Almost ten months have passed since the opening of the regular season on October 22, 2019. But this time, we are there! The time for the NBA Playoffs has come and nothing and no one will prevent us from enjoying it. The fridge is full, the embers are heating quietly in the barbeuc, the water from the swimming pool shower is good and relatives are warned: for two months, it will be without us. Here is the guide and let the best time of the year begin!
The official bracket
First of all, the Playoffs wouldn’t be so fun without the traditional bracket challenge. 16 teams, two Conferences, a maximum of Game 7 on the road to the coronation for the future NBA 2020 champion. Repack your asterisk immediately, poopers have no place here. And seen how it plays since the resumption in Orlando, we expect sport, real. But one question remains, who will guess the perfect picture? You know the rule, we brainstorm, we tinker with Paint and we post our little bracket before the start of the first round otherwise it’s too easy. Like every year, the NBA has even planned its own competition with prizes to be won (here).
Here is the official bracket for the 2020 NBA Playoffs! ???? pic.twitter.com/ECCdIfbyjC
– TrashTalk (@TrashTalk_fr) August 15, 2020
The full program
Eastern Conference
Milwaukee Bucks (1) – Orlando Magic (8)
- Game 1 : Bucks – Magic, mardi 18/08, 19h30
- Game 2 : Bucks – Magic, on the night of Thursday 08/20 to Friday 08/21, midnight
- Game 3 : Magic – Bucks, samedi 22/08, 19h
- Game 4 : Magic – Bucks, lundi 24/08, 19h30
- Game 5* : Bucks – Magic, Wednesday 08/26, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Magic – Bucks, Friday 08/28, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Bucks – Magic, Sunday 08/30, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Toronto Raptors (2) – Brooklyn Nets (7)
- Game 1 : Raptors – Nets, lundi 17/08, 22h
- Game 2 : Raptors – Nets, Wednesday 08/19, 7:30 p.m.
- Game 3 : Nets – Raptors, vendredi 21/08, 19h30
- Game 4 : Nets – Raptors, on the night of Sunday 08/23 to Monday 08/24, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 5* : Raptors – Nets, Tuesday 25/08, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Nets – Raptors, Thursday 08/27, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Raptors – Nets, Saturday 08/29, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Boston Celtics (3) – Philadelphia 76ers (6)
- Game 1 : Celtics – Sixers, on the night of Monday 08/17 to Tuesday 08/18, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 2 : Celtics – Sixers, on the night of Wednesday 08/19 to Thursday 08/20, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 3 : Sixers – Celtics, on the night of Friday 8/21 to Saturday 8/22, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 4 : Sixers – Celtics, dimanche 23/08, 19h
- Game 5* : Celtics – Sixers, Tuesday 25/08, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Sixers – Celtics, Thursday 08/27, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Celtics – Sixers, Saturday 08/29, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Indiana Pacers (4) – Miami Heat (5)
- Game 1 : Pacers – Heat, mardi 18/08, 22h
- Game 2 : Pacers – Heat, jeudi 20/08, 19h
- Game 3 : Heat – Pacers, samedi 22/08, 21h30
- Game 4 : Heat – Pacers, on the night of Monday 08/24 to Tuesday 08/25, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 5* : Pacers – Heat, Wednesday 26/08, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Heat – Pacers, Friday 28/08, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Pacers – Heat, Sunday 08/30, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers (1) – Portland Trail Blazers (8)
- Game 1 : Lakers – Blazers, on the night of Tuesday 08/18 to Wednesday 08/19, 3 a.m.
- Game 2 : Lakers – Blazers, on the night of Thursday 08/20 to Friday 08/21, 3 a.m.
- Game 3 : Blazers – Lakers, on the night of Saturday 08/22 to Sunday 08/23, 2:30 a.m.
- Game 4 : Blazers – Lakers, on the night of Monday 08/24 to Tuesday 08/25, 3 a.m.
- Game 5* : Lakers – Blazers, Wednesday 08/26, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Blazers – Lakers, Friday 08/28, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Lakers – Blazers, Sunday 08/30, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, the editorial staff’s forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif (a little patience, it happens!).
Los Angeles Clippers (2) – Dallas Mavericks (7)
- Game 1 : Clippers – Mavericks, on the night of Monday 08/17 to Tuesday 08/18, 3 a.m.
- Game 2 : Clippers – Mavericks, on the night of Wednesday 08/19 to Thursday 08/20, 3 a.m.
- Game 3 : Mavericks – Clippers, on the night of Friday 8/21 to Saturday 8/22, 3 a.m.
- Game 4 : Mavericks – Clippers, Sunday 08/23, 9:30 p.m.
- Game 5* : Clippers – Mavericks, Tuesday 25/08, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Mavericks – Clippers, Thursday 08/27, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Clippers – Mavericks, Saturday 08/29, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Denver Nuggets (3) – Utah Jazz (6)
- Game 1 : Nuggets – Jazz, lundi 17/08, 19h30
- Game 2 : Nuggets – Jazz, mercredi 19/08, 22h
- Game 3 : Jazz – Nuggets, vendredi 21/08, 22h
- Game 4 : Jazz – Nuggets, on the night of Sunday 23/08 to Monday 24/08, 3 a.m.
- Game 5* : Nuggets – Jazz, Tuesday 25/08, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Jazz – Nuggets, Thursday 08/27, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Nuggets – Jazz, Saturday 29/08, time to be determined
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
Houston Rockets (4) – Oklahoma City Thunder (5)
- Game 1 : Thunder – Rockets, on the night of Tuesday 08/18 to Wednesday 08/19, 12:30 a.m.
- Game 2 : Thunder – Rockets, Thursday 08/20, 9:30 p.m.
- Game 3 : Rockets – Thunder, on the night of Saturday 08/22 to Sunday 08/23, 12 a.m.
- Game 4 : Rockets – Thunder, lundi 24/08, 22h
- Game 5* : Thunder – Rockets, Wednesday 08/26, time to be determined
- Game 6* : Rockets – Thunder, Friday 08/28, time to be determined
- Game 7* : Thunder – Rockets, Sunday 08/30, time to be determined
* : if necessary
The magical trio to immerse yourself in the series: complete preview, editorial forecasts and the TrashTalk aperitif.
It’s good, you know everything about this first round of the 2020 Playoffs which begins this Monday, August 17 at 7:30 p.m. with Game 1 between Denver and Utah. Because yes, we waited a while before finding our favorite players, but we gained one more thing from living history with a postseason that will take place in the middle of summer: we will also have a prime time match EVERY NIGHT. You know how it goes, we turn on the TV, we prepare the food and we camp on the sofa in front of the League Pass or BeIN Sports. Isn’t life beautiful?
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