2023 NBA Playoffs Printable Bracket – Make Your Picks to the NBA Finals
By Sascha Paruk in NBA Basketball
Published:
- The first-round of the 2023 NBA playoffs is scheduled to begin on Saturday, April 15th
- Below, find a printable 2023 NBA playoff bracket
- Also see the schedule for all eight first-round series
The NBA play-in tournament wraps up tomorrow with the Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls battling for the #8 seed in the East and the Minnesota Timberwolves and OKC Thunder squaring off the the #8 seed in the West. The first round proper begins on Saturday with a quartet of games starting with Nets vs 76ers at 1:00 pm ET.
The Bucks enter the postseason as the favorites in the NBA championship odds followed by the Celtics, Suns, and reigning-champion Warriors, who only earned the #6 seed in the West.
With the 2023 NBA playoff bracket all-but set, SBD has published its printable 2023 NBA playoff bracket. Below, find the PDF to download and fill out. Under the bracket, find the schedule for all first-round series.
Printable 2023 NBA Playoff Bracket
NBA Playoffs First-Round Schedule
All series will tip-off either Saturday, April 15, or Sunday, April 16th. See the tentative schedules for each series in the tables below, with established tip-off times listed in ET.
Eastern Conference
#1 Bucks vs #8 Heat/Bulls
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 16 (5:30 pm) | Heat/Bulls | Bucks |
| 2 | April 19 (9:00 pm) | Heat/Bulls | Bucks |
| 3 | April 22 (7:30 pm) | Bucks | Heat/Bulls |
| 4 | April 24 (TBD) | Bucks | Heat/Bulls |
| 5 | April 26 (TBD) | Heat/Bulls | Bucks |
| 6 | April 28 (TBD) | Bucks | Heat/Bulls |
| 7 | April 30 (TBD) | Heat/Bulls | Bucks |
(#2) Celtics vs (#7) Nets
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15 (3:30pm) | Hawks | Celtics |
| 2 | April 18 (7:00 pm) | Hawks | Celtics |
| 3 | April 21 (7:00 pm) | Celtics | Hawks |
| 4 | April 23 (7:00 pm) | Celtics | Hawks |
| 5 | April 25 (TBD) | Hawks | Celtics |
| 6 | April 27 (TBD) | Celtics | Hawks |
| 7 | April 29 (TBD) | Hawks | Celtics |
(#3) 76ers vs (#6) Nets
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15 (1:00 pm) | Nets | 76ers |
| 2 | April 17 (7:30 pm) | Nets | 76ers |
| 3 | April 20 (7:30 pm) | 76ers | Nets |
| 4 | April 22 (1:00 pm) | 76ers | Nets |
| 5 | April 24 (TBD) | Nets | 76ers |
| 6 | April 27 (TBD) | 76ers | Hawks |
| 7 | April 29 (TBD) | Nets | 76ers |
(#4) Cavaliers vs (#5) Knicks
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15 (6:00 pm) | Knicks | Cavaliers |
| 2 | April 18 (7:30 pm) | Knicks | Cavaliers |
| 3 | April 21 (8:30 pm) | Cavaliers | Knicks |
| 4 | April 23 (1:00 pm) | Cavaliers | Knicks |
| 5 | April 26 (TBD) | Knicks | Cavaliers |
| 6 | April 28 (TBD) | Cavaliers | Hawks |
| 7 | April 30 (TBD) | Knicks | Cavaliers |
Western Conference
#1 Nuggets vs #8 T-Wolves/Thunder
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 16 (10:30 pm) | T-Wolves/Thunder | Nuggets |
| 2 | April 19 (10:00 pm) | T-Wolves/Thunder | Nuggets |
| 3 | April 21 (9:30 pm) | Nuggets | T-Wolves/Thunder |
| 4 | April 23 (9:30 pm) | Nuggets | T-Wolves/Thunder |
| 5 | April 25 (TBD) | T-Wolves/Thunder | Nuggets |
| 6 | April 27 (TBD) | Nuggets | Heat/Bulls |
| 7 | April 29 (TBD) | T-Wolves/Thunder | Nuggets |
(#2) Grizzlies vs (#7) Lakers
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 16 (3:00 pm) | Lakers | Grizzlies |
| 2 | April 19 (7:30 pm) | Lakers | Grizzlies |
| 3 | April 22 (10:00 pm) | Grizzlies | Lakers |
| 4 | April 24 (TBD) | Grizzlies | Lakers |
| 5 | April 26 (TBD) | Lakers | Grizzlies |
| 6 | April 28 (TBD) | Grizzlies | Lakers |
| 7 | April 30 (TBD) | Lakers | Grizzlies |
(#3) Kings vs (#6) Warriors
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 15 (8:30 pm) | Warriors | Kings |
| 2 | April 17 (10:00 pm) | Warriors | Kings |
| 3 | April 20 (10:00 pm) | Kings | Warriors |
| 4 | April 23 (3:30 pm) | Kings | Warriors |
| 5 | April 26 (TBD) | Warriors | Kings |
| 6 | April 28 (TBD) | Kings | Warriors |
| 7 | April 30 (TBD) | Warriors | Kings |
(#4) Suns vs (#5) Clippers
| Game | Date (Time) | Away Team | Home Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 16 (8:00 pm) | Clippers | Suns |
| 2 | April 18 (10:00 pm) | Clippers | Suns |
| 3 | April 20 (10:30 pm) | Suns | Clippers |
| 4 | April 22 (3:30 pm) | Suns | Clippers |
| 5 | April 25 (TBD) | Clippers | Suns |
| 6 | April 27 (TBD) | Suns | Clippers |
| 7 | April 29 (TBD) | Clippers | Suns |
Managing Editor
Sascha has been working in the sports-betting industry since 2014, and quickly paired his strong writing skills with a burgeoning knowledge of probability and statistics. He holds an undergraduate degree in linguistics and a Juris Doctor from the University of British Columbia.
