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2020 NBA Playoffs: 76ers vs. Celtics Series Schedule is set

The 2020 NBA Playoffs are right around the corner, and the Philadelphia 76ers versus Boston Celtics series is officially set.

Justin Grasso

When the NBA season was suspended back in March, the Philadelphia 76ers were locked into the Eastern Conference's sixth seed. At the time, they had the Boston Celtics on their mind as that's who they would've played had the NBA restarted by skipping the rest of the regular season and going straight to playoffs.

But that's not the route the NBA would take. Instead, each of the 22 teams down in the bubble would have an eight-game schedule, referred to as 'seeding games.' The 76ers, who were tied with the Indiana Pacers record-wise, had an opportunity to move up beyond the sixth seed.

After falling to the Pacers during the first game of the restart, the Sixers lost the tie-breaker and failed to move up to the fifth seed. Six games later and the bracket is officially set in the East. The Sixers will end up playing the Boston Celtics after all in a seven-game series for the first time since the 2017-2018 run.

On Thursday, the NBA released the Eastern Conference's playoff schedule -- and the Sixers will begin their third-straight playoff run against Boston, with the series tipping off on Monday night next week.

A Look at the Schedule

Game 1: Monday, August 17, 2020, 6:30 PM EST.

Game 2: Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 6:30 PM EST.

Game 3: Friday, August 21, 2020, 6:30 PM EST.

Game 4: Sunday, August 23, 2020, 1:00 PM EST.

Game 5: Tuesday, August 25, 2020, TBD

Game 6: Thursday, August 27, 2020, TBD

Game 7: Saturday, August 29, 2020, TBD

Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him on Twitter: @JGrasso_

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JUSTIN GRASSO

Title: Credentialed writer/reporter covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation Email: JustinGrasso32@Gmail.com Location: Philadelphia, PA Expertise: Reporting, insight, and analysis on the Sixers and the NBA  Justin Grasso is a credentialed writer and publisher covering the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated’s FanNation.  Grasso got his start in sports media in 2016 with FantasyPros, working the news desk, providing game-by-game player analysis and updates on the Portland Trail Blazers and the Golden State Warriors. By 2017, he joined FanSided’s Philadelphia Eagles site as a staff writer. After spending one season covering the Eagles as a staff writer, Grasso was promoted to become the site’s Co-Editor. For the next two NFL seasons, he covered the Eagles closely before broadening his NFL coverage. For a brief stint, Grasso covered the NFL on a national basis after joining Heavy.com as an NFL news desk writer. In 2019, Grasso joined the 76ers' beat on a part-time basis, stepping into a role with South Jersey’s 97.3 ESPN. Ahead of the 2019-2020 NBA season, he concluded a three-year stint covering the Eagles and joined the Sixers beat full-time. Grasso has covered the 76ers exclusively since then for Sports Illustrated. He is a member of the Pro Basketball Writer’s Association.  Twitter: @JGrasso_ Instagram: @JGrassoNBA

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