----UPDATED--- 4/17 at 11 p.m. ET New York Knicks vs. Boston Celtics- 3 p.m. on Saturday!
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The 2013 NBA Playoffs are right around the corner and you can watch all the action on your television. Though matchups are yet set, check out where you can watch the live basketball games on your television. Here are the channels and times playoff games will be airing this Saturday and Sunday as the NBA postseason takes off.
First on the schedule, on Saturday, Apr. 20, watch ABC for the first 2013 NBA Playoff game of the year. As previously mentioned, the matchups have yet to be decided, but if you're an objective fan who wants to watch playoff basketball, tune in at 3 p.m. ET.
Later on in the day, ESPN takes over and is likely to show a Western Conference game as from 5:30 p.m. ET-11 p.m. ET they will be airing playoff basketball, more than likely three games back-to-back-to-back.
On Sunday, Apr. 21, TNT takes its turn with NBA Playoff basketball as it will air a matchup starting at 1 p.m. ET. Then, ABC once again airs basketball this time at 3:30 p.m. ET. ESPN wraps up the first weekend of basketball playoffs as they will show two games, one tipping off at 7 p.m. ET, followed by a second game with a 9:30 p.m. ET tipoff.
Here are the possible playoff matchups as we head into the weekend of basketball. The way the standings are currently, the Miami Heat (1) would face the Milwaukee Bucks (8). The Heat have homecourt advantage throughout the playoffs as long as they remain alive. The New York Knicks (2) face their division rival Boston Celtics (7). The Indiana Pacers (3) face the Chicago Bulls (6) in a rematch of the late 90's matchups between the two franchises. Finally, the Brooklyn Nets (4) bring playoff basketball to the other side of N.Y. as they may face the Atlanta Hawks (5).
Over in the West, the playoff picture is not clearly defined. Who will win the eighth seed between the Los Angeles Lakers and Utah Jazz? Will the Houston Rockets lose the seven seed if they drop their last game to the Lakers? As of today, the Oklahoma City Thunder (1) would face the Lakers. The No. 2 seeded San Antonio Spurs would host the Rockets. The Denver Nuggets (3) would host the Golden State Warriors (6) and the Los Angeles Clippers (4) would once again face the Memphis Grizzles in the first round of the playoffs.
Once again, here are the television stations you should follow with the time of games and dates.
| Channel- TV Station | Saturday, April 20th | Sunday, April 21st |
| ABC | 3 p.m. ET- 5:30 p.m. ET | 3:30 p.m.- 5:30 p.m. ET |
| ESPN | 5:30 p.m. ET- 1 a.m. ET | 7 p.m. ET- 11:30 p.m. ET |
| TNT | ---- | 1 p.m. ET-3 p.m. ET |
As soon as the individual schedules are presented, we will not hesitate to get those out there. For now, at least we know which channels will carry the games.
