It’s the Washington Wizards vs Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference NBA playoffs on April 20.
Game 1 of the basketball series is set to start at 7 p.m. ET.
It will be broadcast on TNT, through which live streaming online is also available.
CSNC and CSNB will also broadcast the game.
The Wizards snagged the fifth seed in the playoffs while the Bulls got the fourth seed and thus homecourt advantage for this series.
Game 1 and game 2 (April 22) are at the United Center in Chicago.
Games 3 and 4 will shift to the Verizon Center in D.C. (April 25 and April 27).
See a preview from the Associated Press below.
Season series: Wizards, 2-1. Washington won in Chicago 102-88 on Jan. 13, topped the Bulls at home 96-93 four nights later, then lost at home 96-78 on April 5. Combined points in the season series: Bulls 277, Wizards 276.
Story line: Welcome to the matchup of surprises. The Bulls started 9-16, lost Derrick Rose to injury again, traded Luol Deng and seemed to be shutting down for the season. Someone forgot to tell the Bulls that part of the plan, and they finished with an East-best 36-16 record since Jan. 1. Washington made the playoffs for the first time since 2008, one of four teams from the Southeast Division to emerge.
Key Matchup I: Backcourt vs. Backcourt. Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau has a strong corps of guards to choose from in Kirk Hinrich, Jimmy Butler and D.J. Augustin, who’s been great for the Bulls. He'll need them all, and more, against Washington’s John Wall and Bradley Beal.
Key Matchup II: Joakim Noah vs. Marcin Gortat. Noah has been a rock for the Bulls, a probable vote-getter in both the MVP and Defensive Player of the Year races. And he can control games now in many ways. Gortat will be busy.
X-Factor: Taj Gibson. Can be a big spark off the bench, and the Bulls are a club that feasts off getting a bonus influx of energy every now and then.
Prediction: Bulls in 6.
