Their opponent has been set. The Boston Celtics will seek revenge against the Miami Heat in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs starting on Sunday, April 21.
Game 1 will be on Sunday at 1 p.m. EST at the TD Garden in Boston and will be broadcast on ABC. Viewers looking to stream the C’s first playoff game can do so by using FuboTV, DirecTV and Sling. Both FuboTV and DirecTV offer free trials for new users and Sling has other promotional offers for new users.
Miami routed the Chicago Bulls 112-91 on Friday night despite playing without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier to secure the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference.
Boston swept the three regular-season meetings against Miami, with its 143 points on just 96 possessions (149 per 100) on Jan. 25 being the most efficient offensive performance the Heat have allowed in the 28 seasons, according to the NBA.
The Celtics and Heat met in the East finals in 2020, 2022 and 2023 (Heat won in the bubble in 2020, Boston won at Game 7 in Miami in 2022 and Miami won at Game 7 in Boston in 2023)
Here’s a look at the first-round series schedule for Celtics vs. Heat and streaming options:
How can I watch the Celtics vs. Heat in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs without cable?
- Game 1: 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21 at TD Garden in Boston on ABC – Stream using FuboTV (free trial), DirecTV (free trial) and Sling
- Game 2: 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 at TD Garden in Boston on TNT – Stream using DirecTV (free trial) and Sling
- Game 3: 6 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at Kaseya Center in Miami on TNT – Stream using DirecTV (free trial) and Sling
- Game 4: TBD Monday, April 29 at Kaseya Center in Miami on TNT – Stream using DirecTV (free trial) and Sling
- Game 5*: TBD Wednesday, May 1 at TD Garden in Boston on TBD
- Game 6*: TBD Friday, May 3 at Kaseya Center in Miami on TBD
- Game 7*: TBD, Sunday, May 5 at TD Garden in Boston on TBD
