Wednesday morning, the NBA announced the schedule for the upcoming first-round series’ of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, including Boston’s clash with a still-undetermined opponent.
Boston will host the winner of the 8-seed Play-In Game to kick off their first-round series at 1 pm EST on Sunday, April 21. The remaining schedule for the series will be as follows, per NBA.com:
Game 1: TBD at Celtics – Sunday, April 21 (1 pm EST on ABC)
Game 2: TBD at Celtics – Wednesday, April 24 (7 pm EST on TNT)
Game 3: Celtics at TBD – Saturday, April 27 (6 pm EST on TNT)
Game 4: Celtics at TBD – Monday, April 29 (Time/Network TBD)
Game 5: TBD at Celtics – Wednesday, May 1 (Time/Network TBD)*
Game 6: Celtics at TBD – Friday, May 3 (Time/Network TBD)*
Game 7: TBD at Celtics – Sunday, May 5 (Time/Network TBD)*
*if necessary
The Celtics won’t find out their exact opponent until late the night of April 19, after the conclusion of the 8-seed Play-In Game at 7 pm EST on ESPN. This game will pit the winner of the Chicago Bulls vs. Atlanta Hawks 9-10 matchup and the loser of the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat 7-8 matchup, with the winner advancing with the 8 seed.
As of now, the Celtics could theoretically play any of the four Eastern Conference Play-In teams, though Wednesday night will whittle the options down to two teams. Whoever wins 76ers-Heat will face the Knicks in Round 1, and the loser of Bulls-Hawks will be eliminated.
Tune into ESPN tonight at 7:00 pm EST and again at 9:30 pm EST to find out which two teams could be traveling to Boston this weekend.
