The Heat in the East, and the Wolves in the West qualified overnight from Friday to Saturday, the NBA has published the complete schedule for the first round of the playoffs. It starts tonight with four meetings starting at 7:00 p.m.! As every year, the first weekends offer several “prime time” matches for European and African fans.
As always, the times shown are two nights. Example: a match indicated on a Monday at 2:00 a.m. will be during the night of Monday to Tuesday.
PLAYOFFS CALENDAR
SATURDAY APRIL 15
Philadelphia – Brooklyn (7:00 p.m.)
Boston–Atlanta (9:30 p.m.)
Cleveland – New York (midnight)
Sacramento–Golden State (02:30)
SUNDAY APRIL 16
Memphis–LA Lakers (9:00 p.m.)
Milwaukee–Miami (11:30 p.m.)
Phoenix – LA Clippers (2h00)
Denver-Minnesota (4h30)
MONDAY APRIL 17
Philadelphia – Brooklyn (01:30)
Sacramento–Golden State (04:00)
TUESDAY APRIL 18
Boston-Atlanta (1h00)
Cleveland – New York (1h30)
Phoenix–LA Clippers (4:00)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 19
Memphis – LA Lakers (1h30)
Milwaukee-Miami (3h00)
Denver–Minnesota (4h00)
THURSDAY APRIL 20
Brooklyn – Philadelphia (1h30)
Golden State – Sacramento (4h00)
LA Clippers – Phoenix (4h30)
FRIDAY APRIL 21
Atlanta-Boston (1h00)
New York – Cleveland (2h30)
Minnesota-Denver (3h30)
SATURDAY APRIL 22
Brooklyn – Philadelphia (7:00 p.m.)
LA Clippers – Phoenix (9:30 p.m.)
Miami-Milwaukee (1h30)
LA Lakers – Memphis (4h30)
SUNDAY APRIL 23
New York–Cleveland (7:00 p.m.)
Golden State–Sacramento (9:30 p.m.)
Atlanta-Boston (1h30)
Minnesota-Denver (3h30)
MONDAY APRIL 24
Miami – Milwaukee (TBD)
Philadelphia – Brooklyn (if needed)
LA Lakers – Memphis (4:00)
TUESDAY APRIL 25
Boston – Atlanta (if needed)
Phoenix – LA Clippers (if needed)
Denver – Minnesota (if needed)
WEDNESDAY APRIL 26
Cleveland – New York (if needed)
Milwaukee – Miami (if needed)
Memphis – LA Lakers (if needed)
Sacramento – Golden State (if needed)
THURSDAY APRIL 27
Brooklyn – Philadelphia (if needed)
Atlanta – Boston (if needed)
LA Clippers – Phoenix (if needed)
Minnesota – Denver (if needed)
FRIDAY APRIL 28
Miami – Milwaukee (if needed)
New York – Cleveland (if needed)
LA Lakers – Memphis (if needed)
Golden State – Sacramento (if needed)
SATURDAY APRIL 29
Boston – Atlanta (if needed)
Philadelphia – Brooklyn (if needed)
Phoenix – LA Clippers (if needed)
Denver – Minnesota (if needed)
SUNDAY APRIL 30
Cleveland – New York (if needed)
Milwaukee – Miami (if needed)
Memphis – LA Lakers (if needed)
Sacramento – Golden State (if needed)
IMPORTANT PLAYOFFS 2023 DATES
April 15 : start of the playoffs
April 29-30 or May 1-2 : start of the conference semi-finals
May 14-15 or 16-17 : start of the conference finals
June 1st : Game 1 of the 2023 Finals
June 18 : Possible Game 7 of the 2023 Finals
