It came down to the final night of the regular season, but the Eastern Conference playoff picture was completed Wednesday with the Boston Celtics ' resounding rally past the Miami Heat , and the Charlotte Hornets ' big home win over the Orlando Magic .
Related: Western Conference matchups, 1st-round schedule
Here are the Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchups:
1. Cavaliers vs. 8. Pistons Pistons won season series 3-1
Date
Time (ET)
Location
Network
Sun. Apr. 17
3 p.m.
Cleveland
ABC
Wed. Apr. 20
8 p.m.
Cleveland
TNT
Fri. Apr. 22
7 pm
Detroit
ESPN
Sun. Apr. 24
8:30 p.m.
Detroit
TNT
Tues. Apr. 26
TBD
Cleveland
TBD
Thurs. Apr. 28
TBD
Detroit
TBD
Sat. Apr. 30
TBD
Cleveland
TNT
4. Hawks vs. 5. Celtics Hawks won season series 3-1
Date
Time (ET)
Location
Networks
Sat. Apr. 16
7 p.m.
Atlanta
ESPN
Tues. Apr. 19
7 p.m.
Atlanta
TNT
Fri. Apr. 22
8 p.m.
Boston
ESPN2
Sun. Apr. 24
6 p.m.
Boston
TNT
Tues. Apr. 26
TBD
Atlanta
TBD
Thurs. Apr. 28
TBD
Boston
TBD
Sat. Apr. 30
TBD
Atlanta
TNT
2. Raptors vs. 7. Pacers Raptors won season series 3-1
Date
Time (ET)
Location
Network
Sat. Apr. 16
12:30 p.m.
Toronto
ESPN
Mon. Apr. 18
7 p.m.
Toronto
NBA TV
Thurs. Apr. 21
7:30 p.m.
Indiana
NBA TV
Sat. Apr. 23
3 p.m.
Indiana
TNT
Tues. Apr. 26
TBD
Toronto
TBD
Fri. Apr. 29
TBD
Indiana
TBD
Sun. May 1
TBD
Toronto
TBD
3. Heat vs. 6. Hornets
Date
Time (ET)
Location
Networks
Sun. Apr. 17
5:30 p.m.
Miami
TNT
Wed. Apr. 20
7 p.m.
Miami
NBA TV
Sat. Apr. 23
5:30 p.m.
Charlotte
TNT
Mon. Apr. 25
TBD
Charlotte
TBD
Wed. Apr. 27
TBD
Miami
TBD
Fri. Apr. 29
TBD
Charlotte
TBD
Sun. May 1
TBD
Miami
TBD
