It’s official. The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks are opening their best-of-seven, first-round series Sunday night in Atlanta. Tipoff at Philips Arena is at 7 p.m. with TNT as the broadcast outlet. Game 2 is Tuesday in Atlanta, with Games 3 and 4 in Boston on Friday and Sunday nights. Here is the full schedule for the series, which was just released by the NBA. Note that there are no times yet for the final three games.
Boston vs. Atlanta
Game 1: Sunday, April 29, Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m. (TNT)
Game 2: Tuesday, May 1, Boston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. (NBA TV)
Game 3: Friday, May 4, Atlanta at Boston, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN2)
Game 4: Sunday, May 6, Atlanta at Boston, 7 p.m. (TNT)
Game 5*: Tuesday, May 8, Boston at Atlanta, TBD (TBD)
Game 6*: Thursday, May 10, Atlanta at Boston, TBD (TBD)
Game 7*: Saturday, May 12, Boston at Atlanta, TBD (TBD)
* if necessary