NBA Playoff Bracket 2018: TV, Live-Stream Guide for Sunday's Schedule

The Boston Celtics moved on to the Eastern Conference finals after beating the Milwaukee Bucks 112-96 in Game 7 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday. Meanwhile, the Golden State Warriors ran the New Orleans Pelicans out of the gym with a 123-101 victory to begin the second round.

The Celtics now advance to play the Philadelphia 76ers, while the Warriors machine stomps on. Incredibly, that 22-point rout was without Steph Curry, who has missed time with a Grade 2 MCL sprain but looks like he'll be back for Game 2, per head coach Steve Kerr.

Sunday brings more NBA action as the Indiana Pacers and Cleveland Cavaliers close out their first-round series. Afterward, the Houston Rockets will do battle with the Utah Jazz, who just won a six-game first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder.

It should be an interesting Sunday slate, but until then, here's a look at the playoff bracket, Sunday's television and live-stream schedule and previews for the two games.

NBA Playoff Bracket: Eastern Conference

1st Round

No. 1 Toronto Raptors 4, No. 8 Washington Wizards 2

No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers 3, No. 5 Indiana Pacers 3

No. 3 Philadelphia 76ers 4, No. 6 Miami Heat 1

No. 2 Boston Celtics 4, No. 7 Milwaukee Bucks 3

2nd Round

Toronto vs. Cleveland/Indiana winner

Philadelphia vs. Boston

Conference Finals

Winners of second-round matchups face off. Higher seed has home-court advantage.

NBA Playoff Bracket: Western Conference

1st Round

No. 1 Houston Rockets 4, No. 8 Minnesota Timberwolves 1

No. 5 Utah Jazz 4, No. 4 Oklahoma City Thunder 2

No. 6 New Orleans Pelicans 4, No. 3 Portland Trail Blazers 0

No. 2 Golden State Warriors 4, No. 7 San Antonio Spurs 1

2nd Round

Golden State 1, New Orleans 0

Houston vs. Utah

Conference Finals

Winners of second-round matchups face off. Higher seed has home-court advantage.

NBA Finals

Eastern Conference winner vs. Western Conference winner. Team with better regular-season record has home-court advantage.

Sunday TV Schedule and Live-Stream Information

Sunday, April 29 at 1 p.m. ET on ABC and WatchESPN: Indiana at Cleveland

Sunday, April 29 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC and WatchESPN: Utah at Houston (second round)

NBA Playoff Round Dates

Second Round: Saturday, April 28 through Monday, May 14 (if necessary)

Conference Finals: Tuesday, May 15 through Monday, May 28 (if necessary)

NBA Finals: Thursday, May 31 through Sunday, June 17 (if necessary)

Sunday Previews

Indiana at Cleveland

Coming off a dominant 121-87 victory in which guard Victor Oladipo registered a 28-point triple-double, the Pacers would seem to have the momentum in this series, especially considering the rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers outside LeBron James can't seem to get anything going offensively.

The primary issue for the Cavs is that aforementioned supporting cast: No one outside James is averaging more than 11 points per game, and James is leading the team in every notable statistical category except steals. Notably, Kevin Love needs to get it going quickly, as he's averaged just 11.0 points on 32.4 percent shooting.

Also, the Cleveland bench has been significantly outplayed by the Pacers' reserves, who have been led by Lance Stephenson (10.8 points, 3.3 assists, 3.0 boards) and Domantas Sabonis (12.8 points, 4.5 rebounds).

But the Cavs have a few advantages here: First, they are home, where they have gone 31-13 this season (including playoffs). Second, they have the best player in basketball in James, who has never lost a first-round series in his career. For this series, James is posting 32.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. Remarkably, he's also scoring at an efficient clip, as he's made 53.6 percent of his shots.

This game ultimately comes down to whether you want to bet on James or the more well-rounded team. If this matchup were in Indiana, the pick would be the Pacers, but it's hard seeing James going down in the first round, especially at home. Look for the Cavs to win a close one.

Utah at Houston

The Jazz gutted out a tough six-game series win over the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round, but they were dealt a big blow prior to their second-round matchup with the Rockets, as noted by Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN:

Jazz point guard Ricky Rubio was one of the primary reasons why the team beat the Thunder, as he averaged 16.8 points, 8.6 rebounds, 7.8 assists and 1.6 steals in his five full games played. If he misses 10 days, which Wojnarowski mentioned was a possibility, then he could miss the entire series. Ten days from Saturday (when Wojnarowski broke the news) is Tuesday, May 8, which is when Game 5 will be held if necessary.

If the Jazz are unable to adjust to life without Rubio and the Rockets come out firing on all cylinders, then this could be over quickly.

But the Utah Jazz have a few factors going for them. First, rookie guard Donovan Mitchell has morphed into a superstar over the past couple weeks, as he averaged 28.5 points and 7.2 rebounds against the Thunder. He brings a remarkable amount of energy to the floor, and it's clear his teammates and Jazz fans feed off it.

Utah's defense has also been phenomenal all year and came to play against the Thunder as well. For the year, the Jazz finished second in defensive efficiency, slotting behind the Boston Celtics by just one-tenth of a point.

However, the Houston Rockets will be a tough challenge, and they have three-point shooters up and down the lineup. Without Rubio, the Jazz offense may have trouble to get going, and Utah will also take a hit defensively as well. The backcourt edge already went to the Rockets thanks to James Harden and Chris Paul, but the difference becomes much greater without Rubio on the floor.

Look for the Rockets to take Game 1 and eventually win the series in five.