The 2019-20
NBA season kick-started on October 22 and nearly ten months later, the tournament
will enter the playoffs phase.
Seeding was finally confirmed after teams
completed the remaining eight games of the regular season in Disney’s ESPN Wide
World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida since the restart after the
Covid-19-enforced suspension.
Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Memphis
Grizzlies in a play-in game for the eighth and final playoff spot in the
Western Conference.
The first round of the playoffs, staring
August 17, and the remainder of the tournament will be played in the
traditional best-of-seven format. Each series will be played every other day.
The Conference Finals are scheduled for
September 15 and the NBA Finals will start from September 30.
Here is the full list of fixtures for the
first round and the schedule for each series:
Western Conference:
Los Angeles Lakers (1) vs Portland Trail
Blazers (8)
Game 1: Aug. 18, Trail Blazers vs Lakers, 9
p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 20, Trail Blazers vs Lakers, 9
p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 22, Lakers vs Trail Blazers,
8:30 p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 24, Lakers vs Trail Blazers, 9
p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 26, Trail Blazers vs Lakers,
TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 28, Lakers vs Trail Blazers, TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 30, Trail Blazers vs Lakers TBD
Los Angeles Clippers (2) vs Dallas
Mavericks (7)
Game 1: Aug. 17, Mavericks vs Clippers, 9
p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 19, Mavericks vs Clippers, 9
p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 21, Clippers vs Mavericks, 9
p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 23, Clippers vs Mavericks,
3:30 p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 25, Mavericks vs Clippers,
TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 27, Clippers vs Mavericks,
TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 29, Mavericks vs Clippers,
TBD
Denver Nuggets (3) vs Utah Jazz (6)
Game 1: Aug 17, Nuggets vs Jazz, 1:30 p.m.
EST
Game 2: Aug. 19, Jazz vs Nuggets, 4 p.m.
EST
Game 3: Aug. 21, Nuggets vs Jazz, 4 p.m.
EST
Game 4: Aug. 23, Nuggets vs Jazz, 9 p.m.
EST
Game 5*: Aug. 25, Jazz vs Nuggets, TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 27, Nuggets vs Jazz, TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 29, Jazz vs Nuggets, TBD
Houston Rockets (4) vs Oklahoma City Thunder
(5)
Game 1: Aug. 18, Thunder vs Rockets,
6:30 p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 20, Thunder vs Rockets,
3:30 p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 22, Rockets vs Thunder,
6 p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 24, Rockets vs Thunder,
4 p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 26, Thunder vs Rockets,
TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 28, Rockets vs Thunder,
TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 30, Thunder vs Rockets,
TBD
Eastern Conference:
Milwaukee Bucks (1) vs Orlando Magic (8)
Game 1: Aug. 18, Magic vs Bucks, 1:30
p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 20, Magic vs Bucks, 6
p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 22, Bucks vs Magic, 1
p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 24, Bucks vs Magic, 1:30
p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 26, Magic vs Bucks, TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 28, Bucks vs Magic, TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 30, Magic vs Bucks, TBD
Toronto Raptors (2) vs Brooklyn Nets (7)
Game 1: Aug. 17, Nets vs Raptors, 4
p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 19, Nets vs Raptors, 1:30
p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 21, Raptors vs Nets, 1:30
p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 23, Raptors vs Nets, 6:30
p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 25, Nets vs Raptors, TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 27, Raptors vs Nets, TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 29, Nets vs Raptors, TBD
Boston Celtics (3) vs. Philadelphia 76ers
(6)
Game 1: Aug. 17, 76ers vs Celtics,
6:30 p.m. EST
Game 2: Aug. 19, 76ers vs Celtics,
6:30 p.m. EST
Game 3: Aug. 21, Celtics vs 76ers,
6:30 p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 23, Celtics vs 76ers, 1
p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 25, 76ers vs Celtics,
TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 27, Celtics vs 76ers,
TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 29, 76ers vs Celtics,
TBD
Indiana Pacers (4) vs Miami Heat (5)
Game 1: Aug. 18, Heat vs Pacers, 4 p.m.
EST
Game 2: Aug. 20, Heat vs Pacers, 1 p.m.
EST
Game 3: Aug. 22, Pacers vs Heat, 3:30
p.m. EST
Game 4: Aug. 24, Pacers vs Heat, 6:30
p.m. EST
Game 5*: Aug. 26, Heat vs Pacers, TBD
Game 6*: Aug. 28, Pacers vs Heat, TBD
Game 7*: Aug. 30, Heat vs Pacers, TBD
* – If necessary
TBD – To Be Determined
