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The 2019-20 NBA season, which began 10 months ago in an entirely different world, has finally reached the playoffs. And even though all of the seeding, and even one of the 16 teams, is yet to be determined, we have the full first-round schedule. All the action will get underway on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 17.
Because of the need to play inside a bubble at Disney World, homecourt advantage does not exist this year, and with travel no longer needed, teams will play every other day. Otherwise, the format remains the largely same, with the top-eight teams in each conference playing best-of-seven series, and the winner of each conference meeting in the Finals.
The only slight adaptation was the addition of a play-in tournament if the No. 9 seed was within four games of the No. 8 seed at the end of the seeding games. That scenario has been activated in the Western Conference, and that mini event will take place this weekend, with the Memphis Grizzlies facing either the Portland Trail Blazers or Phoenix Suns.
Here’s a look at the schedule for every day of the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs.
Monday, Aug. 17, Game 1
Tuesday, Aug. 18, Game 1
Wednesday, Aug. 19, Game 2
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, 1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, 4 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, 6:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, 9 p.m. ET, TNT
Thursday, Aug. 20, Game 2
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, 9 p.m. ET, ESPN
Friday, Aug. 21, Game 3
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, 1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, 4 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, 6:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, 9 p.m. ET, TNT
Saturday, Aug. 22, Game 3
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, 1 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, 3:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC
Sunday, Aug. 23, Game 4
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, 1 p.m. ET, ABC
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, 6:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, 9 p.m. ET, TNT
Monday, Aug. 24, Game 4
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, 1:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, 4 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, 6:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, 9 p.m. ET, TNT
Tuesday, Aug. 25, Game 5
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, TBD, TBD*
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
Wednesday, Aug. 26, Game 5
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, TBD, TBD*
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
Thursday, Aug. 27, Game 6
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, TBD, TBD*
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
Friday, Aug. 28, Game 6
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, TBD, TBD*
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
Saturday, Aug. 29, Game 7
- No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets, TBD, TBD*
- No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
Sunday, Aug. 30, Game 7
- No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic, TBD, TBD*
- No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. Play-in Winner, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Miami Heat vs. No. 4/5 Indiana Pacers, TBD, TBD*
- No. 4/5 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4/5 Houston Rockets, TBD, TBD*
*If necessary
