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INDIANAPOLIS -- Game 1 of the Pacers' series with the Bucks will be the first game of the first full round of this year's NBA Playoffs.
With the Play-In Round set to take place this week, the NBA hasn't announced the full first round playoff schedule yet, but it posted the schedule of the first day of playoff games on its social media accounts Sunday night. The four series that do not include teams advancing out of the play-in round will play Game 1 in their best-of-seven series Saturday.
The Pacers, who hold the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference will host the No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a game that will be televised on ESPN. It's the first time since 2013-14 that the Pacers will have homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
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The Western Conference's No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets will then host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers in the 3:30 p.m. game on ESPN. The East's No. 3 seed New York Knicks will host the No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons at 6 p.m. on ESPN and the West's No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers will host the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
The times and television networks of Sunday's games have not yet been determined, but the top two seeds in each conference will begin their best-of-seven series against the play-in round winners that day. In the East, the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will face the team that claims the No. 8 seed through the play-in round. The No. 2 seed Boston Celtics will host the team that claims the No. 7 seed. In the West, the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder will face the No. 8 seed and the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets will face the team that claims the No. 7 seed.
The play-in round will begin Tuesday. In the East, the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks will face the seventh-place Magic at 7:30 p.m. in Orlando with the winner of that game moving on to play the Celtics as the No. 7 seed. In the West, the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies will play at seventh-place Golden State at 10 p.m. with the winner advancing to face the Rockets.
On Wednesday, the East's 10th-place Miami Heat will face the ninth-place Bulls at 7:30 p.m. and the West's 10th-place Mavericks will face the ninth-place Sacramento Kings at 10 p.m. The losers of those games are eliminated. The winners face the losers of Tuesday's games on Thursday. The teams that win Thursday claim the No. 8 seeds and move on to face the No. 1 seeds in the first round. The losers of Thursday's games are eliminated.
Game 1: Milwaukee at Indiana, 1 p.m., Saturday (ESPN)
Game 2: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD
Game 3: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 4: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 5: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD*
Game 6: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD*
Game 7: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD*
* if necessary
Game 1 is on ESPN at 1 p.m., Saturday
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers vs Bucks playoffs schedule: Game 1 day, time set
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With the Play-In Round set to take place this week, the NBA hasn't announced the full first round playoff schedule yet, but it posted the schedule of the first day of playoff games on its social media accounts Sunday night. The four series that do not include teams advancing out of the play-in round will play Game 1 in their best-of-seven series Saturday.
The Pacers, who hold the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference will host the No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks at 1 p.m. Saturday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in a game that will be televised on ESPN. It's the first time since 2013-14 that the Pacers will have homecourt advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
It's Pacers vs. Bucks again in playoffs. Who has edge in first-round series?
Wild finish: 3 two-way guys, a rookie and a journeyman get Pacers to 50 wins with comeback of the year
The Western Conference's No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets will then host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers in the 3:30 p.m. game on ESPN. The East's No. 3 seed New York Knicks will host the No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons at 6 p.m. on ESPN and the West's No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers will host the No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves at 8:30 p.m. on ABC.
The times and television networks of Sunday's games have not yet been determined, but the top two seeds in each conference will begin their best-of-seven series against the play-in round winners that day. In the East, the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will face the team that claims the No. 8 seed through the play-in round. The No. 2 seed Boston Celtics will host the team that claims the No. 7 seed. In the West, the No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder will face the No. 8 seed and the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets will face the team that claims the No. 7 seed.
The play-in round will begin Tuesday. In the East, the eighth-place Atlanta Hawks will face the seventh-place Magic at 7:30 p.m. in Orlando with the winner of that game moving on to play the Celtics as the No. 7 seed. In the West, the eighth-place Memphis Grizzlies will play at seventh-place Golden State at 10 p.m. with the winner advancing to face the Rockets.
On Wednesday, the East's 10th-place Miami Heat will face the ninth-place Bulls at 7:30 p.m. and the West's 10th-place Mavericks will face the ninth-place Sacramento Kings at 10 p.m. The losers of those games are eliminated. The winners face the losers of Tuesday's games on Thursday. The teams that win Thursday claim the No. 8 seeds and move on to face the No. 1 seeds in the first round. The losers of Thursday's games are eliminated.
Pacers vs. Bucks first round series playoff schedule
Game 1: Milwaukee at Indiana, 1 p.m., Saturday (ESPN)
Game 2: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD
Game 3: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 4: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD
Game 5: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD*
Game 6: Indiana at Milwaukee, TBD*
Game 7: Milwaukee at Indiana, TBD*
* if necessary
What channel is Pacers vs. Bucks Game 1?
Game 1 is on ESPN at 1 p.m., Saturday
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Pacers vs Bucks playoffs schedule: Game 1 day, time set
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