2020 NBA Playoffs: First Round Matchups, Schedule The matchups for the First Round of the 2020 NBA playoffs are set. The seeding in each conference was determined after teams completed their final eight games of the regular season of the restart in Orlando, Fla. The Portland Trail Blazers claimed the last spot of the upcoming postseason after defeating the Memphis Grizzlies in a play-in game for the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference. Each series will be played every other day in the bubble with the traditional best-of-seven playoff format. The NBA Finals are currently scheduled to end no later than Oct. 13, though later rounds could be moved up based on previous outcomes. Here are the full NBA playoff matchups for the First Round and the schedule for each series. The First Round will begin on Monday, Aug. 17. Here's what the NBA's first-round playoff matchups would be if the season ended today. Eastern Conference (1) Bucks vs. (8) Magic (2) Raptors vs. (7) Nets (3) Celtics vs. (6) 76ers (4) Heat vs. (5) Pacers Western Conference (1) Lakers vs. (8) Trail Blazers (2) Clippers vs. (7) Mavericks (3) Nuggets vs. (6) Jazz (4) Thunder vs. (5) Rockets Back Ground music credit- Track: Queen of the Night — Vendredi [Audio Library Release] Music provided by Audio Library Plus Watch: https://youtu.be/nTxuq2fE0KE Free Download / Stream: https://alplus.io/queen-night Western Conference First Round Matchups No. 1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 8 Portland Trail Blazers Game 1: Aug. 18, Portland at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. EST, TNT Game 2: Aug. 20, Portland at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 3: Aug. 22, Los Angeles at Portland, 8:30 p.m. EST, ABC Game 4: Aug. 24, Los Angeles at Portland, 9 p.m. EST, TNT Game 5*: Aug. 26, Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 28, Los Angeles at Portland, TBD, TBD Game 7*: Aug. 30, Portland at Los Angeles, TBD, TBD No. 2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. No. 7 Dallas Mavericks Game 1: Aug. 17, Dallas at L.A., 9 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 2: Aug. 19, Dallas at L.A., 9 p.m. EST, TNT Game 3: Aug. 21, L.A. at Dallas, 9 p.m. EST, TNT Game 4: Aug. 23, L.A. at Dallas, 3:30 p.m. EST, ABC Game 5*: Aug. 25, Dallas at L.A., TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 27, L.A. at Dallas, TBD, ESPN Game 7*: Aug. 29, Dallas at L.A., TBD, TNT No. 3 Denver Nuggets vs. No. 6 Utah Jazz Game 1: Aug 17, Utah at Denver, 1:30 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 2: Aug. 19, Utah at Denver, 4 p.m. EST, TNT Game 3: Aug. 21, Denver at Utah, 4 p.m. EST, TNT Game 4: Aug. 23, Denver at Utah, 9 p.m. EST, TNT Game 5*: Aug. 25, Utah at Denver, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 27, Denver at Utah, TBD, ESPN Game 7*: Aug. 29, Utah at Denver, TBD, TNT No. 4 Houston Rockets vs. No. 5 Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1: Aug. 18, Oklahoma City at Houston, 6:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 2: Aug. 20, Oklahoma City at Houston, 3:30 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 3: Aug. 22, Houston at Oklahoma City, 6 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 4: Aug. 24, Houston at Oklahoma City, 4 p.m. EST, TNT Game 5*: Aug. 26, Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 28, Houston at Oklahoma City, TBD, TBD Game 7*: Aug. 30, Oklahoma City at Houston, TBD, TBD Eastern Conference First Round Matchups No. 1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. No. 8 Orlando Magic Game 1: Aug. 18, Orlando at Milwaukee, 1:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 2: Aug. 20, Orlando at Milwaukee, 6 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 3: Aug. 22, Milwaukee at Orlando, 1 p.m. EST, TNT Game 4: Aug. 24, Milwaukee at Orlando, 1:30 p.m. EST, NBATV Game 5*: Aug. 26, Orlando at Milwaukee, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 28, Milwaukee at Orlando, TBD, TBD Game 7*: Aug. 30, Orlando at Milwaukee, TBD, TBD No. 2 Toronto Raptors vs. No. 7 Brooklyn Nets Game 1: Aug. 17, Brooklyn at Toronto, 4 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 2: Aug. 19, Brooklyn at Toronto, 1:30 p.m. EST, NBATV Game 3: Aug. 21, Toronto at Brooklyn, 1:30 p.m. EST, NBATV Game 4: Aug. 23, Toronto at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 5*: Aug. 25, Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 27, Toronto at Brooklyn, TBD, ESPN Game 7*: Aug. 29, Brooklyn at Toronto, TBD, TNT No. 3 Boston Celtics vs. No. 6 Philadelphia 76ers Game 1: Aug. 17, Philadelphia at Boston, 6:30 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 2: Aug. 19, Philadelphia at Boston, 6:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 3: Aug. 21, Boston at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 4: Aug. 23, Boston at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. EST, ABC Game 5*: Aug. 25, Philadelphia at Boston, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 27, Boston at Philadelphia, TBD, ESPN Game 7*: Aug. 29, Philadelphia at Boston, TBD, TNT No. 4 Indiana Pacers vs. No. 5 Miami Heat Game 1: Aug. 18, Miami at Indiana, 4 p.m. EST, TNT Game 2: Aug. 20, Miami at Indiana, 1 p.m. EST, ESPN Game 3: Aug. 22, Indiana at Miami, 3:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 4: Aug. 24, Indiana at Miami, 6:30 p.m. EST, TNT Game 5*: Aug. 26, Miami at Indiana, TBD, TBD Game 6*: Aug. 28, Indiana at Miami, TBD, TBD Game 7*: Aug. 30, Miami at Indiana, TBD, TBD Thanks for watching