The 2025-26 NBA regular season is over, and the 2026 NBA play-in tournament is unfolding. When it ends, we will know which ball clubs every team that has made the 2026 NBA Playoffs will be facing, the East’s No. 2 Boston Celtics included among them. For now, it is going to be the winner of the play-in game held between the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds in the Eastern Conference, which are the Philadelphia 76ers and Orlando Magic this year.
But even before the opponent the Celtics will face has been decided, the Celtics and their fans can start making their plans for the games that will be played in the first round series pitting Boston vs. Orlando or Philly. And as a home team, that means we are guaranteed at least two home contests to attend in even the worst (and almost inconceivable) case outcome.
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So with that set, let’s take a look at the schedule of the first round of the Celtics in the 2026 Eastern Conference playoffs, as well as what channel will be broadcasting each contest.
Game 1 – Sunday, 4/19
Mar 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Neemias Queta (88) reacts during the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TD Garden
Tipoff: 1 pm ET
Broadcast: ABC
Game 2 – Tuesday, 4/21
Apr 12, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero (5) dunks the ball during the first half against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TD Garden
Tipoff: 7 pm ET
Broadcast: Peacock
Game 3 – Friday, 4/24
Mar 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown (7) shoots during the second half against the Philadelphia 76ers at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TBD
Tipoff: 7 pm ET
Broadcast: Prime Video
Game 4 – Sunday, 4/26
Apr 12, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics forward Luka Garza (52) shoots during the second half against the Orlando Magic at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TBD
Tipoff: 7 pm ET
Broadcast: NBC, Peacock
Game 5 – Tuesday, 4/28
Mar 1, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics center Nikola Vucevic (4) defends Philadelphia 76ers forward Trendon Watford (12) during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TD Garden
Tipoff: TBD
Broadcast: TBD
Game 6 – Thursday, 4/30
Apr 12, 2026; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics guard Baylor Scheierman (55) blocks Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner (22) during the second half at TD Garden. Mandatory Credit: Paul Rutherford-Imagn Images
Location: TBD
Tipoff: TBD
Broadcast: TBD
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Game 7 – Saturday, 5/2
Nov 11, 2025; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Philadelphia 76ers guard Kelly Oubre Jr. (9) goes for a loose ball in front of Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown (7) during the fourth quarter at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Location: TD Garden
Tipoff: TBD
Broadcast: TBD
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This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: FULL Celtics first round 2026 NBA Playoffs schedule