NBA Playoff Standings and Schedule: Matchups Set, First Round Opens Saturday With Chicago Bulls, Warriors, Wizards, Rockets On ESPN

Apr 17, 2015 12:12 PM EDT
Klay Thompson #11 high fives Stephen Curry #30 and Draymond
Klay Thompson #11 high fives Stephen Curry #30 and Draymond Green #23 of the Golden State Warriors on April 15, 2015 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California."

The NBA playoffs standings and matchups are all set in the east and western conferences and the first round opens on Saturday as the Washington Wizards, Toronto Raptors, New Orleans Pelicans, Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee bucks, Dallas Mavericks, Houston Rockets and Chicago Bulls take the court and TV coverage is from ESPN.

The first round opens with the Wizards visiting the Toronto Raptors on Saturday and that game will be at 12:30 pm ET on ESPN and the WatchESPN website. The second game of the day has the New Orleans Pelicans visiting the top seed out west in the golden State Warriors. That game will begin at 3:30 pm ET and has coverage on ABC.

The Milwaukee Bucks visit the Chicago Bulls to continue the first round in the eastern conference and that game will be on ESPN at 7 pm ET. The final game of the night has the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets in a Texas rivalry series and it starts at 9:30 pm ET on ESPN.

The Sunday schedule opens up the rest of the playoffs, with the Boston Celtics visiting the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first game at 3 pm ET. That game is the only one on ESPN for Sunday. The Brooklyn Nets meet the Hawks in Atlanta on TNT at 5:30 pm ET for Game 1, while the Blazers play the Grizzlies in Memphis after that at 8 pm.

The final game of the nigh has the San Antonio Spurs and LA Clippers playing in Los Angeles. That game will be on at 10:30 pm ET on TNT.

Check here for the NBA Playoff Standings and Schedule.

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