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As the basketball season winds down, the excitement heats up as another NBA Playoff season kicks off in the battle to win the national championship.

This year, Wednesday, April 12, 2017 marks the end of the regular NBA season.

Three days later, the 2017 NBA playoffs games are scheduled to start on Saturday, April 15, 2017.

The NBA Playoffs feature the top eight teams in each NBA conference all doing battle on the court in a best of seven series against each other.

NBA Playoffs TV schedule

ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV will the stations to watch in primetime while ABC takes on select games during the weekend.

Beginning in June, watch for the Eastern Conference finals to air on cable channel TNT with full coverage of the Western Conference finals on ESPN and ABC -- as NBA fans coast to coast cheer "Let the games begin!"

The NBA Final Championship games, airing on ABC, are scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 1, 2017, and remain the ultimate showdown between the two top teams from each conference. And don't forget to grab the popcorn for the big finale - Game 7 - set for Sunday, June 18.

Meanwhile, keep it here for more on the complete NBA Playoff schedule including team matchups, dates, and TV times as we fill in the blanks on our NBA Playoff bracket leading up to the final 2017 NBA Championship in June.

NBA Playoffs and Championship Game TV schedules

all times Eastern

NBA CHAMPIONSHIP

Game 1 - Thursday, June 1
Cavaliers at Warriors, ABC 9:00 PM

Game 2 - Sunday, Jun 4
Cavaliers at Warriors, ABC 8:00 PM

Game 3 - Wednesday, Jun 7
Warriors at Cavaliers, ABC 9:00 PM

Game 4 - Friiday, Jun 9
Warriors at Cavaliers, ABC 9:00 PM

Game 5 - Monday, Jun 12
Cavaliers at Warriors, ABC 9:00 PM

Game 6 - Thursday, June 15
Warriors at Cavaliers, ABC 9:00 PM

Game 7 - Sunday, June 18
Cavaliers at Golden State, ABC 8:00 PM

NBA playoffs & finals around the Web:

Around the Web, get complete reports on stats, scores, and who was in and who was out of the running leading up to the finals championship. And don't forget to keep your TV remotes at the ready for the much-anticipated NBA draft in June....

Yahoo! Sports - NBA Playoffs - Check out streaming video reports and interviews, the complete TV schedule, the latest scores, stats, breaking news and photos.

Slam! Sports - Basketball - Want to know the latest scores? Also check out daily stats on assists, blocks, points, steals, blocks and rebounds.