The start of the NBA playoffs are here, and we know the exact matchups now that the 2016 NBA Playoff schedule has been released. Below, we have the seeding, dates, times and TV schedule for the NBA playoffs. The games are sorted by date.
Seedings:
Western Conference:
1. Golden State Warriors (73-9)
2. San Antonio Spurs (67-15)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-27)
4. Los Angeles Clippers (53-29)
5. Portland Trail Blazers (44-38)
6. Dallas Mavericks (42-40)
7. Memphis Grizzlies (42-40)
8. Houston Rockets (41-41)
Western Conference:
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (57-27)
2. Toronto Raptors (56-26)
3. Miami Heat (48-34)
4. Atlanta Hawks (48-34)
5. Boston Celtics (48-34)
6. Charlotte Hornets (48-34)
7. Indiana Pacers (45-37)
8. Detroit Pistons (44-38)
Saturday, April 16th:
Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 1)
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 1)
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 1)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 1)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Sunday, April 17th:
Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 1)
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 1)
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 1)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 1)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Monday, April 18th:
Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 2)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV
Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 2)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 2)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Tuesday, April 19th:
Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 2)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 2)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Wednesday, April 20th:
Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 2)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV
Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 2)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 2)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Thursday, April 21st:
Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 3)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 3)
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV
Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 3)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Friday, April 22nd:
Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 3)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 3)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Matchup: Spurs vs. Grizzlies (Game 3)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Saturday, April 23rd:
Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 4)
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 3)
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 4)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 3)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Sunday, April 24th:
Matchup: Spurs vs. Grizzlies (Game 4)
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 4)
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 4)
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 4)
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Monday, April 25th:
Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 4)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 4)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Tuesday, April 26th:
Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Wednesday, April 27th:
Matchup: Rockers vs. Warriors (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Thursday, April 28th:
Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Friday, April 29th:
Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS
Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS
Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS
Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNNEWS
Saturday, April 30th:
Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT
Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT
Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT
Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT
Sunday, May 1st:
Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT
Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT
Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT
Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT