The Raptors will play their first home playoff game in Toronto since June 2019 next Wednesday night.
After opening their best-of-seven NBA first-round series in Philadelphia with Game 1 on Saturday and Game 2 on Monday, Toronto will host Game 3 at the Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday, April 20 at 8 p.m., the league announced.
Game 4 will be in Toronto on Saturday, April 23 at 2 p.m.
This will be the third series between the Eastern Conference rivals. The Sixers won a seven-game conference semifinal in 2001, while the Raptors won a seven-game conference semifinal in 2019 on the Kawhi Leonard four-bounce buzzer beater on their way to the only NBA championship in franchise history.
Game 5, if necessary, will be in Philadelphia on Monday, April 25; Game 6 back in Toronto on Thursday, April 28 and Game 7 in Philadelphia on Saturday, April 30.
The last time the Raptors hosted a playoff game was June 10, 2019 when they lost Game 5 of the NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors.
They finished the COVID-interrupted 2019-20 season in the league’s Orlando bubble, losing a seven-game, second-round series to the Boston Celtics and did not make the playoffs last year after playing the entire season in Tampa.
The full schedule
Game 1: Saturday at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.
Game 2: Monday at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.
Game 3: Wednesday at Toronto, 8 p.m.
Game 4: Saturday, April 23 at Toronto, 2 p.m.
x-Game 5: Monday, April 25 at Philadelphia, time TBD.
x-Game 6: Thursday, April 28 at Toronto, time TBD
x-Game 7: Saturday, April 30 at Philadelphia, time TBD.
x-if necessary.
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The NBA unveiled the full schedule for the Toronto Raptors' first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday night.
The teams open the best-of-seven series Saturday in Philadelphia before the 76ers host Game 2 next Monday (April 18).
The series then shifts to Toronto's Scotiabank Arena for Games 3 (April 20) and 4 (April 23).
It is the third playoff series between the teams. Philadelphia won in seven games in the second round in 2001, while the Raptors won a seven-gamer in the second round en route to the NBA title in 2019.
Broadcast details have not been announced.
Here is the full schedule (All times Eastern):
Game 1: Saturday, April 16, 6 p.m., at PhiladelphiaGame 2: Monday, April 18, 7:30 p.m., at PhiladelphiaGame 3: Wednesday, April 20, 8 p.m., at TorontoGame 4: Saturday, April 23, 2 p.m., at TorontoGame 5 (if necessary), Monday, April 25, Time TBD, at PhiladelphiaGame 6 (if necessary), Thursday, April 28, Time TBD, at Toronto
Game 7 (if necessary), Saturday, April 30, Time TBD, at Philadelphia
You can find the full schedules for the other first-round series here.
The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers face off in the Eastern Conference semifinals of the NBA Playoffs.
Here's the schedule for the series.
The two teams split the regular season series, 2-2, with each team winning once at home and once on the road.
The No. 1 seed, the Heat advanced to this round by defeating the No. 8 seed Atlanta Hawks in fives games.
The No. 4 seed, the 76ers advanced by defeating the No. 5 seed Toronto Raptors in five games.
All times Arizona time (MST).
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The Miami Heat solidified their spot in the Eastern Conference Semifinals earlier this week as they took down the Atlanta Hawks with a gentleman's sweep.
While the Heat dominated the series, for the most part, a tight loss on the road in Atlanta prevented Miami from getting a sweep.
But the Game 5 matchup on Tuesday ended up becoming Miami's advancing game as they took down the Hawks 97-94.
Once Miami made it to the next round, they kept their eyes on the Philadelphia 76ers versus Toronto Raptors matchup in the first round.
At first, the Sixers had an opportunity to become the first Eastern Conference team to advance as they had a 3-0 lead over the Raptors heading into last Saturday's Game 4 matchup in Toronto.
However, the Raptors weren't willing to go down without a fight. A victory in Game 4 for the Raptors forced a Game 5. And when the Sixers and the Raptors met once again at the Wells Fargo Center this past Monday night, Toronto pulled off another upset.
The Sixers left many of their fans worried they could be headed towards another Game 7 situation, but Philly took care of business in Game 6 on the road.
With a dominant 132-97 victory, the Sixers eliminated the Raptors and officially moved onto the second round of the playoffs, where they'll face the Heat.
A Look at the Schedule
Game 1: Monday, May 2 in Miami at 7:30 PM ET.
Game 2: Wednesday, May 4 in Miami at 7:30 PM ET.
Game 3: Friday, May 6 in Philadelphia at 7:00 PM ET.
Game 4: Sunday, May 8 in Philadelphia. Time TBD
Game 5: Tuesday, May 10 in Miami. Time TBD
Game 6: Thursday, May 12 in Philadelphia. Time TBD
Game 7: Sunday, May 15 in Miami. Time TBD
The Sixers and the Heat are set to tip off their second-round series on Monday night in South Beach. The Sixers will be back home for the first set of two games by next Friday. When the Sixers tip-off next Monday, it will mark the second-straight season they'll participate in an Eastern Conference semifinals series.
Justin Grasso covers the Philadelphia 76ers for Sports Illustrated. You can follow him for live updates on Twitter: @JGrasso_.