NBA Announces Schedules For Second Round Of Playoffs

The NBA has announced the schedules for the second round of the playoffs, which will feature a total of eight teams (four from each conference). All of the schedules are subject to change, per the league.

While we know the Western Conference semifinal matchups, the Eastern Conference matchups are still up in the air, with three first-round series going the full seven games. Boston and Philadelphia are playing on Saturday to determine New York’s second-round opponent. The other side of the Eastern bracket features Detroit/Orlando and Cleveland/Toronto, with both Game 7s to be played on Sunday.

Below are the tentative schedules (All Twitter links here). All of the times listed are for the Eastern Time Zone. Games marked with an asterisk (*) are if necessary, and the times and TV broadcasts for those potential contests are to be determined.

Western Conference

No. 2 Spurs vs. No. 6 Timberwolves:

• Game 1: 5/4 at 9:30 pm on Peacock/NBC
• Game 2: 5/6 at 9:30 pm on ESPN
• Game 3: 5/8 at 9:30 pm on Prime
• Game 4: 5/10 at 7:30 pm on NBC/Peacock
• Game 5: 5/12*
• Game 6: 5/15*
• Game 7: 5/17*

No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 4 Lakers:

• Game 1: 5/5 at 8:30 pm on NBC/Peacock
• Game 2: 5/7 at 9:30 pm on Prime
• Game 3: 5/9 at 8:30 pm on ABC
• Game 4: 5/11 at 10:30 pm on Prime
• Game 5: 5/13*
• Game 6: 5/16*
• Game 7: 5/18*

Eastern Conference

No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 2 Celtics OR No. 7 Sixers

• Game 1: 5/4 at 8:00 pm on NBC/Peacock
• Game 2: 5/6 at 7:00 pm on ESPN
• Game 3: 5/8 at 7:00 pm on Prime
• Game 4: 5/10 at 3:30 pm on ABC
• Game 5: 5/12*
• Game 6: 5/14*
• Game 7: 5/17*

No. 1 Pistons OR No. 8 Magic vs. No. 4 Cavaliers OR No. 5 Raptors

• Game 1: 5/5 at 7:00 pm on Peacock/NBC
• Game 2: 5/7 at 7:00 pm on Prime
• Game 3: 5/9 at 3:00 pm on NBC/Peacock
• Game 4: 5/11 at 8:00 pm on NBC/Peacock
• Game 5: 5/13*
• Game 6: 5/15*
• Game 7: 5/17*