Complete 2016 NBA Playoffs Seeding, Matchups And Game Dates

The start of the NBA playoffs are here, and we know the exact matchups now that the 2016 NBA Playoff schedule has been released. Below, we have the seeding, dates, times and TV schedule for the NBA playoffs. The games are sorted by date. 

Seedings: 

Western Conference: 
1. Golden State Warriors (73-9)
2. San Antonio Spurs (67-15)
3. Oklahoma City Thunder (55-27) 
4. Los Angeles Clippers (53-29)
5. Portland Trail Blazers (44-38)
6. Dallas Mavericks (42-40)
7. Memphis Grizzlies (42-40)
8. Houston Rockets (41-41) 

Western Conference: 
1. Cleveland Cavaliers (57-27)
2. Toronto Raptors (56-26) 
3. Miami Heat (48-34) 
4. Atlanta Hawks (48-34) 
5. Boston Celtics (48-34) 
6. Charlotte Hornets (48-34) 
7. Indiana Pacers (45-37) 
8. Detroit Pistons (44-38) 

Saturday, April 16th: 

Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 1) 
Time: 2:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 1) 
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC

Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 1) 
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 1) 
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Sunday, April 17th:

Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 1) 
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: ABC

Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 1) 
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 1) 
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 1) 
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Monday, April 18th:

Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 2) 
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV

Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 2) 
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 2) 
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Tuesday, April 19th: 

Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 2) 
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 2) 
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Wednesday, April 20th:

Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 2) 
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV

Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 2)
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 2) 
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Thursday, April 21st: 

Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 3)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 3)
Time: 7:30 p.m. ET
TV: NBATV

Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 3)
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Friday, April 22nd: 

Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 3) 
Time: 7 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 3) 
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN2

Matchup: Spurs vs. Grizzlies (Game 3)  
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Saturday, April 23rd: 

Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 4)  
Time: 3 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 3)  
Time: 5:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 4) 
Time: 8 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 3)
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN

Sunday, April 24th: 

Matchup: Spurs vs. Grizzlies (Game 4)  
Time: 1 p.m. ET
TV: ABC

Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 4)  
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC

Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 4) 
Time: 6 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 4) 
Time: 8:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Monday, April 25th:

Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 4) 
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT

Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 4) 
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Tuesday, April 26th: 

Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Wednesday, April 27th:

Matchup: Rockers vs. Warriors (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 5*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Thursday, April 28th: 

Matchup: Celtics vs. Hawks (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Cavaliers vs. Pistons (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Thunder vs. Mavericks (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 6*)
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT

Friday, April 29th: 

Matchup: Warriors vs. Rockets (Game 6*) 
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS

Matchup: Clippers vs. Blazers (Game 6*) 
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS

Matchup: Raptors vs. Pacers (Game 6*) 
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS

Matchup: Heat vs. Hornets (Game 6*) 
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNNEWS

Saturday, April 30th:

Matchup: Hawks vs. Celtics (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT

Matchup: Pistons vs. Cavaliers (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT

Matchup: Mavericks vs. Thunder (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT

Matchup: Grizzlies vs. Spurs (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: TNT

Sunday, May 1st: 

Matchup: Rockets vs. Warriors (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT

Matchup: Blazers vs. Clippers (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT

Matchup: Pacers vs. Raptors (Game 7*)
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT

Matchup: Hornets vs. Heat (Game 7*) 
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT

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