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Apr 17, 2024, 01:45 AM ET

The 2023-24 NBA regular season is complete and the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs is almost here. Expect plenty of drama after a memorable regular season.

The Boston Celtics clinched the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in March and have homecourt advantage through the entire postseason as they look to return to the Finals for the first time since 2022 and hang an NBA championship banner for the first time since 2008. They'll await the results of the play-in tournament to know their first-round opponent, as will the No. 2 seed New York Knicks.

In the West, the defending champion Denver Nuggets are the 2-seed, behind the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, who are in the playoffs for the first time since 2020 and are looking to win the team's first NBA championship since moving to Oklahoma City in 2008.

After the play-in tournament, the 16-team NBA playoffs will begin with four games on Saturday and four more on Sunday. Eight teams from each conference will reach the first round and face off in a best-of-7 series to advance. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-7, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have homecourt advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

We'll have complete coverage of the NBA playoffs all the way through the 2024 NBA Finals, which tip off on June 6 on ABC and the ESPN app.

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TBD

Boston Celtics (1) vs. TBD (8)

Game 1: Sunday at Boston, 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
Game 2: Wednesday, April 24 at Boston, 7 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: Saturday April 27 at play-in winner, 6 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 4: Monday April 29 at play-in winner
Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday May 1 at Boston
Game 6 (if necessary): Friday May 3 at play-in winner
Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday May 5 at Boston

    TBD

    New York Knicks (2) vs. TBD (7)

    Game 1: Saturday April 20 at New York (6 p.m. ET, ESPN)
    Game 2: Monday at New York, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
    Game 3: Thursday April 25 at play-in winner, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
    Game 4: Sunday April 28 at play-in winner, 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
    Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday April 30 at New York
    Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday May 2 at play-in winner
    Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday May 4 at New York (TNT)

      Milwaukee Bucks (3) vs. Indiana Pacers (6)

      Game 1: Sunday at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET (TNT)
      Game 2: Tuesday at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. ET (NBA TV)
      Game 3: Friday April 26 at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
      Game 4: Sunday April 28 at Indiana, 7 p.m. ET (TNT)
      Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday April 30 at Milwaukee
      Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday May 2 at Indiana
      Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday May 4 at Milwaukee (TNT)

        Cleveland Cavaliers (4) vs. Orlando Magic (5)

        Game 1: Saturday at Cleveland, 1 p.m. ET (ESPN)
        Game 2: Monday at Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV)
        Game 3: Thursday April 25 at Orlando, 7 p.m. ET (NBA TV)
        Game 4: Saturday April 27 at Orlando, 1 p.m. ET (TNT)
        Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday April 30 at Cleveland
        Game 6 (if necessary): Friday May 3 at Orlando
        Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday May 5 at Cleveland

          WESTERN CONFERENCE

          TBD

          Oklahoma City Thunder (1) vs. TBD

          Game 1: Sunday at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
          Game 2: Wednesday April 24 at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
          Game 3: Saturday April 27 at play-in winner, 3:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
          Game 4: Monday April 29 at play-in winner
          Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday May 1 at Oklahoma City
          Game 6 (if necessary): Friday May 3 at play-in winner
          Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday May 5 at Oklahoma City

            Denver Nuggets (2) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (7)

            Game 1: Saturday at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
            Game 2: Monday at Denver, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
            Game 3: Thursday April 25 at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
            Game 4: Saturday April 27 at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
            Game 5 (if necessary): Monday April 29 at Denver
            Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday May 2 at Los Angeles
            Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday May 4 at Denver (TNT)

              Minnesota Timberwolves (3) vs. Phoenix Suns (6)

              Game 1: Saturday at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
              Game 2: Tuesday at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
              Game 3: Friday April 26 at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
              Game 4: Sunday April 28 at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
              Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday April 30 at Minnesota
              Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday May 2 at Phoenix
              Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday May 4 at Minnesota

                LA Clippers (4) vs. Dallas Mavericks (5)

                Game 1: Sunday at LA Clippers, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
                Game 2: Tuesday at LA Clippers, 10 p.m. ET (TNT)
                Game 3: Friday April 26 at Dallas, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN)
                Game 4: Sunday April 28 at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC)
                Game 5 (if necessary): Wednesday May 1 at LA Clippers
                Game 6 (if necessary): Friday May 3 at Dallas
                Game 7 (if necessary): Sunday May 5 at LA Clippers