Wednesday morning, the NBA announced the schedule for the upcoming first-round series’ of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, including Boston’s clash with a still-undetermined opponent.
Boston will host the winner of the 8-seed Play-In Game to kick off their first-round series at 1 pm EST on Sunday, April 21. The remaining schedule for the series will be as follows, per NBA.com:
Game 1: TBD at Celtics - Sunday, April 21 (1 pm EST on ABC)
Game 2: TBD at Celtics - Wednesday, April 24 (7 pm EST on TNT)
Game 3: Celtics at TBD - Saturday, April 27 (6 pm EST on TNT)
Game 4: Celtics at TBD - Monday, April 29 (Time/Network TBD)
Game 5: TBD at Celtics - Wednesday, May 1 (Time/Network TBD)*
Game 6: Celtics at TBD - Friday, May 3 (Time/Network TBD)*
Game 7: TBD at Celtics - Sunday, May 5 (Time/Network TBD)*
*if necessary
The Celtics won’t find out their exact opponent until late the night of April 19, after the conclusion of the 8-seed Play-In Game at 7 pm EST on ESPN.