The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will begin their first-round NBA playoff series Saturday night at Barclays Center.
The schedule for this best-of-seven series was released late Wednesday night.
Forsberg: Tatum's heroics serve as important reminder for Celtics
With our All Access Daily newsletter, stay in the game with the latest updates on your beloved Boston sports teams!
SIGN UP HERE Here are the dates and times for each game:
| Game | Date | Away | Home | Time (ET) | TV |
| 1 | Saturday, May 22 | Celtics | Nets | 8 p.m. | ABC |
| 2 | Sunday, May 25 | Celtics | Nets | 7:30 p.m. | NBCSB |
| 3 | Friday, May 28 | Nets | Celtics | 8:30 p.m. | NBCSB |
| 4 | Sunday, May 30 | Nets | Celtics | 7 p.m. | NBCSB |
| 5* | Tuesday, June 1 | Celtics | Nets | TBD | TBD |
| 6* | Thursday, June 3 | Nets | Celtics | TBD | TBD |
| 7* | Saturday, June 5 | Celtics | Nets | TBD | TBD |
| *If necessary |
The Nets are heavy favorites in this series, and it's easy to understand why.
They finished the regular season with the No. 2 record in the Eastern Conference despite not having their superstar trio of Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving healthy and in the lineup for many games. There's a good chance all three will be ready for the series opener, and they will pose plenty of matchup problems for the Celtics.
Boston Celtics
Find the latest Boston Celtics news, highlights, analysis and more with NBC Sports Boston.
The C's earned the No. 7 seed after beating the Washington Wizards in the NBA play-in tournament Tuesday night. Jayson Tatum scored 50 points for the Celtics in the win, and they'll need several more dominant performances from the All-Star forward to make this Round 1 series a competitive one.
