When Do The NBA Playoffs Start For The Celtics? Boston’s Likely First-Round Timeline and Play-In Opponent Watch
The Celtics are locked into the East’s No. 2 seed, but their first-round opponent is still coming through the play-in. Here’s when the NBA playoffs start, how the play-in affects Boston and the dates Celtics fans should circle.
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The regular season is just about out of runway, which means Celtics fans can finally start doing the fun part: scoreboard-watching, matchup-guessing and mapping out the first weekend of the playoffs. Boston already handled the big piece of business by locking up the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, so the only thing left is waiting to see who comes out of the East play-in picture and lands in the Celtics’ path.
As of Sunday, April 12, the NBA’s play-in tournament starts on April 14 and runs through April 17, while the first round of the playoffs opens on Saturday, April 18. When do the NBA playoffs start for the Celtics? The NBA playoffs officially begin on Saturday, April 18.
That is the opening day of the first round for the whole league, and Boston’s series will begin either that day or on Sunday, April 19, depending on how the league finalizes the schedule after the regular season ends. The NBA has not posted the Celtics’ exact Game 1 date or tip time yet. That part is locked in; the wait is almost over.