The Denver Nuggets, seeded third, are set to face the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs’ first round, starting Saturday at Ball Arena with home-court advantage.

DENVER — The Denver Nuggets are set to compete in the NBA playoffs for an eighth consecutive season. 

The third-seeded Nuggets (54-28) will face six-seed Minnesota Timberwolves (48-33) in the first round with home-court advantage in the best-of-seven series.

The first playoff game tips off at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Ball Arena. The game will air on Prime Video.

The rest of the schedule has yet to be announced. Tickets for the playoffs are on sale now.


Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Denver Nuggets

Game 1: Timberwolves at Nuggets | Saturday, April 18 (1:30 MT, Prime Video)Game 2: Timberwolves at Nuggets (TBD)Game 3: Nuggets at Timberwolves (TBD)Game 4: Nuggets at Timberwolves (TBD)Game 5: Timberwolves at Nuggets (TBD)*Game 6: Nuggets at Timberwolves (TBD)*Game 7: Timberwolves at Nuggets (TBD)*

The NBA playoffs begin Tuesday with a play-in tournament.


NBA playoff play-in schedule

East No. 10 Miami at East No. 9 Charlotte, Tuesday, 7:30 p.m.West No. 8 Portland at West No. 7 Phoenix, Tuesday, 10 p.m.East No. 8 Orlando at East No. 7 Philadelphia, Wednesday, 7:30 p.m.West No. 10 Golden State at West No. 9 Los Angeles Clippers, Wednesday, 10 p.m.


How it works

Every game will either have a team clinching a playoff berth and/or being eliminated from postseason contention.

Losers of Miami-Charlotte and Golden State-LA Clippers games are eliminated.Winners of Portland-Phoenix and Orlando-Philadelphia games become No. 7 seeds on playoff bracket (East will face Boston in Round 1, West will face San Antonio in Round 1.)Orlando-Philadelphia loser will host Miami-Charlotte winner Friday (7:30 p.m.) to determine No. 8 seed in East and who’ll face No. 1 Detroit in Round 1. Losing team in that game is eliminated.Portland-Phoenix loser will host Golden State-LA Clippers winner Friday (10 p.m.) to determine No. 8 seed in West and who’ll face No. 1 Oklahoma City in Round 1. Losing team in that game is eliminated.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.