2023 NBA playoffs bracket: Schedule, times, matchups as Heat oust Bucks; Knicks advance; Warriors go up 3-2

Three teams had the chance to advance to the second round of the 2023 NBA playoffs Wednesday night. Two did, including the eighth-seeded Heat, who took out the top-seeded Bucks, the team with the league’s best regular-season record. Miami advances to play New York because the Knicks eliminated the Cavaliers earlier in the evening, also taking that series 4-1. That series will start Sunday afternoon at Madison Square Garden.

In Western Conference, the Warriors got a rare road win after beating the Kings in Sacramento and now lead that series 3-2 heading into Game 6 on their home floor Friday. Meanwhile, the Lakers will host the Grizzlies in their Game 6, also on Friday, after Memphis staved off elimination Thursday night.

Three teams previously advanced to the second round. The 76ers completed a sweep of the Nets on Saturday. The Nuggets and Suns, meanwhile, ousted the Timberwolves and Clippers, respectively, on Tuesday night. Denver and Phoenix will meet in the second round starting on Saturday.

The other first-round series remaining is Celtics-Hawks. Game 6 is set for Thursday night after Boston missed the chance to close out Atlanta on Tuesday night. The 76ers await the winner with that second-round series set to start on Monday, May 1.

Below is the daily playoff schedule as well as the results that are in so far, the playoff bracket, dates, times and TV info. 

2023 NBA playoff bracket

All games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed on fuboTV (try for free). All times Eastern.

Wednesday, April 26

• Game 5: Knicks 106, Cavaliers 95 (New York wins 4-1)
• Game 5: Grizzlies 116, Lakers 99 (Los Angeles leads 3-2)
• Game 5: Heat 128, Bucks 126 OT (Miami wins 4-1)
• Game 5: Warriors 123, Kings 116 (Golden State leads 3-2)

Thursday, April 27

• Game 6: Celtics at Hawks, 8:30 p.m., TNT (Boston leads 3-2)

Friday, April 27

• Game 6: Kings at Warriors, 8 p.m., ESPN
• Game 6: Grizzlies at Lakers, 10:30 p.m., ESPN

Saturday, April 28

• Game 7: Hawks at Celtics, TBD (if necessary)
• Game 1: Suns at Nuggets, TBD

Sunday, April 29

• Game 1: Heat at Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC
• Game 7: Lakers at Grizzlies, TBD (if necessary)
• Game 7: Warriors at Kings, TBD (if necessary)

NBA playoff results

Tuesday, April 25

• Game 5: Hawks 119, Celtics, 117 (Boston leads 3-2)
• Game 5: Nuggets 112, Timberwolves 109 (Denver wins 4-1)
• Game 5: Suns 136, Clippers 130 (Phoenix wins 4-1)

Monday, April 24

• Game 4: Heat 119, Bucks 114 (Miami leads 3-1)
• Game 4: Lakers 117, Grizzlies 111 OT (Los Angeles leads 3-1)

Sunday, April 23

• Game 4: Knicks 102, Cavaliers 93 (New York leads 3-1)
• Game 4: Warriors 126, Kings 125 (Series tied 2-2)
• Game 4: Celtics 129, Hawks 121 (Boston leads 3-1)
• Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Nuggets 108 (OT) (Denver leads 3-1)

Saturday, April 22

• Game 4: 76ers 96, Nets 88 (Philadelphia wins 4-0)
• Game 4: Suns 112, Clippers 100 (Phoenix leads 3-1)
• Game 3: Heat 121, Bucks 99 (Miami leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Lakers 111, Grizzlies 101 (Los Angeles leads 2-1)

Friday, April 21

• Game 3: Hawks 130, Celtics 122 (Boston leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Knicks 99, Cavaliers 79 (New York leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Nuggets 120, Timberwolves 111 (Denver leads 3-0)

Thursday, April 20

• Game 3: 76ers 102, Nets 97 (Philadelphia leads 3-0)
• Game 3: Warriors 114, Kings 97 (Sacramento leads 2-1)
• Game 3: Suns 129, Clippers 124 (Phoenix leads 2-1)

Wednesday, April 19

• Game 2: Grizzlies 103, Lakers 93 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 2: Bucks 138, Heat 122 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 2: Nuggets 122, Wolves 113 (Denver leads 2-0)

Tuesday, April 18

• Game 2: Celtics 119, Hawks 106 (Boston leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Cavaliers 107, Knicks 90 (Series tied 1-1)
• Game 2: Suns 123, Clippers 109 (Series tied 1-1)

Monday, April 17

• Game 2: 76ers 96, Nets 84 (Philadelphia leads 2-0)
• Game 2: Kings 114, Warriors 106 (Sacramento leads 2-0)

Sunday, April 16

• Game 1: Lakers 128, Grizzlies 112 (Los Angeles leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Heat 130, Bucks 117 (Miami leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Clippers 115, Suns 110 (Los Angeles 1-0)
• Game 1: Nuggets 109, Timberwolves 80 (Denver leads 1-0)

Saturday, April 15

• Game 1: 76ers 121, Nets 101 (Philadelphia leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Celtics 112, Hawks 99 (Boston leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Knicks 101, Cavaliers 97 (New York leads 1-0)
• Game 1: Kings 126, Warriors 123 (Sacramento leads 1-0)

Friday, April 14 (play-in)

Wednesday, April 12 (play-in) 

Tuesday, April 11 (play-in)

• Hawks 116, Heat 105
• Lakers 108 Timberwolves 102 (OT)