What NBA games are on today, Sunday April 17?

The NBA playoffs get cracking with four outstanding matchups, and all games being vitally important now, anyone can come away with all the marbles

Robert Gauthier

Jeffrey May

Update: Apr 17th, 2022 04:09 EDT

Sunday sees the NBA playoffs get going in style, with our top and bottom seeds playing each other in each conference, will it be David or Goliath who moves on to the next round?

The NBA playoffs have arrived 🏆 pic.twitter.com/3IsPX4CboB
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 16, 2022

Here are all of our matchups.

Eastern Conference

Atlanta Hawks @ Miami Heat

Atlanta barely squeaked into the playoffs with a win over Cleveland on Friday. The top-seeded Miami Heat is their reward, and the Heat are an altogether tougher nut to crack. Trae Young will be the rock that Atlanta will lean on to get them through this challenge, but will need to reel in their defensive mistakes if they are going to stay on the floor with Miami.

TV: ESPN

Trae Young in the #MetaQuestPlayIn Tonight

🧊 38 PTS 🧊 9 AST 🧊 4 3PM 🧊

The @ATLHawks advance to become the #8 seed in the East and will face the #1 Miami Heat in the #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel.

#8 HAWKS vs #1 HEAT
🏀 Sunday, April 17th at 1pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/01NwYKhr1p
— NBA (@NBA) April 16, 2022

Brooklyn Nets @ Boston Celtics

The East has been a powerful conference this season, and we kick off the playoffs with a repeat of last year’s East playoffs. Boston has the upper hand this season, but the Nets will be looking to repeat their success against the Celtics. With Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown taking on Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving, this is one match not to miss.

TV: ESPN

Brooklyn vs. Boston 🍿

For the second straight year, the Nets will face the Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs. pic.twitter.com/cnUtImRwHE
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 13, 2022

Chicago Bulls @ Milwaukee Bucks

Four times these teams have met in the regular season, four times the Bucks have been the victor. In order to keep history from repeating itself, the Bulls will need to slow down Giannis Antetokuonmpo. Stopping him is impossible, but if the Bulls can slow him down a little bit, then maybe they will have a chance to get into this matchup.

TV: ESPN

BREAKING: No. 3 Milwaukee Bucks will play the No. 6 Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs!

Who wins the series? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/fQymTnM6cR
— NBA Buzz (@OfficialNBABuzz) April 11, 2022

New Orleans Pelicans @ Phoenix Suns

The Suns ran away with the Western conference and there was nobody who could do anything about it. For their trouble, they now get to face the Pelicans in the first round. The Suns are, of course, the heavy favorites coming into this match. But that is not to say that the Pelicans can’t win, they have some good things happening, but will need all of their stars to align if they are to keep pace with Phoenix.

TV: ESPN