This should be fun.
The Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards won their respective Game 6 NBA playoffs first-round series matchups Friday night, meaning the heated rivals will face off in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Each team went 2-2 in the teams’ regular-season series, which included multiple memorable moments, including the Wizards holding a “funeral” for the Celtics.
And now they will go head-to-head in a best-of-seven series, with a trip to the conference finals on the line.
Here’s the schedule for the Celtics vs. Wizards Eastern Conference semifinal playoff matchup. All times listed are Eastern.
Game 1: Sunday, April 30, at TD Garden, 1 p.m. (TV: ABC)
Game 2: Tuesday, May 2, at TD Garden, 8 p.m. (TV: TNT)
Game 3: Thursday, May 4, at Washington, 8 p.m. (TV: ESPN)
Game 4: Sunday, May 7, at Washington, 6:30 p.m. (TV: TNT)
*-Game 5: Wednesday, May 10, at TD Garden, time TBD (TV: TNT)
*-Game 6: Friday, May 12, at Washington, time TBD (TV: ESPN)
*-Game 7: Monday, May 15, at TD Garden, 8 p.m. (TV: TNT)
*if necessary
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