NBA releases full schedule for Wolves-Suns best-of-seven series
Start times and national TV plans have been unveiled.
Game 1 of the Timberwolves' first-round playoff series agains the Phoenix Suns will be on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT and be televised on ESPN. Here's the full schedule for the series.
Game 1: Saturday, April 20 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 2: Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT
Game 3: Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN
Game 4: Sunday, April 28 at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT
Game 5: Tuesday, April 30
Game 6: Thursday, May 2
Game 7: Saturday, May 4
Game 1 will be at Target Center with the Timberwolves holding the higher seed. Game 2 will also be at home, with Games 3 and 4 coming in Phoenix. If the series goes beyond four games, Game 5 will be in Minneapolis, Game 6 in Phoenix and a potential Game 7 would be back in Minneapolis.
Times and channels for Games 5-7 have not been released.
The Timberwolves fell 125-106 to the Suns on Sunday. With the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets each winning their regular-season finales, that locked the Wolves into the third seed.
The Suns clinched the sixth seed with their victory over the Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. If the Wolves advance, they'll play the Nuggets or Lakers in the second round.
