NBA Playoffs Schedule and Dates - The Timeline of the 2023 NBA Playoffs

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It is all set for the 2023 NBA Finals. The Denver Nuggets will have a chance to play for the championship for the first time in franchise history while the Miami Heat are here for the 7th time in the last 17 seasons.

Going into the finals series, the Denver Nuggets are major favorites. They finished the regular season on top of the Western Conference with a 53-29 record. The Nuggets started with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in the opening playoff round and then eliminated the Phoenix Suns in six games. The Nuggets showed their real power in the Western Conference Finals sweeping the Los Angeles Lakers.

Nuggets center Nikola Jokic is averaging a triple-double in 15 Playoff games so far. The Serbian has 29.9 points, 13.3 rebounds and 10.3 assists per game. The two-time MVP award winner has been consistent in recent years but what makes the Nuggets a real contender is the support Jokic has. Jamal Murray is averaging 27.7 points and 6.1 assists per game while Aaron Gordon has 13 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.

The Miami Heat had a difficult road to the NBA Finals. They had to go through the Play-In tournament to advance to the Playoffs. The Heat lost the first game to the Atlanta Hawks and then defeated the Chicago Bulls in the next one to take the 8th seed in the Eastern Conference. Miami stunned the Milwaukee Bucks, winning in five games in the opening round, and then took care of business against the New York Knicks in six games. The real challenge was in the conference finals where they faced the Boston Celtics. The Heat took a 3-0 lead in the series but the Celtics managed to win the next three. Boston had a chance to become the first team in NBA history to win a Playoff series after being down by 3-0 but the Heat dominated Game 7 on the road and advanced to their second NBA Finals in four years.

NBA Playoffs Schedule

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NBA Playoffs Dates

The complete NBA Playoffs 2023 Schedule is as follows:

NBA Finals:

Game 1: Thursday at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET
Game 2: Sunday at Denver, 8 p.m. ET
Game 3: Wednesday June 7 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET
Game 4: Friday June 9 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET
Game 5*: Monday June 12 at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET
Game 6*: Thursday June 15 at Miami, 8:30 p.m. ET
Game 7*: Sunday June 18 at Denver, 8 p.m. ET
*If necessary

Eastern Conference Finals:

Game 1: Celtics vs Heat 116-123
Game 2: Celtics vs Heat 105-111
Game 3: Heat vs Celtics 128-102
Game 4: Heat vs Celtics 99-116
Game 5: Celtics vs Heat 110-97
Game 6: Heat vs Celtics 103-104
Game 7: Celtics vs Heat 84-103

Western Conference Finals

Denver Nuggets vs Los Angeles Lakers 4-0

Game 1: Nuggets vs Lakers 132-126
Game 2: Nuggets vs Lakers 108-103
Game 3: Lakers vs Nuggets 108-119
Game 4: Lakers vs Nuggets 111-113

Eastern Conference – Second Round

New York Knicks vs Miami Heat 2-4

Game 1: Knicks vs Heat 101-108
Game 2: Knicks vs Heat 111-105
Game 3: Heat vs Knicks 105-86
Game 4: Heat vs Knicks 109-101
Game 5: Knicks vs Heat 112-103
Game 6: Heat vs Knicks 96-92

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 4-3

Game 1: Celtics vs 76ers 115-119
Game 2: Celtics vs 76ers 121-87
Game 3: 76ers vs Celtics 102-114
Game 4: 76ers vs Celtics 116-115 OT
Game 5: Celtics vs 76ers103-115
Game 6: 76ers vs Celtics 86-95
Game 7: Celtics vs 76ers 112-88

Western Conference – Second Round

Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns 4-2

Game 1: Nuggets vs Suns 125-107
Game 2: Nuggets vs Suns 97-87
Game 3: Suns vs Nuggets 121-114
Game 4: Suns vs Nuggets 129-124
Game 5: Nuggets vs Suns 118-102
Game 6: Suns vs Nuggets 100-125

Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 2-4

Game 1: Warriors vs Lakers 112-117
Game 2: Warriors vs Lakers 127-100
Game 3: Lakers vs Warriors 127-97
Game 4: Lakers vs Warriors 104-101
Game 5: Warriors vs Lakers 121-106
Game 6:Lakers vs Warriors 122-101

Eastern Conference – First Round

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat 1-4

Game 1: Bucks vs Heat 117-130
Game 2: Bucks vs Heat 138-122
Game 3: Heat vs Bucks 121-99
Game 4: Heat vs Bucks 119-114
Game 5: Bucks vs Heat 128-126 OT

Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks 4-2

Game 1: Celtics vs Hawks 112 – 99
Game 2: Celtics vs Hawks 119-106
Game 3: Hawks vs Celtics 130-122
Game 4: Hawks vs Celtics 121-129
Game 5: Celtics vs Hawks 117-119
Game 6: Hawks vs Celtics 120-128

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets 4-0

Game 1: 76ers vs Nets 121 – 101
Game 2: 76ers vs Nets 96-84
Game 3: Nets vs 76ers 97-102
Game 4: Nets vs 76ers 88-96

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks 1-4

Game 1: Cavs vs Knicks 97-101
Game 2: Cavs vs Knicks 107-90
Game 3: Knicks vs Cavs 99-79
Game 4: Knicks vs Cavs 102-93
Game 5: Cavs vs Knicks 95-106

Western Conference – First Round

Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1

Game 1: Nuggets vs Timberwolves 109 – 80
Game 2: Nuggets vs Timberwolves 122-113
Game 3: Timberwolves vs Nuggets 111-120
Game 4: Timberwolves vs Nuggets 114-108
Game 5: Nuggets vs Timberwolves 112-109

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers 2-4

Game 1: Grizzlies – Lakers 112-128
Game 2: Grizzlies – Lakers 103-93
Game 3: Lakers vs Grizzlies 111-101
Game 4: Lakers vs Grizzlies 117-111
Game 5: Grizzlies vs Lakers 116-99
Game 6: Lakers vs Grizzlies 125-85

Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors 3-4

Game 1: Kings – Warriors 126 – 123
Game 2: Kings – Warriors 114-106
Game 3: Warriors – Kings 114-97
Game 4: Warriors – Kings 126-125
Game 5: Kings vs Warriors 116-123
Game 6: Warriors vs Kings 99-118
Game 7: Kings vs Warriors 100-120

Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers 4-1

Game 1: Suns vs Clippers 110 – 115
Game 2: Suns vs Clippers 123-109
Game 3: Clippers vs Suns 124-129
Game 4: Clippers vs Suns 100-112
Game 5: Suns vs Clippers 136-130

NBA Playoffs Schedule

The NBA post-season begins with the Play-In tournament that will take place between April 11-14. The last four teams that will make it to the Playoffs will be decided, and if you want to know more about how the NBA Play-In Tournament works, click here.

Regarding the Play-In Tournament, there will be 6 games in two rounds of the tournament, and this is the schedule:

April 11:
(7) Miami Heat vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks – 105-116
(7) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves – 108-102 OT

April 12:
(9) Toronto Raptors vs. (10) Chicago Bulls – 105-109
(9) New Orleans Pelicans vs. (10) Oklahoma City Thunder – 118-123

April 14:
Miami Heat vs. Chicago Bulls 102-91
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Oklahoma City Thunder 120-95

When do the NBA Playoffs start?

The NBA Playoffs start on April 15th with the opening rounds in both conferences. Eight teams from both conferences will square off in four best-of-seven series in the opening round. The winners of those rounds will advance to the second round consisting of 4 teams in each conference. The next one is the conference finals and the winners of those series will play for the NBA championship in the NBA Finals series.

NBA Playoffs Dates

The complete NBA Playoffs 2023 Schedule is as follows:

Eastern Conference Finals:

Western Conference Finals:

Eastern Conference – Second Round

New York Knicks vs Miami Heat 2-4

Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers 4-3

Western Conference – Second Round

Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns 4-2

Golden State Warriors vs Los Angeles Lakers 2-4

Eastern Conference – First Round

Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat 1-4

Game 1: Bucks vs Heat 117-130
Game 2: Bucks vs Heat 138-122
Game 3: Heat vs Bucks 121-99
Game 4: Heat vs Bucks 119-114
Game 5: Bucks vs Heat 128-126 OT

Boston Celtics vs. Atlanta Hawks 4-2

Philadelphia 76ers vs. Brooklyn Nets 4-0

Game 1: 76ers vs Nets 121 – 101
Game 2: 76ers vs Nets 96-84
Game 3: Nets vs 76ers 97-102
Game 4: Nets vs 76ers 88-96

Cleveland Cavaliers vs. New York Knicks 1-4

Game 1: Cavs vs Knicks 97-101
Game 2: Cavs vs Knicks 107-90
Game 3: Knicks vs Cavs 99-79
Game 4: Knicks vs Cavs 102-93
Game 5: Cavs vs Knicks 95-106

Western Conference – First Round

Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves 4-1

Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Lakers 2-4

Sacramento Kings vs. Golden State Warriors 3-4

Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers 4-1

Game 1: Suns vs Clippers 110 – 115
Game 2: Suns vs Clippers 123-109
Game 3: Clippers vs Suns 124-129
Game 4: Clippers vs Suns 100-112
Game 5: Suns vs Clippers 136-130

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