Alright, round four. The first three have just gone so well.
With their win over the Orlando Magic in the Play-In tournament, the Sixers’ 2026 playoff position is finally set in stone. They will be the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference and will take on the second seeded Boston Celtics.
Now that they officially have a set opponent and seed, the league has also announced dates, times, and TV networks for the first round of the playoffs. The first two games of the series will of course be in Boston,
with Game 1 kicking off the series on Sunday April 19th. This rivalry will be kicking off a Sunday slate full of basketball as that one will tip off at 1 p.m. ET on ABC. This is also a helpful reminder that for the first time in years, local broadcast channels will not carry round one.
Game 2 will be Tuesday the 21st at 7 p.m. on Peacock and NBC Sports Network. When the series swings back to Philly for Game 3 the series will be shown on a third different platform. That’ll be the 24th at 7 p.m. and that one will be on Amazon Prime. Game 4 will be on the 26th, again at 7 p.m., and this one will just be on regular NBC.
If the series goes any further, and that is a big if, Game 5 would be on the 26th in Boston. Game 6, if necessary would be on the 28th in Philly and if things get really crazy, Game 7 would take place on May 2nd. Times and TV networks haven’t been announced for those last three, the league has to wait and see how many series progress that far first.
