2023 NBA Playoffs First Round Daily Schedule: TV Stations, Dates, Times, Bracket; Lakers attack Grizzlies

For the second year in a row, the 2023 NBA Playoffs will feature eight games. The Lakers finished Saturday’s standings with a historic 35-9 first quarter en route to a 111-101 win. Los Angeles now leads 2-1 in the series. The 76ers, minus MVP nominee Joel Embiid, started the day by finishing the sweep of the Nets. The Suns took advantage of playing Clippers without Kawhi Leonard for the second straight game and are now 3-1 in the lead. The Heat took advantage of the Bucks, who were without Giannis Antetokounmpo, to secure a 2-1 advantage in the series.

On Sunday, the Knicks will look to extend their 2-1 lead against the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden. The Warriors will bring Draymond Green back from suspension and try to level their streak with the Kings. The Hawks will try to bring their streak back to Boston with the Celtics while the Timberwolves are just trying not to get carried away by the Nuggets.

Below is the daily playoff schedule along with results so far, playoff bracket, dates, times and TV info.

2023 NBA Playoff Bracket

All games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed fuboTV (Try it for free). All times Easter.

Saturday, April 22nd

• Game 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88 (Philadelphia win 4-0)
• Game 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100 (Phoenix leads 3-1)
• Game 3: Heat 121, Bucks 99 (Miami leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101 (Lakers lead 2-1)

Sunday, April 23

• Game 4: Cavaliers at Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC (New York leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Kings at Warriors, 3:30 p.m., ABC (Sacramento leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Celtics at Hawks, 7 p.m., TNT (Boston leads 2-1)
• Game 4: Nuggets at Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m., TNT (Denver leads 3-0)

Monday, April 24th

• Game 4: Dollars in heat, TBD
• Game 4: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10 p.m. TNT

Tuesday, April 25th

• Game 5: Hawks at Celtics, 7:30 p.m. TNT
• Game 5: Timberwolves at Nuggets, 9 p.m., NBA TV (if required)
• Game 5: Clippers at Suns, 10 p.m., TNT

Wednesday, April 26th

• Game 5: Knicks at Cavaliers, 7 p.m., NBA TV
• Game 5: Lakers at Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m. TNT
• Game 5: Heat at Bucks, 9:30 p.m., NBA TV
• Game 5: Warriors at Kings, 10 p.m., TNT

Thursday, April 27th

• Game 6: Celtics at Hawks, TBD (if required)
• Game 6: Nuggets at Timberwolves, TBD (if required)
• Game 6: Sunning at Clippers, TBD (if required)

Friday, April 27th

• Game 6: Bucks at Heat, TBD (if required)
• Game 6: Cavaliers in Knicks, TBD (if required)
• Game 6: Grizzlies at Lakers, TBD (if required)
• Game 6: Kings at Warriors, TBD (if required)

Saturday, April 28th

• Game 7: Hawks at Celtics, TBD (if required)
• Game 7: Timberwolves at Nuggets, TBD (if required)
• Game 7: Clippers at Suns, TBD (if required)

Sunday, April 29th

• Game 7: Heat at Bucks, TBD (if required)
• Game 7: Knicks at Cavaliers, TBD (if required)
• Game 7: Lakers at Grizzlies, TBD (if required)
• Game 7: Warriors at Kings, TBD (if required)

NBA Playoff Results

Friday, April 21st

• Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122 (Boston leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79 (New York leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111 (Denver leads 3-0)

Thursday, April 20th

• Game 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97 (Philadelphia leads 3-0)
• Game 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97 (Sacramento leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124 (Phoenix leads 2-1)

Wednesday, April 19th

• Game 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93 (Series tie 1-1)
• Game 2: Bucks 138, Heat 122 (Series tie 1-1)
• Game 2: Nuggets 122, Wolves 113 (Denver leads 2-0)

Tuesday, April 18th

• Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106 (Boston leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90 (Series tie 1-1)
• Game 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109 (Series tie 1-1)

Monday, April 17th

• Game 2: 76ers 96, Nets 84 (Philadelphia leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106 (Sacramento leads 2-0)

Sunday, April 16

• Game 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Heat 130, Bucks 117 (Miami leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110 (Los Angeles 1-0)
• Game 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80 (Denver leads 1-0)

Saturday, April 15th

• Game 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101 (Philadelphia leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99 (Boston leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97 (New York leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123 (Sacramento leads 1-0)

Friday April 14 (Play-In)

Wednesday April 12 (Play-In)

Tuesday, April 11 (Play-In)

• Falcon 116, Heat 105
• Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102 (OT)