Now that all the seeding are complete, we now have a clear view on what the 2023 NBA Playoffs and Play-In will be. Unlike the Eastern Conference, we did not get the final picture of the Western conference until the very last game is done.
Below is the full schedule of this year’s 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament;
Tuesday, April 11
- Game 1 — Atlanta @ Miami | 7:30 ET (TNT)
- Game 2 — Minnesota @ LA Lakers | 10 ET (TNT)
Wednesday, April 12
- Game 3 — Chicago @ Toronto | 7 ET (ESPN)
- Game 4 — Oklahoma City @ New Orleans | 9:30 ET (ESPN)
Friday, April 14
- Game 5 — Winner of Game 3 @ Loser of Game 1 (TNT)
- Game 6 — Winner of Game 4 @ Loser of Game 2 (ESPN)
The winner for Game 1 will be the East 7th Seed and will face Boston Celtics, at the same time, the winner of Game 2 will be West 7th seed and will play against the Memphis Grizzlies. Winner of Game 3 and Game 4 will still need to win against the loser of Game 1 and Game 2, this will decide who will be the 8th seed for East and West, respectively, the East 8th seed will face Milwaukee Bucks, while the West 8th seed with be against the Denver Nuggets.
#NBAPlayoffs First Round, Game 1 dates.
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— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) April 9, 2023
As for the actual 2023 NBA Playoffs, below is the First Round Schedule for Game 1s
Saturday, April 15
- Brooklyn @ Philadelphia | 1 ET (ESPN)
- East #7 @ Boston | 3:30 ET (ESPN)
- New York @ Cleveland | 6 ET (ESPN)
- Golden State @ Sacramento | 8:30 (ABC)
Sunday, April 16
- East #8 @ Milwaukee | TBD
- West # 8 @ Denver | TBD
- West #7 @ Memphis | TBD
- LA Clippers @ Phoenix | TBD
Here are the key dates for the 2023 NBA Playoffs;
- April 11-14: AT&T Play-In Tournament
- April 15: NBA playoffs begin
- May 1-2: NBA Conference Semifinals begin (possible move-up to April 29-30)
- May 16-17: NBA Conference Finals begin (possible move-up to May 14-15)
2023 NBA Finals
- June 1: NBA Finals 2023 Game 1
- June 4: NBA Finals 2023 Game 2
- June 7: NBA Finals 2023 Game 3
- June 9: NBA Finals 2023 Game 4
- June 12: NBA Finals 2023 Game 5 (if necessary)
- June 15: NBA Finals 2023 Game 6 (if necessary)
- June 18: NBA Finals 2023 Game 7 (if necessary)
