NBA Playoffs First Round Schedule

After a wild finish to the NBA regular season this past Wednesday, the NBA playoff brackets are officially set. The first round of the playoffs will kick off today at 11:30AM and will go through the month of April and possibly into May if some series go either six games or seven games. Each series will be contested in a best of seven games format.

For the first time in nearly a decade, a single division will send every team to the postseason. This year it's the Southwest Division of the Western Conference. This division includes one team from Louisiana (New Orleans) and three teams from Texas (San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas).

Here is the complete schedule for the first round match-ups:

(All times are CST)

Western Conference

#1 Golden State Warriors vs #8 New Orleans Pelicans

Game 1 : April 18th at Golden State, 2:30 ABC

Game 2: April 20th at Golden State, 9:30 TNT

Game 3: April 23 at New Orleans, 8:30 TNT

Game 4: April 25 at New Orleans, 7:00 ESPN

Game 5: April 28 at Golden State (if necessary)

Game 6: May 1 at New Orleans (if necessary)

Game 7: May 3 at Golden State (if necessary)

#2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Dallas Mavericks

Game 1: April 18 at Houston, 8:30 ESPN

Game 2: April 21 at Houston, 8:30 TNT

Game 3: April 24 at Dallas, 6:00 ESPN

Game 4: April 26 at Dallas, 8:30 TNT

Game 5: April 28 at Houston (if necessary)

Game 6: April 30 at Dallas (if necessary)

Game 7: May 2 at Houston (if necessary)

#3 Los Angeles Clippers vs #6 San Antonio Spurs

Game 1: April 19 at Los Angeles, 9:30 TNT

Game 2: April 22 at Los Angeles, 9:30 TNT

Game 3: April 24 at San Antonio, 8:30 ESPN

Game 4: April 26 at San Antonio, 2:30 ABC

Game 5: April 28 at Los Angeles (if necessary)

Game 6: April 30 at San Antonio (if necessary)

Game 7: May 2 at Los Angeles (if necessary)

#4 Portland Trail Blazers vs #5 Memphis Grizzlies

Game 1: April 19 at Memphis, 7:00 TNT

Game 2: April 22 at Memphis, 7:00 TNT

Game 3: April 25 at Portland, 9:30 ESPN

Game 4: April 27 at Portland, 9:30 TNT

Game 5: April 29 at Memphis (if necessary)

Game 6: May 1 at Portland (if necessary)

Game 7: May 3 at Memphis (if necessary)

Eastern Conference

#1 Atlanta Hawks vs #8 Brooklyn Nets

Game 1: April 19 at Atlanta, 4:30 TNT

Game 2: April 22 at Atlanta, 6:00 NBATV

Game 3: April 25 at Brooklyn, 2:00 TNT

Game 4: April 27 at Brooklyn, TBD

Game 5: April 29 at Atlanta (if necessary)

Game 6: May 1 at Brooklyn (if necessary)

Game 7: May 3 at Atlanta (if necessary)

#2 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #7 Boston Celtics

Game 1: April 19 at Cleveland, 2:00 ABC

Game 2: April 21 at Cleveland, 6:00 TNT

Game 3: April 23 at Boston, 6:00 TNT

Game 4: April 26 at Boston, 12:00 ABC

Game 5: April 28 at Cleveland (if necessary)

Game 6: April 30 at Boston (if necessary)

Game 7: May 2 at Cleveland (if necessary)

#3 Chicago Bulls vs #6 Milwaukee Bucks

Game 1: April 18 at Chicago, 6:00 ESPN

Game 2: April 20 at Chicago, 6:00 TNT

Game 3: April 23 at Milwaukee, 6:00 NBATV

Game 4: April 25 at Milwaukee, 4:30 TNT

Game 5: April 27 at Chicago (if necessary)

Game 6: April 30 at Milwaukee (if necessary)

Game 7: May 2 at Chicago (if necessary)

#4 Toronto Raptors vs #5 Washington Wizards

Game 1: April 18 at Toronto, 11:30am ESPN

Game 2: April 21 at Toronto, 7:00 NBATV

Game 3: April 24 at Washington, 7:00 ESPN2

Game 4: April 26 at Washington, 6:00 TNT

Game 5: April 29 at Toronto (if necessary)

Game 6: May 1 at Washington (if necessary)

Game 7: May 3 at Toronto (if necessary)