NBA playoffs 2022: Schedule, Live Stream, TV Channels, Scores, Results

The NBA playoffs of 2022 have begun. Twenty teams have qualified for the postseason, but that number will be reduced to 16 by Friday night following the play-in round, and the postseason’s first round will begin on Saturday, April 16. After a season filled with shocks, both conferences’ title races figure to be wide open, and there will be plenty of intriguing first-round matches. However, things begin with Tuesday night’s play-in tournament.

The seventh-seeded Nets will face the Cavaliers in the East’s opening round, with the winner facing the No. 2 Celtics. In the Western Conference, the Timberwolves will host the Clippers in a duel for the No. 7 seed and the opportunity to face the Grizzlies in a best-of-seven series. The No. 9 vs. No. 10 play-in games will take place Wednesday (Hawks vs. Hornets in the East; Pelicans vs. Spurs in the West), and the play-in tournament will conclude Friday night with the losers of the 7-8 games facing the winners of the 9-10 games for the No. 8 seed in both conferences. Our expert play-in predictions can be found here.

The first round begins Saturday afternoon, and we already know our first matchup: at 1 p.m. ET, the fourth-seeded Mavericks will face the fifth-seeded Jazz. Saturday will also see the start of the 76ers-Raptors, Warriors-Nuggets, and Grizzlies’ series versus the West’s No. 7 seed. The remaining four series will begin on Sunday.

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This week’s playoff schedule

(All times U.S./Eastern)

Tuesday, April 12
Cavaliers vs. Nets, 7 p.m. (TNT)
Clippers vs. Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)

Wednesday, April 13
Hornets vs. Hawks, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Spurs vs. Pelicans, 9:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, April 15
Winner of Hornets/Hawks vs. Loser of Cavaliers/Nets, TBD (ESPN)
Winner of Spurs/Pelicans vs. Loser of Clippers/Timberwolves, TBD (TNT)

Saturday, April 16
Game 1: Jazz vs. Mavericks, 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: West No. 7 vs. Grizzlies, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: Raptors vs. 76ers, 6 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Warriors, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)

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Sunday, April 17
Game 1: East No. 7 vs. Celtics, TBD (TBD)
Game 1: East No. 8 vs. Heat, TBD (TBD)
Game 1: Bulls vs. Bucks, TBD (TBD)
Game 1: West No. 8 vs. Suns, TBD (TBD)