{"id":553496,"date":"2026-04-16T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553496\/"},"modified":"2026-04-16T00:00:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T00:00:19","slug":"here-is-the-celtics-first-round-playoff-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/553496\/","title":{"rendered":"Here is the Celtics&#8217; first round playoff schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"a-term a-term--primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/tag\/boston-celtics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBoston Celtics\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tThe times and dates for the entire first round are now available.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/43ZY4I7V45RKQN5QYWUGYNOBDY-69e01483a43e1-768x432.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-16:9 size-16:9 wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\"  \/><br \/>\n\tJaylen Brown Danielle Parhizkaran\/The Boston Globe\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"m-article-list__link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/boston-celtics\/2026\/04\/15\/celtics-jaylen-brown-playoffs-health-comments\/?p1=article_recirc_inline_feature\" data-p1=\"article_recirc_inline_feature\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WLFFLN2ZQ63HX2FWFGBRES5BXM-69c4236954609-768x432.jpg\" class=\"t-amp__list-image m-article-list__image m-article-list__image--full wp-post-image\" alt=\"Jaylen Brown Celtics\" aria-hidden=\"true\"  \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJaylen Brown shares positive health update ahead of playoffs: \u2018I feel a lot different than last year\u2019\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"m-article-list__link-wrapper\" href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/sports\/boston-bruins\/2026\/04\/15\/james-hagens-fraser-minten-boston-bruins-nhl-hockey-rookies-marat-khusnutdinov-marco-sturm\/?p1=article_recirc_inline_feed\" data-p1=\"article_recirc_inline_feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJames Hagens, Fraser Minten and other Bruins youngsters ready to be playoff difference-makers\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Celtics\u2019 first round playoff schedule has been released. <\/p>\n<p>The action tips off Sunday at TD Garden against either Orlando or Philadelphia. Boston will know which opponent it faces after Wednesday night\u2019s play in game.<\/p>\n<p>Game Two, scheduled for Tuesday night, will also be played in Boston before the series shifts to the road.<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics have made the playoffs every year since 2015. Last season was the first time since 2022 that Boston failed to make the Eastern Conference Finals.<\/p>\n<p>As they get set to write a new chapter in Celtics playoff history, here\u2019s a look at when and where all the first-round games will be played.<\/p>\n<p>Game 1: Sunday, April 19. 1 p.m. TD Garden, Boston. Televised on ABC.<\/p>\n<p>Game 2: Tuesday, April 21. 7 p.m. TD Garden, Boston. Streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>Game 3: Friday, April 24. 7 p.m. Location TBD. Streaming on Prime Video.<\/p>\n<p>Game 4: Sunday, April 26. 7 p.m. Location TBD. Televised on NBC and streaming on Peacock.<\/p>\n<p>Game 5 (if necessary): Tuesday, April 28. Time TBD. TD Garden, Boston. TV network TBD.<\/p>\n<p>Game 6 (if necessary): Thursday, April 30. Time TBD. Location TBD. TV network TBD.<\/p>\n<p>Game 7 (if necessary): Saturday, May 2. Time TBD. Location TBD. TV network TBD.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/cropped-Screen-Shot-2024-01-26-at-4.59.30-PM-6706db53ae1d7-6706dcbabfba0-242x242.png\" alt=\"Profile image for Khari A. Thompson\"\/>\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.boston.com\/author\/kharia-thompson\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Khari A. Thompson<\/a>Sports Reporter\t<\/p>\n<p>Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Today newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"m-generic-cta__subtitle\">Get everything you need to know to start your day, delivered right to your inbox every morning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Boston Celtics The times and dates for the entire first round are now available. 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