Cavaliers vs. Celtics Eastern Conference Finals TV Schedule, Times Announced

For the second straight season, the Cleveland Cavaliers and Boston Celtics will meet in the Eastern Conference Finals.

And for the second straight season, the Celtics will enter the proceedings as the higher seed against a surging Cavaliers squad led by LeBron James.

Here's a look at when and where you can catch all the action, with Game 1 scheduled for Sunday at TD Garden in Boston:

Game 1: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, May 13, 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC

Game 2: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, May 15, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 3: Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, May 19, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 4: Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, May 21, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 5*: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, May 23, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 6*: Boston Celtics at Cleveland Cavaliers, May 25, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

Game 7*: Cleveland Cavaliers at Boston Celtics, May 27, 8:30 p.m. ET on ESPN

*If necessary

Every discussion about the Eastern Conference Finals has to start with James.

The 33-year-old is eyeing his eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals, and he's been simply sensational through his first 11 playoff games.

Following Cleveland's four-game sweep of the Toronto Raptors in the conference semifinals, James is now averaging 34.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 9.0 assists while shooting 55.3 percent from the field with a staggering 35.5 player efficiency rating.

Thanks to those efforts, the Cavaliers are headed to their fourth straight Eastern Conference Finals.

"To be able to put ourselves in position where we can represent the Eastern Conference in the Finals, that's all you can ask for," James said, according to the Associated Press' Tom Withers. "So we're excited about being part of the Eastern Conference Finals once again and having the opportunity to compete for a championship.

"That is what our goal is."

The Celtics, meanwhile, qualified for their second straight conference finals behind a rousing collective performance that featured big contributions from Al Horford, Jayson Tatum, Terry Rozier and Jaylen Brown.

Perhaps most impressive of all, though, was that head coach Brad Stevens devised a stellar scheme that put the clamps on the Philadelphia 76ers' bevy of perimeter weapons and forced them to pound away below the arc.

Against the Cavaliers, Stevens will have to produce another tactical masterclass.

Not only is he going up against James, but Kevin Love and Kyle Korver proved capable of hitting back-breaking shot after back-breaking shot throughout the second round.

Coming up with a plan to stop that group won't be easy, but if anyone can, Stevens figures to be the man for the job.