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The Chicago Bulls and Philadelphia 76ers are meeting up in the first round of this year's NBA playoffs, and the league recently released the schedule for the seven-game series on Thursday. The Bulls are the top seed in the Eastern Conference after posting a 50-16 regular season record while the Sixers are the eighth seed, eyeing a major upset.
Here's an outlay of the seven games, which can be found on the Bulls website:
Game 1: 12:00 p.m. CST, Saturday, April 28 (in Chicago)
Game 2: 7:00 p.m. CST, Tuesday, May 1 (Chicago)
Game 3: 7:00 p.m. CST, Friday, May 4 (Philly)
Game 4: 12:00 p.m. CST, Sunday, May 6 (Philly)
Game 5: TBD, Tuesday, May 8 (Chicago)
Game 6: TBD, Thursday, May 10 (Philly)
Game 7: TBD, Saturday, May 12 (Chicago)
Per usual, the final three games of the series will only be played if necessary.
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