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Schedule scenarios if Hawks-Celtics Game 5 is necessary

By Chris Vivlamore
April 20, 2016

The NBA released scenarios for Game 5 of the Hawks-Celtics Eastern Conference first-round playoff series should it be necessary. Tuesday’s game will be at 6, 7 or 8:30 p.m. depending on the status of other NBA playoff series.

Here are the scenarios:

* If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit, Atlanta-Boston and San Antonio-Memphis series.

Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m., NBA TV

Detroit at Cleveland, 7 p.m., TNT

Boston at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m., NBA TV

Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m., TNT

* If Game 5 is necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and Atlanta-Boston series but not necessary in the San Antonio-Memphis series.

Boston at Atlanta, 6 p.m., TNT

Indiana at Toronto, 7 p.m., NBA TV

Detroit at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m., TNT

* If Game 5 is necessary in the Atlanta-Boston and San Antonio-Memphis series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit series.

Boston at Atlanta, 7 p.m., TNT

Indiana at Toronto, 8 p.m., NBA TV

Memphis at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m., TNT

* If Game 5 is necessary in the Atlanta-Boston series but not necessary in the Cleveland-Detroit and San Antonio-Memphis series.

Indiana at Toronto, 6 p.m., TNT

Boston at Atlanta, 8:30 p.m., TNT

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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