NBA Playoff games today 2022: Live scores, TV schedule & more to watch Thursday’s matchups

By | April 21, 2022

After a wild first few days of postseason action, each NBA Playoff team has played at least two games of its first-round series.

In the Eastern Conference, the 76ers are out to a commanding 3-0 lead over the Raptors while the Celtics and Heat hold 2-0 leads over the Nets and Hawks, respectively. The Bulls have made things interesting with the Bucks, stealing Game 2 on the road to even the series at 1-1.

In the Western Conference, every series is tied at 1-1 aside from the Warriors, who lead the Nuggets 2-0.

Here’s everything you need to know about watching NBA Playoff games, including a complete TV schedule with updated start times and channels.

NBA Playoff games today

Here’s the full schedule of NBA Playoff games for Wednesday, April 20:

Game Time (ET) TV channel (US) TV channel (CA)
Grizzlies 104, Timberwolves 95 (Grizzlies lead 2-1)  7:30 p.m. TNT SN One
Mavericks 126, Jazz 118 (Mavericks lead 2-1) 9 p.m. NBA TV TSN 5
Warriors at Nuggets 10 p.m. TNT TSN 1/3/4

Check out SN’s live scoreboard for stats and more.

NBA Playoff bracket 2022

NBA Playoff Bracket 2022

How to watch NBA Playoff games

NBA Playoff games will once again be broadcast on ABC, ESPN, NBA TV and TNT in the United States and on TSN and Sportsnet in Canada. Every NBA Finals game will be shown exclusively on ABC in the US.

The primary outlets for live streaming 2022 NBA Playoff games are Watch ESPN and Watch TNT in the US and NBA League Pass in Canada. All are available on desktop and by downloading the mobile apps.

Viewers in the U.S. can stream every NBA Playoff game live on SLING TV. With the SLING Orange Sports Extra package, get $10 off your first month now with access to ESPN, ESPN2, ESPN3, TNT and NBA TV. NBA Playoff games on ABC are simulcast on ESPN3, which is included with SLING Orange, available for $35 per month including $25 the first month for new subscribers.

MORE: Watch the NBA Playoffs on Sling TV

NBA Playoff schedule 2022

Here is the full playoff schedule for the rest of this week:

April 22

Game Time (ET) TV channel (US) TV channel (CA)
Heat vs. Hawks 7 p.m. ESPN TSN 1/4
Bucks vs. Bulls 8:30 p.m. ABC NBA League Pass
Suns vs. Pelicans 9:30 p.m. ESPN TSN 1/3/4

April 23

Game Time (ET) TV channel (US) TV channel (CA)
76ers vs. Raptors 2 p.m. TNT SN
Mavericks vs. Jazz 4:30 p.m. TNT TSN 4
Celtics vs. Nets 7:30 p.m. ESPN SN 360
Grizzlies vs. Timberwolves 10 p.m. ESPN SN 360

April 24

Game Time (ET) TV channel (US) TV channel (CA)
Bucks vs. Bulls 1 p.m. ABC TSN 3/5
Warriors vs. Nuggets 3:30 p.m. ABC TSN 3/5
Heat vs. Hawks 7 p.m. TNT SN1/SNE
Suns vs. Pelicans 9:30 p.m. TNT SN1/SNE

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