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NBA announces complete schedule for first round of playoffs
On Wednesday, the NBA announced the complete schedule for the first round of the playoffs, which begin on Saturday.
Below is the schedule:
WESTERN CONFERENCE |
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#1 Denver vs. West 8th Seed |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sun |
4/16 |
West 8th |
Denver |
1 |
10:30PM |
TNT |
Wed |
4/19 |
West 8th |
Denver |
2 |
10:00PM |
TNT |
Fri |
4/21 |
Denver |
West 8th |
3 |
9:30PM |
ESPN |
Sun |
4/23 |
Denver |
West 8th |
4 |
9:30PM |
TNT |
Tue |
4/25 |
West 8th |
Denver |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Thu |
4/27 |
Denver |
West 8th |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat |
4/29 |
West 8th |
Denver |
7* |
TBD |
TNT |
#2 Memphis vs. #7 L.A. Lakers |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sun |
4/16 |
L.A. Lakers |
Memphis |
1 |
3:00PM |
ABC/R |
Wed |
4/19 |
L.A. Lakers |
Memphis |
2 |
7:30PM |
TNT/R |
Sat |
4/22 |
Memphis |
L.A. Lakers |
3 |
10:00PM |
ESPN |
Mon |
4/24 |
Memphis |
L.A. Lakers |
4 |
TBD |
TBD |
Wed |
4/26 |
L.A. Lakers |
Memphis |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Fri |
4/28 |
Memphis |
L.A. Lakers |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sun |
4/30 |
L.A. Lakers |
Memphis |
7* |
TBD |
TBD |
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#3 Sacramento vs. #6 Golden State |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sat |
4/15 |
Golden State |
Sacramento |
1 |
8:30PM |
ABC |
Mon |
4/17 |
Golden State |
Sacramento |
2 |
10:00PM |
TNT |
Thu |
4/20 |
Sacramento |
Golden State |
3 |
10:00PM |
TNT |
Sun |
4/23 |
Sacramento |
Golden State |
4 |
3:30PM |
ABC/R |
Wed |
4/26 |
Golden State |
Sacramento |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Fri |
4/28 |
Sacramento |
Golden State |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sun |
4/30 |
Golden State |
Sacramento |
7* |
TBD |
TBD |
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#4 Phoenix vs. #5 LA Clippers |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sun |
4/16 |
LA Clippers |
Phoenix |
1 |
8:00PM |
TNT |
Tue |
4/18 |
LA Clippers |
Phoenix |
2 |
10:00PM |
TNT |
Thu |
4/20 |
Phoenix |
LA Clippers |
3 |
10:30PM |
NBATV |
Sat |
4/22 |
Phoenix |
LA Clippers |
4 |
3:30PM |
TNT |
Tue |
4/25 |
LA Clippers |
Phoenix |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Thu |
4/27 |
Phoenix |
LA Clippers |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat |
4/29 |
LA Clippers |
Phoenix |
7* |
TBD |
TNT |
EASTERN CONFERENCE |
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#1 Milwaukee vs. East 8th Seed |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sun |
4/16 |
East 8th |
Milwaukee |
1 |
5:30PM |
TNT |
Wed |
4/19 |
East 8th |
Milwaukee |
2 |
9:00PM |
NBATV |
Sat |
4/22 |
Milwaukee |
East 8th |
3 |
7:30PM |
ESPN/R |
Mon |
4/24 |
Milwaukee |
East 8th |
4 |
TBD |
TBD |
Wed |
4/26 |
East 8th |
Milwaukee |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Fri |
4/28 |
Milwaukee |
East 8th |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sun |
4/30 |
East 8th |
Milwaukee |
7* |
TBD |
TBD |
#2 Boston vs. #7 Atlanta |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sat |
4/15 |
Atlanta |
Boston |
1 |
3:30PM |
ESPN |
Tue |
4/18 |
Atlanta |
Boston |
2 |
7:00PM |
NBATV |
Fri |
4/21 |
Boston |
Atlanta |
3 |
7:00PM |
ESPN |
Sun |
4/23 |
Boston |
Atlanta |
4 |
7:00PM |
TNT |
Tue |
4/25 |
Atlanta |
Boston |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Thu |
4/27 |
Boston |
Atlanta |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat |
4/29 |
Atlanta |
Boston |
7* |
TBD |
TNT |
#3 Philadelphia vs. #6 Brooklyn |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sat |
4/15 |
Brooklyn |
Philadelphia |
1 |
1:00PM |
ESPN |
Mon |
4/17 |
Brooklyn |
Philadelphia |
2 |
7:30PM |
TNT |
Thu |
4/20 |
Philadelphia |
Brooklyn |
3 |
7:30PM |
TNT/R |
Sat |
4/22 |
Philadelphia |
Brooklyn |
4 |
1:00PM |
TNT |
Mon |
4/24 |
Brooklyn |
Philadelphia |
5 |
TBD |
TBD |
Thu |
4/27 |
Philadelphia |
Brooklyn |
6 |
TBD |
TBD |
Sat |
4/29 |
Brooklyn |
Philadelphia |
7 |
TBD |
TNT |
#4 Cleveland vs. #5 New York |
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DAY |
DATE |
AWAY |
HOME |
GM |
ET |
TV / R |
Sat |
4/15 |
New York |
Cleveland |
1 |
6:00PM |
ESPN/R |
Tue |
4/18 |
New York |
Cleveland |
2 |
7:30PM |
TNT |
Fri |
4/21 |
Cleveland |
New York |
3 |
8:30PM |
ABC/R |
Sun |
4/23 |
Cleveland |
New York |
4 |
1:00PM |
ABC |
Wed |
4/26 |
New York |
Cleveland |
5* |
TBD |
TBD |
Fri |
4/28 |
Cleveland |
New York |
6* |
TBD |
TBD |
Sun |
4/30 |
New York |
Cleveland |
7* |
TBD |
TBD |
Cavs lose third straight, fall to Hawks in Atlanta
The Cleveland Cavaliers went on the road Friday to battle the Atlanta Hawks on the second half of a back-to-back after falling to the Denver Nuggets 115-109 on Thursday night.
This was Atlanta’s first game after the All-Star Break and their first game following the firing of head coach Nate McMillan and the hiring of interim head coach Joe Prunty.
Well, Atlanta got the effort they wanted. Trae Young led the Hawks with 34 points and nine assists, and Dejounte Murray added 25 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists as the Hawks routed the Cavs 136-119.
The 136 points are the most points the Cavs have allowed this season.
Cleveland(38-25) has now lost three straight, and the Hawks(30-30) snapped a two-game losing streak.
Here’s The Great, Not So Great, and the Bottom Line of the Cavs’ loss to the Hawks.
The Great:
Darius Garland was the lone bright spot for the Cavs. He led Cleveland with 33 points, including four threes.
Not So Great:
First Half: Man, this wasn’t good. Cleveland allowed a season-high 81 points in the first half. In addition, the Hawks shot 64% from the field and made seven threes.
After allowing 32 points in the first quarter, Cleveland allowed a whopping 49 points in the second quarter, which was a season-high, and the Hawks shot 82%(18/22) from the field.
Dejounte Murray scored quarter 15 points in the quarter and was a perfect 7/7 from the field.
Atlanta had their largest lead of the game at 81-49 in the second quarter, and the game was pretty much spoken for as the Cavs trailed 81-57 at the break.
Donovan Mitchell: He was off on Friday night. He was 6/17 from the field, including 2/10 from deep. Mitchell finished with 19 points but was not much of a factor.
Bottom Line:
Cleveland just got blitzed in this one and could not stop Atlanta’s offense. On the second half of a back-to-back, you knew the Cavs’ energy might not be all the way there, but after their loss to the Nuggets, there should have been a much better effort. However, with an 82-game regular season, you won’t always be perfect.
Plus, a new coach usually means a big effort from the team, and the Hawks played well.
Not to minimize the loss, but the fourth-seeded Cavs will probably stay there(three games behind the third-seeded 76ers, 2.5 up on the fifth-seeded Nets), so this loss is not the end of the world.
With 19 games left, the focus is to get better and get ready for the playoffs.
What’s Next:
The Cavs return home to host the Raptors on Sunday night.
Best of the Rest:
Jarrett Allen had 14 points, nine rebounds, and two blocks; Evan Mobley added 13 points for the Cavs.
Hawks fire McMillan, Prunty named interim head coach
The Atlanta Hawks have fired head coach Nate McMillan, the team announced Tuesday.
Joe Prunty will serve as interim head coach. Prunty joined the Hawks in July 2021 as lead assistant and served as interim head coach for the Bucks in the 2017-18 season and in 2015-16.
Currently, the Hawks are a disappointing 29-30 record(8th in the Eastern Conference).
McMillan, 58, became the team’s interim head coach in the second half of the 2020-21 season after replacing Lloyd Pierce and led the Hawks to the Eastern Conference Finals that season, and he was named the team’s permanent head coach that summer after signing a four-year deal.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, McMillan, and the Hawks were expected to part in the offseason, and the team is interested in former Jazz head coach Quin Snyder.
“I would like to thank Nate for his leadership and professionalism during his time with the Hawks,” Hawks GM Landry Fields said in a statement. “He is truly a class act, and we appreciate the graciousness and work ethic he brought with him every day. Decisions like these, especially in-season, are always extremely difficult, but we believe it’s in the best interest of our team to move forward with another voice leading the way.”
Over 19 seasons as a head coach, McMillan has compiled a 760-668 record (.532) with the Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Indiana Pacers, and Hawks. His 760 wins rank 18th on the all-time wins list for NBA coaches.
In December, Hawks President of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk stepped down and took an advisory role with the team. In January, Kyle Korver was promoted to assistant general manager, and now, they make a coaching move.