NBA Playoffs 2024: How to Watch Today’s Games, Schedule, Matchups, TV Times – CNET

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Four Game 4s are on the slate for today, starting with the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers got back in the series by winning 125-114 in Game 3 behind 50 points from Joel Embiid and can even the series today on their home court. Also in action today are the Dallas Mavericks against the LA Clippers, the Indiana Pacers facing the Milwaukee Bucks and the Minnesota Timberwolves looking for the sweep against the New Orleans Pelicans.  

Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball during the game against the New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs Joel Embiid #21 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball during the game against the New York Knicks during Round 1 Game 3 of the 2024 NBA Playoffs

Joel Embiid and Philadelphia 76ers host the New York Knicks today for Game 4 in their first-round series of the NBA playoffs.

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How to watch the NBA playoffs

The NBA playoffs are being shown across four channels: ABC, ESPN, TNT and NBA TV. You can watch the games with a cable subscription or a live TV streaming service

Three of the five major services offer all four channels. Hulu with Live TV lacks NBA TV, which will show only a handful of playoff games. Fubo lacks TNT, which shows a big portion of the NBA playoffs, making Fubo a poor choice for hoops fans. You can also watch TNT broadcasts of playoff games with Max.

What is the playoff schedule for today?

Here’s the schedule for today’s games and the next few days (all times ET):

Sunday, April 28

  • Game 4: Knicks vs. 76ers, 1 p.m. on ABC
  • Game 4: Clippers vs. Mavericks, 3:30 p.m. on ABC 
  • Game 4: Bucks vs. Pacers, 7 p.m. on TNT
  • Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Suns, 9:30 p.m. on TNT

Monday, April 29

  • Game 4: Celtics vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
  • Game 4: Thunder vs. Pelicans, 8:30 p.m. on NBA TV
  • Game 5: Lakers vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m. on TNT

Tuesday, April 30

  • Game 5*: Suns vs, Timberwolves, TBD
  • Game 5: 76ers vs. Knicks, TBD
  • Game 5: Pacers vs. Bucks, TBD
  • Game 5: Magic vs. Cavaliers, TBD

Wednesday, May 1

  • Game 5: Heat vs. Celtics, 7:30 p.m. on TNT
  • Game 5*: Pelicans vs, Thunder, 8:30 p.m. on NBA TV
  • Game 5: Mavericks vs. Clippers, 10 p.m. on TNT

*If necessary

What does the NBA playoff bracket look like?

The Boston Celtics earned the top spot in the East, and the Oklahoma City Thunder edged the defending champion Denver Nuggets for the top seed in the West. Here’s what the matchups look like for the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs:

Eastern Conference 

  • No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 Miami Heat (Celtics lead series 2-1)
  • No. 2 New York Knicks vs. No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers (Knicks lead series 2-1)
  • No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 6 Indiana Pacers (Pacers lead series 2-1)
  • No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 5 Orlando Magic (series ties 2-2)

Western Conference

  • No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 New Orleans Pelicans (Thunder lead series 3-0)
  • No. 2 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 7 Los Angeles Lakers (Nuggets lead series 3-1)
  • No. 3 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 6 Phoenix Suns (Timberwolves lead series 3-0)
  • No. 4 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 5 Dallas Mavericks (Dallas leads series 2-1)

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