How and where to watch the NBA Playoffs 2023
The NBA Playoffs 2023 start this week and here we are going to give you the schedules for all the first round games and tell you where you can watch all the games.
As you know, the NBA now has two phases in the Playoffs. First, a Play-In is played, where the teams from 7th to 10th place play against each other in a single game. Of those four teams, only two remain and they enter the Playoffs proper.
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The Play-In phase began early this morning, April 12, 2023, and the Atalanta Hawks beat the Miami Heat, so they will play the Boston Celtics in the first round. And the Los Angeles Lakers won their game against Minnesota, so they face the Memphis Grizzlies.
Tonight the other two remaining games of the Play-In are played and the winners will face the losers from last night. That will clinch the 2023 NBA Playoffs.
What time and where the first round of the NBA Playoffs 2023 will be played
The first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs will begin on April 15, at which time a whopping 16 teams will go for the ball. Only one will be able to win the NBA Championship ring.
Even though not all the teams have been finalized, as we explained before, we do know most of the games and their schedules. We only have the question of the teams that will face the Denver Nuggets and the Milwaukee Bucks. We leave you the table so you can get a better idea of where we are now.
The NBA has not yet given the dates of the remaining matches to be defined, so today we only bring the six games that are closed and dated by the American organization. Let’s take a look at them:
- Saturday, April 15 at 7 pm in Spain: 76ers vs Nets (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 10 PDT / 13 EDT
- Saturday, April 15 at 9:30 PM in Spain: Celtics vs Hawks (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 12:30 PDT / 15:30 EDT
- Sunday, April 16 at 00:00 in Spain: Cavaliers vs Knicks (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 15 PDT / 18 EDT
- Sunday, April 16 at 2:30 AM in Spain: Kings vs Warriors (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 17:30 PDT / 20:30 EDT
- Sunday, April 16 at 9 p.m. in Spain: Grizzlies vs Lakers (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 12 PDT / 15 EDT
- Monday, April 17 at 2 AM in Spain: Suns vs Clippers (NBA League Pass and Movistar+). Time slots: 17 PDT / 20 EDT
As for where to watch them, in Spain the NBA rights are held by Movistar+, although you can skip this step and contract the finals directly from the organization with NBA League Pass. Or you can also use our VPNs.
Remember that the NBA will be posting the schedules for the rest of the games as they are played, since the playoffs can have from 4 to 7 games, the dates and times may vary as the 2023 Playoffs progress.
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