It took a fifth game against Chicago, but the No. 3 Bucks have advanced to the second round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs for a meeting with the second-seeded Celtics. The best-of-seven series schedule has been set, and Boston will host Game 1 on Sunday at 1 p.m. on ABC.
No other tipoff time has been set for the series, but the dates for the other six games are locked in. Game 2 is on Tuesday and will be aired on TNT. Then the Bucks and Celtics get a three-day layoff until the series shifts to Milwaukee on Saturday, May 7 for Game 3 on ABC. Game 4 will then be played on Monday, May 9 on TNT.
If neither team is swept, the remaining three games will be played every other day:
-Game 5 in Boston on Wednesday, May 11 (TNT)
-Game 6 in Milwaukee on Friday, May 13 (ESPN)
-Game 7 in Boston on Sunday, May 15 (broadcast TBD)