If Hawks advance, next round begins Monday (updated full schedule)
If the Hawks advance to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs to face the Cavaliers, the series will start Monday, May 2 in Cleveland, the NBA announced.
The top-seeded Cavaliers completed their first-round sweep of the Pistons on Sunday and await the winner of the Hawks-Celtics series. The Hawks and Celtics are tied 2-2 in the best-of-seven series. Game 5 is tomorrow in Atlanta at 8:30 p.m. Game 6 will be Thursday in Boston at 8 p.m.
If a Game 7 is necessary in the Hawks-Celtics series it will be played Saturday in Atlanta. Game time is to be determined. 2
Here is the complete second-round schedule:
Game 1: May 2 at Cleveland, 7 p.m., TNT
Game 2: May 4 at Cleveland, 8 p.m., TNT
Game 3: May 6 at Atlanta/Boston, 7 p.m., ESPN
Game 4: May 8 at Atlanta/Boston, 3:30 p.m., ABC
Game 5*: May 10 at Cleveland, TBD, TNT
Game 6*: May 12 at Atlanta/Boston, TBD, ESPN
Game 7*: May 15 at Cleveland, TBD, TBD
* - if necessary
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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
