2024 NBA Playoffs Conference Semifinals Schedule and Updates: ESPN Deportes and Star+ Broadcast Details

Here you’ll find everything you need to know for every semifinal series of the NBA playoffs, with games on ESPN Deportes in the US and Star+ in Mexico.

The 2024 NBA Playoffs conference semifinals begin on Saturday and plenty of drama is expected after an exciting start to the postseason.

Lose Boston Celticsthe No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the top seed overall, pending the winners of the series between the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers and No. 5 Orlando magic. In the other Eastern series, the New York KnicksNo. 2 seed, renew the old rivalry with No. 6 Indiana Games.

Nikola Jokic and the champion Nuggets will face Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. Bart Young/NBAE/Getty Images

In the West, the No. 1, Thunder City Oklahomaagainst the No. 1 seed. 5, Dallas Mavericks. The other series in the West is against the No. 2 and defending NBA champion, Denver fluagainst the No. 1 seed 3, The Minnesota Timberwolves.

The eight-team second round begins with one game on Saturday and two more on Monday. The four teams from each conference will face off in a best of 7 series to advance. The four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best of 7 and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the best regular season record in each series will have the advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 formation, with the team with the best record in hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if needed).

We’ll have full coverage of the NBA playoffs through the 2024 NBA Finals, which begin June 6 on ABC, ESPN Deportes, ESPN3 and the ESPN app for the United States.

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COUNCIL

TBD

Game 1: TBD at Celtics, Tuesday 7pm ET (TNT)
Game 2: TBD at Celtics, Thursday 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Game 3: Celtics at TBD, Saturday, May 11, 8:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN3)
Game 4: Celtics on TBD, Monday, May 13 (TNT)
* Game 5: TBD on Celtics, TBD
* Game 6: Celtics on TBD, TBD
* Game 7: TBD on Celtics, TBD
* if necessary; ** all programming for USA.

Game 1: Pacers at Knicks, Monday 7:30pm ET (TNT)
Game 2: Pacers at Knicks, Wednesday 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 3: Knicks at Pacers, Friday 7 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Game 4: Knicks at Pacers, Sunday, May 12, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN3)
* Game 5: Pacers at Knicks, TBD
* Game 6: Knicks at Pacers, TBD
* Game 7: Pacers at Knicks, TBD
* if necessary; ** all programming for USA.

WESTERN COMMUNICATION

Game 1: Mavericks at Thunder, Tuesday 9:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
Game 2: Mavericks at Thunder, Thursday 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN Sports)
Game 3: Showers at Mavericks, Saturday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. ET (ABC/ESPN3)
Game 4: Showers at Mavericks, Monday, May 13 (TNT)
* Game 5: Mavericks and Thunder, TBD
* Game 6: Thunder and Mavericks, TBD
* Game 7: Mavericks and Thunder, TBD
* if necessary; ** all programming for USA.

Game 1: Wolves and NuggetsSaturday 7pm ET (TNT)
Game 2: Timberwolves at Nuggets, Monday 10pm ET (TNT)
Game 3: Nuggets at Timberwolves, Friday 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPN Deportes)
Game 4: Nuggets at Timberwolves, Sunday, May 12, 8 p.m. ET (TNT)
* Game 5: Timberwolves at Nuggets, TBD
* Game 6: Nuggets at Timberwolves, TBD
* Game 7: Timberwolves at Nuggets, TBD
* if necessary; ** all programming for USA.