NBA playoffs 2024: First-round schedule, scores, dates, times, TV info, key stats, who to watch

The Oklahoma City Thunder were 40-42 last season and didn't make the playoffs. This season, they were 57-25 and earned the top seed in the Western Conference.

In 2022-23, the Minnesota Timberwolves were 42-40, and this season, they finished 56-26, the No. 3 seed in the West.

The Orlando Magic had just 34 victories last season and posted a 47-35 mark this season, good for the No. 5 seed.

The Boston Celtics went from 57-25 to 64-18 (top seed in the East), and the defending champion Denver Nuggets had four more wins this season, finishing 57-25 (second seed in the West).

2024 Eastern Conference first-round series, schedules, game times, how to watch, TV info

No. 1 Boston vs. No. 8 tbd

Game 1, Sunday: at Boston, 1 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 2, April 24: at Boston, 7 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 27: at No. 8, 6 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 4, April 29: at No. 8, time and TV TBD

Game 5, May 1: at Boston, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 3: at No. 8, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 5: at Boston, time and TV TBD

No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia or Miami

Game 1, Saturday: at New York, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 2, Monday: at New York, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 25: at No. 7, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 4, April 28: at No. 7, 1 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 5, April 30: at New York, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 2: at No. 7, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 4: at New York, time TBD, TNT

Season series: Knicks won 3-1 vs. Sixers; Knicks won 2-1 vs. Heat

No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers

Game 1, Sunday: Indiana at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 2, Tuesday: Indiana at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV

Game 3, April 26: Milwaukee at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 4, April 28: Milwaukee at Indiana, 7 p.. ET, TNT

Game 5, April 30: Indiana at Milwaukee, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 2: Milwaukee at Indiana, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 4: Indiana at Milwaukee, time TBD, TNT

Season series: Pacers won 4-1

No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic

Game 1, Saturday: Orlando at Cleveland, 1 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 2, Monday: Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m. ET, NBA TV

Game 3, April 25: Cleveland at Orlando, 7 p.m. ET, NBA TV

Game 4, April 27: Cleveland at Orlando, 1 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 5, April 30: Orlando at Cleveland, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 3: Cleveland at Orlando, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 5: Orlando at Cleveland, time and TV TBD

Season series: Tied 2-2

2024 Western Conference first-round series, schedules, game times, how to watch, TV info

No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 New Orleans or Sacramento

Game 1, Sunday: at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 2, April 24 : at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 27: at No. 8, 3:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 4, April 29: at No. 8, time and TV TBD

Game 5, May 1: at Oklahoma City, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 3: at No. 8, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 5: at Oklahoma City, time and TV TBD

No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers

Game 1, Saturday: Los Angeles Lakers at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 2, Monday: Los Angeles Lakers at Denver, 10 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 25: Denver at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 4, April 27: Denver at Los Angeles Lakers, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 5, April 29: Los Angeles Lakers at Denver, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 2: Denver at Los Angeles Lakers, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 4: Los Angeles Lakers at Denver, time TBD, TNT

Season series: Nuggets won 3-0 Lakers; Nuggets won 2-1 Pelicans

No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns

Game 1, Saturday: Phoenix at Minnesota, 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 2, Tuesday: Phoenix at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 26: Minnesota at Phoenix, 10:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 4, April 28: Minnesota at Phoenix, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 5, April 30: Phoenix at Minnesota, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 2: Minnesota at Phoenix, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 4: Phoenix at Minnesota, time TBD, TNT

Season series: Suns won 3-0

No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks

Game 1, Sunday: Dallas at Los Angeles Clippers, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 2, Tuesday: Dallas at Los Angeles Clippers, 10 p.m. ET, TNT

Game 3, April 26: Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN

Game 4, April 28: Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC

Game 5, May 1: Dallas at Los Angeles Clippers, time and TV TBD

Game 6, May 3: Los Angeles Clippers at Dallas, time and TV TBD

Game 7, May 5: Dallas at Los Angeles Clippers, time and TV TBD

Season series: Clippers won 2-1

Where to watch and stream the NBA playoffs

NBA playoff games will be broadcast nationally across ESPN, TNT, NBA TV and ABC.

Games on ABC and ESPN will be available to stream on ESPN.com and the ESPN app. TNT games can be streamed on TNTdrama.com and the TNT app. Games on NBA TV can be streamed on NBA.com and the NBA app.

Do the NBA playoffs reseed?

Unlike the NFL playoffs, teams aren't reseeded after the first round. So the winner of the 1-8 matchup faces the winner of the 4-5 matchup in Round 2, while the winner of the 2-7 matchup faces the winner of the 3-6 matchup.