The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will meet in the first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs in an Eastern Conference series. The Celtics come in as heavy underdogs as the 7th seed, as the Nets start what they hope will be a title run as the 2nd seed. The series schedule is as follows:
· Game 1 – Saturday 5/22 at Brooklyn – 8:00 PM ET - ABC
· Game 2 – Tuesday 5/25 at Brooklyn – 7:30 PM ET - TNT
· Game 3 – Friday 5/28 at Boston – 8:30 PM ET - ABC
· Game 4 – Sunday 5/30 at Boston – 7:00 PM ET - TNT
· Game 5* – Tuesday 6/1 at Brooklyn – TBD - *if necessary
· Game 6* – Thursday 6/3 at Boston – TBD - *if necessary
· Game 7* – Saturday 6/5 at Brooklyn – TBD - *if necessary
During the regular season the teams met three times, with Brooklyn winning all three games:
· Brooklyn 123 – Boston 95
· Brooklyn 121 – Boston 109
· Brooklyn 109 – Boston 104
The lopsided first matchup came early in the season, before the Nets traded for James Harden.