Basketball fans will have to stay up pretty late or wake up pretty early to catch the NBA Playoffs live, but the first round at least features some pre-midnight affairs, and the NBA's League Pass offers packages with replays for those averse to next-morning spoilers.
Here is the schedule for the first round of the 2017 NBA play-offs in UAE time. See also: Full preview and predictions
* Each round is best-of-seven, so games after Game 4 are only if needed, with most of the times still to be determined.
Saturday, April 15
• Indiana at Cleveland Game 1, 11pm
Sunday, April 16
• Milwaukee at Toronto Game 1, 1.30am
• Utah at LA Clippers Game 1, 6.30am
• Memphis at San Antonio Game 1, 4am
• Atlanta at Washington Game 1, 9pm
• Portland at Golden State Game 1, 11.30pm
Monday, April 17
• Chicago at Boston Game 1, 2.30am
• Oklahoma City at Houston Game 1, 5am
Tuesday, April 18
• Indiana at Cleveland Game 2, 3am
• Memphis at San Antonio Game 2, 5.30am
Wednesday, April 19
• Milwaukee at Toronto Game 2, 3am
• Chicago at Boston Game 2, 4am
• Utah at LA Clippers Game 2, 6.30am
Thursday, April 20
• Atlanta at Washington Game 2, 3am
• Oklahoma City at Houston Game 2, 4am
• Portland at Golden State Game 2, 6.30am
Friday, April 21
• Cleveland at Indiana Game 3, 3am
• Toronto at Milwaukee Game 3, 4am
• San Antonio Spurs at Memphis Game 3, 5.30am
Saturday, April 22
• Boston at Chicago Game 3, 3am
• Houston at Oklahoma City Game 3, 5.30am
• LA Clippers at Utah Game 3, 6am
• Toronto at Milwaukee Game 4, 11pm
Sunday, April 23
• Washington at Atlanta Game 3, 1.30am
• San Antonio at Memphis Game 4, 4am
• Golden State at Portland Game 3, 6.30am
• Cleveland at Indiana Game 4, 9pm
• Houston at Oklahoma City Game 4, 11.30pm
Monday, April 24
• Boston at Chicago Game 4, 2.30am
• LA Clippers at Utah Game 4, 5am
Tuesday, April 25
• Milwaukee at Toronto Game 5*, 3am
• Washington at Atlanta Game 4, 4am
• Golden State at Portland Game 4, 6.30am
• Utah at LA Clippers Game 5, TBD
• Memphis at San Antonio Game 5, TBD
• Indiana at Cleveland Game 5, TBD
• Oklahoma City Game 5, TBD
Wednesday, April 26
• Portland at Golden State Game 5, TBD
• Atlanta at Washington Game 5, TBD
• Chicago at Boston Game 5, TBD
Thursday, April 27
• Toronto at Milwaukee Game 6, TBD
• San Antonio at Memphis Game 6, TBD
• Houston at Oklahoma City Game 6, TBD
• Cleveland at Indiana Game 6, TBD
Friday, April 28
• LA Clippers at Utah Game 6, TBD
• Washington at Atlanta Game 6, TBD
• Boston at Chicago Game 6, TBD
• Golden State at Portland Game 6, TBD
Saturday, April 29
• Memphis at San Antonio Game 7, TBD
• Indiana at Cleveland Game 7, TBD
• Oklahoma City at Houston Game 7, TBD
• Milwaukee at Toronto Game 7, TBD
Sunday, April 30
• Chicago at Boston Game 7, TBD
• Utah at LA Clippers Game 7, TBD
• Atlanta at Washington Game 7, TBD
• Portland at Golden State Game 7, TBD
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