What NBA Playoff Games Come On Today?
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Check out the full schedule of what NBA Playoff games come on today and plan your viewing accordingly!
Eastern Conference
The Toronto Raptors will take on the Philadelphia ers in the first game today. The game will start at 3:00 p.m. EST and will be broadcasted on ABC. The Brooklyn Nets will be playing the Milwaukee Bucks in the second game today. The game will start at 5:30 p.m. EST and will be broadcasted on TNT.
Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Toronto Raptors are in the midst of a heated playoff battle against the Brooklyn Nets, and game six is sure to be a nail-biter. Tip-off is at 7:00 PM EST on ESPN.
Milwaukee Bucks vs. Miami Heat
Today’s game will be the Milwaukee Bucks vs. the Miami Heat. The game will be held in Milwaukee at the Fiserv Forum. The Bucks are the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, and the Heat are the number five seed. The game will start at 3:30 PM EST and will be broadcast on ABC.
Western Conference
The Golden State Warriors will take on the Houston Rockets in the first game of the day. This will be a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals, which the Warriors won in seven games. The Warriors are the favorites to win this series, but the Rockets will be looking to prove that they can hang with the best in the West.
Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks
The Los Angeles Clippers will take on the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference on Sunday, April 21 at 3:30 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on ABC.
The Mavericks are the seventh seed in the conference and are coming off a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first-round playoff series. The Clippers are the second seed in the conference and are coming off a win over the Portland Trail Blazers in their first-round playoff series.
In the regular season, the Clippers won three out of four games against the Mavericks. In their most recent meeting, which was on April 11, the Clippers won 118-108.
The Mavericks are led by forward Luka Doncic, who averaged 28.8 points, 9.4 assists and 8.8 rebounds per game in the regular season. The Clippers are led by forward Kawhi Leonard, who averaged 27.1 points, 7.1 rebounds and 5 assists per game in the regular season.
Denver Nuggets vs. Portland Trail Blazers
The fourth-seeded Denver Nuggets are in Portland to take on the fifth-seeded Trail Blazers in the first game of their first-round playoff series. The Nuggets finished the regular season with a 54-28 record, while the Trail Blazers went 53-29.
This will be the third meeting between the two teams this season, with each team winning one game. In their last matchup, on March 15th, the Nuggets won 116-113 in overtime. Portland is led by point guard Damian Lillard, who averaged 25.8 points and 6.9 assists per game during the regular season. Denver is led by center Nikola Jokic, who averaged 20.1 points and 10.8 rebounds per game during the regular season.
The Nuggets are slight favorites to win this series, but it should be a close matchup between two evenly matched teams. The first game of the series will take place on Saturday at 4:00pm ET on ESPN.