The 2022 NBA playoffs are here. Twenty teams made the post-season, but that number was reduced to 16 tonight with the end of the playoffs. The first round of the playoffs starts on Saturday afternoon, and the Mavericks host Jazz in the first game. After a season full of surprises, the title fight seems to be wide open in both conferences and there will be many delicious matches in the first round. But it all starts with the game tournament, which starts on Tuesday night.
The seventh-placed Nets defeated the Cavaliers in the East and will face the Celtics’ No. 2 in the first round. In the West, the Timberwolves topped the Clippers, earning No. 7 in the seed and the chance to play Champions Grizzlies in the best of seven. The Hawks and Pelicans managed to advance from their play-offs on Wednesday night and will face the Cavaliers and Clippers respectively to determine which teams are in the final positions in the playoffs. You can find our expert game predictions here.
The first round will start on Saturday afternoon and we know our first match: the fourth placed Mavericks will host the fifth placed Jazz at 13:00 ET. The 76ers-Raptors, Warriors-Nuggets and Grizzlies series against No. 7 in the West will also start on Saturday, before the other four series start on Sunday.
The full NBA playoff bracket for 2022 and this week’s schedule can be found below. Any game on NBATV, ESPN, ESPN2 or ABC can be streamed via fuboTV (Try for free).
The playoff schedule for this week
(US / Eastern All Time)
Saturday, April 16 Game 1: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 1 p.m. (ESPN) Game 1: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Game 1: 76ers vs. Raptors, 6 p.m. (ESPN) Game 1: Warriors vs. . Nuggets, 8:30 PM (ABC)
Sunday, April 17 Game 1: Heath vs. Hawks, 13:00 (TNT) Game 1: Celtics vs. Nets, 15:30 (ABC) Game 1: Bucks vs. Bulls, 18:30 (TNT) Game 1: Suns vs. Pelicans, 9:00 PM (TNT)
Monday, April 18 Game 2: 76ers vs. Raptors, 19:30 (TNT) Game 2: Mavericks vs. Jazz, 20:30 (NBATV) Game 2: Warriors vs. Nuggets, 22:00 (TNT)
Tuesday, April 19 Game 2: Heat vs. Hawks, TBD (TBD) Game 2: Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves, TBD (TBD) Game 2: Suns vs. Pelicans, 22:00 (TNT)
Wednesday, April 20 Game 2: Celtics vs. Nets, 7 p.m. (TNT) Game 3: Raptors vs. 76ers, 8 p.m. (NBATV) Game 2: Bucks vs. Bulls, 9:30 p.m. (TNT)
NBA Tournament Results
Tuesday, April 12 Nets 115, Cavaliers 108 Timberwolves 109, Clippers 104
Wednesday, April 13 Hawks 132, Hornets 103 Pelicans 113, Spurs 103
Friday, April 15 Hawks 107, Cavaliers 101 Pelicans 105, Clippers 101
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