Mar 29, 2022; Brooklyn, New York, USA; Brooklyn Nets forward Kevin Durant (7) high fives guard Kyrie Irving (11) during the third quarter against the Detroit Pistons at Barclays Center. The Nets defeated the Pistons 130-123. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
The Brooklyn Nets defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers to clinch the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference. Here is the team’s full playoff schedule against the Boston Celtics.
The Brooklyn Nets had the seventh-best record in the entire Eastern Conference, but that did not guarantee them a NBA Playoffs spot. Instead, they had to compete in the play-in tournament. To clinch a playoff berth as early as possible, the team had to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday night.
Brooklyn did just that, as they held on for a 115-108 win over Cleveland behind a 34-point, 12-assist double-double by Kyrie Irving. With that, the Nets clinched the No. 7 seed and will now move on to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs.
For those Nets fans wondering what the full playoff schedule for the team is, we have you covered.
Nets playoff schedule
Here is Brooklyn’s full first-round schedule against Boston:
- Game 1: at Boston Celtics, Sunday, Apr. 17 at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC
- Game 2: at Boston Celtics, TBD
- Game 3: vs. Boston Celtics, TBD
- Game 4: vs. Boston Celtics, TBD
- Game 5 (if necessary): TBD – in Boston
- Game 6 (if necessary): TBD – in Brooklyn
- Game 7 (if necessary): TBD – in Boston
The Nets and Celtics met four times during the 2021-22 regular season. Brooklyn took the first matchup in Boston back in November, but the Celtics took the season series as they won both games at Barclays Center and then the finale in Beantown throughout February and March.