The Boston Celtics will open their first-round NBA playoff series Saturday evening in Atlanta.
The Celtics and Hawks both finished the regular season with 48-34 records, but Atlanta earned home-court advantage by winning three of the four games played between them.
Here is the schedule for the best-of-seven series:
Game 1: Saturday, April 16 at Atlanta, 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 2: Tuesday, April 19 at Atlanta, 7 p.m. (TNT)
Game 3: Friday, April 22 at Boston, 8 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 4: Sunday, April 24 at Boston, 6 p.m. (TNT)
If necessary:
Game 5: Tuesday, April 26 at Atlanta (time and TV to be determined)
Game 6: Thursday, April 28 at Boston (time and TV to be determined)
Game 7: Saturday, April 30 at Atlanta (time and TV to be determined)
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