Nuggets Playoff Schedule: Dates, Times, TV, and Streaming
Sports Illustrated • • sports
Key Points:
- The NBA announced the schedule and broadcast details for the first-round playoff series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, with Game 1 starting on April 18 at 2:30 p.m. CT on Amazon Prime.
- Games 2, 3, and 4 will air on NBC, Amazon Prime, and ABC respectively, with Games 5 through 7 scheduled if necessary, marking the first time regional sports networks will not broadcast the first round.
- Amazon Prime holds exclusive rights to Games 2 and 4, limiting viewing options for fans and impacting bars and restaurants that cannot stream Prime-only games.
- The series features national announcers Kevin Harlan, Candace Parker, and Dwyane Wade, while Denver holds a slight edge in regular-season matchups, winning three of four games against Minnesota.
- Prime Video is in the first year of an 11-year NBA broadcast deal, with roughly one-third of the first- and second-round playoff games set to air on the streaming platform.
