Now that the 2016 NBA Playoff schedule has been released, we know that the Golden State Warriors will play the Houston Rockets in the opening round. The 73-win Warriors are the No. 1 seed and the favorites in the series. The No. 8 seeded Rockets snuck into the playoffs and clinched their spot on the final day of the NBA regular season. Below, we have the dates, times and TV schedule for each Warriors vs. Rockets game.
Game 1:
Date: Saturday, April 16th
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Game 2:
Date: Monday, April 18th
Time: 10:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Game 3:
Date: Thursday, April 21st
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV: TNT
Game 4:
Date: Sunday, April 24th
Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
TV: ABC
Game 5 (if needed):
Date: Wednesday, April 27th
Time: TBD
TV: NBATV or TNT
Game 6 (if needed):
Date: Friday, April 29th
Time: TBD
TV: ESPN or ESPNEWS
Game 7 (if needed):
Matchup: Sunday, May 1st
Time: TBD
TV: ABC or TNT