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Welcome to May Madness.
Support for the 2021 NBA playoffs is reduced to its usual 16 teams after a play-in tournament that featured both thrilling endings and brutal blowouts. Now comes the constant barrage of postseason contests as contenders battle for the right to hold the Larry O’Brien Trophy.
Wondering what games are on the slate today? You have come to the right place.
Here’s everything you need to know to watch NBA playoff games, including a full TV schedule that will be updated daily with start times and channels.
AFTER: Watch select NBA playoff games live with fuboTV (7 day trial)
NBA games today
Here’s the full NBA playoff schedule for Monday, May 24:
Schedule for May 24
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Heat vs dollars | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Trail Blazers vs. Nuggets | 22 hours | TNT |
Check out the SN Live Scoreboard for stats and more.
NBA 2021 Playoff Bracket
How to watch the NBA playoff games
The NBA playoff games will again be split between ESPN and TNT. The matches of the first and second round are scattered over the two networks. Each NBA Finals game will be broadcast exclusively on ABC.
The main outlets for live streaming of the 2021 NBA playoff games are Watch ESPN and Watch TNT, both available on desktop and by downloading mobile apps.
Games on ABC and ESPN can also be streamed on fuboTV, which offers a 7-day free trial.
NBA 2021 Calendar
May 25
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Celtics vs. Nets | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Lakers vs. Suns | 22 hours | TNT |
| Mavericks vs. Clippers | 10:30 p.m. | NBA TV |
May 26
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Magicians vs. 76ers | 7 p.m. | NBA TV |
| Hawks vs. Knicks | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Grizzlies vs. Jazz | 22 hours | TNT |
May 27
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Bucks versus heat | 7:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Suns vs. Lakers | 22 hours | TNT |
| Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers | 10:30 p.m. | NBA TV |
May 28
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Knicks vs. Hawks | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Nets vs. Celtics | 8:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Clippers vs. Mavericks | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN |
May 29
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Bucks versus heat | 1:30 p.m. | TNT |
| Nuggets vs. Trail Blazers | 4 p.m. | TNT |
| 76ers vs wizards | 7 p.m. | ESPN |
| Jazz vs. Grizzlies | 9:30 p.m. | ESPN |
May 30
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| Knicks vs. Hawks | 13 hours | ABC |
| Suns vs. Lakers | 3:30 p.m. | ABC |
| Nets vs. Celtics | 7 p.m. | TNT |
| Clippers vs. Mavericks | 9:30 p.m. | TNT |
May 31st
| Thu | Time (ET) | National television |
| 76ers vs wizards | 7 p.m. | TNT |
| Jazz vs. Grizzlies | 9:30 p.m. | TNT |
