NBA releases full schedule for Wolves-Suns best-of-seven series

Start times and national TV plans have been unveiled.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) works around Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) in the first quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis on April 14, 2024. / Bruce Kluckhohn / USA TODAY Sports

Game 1 of the Timberwolves' first-round playoff series agains the Phoenix Suns will be on Saturday at 2:30 p.m. CT and be televised on ESPN. Here's the full schedule for the series.

Game 1: Saturday, April 20 at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN

Game 2: Tuesday, April 23 at 6:30 p.m. CT on TNT

Game 3: Friday, April 26 at 9:30 p.m. CT on ESPN

Game 4: Sunday, April 28 at 8:30 p.m. CT on TNT

Game 5: Tuesday, April 30

Game 6: Thursday, May 2

Game 7: Saturday, May 4

Game 1 will be at Target Center with the Timberwolves holding the higher seed. Game 2 will also be at home, with Games 3 and 4 coming in Phoenix. If the series goes beyond four games, Game 5 will be in Minneapolis, Game 6 in Phoenix and a potential Game 7 would be back in Minneapolis.

Times and channels for Games 5-7 have not been released.

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The Timberwolves fell 125-106 to the Suns on Sunday. With the Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets each winning their regular-season finales, that locked the Wolves into the third seed.

The Suns clinched the sixth seed with their victory over the Timberwolves and the New Orleans Pelicans' loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday. If the Wolves advance, they'll play the Nuggets or Lakers in the second round.