2020 NBA Playoffs Schedule: Eastern Conference & Western Conference 1st Round Bracket + Predictions

The first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs are set to start on Monday. The NBA play-in tournament between Damian Lillard’s Portland Trail Blazers and Ja Morant’s Memphis Grizzlies will begin on Saturday. Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers will only have to win one game to advance to the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs where Damian Lillard would face off against LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers. Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers will face off against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the 2020 NBA playoffs. The Oklahoma City Thunder with Chris Paul and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will face off against the Houston Rockets with James Harden. However, Russell Westbrook is expected to miss time against his former team in the first round. The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz will play in the first round with young studs like Michael Porter Jr., Jamal Murray, Nikola Jokic and Bol Bol going at it with some of the Utah Jazz’s best players in Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks will go up against Aaron Gordon and the Orlando Magic in the first round, which is likely to be a clean sweep. Western Conference NBA Playoffs (ROUND 1): #1 Los Angeles Lakers vs. #8 Portland Trail Blazers/Memphis Grizzlies #2 Los Angeles Clippers vs. #7 Dallas Mavericks #3 Denver Nuggets vs. #6 Utah Jazz #4 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. #5 Houston Rockets Eastern Conference NBA Playoffs (ROUND 1): #1 Milwaukee Bucks vs. #8 Orlando Magic #2 Toronto Raptors vs. #7 Brooklyn Nets #3 Boston Celtics vs. #6 Philadelphia 76ers #4 Indiana Pacers vs. #5 Miami Heat Notable NBA Player matchups in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs: LeBron James vs. Damian Lillard Kawhi Leonard vs. Luka Doncic Nikola Jokic vs. Rudy Gobert Chris Paul vs. Russell Westbrook Giannis Antetokounmpo vs. Aaron Gordon Pascal Siakam vs. Jarrett Allen Jayson Tatum vs. Joel Embiid TJ Warren vs. Jimmy Butler Follow Jimmy Crowther on Twitter and Instagram:   / jimmy_crowther     / space_jim_jam   Get all of your NBA news and rumors on the Chat Sports website: http://www.chatsports.com/NBA/ Download the Chat Sports app for iPhone or Android to follow NBA news, rumors, and scores: http://www.chatsports.com/app Follow All Things Mavs on Twitter and Instagram:   / all_things_mavs     / all_things_mavs   Follow Chat Sports on Social Media:   / chatsports     / chatsports     / chatsports   #NBA #NBANews #NBARumors #CSFAN2020