Schedule

Kings46-36

Pelicans49-33

TNT · Smoothie King CenterIngram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs

Bulls39-43

Heat46-36

ESPN · Kaseya CenterThe Heat are headed to Boston after ousting the Bulls 112-91 in East play-in finale

Lakers47-35

Nuggets57-25

ABC · Ball ArenaNikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener

76ers47-35

Knicks50-32

ESPN, TSN, NBC Sports Phil · Madison Square GardenKnicks beat 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of playoffs. Brunson and Hart score 22 points and backups star

Suns49-33

Timberwolves56-26

ESPN, FanDuel SN North, Arizona's Family 3TV, Suns Live · Target CenterTimberwolves take down Suns 120-95 in Game 1 behind 33 points from Anthony Edwards

Magic47-35

Cavaliers48-34

ESPN, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN FL · Rocket ArenaDonovan Mitchell scores 30, Cavaliers open playoffs with tough-minded 97-83 win in Game 1 over Magic

Pelicans49-33

Thunder57-25

TNT, FanDuel SN OK, FanDuel SN NOLA · Paycom CenterShai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points as top-seeded Thunder edge Pelicans 94-92 in Game 1

Pacers47-35

Bucks49-33

TNT, FanDuel SN WI, FanDuel SN IN · Fiserv ForumDamian Lillard's 35-point 1st half helps Bucks beat Pacers 109-94 without Giannis in playoff opener

Mavericks50-32

Clippers51-31

ABC · crypto.com ArenaHarden and Zubac lead Leonard-less Clippers to 109-97 win over Doncic and Mavs in playoff opener

Heat46-36

Celtics64-18

ABC · TD GardenJayson Tatum triple-double, 3s lead Celtics past Butler-less Heat 114-94 in playoff opener

Lakers47-35

Nuggets57-25

TNT, Altitude Sports, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net + · Ball ArenaJamal Murray sinks shot at buzzer to cap 20-point comeback and lead Nuggets past Lakers 101-99

76ers47-35

Knicks50-32

TNT, TSN, NBC Sports Phil · Madison Square GardenDonte DiVincenzo caps desperate rally with 3-pointer, Knicks beat 76ers 104-101 to take 2-0 lead

Magic47-35

Cavaliers48-34

NBA TV, FanDuel SN OH, FanDuel SN FL · Rocket ArenaDonovan Mitchell scores 23 as Cavaliers power to 96-86 win over Magic and 2-0 lead in series

Mavericks50-32

Clippers51-31

TNT, FanDuel SN SoCal, ClipperVision, FanDuel SN SW · crypto.com ArenaLuka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead Mavs over Clippers 96-93 to tie series as Kawhi Leonard returns

Pacers47-35

Bucks49-33

NBA TV, FanDuel SN WI, FanDuel SN IN · Fiserv ForumPascal Siakam leads resurgent Pacers offense in 125-108 victory that evens series with Bucks

Suns49-33

Timberwolves56-26

TNT, FanDuel SN North, Arizona's Family 3TV, Suns Live · Target CenterTimberwolves take 2-0 lead on Suns behind 25 points and ace defense from Jaden McDaniels

Pelicans49-33

Thunder57-25

TNT, FanDuel SN OK, FanDuel SN NOLA · Paycom CenterShai Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92 as OKC takes a 2-0 lead

Heat46-36

Celtics64-18

TNT, NBC Sports BO, FanDuel SN Sun · TD GardenHerro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1

Nuggets57-25

Lakers47-35

TNT, Spectrum Sports Net, Spectrum Sports Net +, Altitude Sports · crypto.com ArenaGordon, Jokic lead the Nuggets to the brink of a sweep with a 112-105 win over the Lakers in Game 3

Knicks50-32

76ers47-35

TNT, NBC Sports Phil, TSN · Xfinity Mobile ArenaJoel Embiid scores 50 points to lead 76ers past Knicks 125-114 to cut deficit to 2-1

Cavaliers48-34

Magic47-35

NBA TV, FanDuel SN FL, FanDuel SN OH · Kia CenterMagic hand Cavaliers worst playoff loss in franchise history, win 121-83 to cut their deficit to 2-1