Jan 28

LAL112
CHA107
Final
DET91
CLE110
Final
HOU114
BOS112
Final
SAC110
BKN96
Final
NOP104
TOR113
Final
ORL119
MIA125
Final
MEM106
NYK143
Final
DEN121
CHI129
Final
ATL92
MIN100
Final
WAS108
DAL130
Final
MIL125
UTA110
Final
LAC109
PHX111
Final

Jan 29

LAL104
PHI118
Final
HOU100
ATL96
Final
UTA103
GSW114
Final
MIL112
POR125
Final

Jan 30

CHI20-27
BOS32-15
NBCSB @12:30 AM UTC
BKN14-33
CHA12-31
FDCH @12:00 AM UTC
TOR14-32
WAS6-39
MNMT @12:00 AM UTC
DET23-23
IND25-20
FDDT @12:00 AM UTC
CLE37-9
MIA23-22
FDOH @12:30 AM UTC
SAC24-22
PHI18-27
NBCSP @12:30 AM UTC
DEN28-18
NYK31-16
ESPN @12:30 AM UTC
LAC26-20
SAS20-23
FDSC @1:00 AM UTC
DAL25-22
NOP12-35
GCSE @1:00 AM UTC
MIN25-21
PHX24-21
KTVK @2:00 AM UTC
OKC37-8
GSW23-23
NBCSBAY @3:00 AM UTC

Jan 31

LAL26-19
WAS6-39
SPEC @12:00 AM UTC
ATL22-25
CLE37-9
TNT @12:00 AM UTC
MIN25-21
UTA10-35
KJZZ @2:00 AM UTC
HOU32-14
MEM31-16
TNT @2:30 AM UTC
ORL24-24
POR18-29
KUNP @3:00 AM UTC

2020 NBA Playoffs: Celtics will play rival 76ers in first round

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A new chapter in one of basketball's best rivalries will be written in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Round 1. It will be the first playoff series between these teams since Boston beat Philly in a five-game Eastern Conference semifinals in 2018.

The matchup became official Wednesday night when the Indiana Pacers beat the Houston Rockets, which locked the Sixers into the No. 6 seed. The Celtics secured the No. 3 seed earlier this week. 

Don't miss NBC Sports Boston's coverage of Celtics-Wizards, which begins Thursday at 11 a.m. with Celtics Pregame Live followed by tip-off at noon. You can also stream the game on the MyTeams App.

Boston will play the Washington Wizards on Thursday afternoon in its final seeding game. Philly has two more seeding games remaining -- Wednesday night versus the Toronto Raptors and Friday night against the Rockets.

The Sixers might not be at full strength against the Celtics in Round 1. All-Star point guard Ben Simmons recently left the NBA bubble to have surgery on his knee, and he's reportedly expected to miss the rest of the season. Philadelphia's All-Star center, Joel Embiid, injured his left ankle against the Portland Trail Blazers last Sunday and didn't play Tuesday, but he reportedly will return to the lineup Wednesday night.

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1. Milwaukee Bucks
2. Toronto Raptors
3. Boston Celtics
4. Miami Heat
5. Indiana Pacers
6. Philadelphia 76ers
7. Brooklyn Nets
8. Orlando Magic

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