The Eastern and Western Conference Finals are getting underway with the Indiana Pacers and Boston Celtics getting the semifinal round started on Tuesday, May 21 at 8 p.m. EST at the TD Garden in Boston. The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves get their series going on Wednesday, May 22 at 8:30 p.m. at the Target Center in Minneapolis.
All of the games for both series are scheduled to start at either 8 p.m. EST or 8:30 p.m. EST. The Eastern Conference Finals will be broadcast on ESPN and ABC and TNT for the Western Conference Finals.
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The series will alternate each day with the Pacers and Celtics scheduled to play May 21 (Game 1), May 23 (Game 2), May 25 (Game 3) and May 27 (Game 4), and if necessary, additional games will be played on May 29 (Game 5), May 31 (Game 6) and June 2 (Game 7). All games are set to play at 8 p.m. EST and all games besides Game 3, which will be broadcast on ABC, will be aired on ESPN.
The Mavericks and Timberwolves schedule is May 22 (Game 1), May 24 (Game 2), May 26 (Game 3) and May 28 (Game 4) with potential games on May 30 (Game 5), June 1 (Game 6) and June 3 (Game 7).
Who: Indiana Pacers vs. Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks vs. Minnesota Timberwolves
When: May 21-June 3 with all ECF games starting at 8 p.m. EST and all WCF starting at 8:30 p.m. EST
Where: TD Garden in Boston; Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis; Target Center in Minneapolis; and American Airlines Center in Dallas.
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Wembanyama becomes 1st NBA rookie to make first-team All-Defense
NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s latest accolade was like none other.
The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league’s All-Defensive first team as a rookie. The league announced the teams on Tuesday, and Wembanyama appeared on 98 of the 99 ballots cast.
Defensive player of the year Rudy Gobert of Minnesota headlined the team and was the only unanimous selection. He was joined on the first team by Wembanyama, Miami’s Bam Adebayo, New Orleans’ Herb Jones and the Los Angeles Lakers’ Anthony Davis.
“Coming into this league, obviously he had high expectations because he’s 7-3 and shooting step-back 3s. I think a lot of people paid attention more to that than what he actually did on the defensive end,” Adebayo said of Wembanyama. “So, for him to get first-team, first come around, it’s obviously a great accolade for him.”
The second-team All-Defense picks were Chicago’s Alex Caruso, Orlando’s Jalen Suggs, Minnesota’s Jaden McDaniels and Boston teammates Derrick White and Jrue Holiday.
It was Gobert’s seventh All-Defense pick, all of them as a member of the first team. Davis is now a five-time All-Defense player, and a three-time first-team selection. Adebayo made All-Defense for the fifth time, and his first as a member of the first team. Jones made the team for the first time.
“I feel it’s a long time coming, obviously,” Adebayo said of his first first-team nod. “Just staying in this moment, enjoying it, blessed to be able to be one of the ones selected.”
Wembanyama is now the sixth rookie in NBA history to make the All-Defensive Team — with the other five all earning second-team nods in their first seasons. Those five were San Antonio’s Tim Duncan in 1998, the Spurs’ David Robinson in 1990, Washington’s Manute Bol (1986), Houston’s Hakeem Olajuwon (1985) and Milwaukee’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1970).
The All-NBA team will be revealed Wednesday. If Wembanyama makes that team, he would be the first rookie to earn that distinction since Duncan did 26 years ago.
The Associated Press contributed to this article
