tuesday night, including the No. 1 seed Celtics’ matchup with the No. 8 seed. That series is set to begin Sunday, April 21, at 1 p.m. ET at TD Garden.

Boston will play either the Miami Heat or the Chicago Bulls, who will face off Friday night at 7 p.m. ET in the NBA play-in tournament finale with the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed on the line.

The Heat fell to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night in the 7-8 matchup of the play-in tournament, while the Bulls defeated the Atlanta Hawks in the 9-10 matchup.

Here’s a look at the Celtics’ full first-round schedule, with tip-off times already set for Games 1 through 3. Games 2 through 6 will all air on NBC Sports Boston, with legendary broadcaster Mike Gorman on the call for his final Celtics games alongside color analyst Brian Scalabrine.

NBC Sports Boston will have coverage of every game an hour before tip-off with Celtics Pregame Live.

• Game 1: TBD vs. Celtics; Sunday, April 21 (1 p.m. ET, ABC)

• Game 2: TBD vs. Celtics; Wednesday, April 24 (7 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Boston)

• Game 3: Celtics vs. TBD; Saturday, April 27 (6 p.m. ET, NBC Sports Boston)

• Game 4: Celtics vs. TBD; Monday, April 29 (TBD, NBC Sports Boston)

• Game 5: TBD vs. Celtics; Wednesday, May 1 (TBD, NBC Sports Boston)*

• Game 6: Celtics vs. TBD; Friday, May 3 (TBD, NBC Sports Boston)*

• Game 7: TBD vs. Celtics; Sunday, May 5 (TBD, TBD)*

*If necessary

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