The NBA introduced the dates and occasions of the best-of-seven first-round sequence between the Celtics and Hawks, with the second-seeded C’s starting their chase for a championship with Saturday’s Game 1 at TD Garden.
The Celtics realized their opponent after the Hawks upset the Heat in Tuesday evening’s play-in recreation to find out the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed. Boston went 3-0 towards Atlanta this season, although one of many video games was Sunday’s regular-season finale when each groups rested their starters.
The winner of the Celtics-Hawks sequence will play the winner of the 76ers-Nets sequence within the second spherical.
The Celtics and Hawks have met 12 occasions within the postseason, with the C’s taking 10 of these sequence. The final sequence got here within the 2016 first spherical, when the Hawks beat the Celtics in six video games. The final time the C’s received the championship in 2008, they defeated the Hawks in seven video games within the first spherical.
The full sequence schedule is listed beneath. All video games will likely be broadcasted on NBC Sports Boston.
Game 1: Hawks at Celtics – Saturday, April 15 at 3:30 p.m. (ESPN/NBCSB)
Game 2: Hawks at Celtics – Tuesday, April 18 at 7 p.m. (NBATV/NBCSB)
Game 3: Celtics at Hawks – Friday, April 21 at 7 p.m. (ESPN/NBCSB)
Game 4: Celtics at Hawks – Sunday, April 23 at 7 p.m. (TNT/NBCSB)
*Game 5: Hawks at Celtics – Tuesday, April 25 at time TBD
*Game 6: Celtics at Hawks – Thursday, April 27 at time TBD
*Game 7: Hawks at Celtics – Saturday, April 29 at time TBD
* – if obligatory
Source: www.bostonherald.com