NBA Playoff TV Schedule 2013: Complete Viewing Guide for Round 1

This weekend marks the start of a two-month-long journey to crown an NBA champion.

The reigning NBA champion Miami Heat, which will have home-court advantage throughout the playoffs, are heavy favorites to repeat with leading MVP candidate LeBron James playing the best basketball of his career heading into the Heat's first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks, which finished the regular season six games below .500.

Elsewhere in the East, the second-seeded New York Knicks will be aiming to win their first playoff series in over a decade as they get set to host the undermanned Boston Celtics in Saturday afternoon's postseason opener.

In the two other under-the-radar Eastern Conference first-round series, the fourth-seeded Brooklyn Nets will take on the Derrick Rose-less Chicago Bulls and the third-seeded Indiana Pacers will square off with the Atlanta Hawks.

Meanwhile, out West, the L.A. Lakers' offseason efforts wound up paying off, as the Lake Show will enter the playoffs as a No. 7 seed in the Western Conference despite losing Kobe Bryant to a season-ending Achilles injury, setting up an intriguing first-round matchup with the injury-plagued San Antonio Spurs, the No. 2 seed in the West.

The defending Western Conference champion Oklahoma City Thunder, the top seed in the conference, look poised to make another deep run, but first they'll have to get past their former teammate James Harden and the explosive Houston Rockets. Houston ranked second in the league in scoring during the regular season, averaging roughly 106 points per night.

The other two Round 1 series out West will feature the third-seeded Denver Nuggets facing off against the Golden State Warriors, and the fourth-seeded L.A. Clippers battling the Memphis Grizzlies in a rematch of last year's epic seven-game first-round series.

With tipoff set for Saturday afternoon, here we'll get you set with everything you need to know to make sure you don't miss a minute of playoff basketball.

What: 2013 NBA Playoffs Round 1

When: Saturday, April 20, through Sunday, May 5*

Watch: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, NBATV, TNT

Live Stream: ESPN3.com

2013 NBA Playoff Round 1 TV Schedule (courtesy of NBA.com)

Saturday, April 20
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks (Game 1)	3 p.m.	ABC
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets (Game 1)	5:30 p.m.	ESPN
Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets (Game 1)	8 p.m.	ESPN
Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers (Game 1)	10:30 p.m.	ESPN
Sunday, April 21
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers (Game 1)	1 p.m.	TNT
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (Game 1)	3:30 p.m.	ABC
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat (Game 1)	7 p.m.	TNT
Houston Rockets at OKC Thunder (Game 1)	9:30 p.m.	TNT
Monday, April 22
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets (Game 2)	8 p.m.	TNT
Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers (Game 2)	10:30 p.m.	TNT
Tuesday, April 23
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat (Game 2)	7:30 p.m.	NBATV
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks (Game 2)	8 p.m.	TNT
Golden State Warriors vs. Denver Nuggets (Game 2)	10:30 p.m.	TNT
Wednesday, April 24
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Houston Rockets at OKC Thunder (Game 2)	7 p.m.	TNT
Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers (Game 2)	7:30 p.m.	NBATV
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (Game 2)	9:30 p.m.	TNT
Thursday, April 25
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks (Game 3)	7 p.m.	TNT
Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls (Game 3)	8:30 p.m.	NBATV
L.A. Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies (Game 3)	9:30 p.m.	TNT
Friday, April 26
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics (Game 3)	8 p.m.	ESPN
San Antonio Spurs at L.A. Lakers (Game 3)	10:30 p.m.	ESPN
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors (Game 3)	10:30 p.m.	ESPN2
Saturday, April 27
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls (Game 4)	2 p.m.	TNT
L.A. Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies (Game 4)	4:30 p.m.	TNT
Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks (Game 3)	7 p.m.	ESPN
OKC Thunder at Houston Rockets (Game 3)	9:30 p.m.	ESPN
Sunday, April 28
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics (Game 4)	1 p.m.	ABC
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks (Game 4)	3:30 p.m.	ABC
San Antonio Spurs at Los Angeles Lakers (Game 4)	7 p.m.	TNT
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors (Game 4)	9:30 p.m.	TNT
Monday, April 29
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Oklahoma City Thunder at Houston Rockets (Game 4)	TBD	TBD
Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks (Game 4)	TBD	TBD
Tuesday, April 30
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Wednesday, May 1
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Houston Rockets at OKC Thunder (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers (Game 5)*	TBD	TBD
Thursday, May 2
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
San Antonio Spurs at L.A. Lakers (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Miami Heat at Milwaukee Bucks (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Brooklyn Nets at Chicago Bulls (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Friday, May 3
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
OKC Thunder at Houston Rockets (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
New York Knicks at Boston Celtics (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
L.A. Clippers at Memphis Grizzlies (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Indiana Pacers at Atlanta Hawks (Game 6)*	TBD	TBD
Saturday, May 4
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Golden State Warriors at Denver Nuggets (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
L.A. Lakers at San Antonio Spurs (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Milwaukee Bucks at Miami Heat (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Chicago Bulls at Brooklyn Nets (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Sunday, May 5
Matchup	Time (ET)	Channel
Houston Rockets at OKC Thunder (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Boston Celtics at New York Knicks (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Memphis Grizzlies at L.A. Clippers (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD
Atlanta Hawks at Indiana Pacers (Game 7)*	TBD	TBD

*if necessary. 

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