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The Celtics are on to the Eastern Conference Finals. Here’s the schedule.

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The Celtics are in their third Eastern Conference Finals in four seasons and, once again, will face the Miami Heat for a chance to play for a title.

Boston beat Philadelphia on Sunday at TD Garden to advance. The Heat dispatched the Knicks in six games.

In the West, the Lakers and Nuggets — a 2020 bubble rematch — will begin their Western Conference Final series on Tuesday.

Here is the schedule for each series, and the NBA Finals.

Eastern Conference Finals schedule

Game 1: No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 8 Heat, Wednesday, May 17, 8:30 p.m., TNT

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Game 2: Celtics vs. Heat, Friday, May 19, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Game 3: Heat vs. Celtics, Sunday, May 21, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Game 4: Heat vs. Celtics, Tuesday, May 23, 8:30 p.m., TNT

*Game 5: Celtics vs. Heat, Thursday, May 25, 8:30 p.m., TNT

*Game 6: Heat vs. Celtics, Saturday, May 27, 8:30 p.m., TNT

*Game 7: Celtics vs. Heat, Monday, May 29, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Western Conference Finals schedule

Game 1: No. 1 Nuggets vs. No. 7 Lakers, Tuesday, May 16, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 2: Nuggets vs. Lakers, Thursday, May 18, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

Game 3: Lakers vs. Nuggets, Saturday, May 20, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 4: Lakers vs. Nuggets, Monday, May 22, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 5: Nuggets vs. Lakers, Wednesday, May 24, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 6: Lakers vs. Nuggets, Friday, May 26, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

*Game 7: Nuggets vs. Lakers, Sunday, May 28, 8:30 p.m., ESPN

NBA Finals schedule

The Celtics have the best regular-season record of teams remaining, which means if they advance to the NBA Finals, they’ll have home-court advantage.

The dates for the NBA Finals are already set:

Game 1: June 1, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 2: June 4, 8 p.m., ABC

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Game 3: June 7, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 4: June 9, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 5: June 12, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 6: June 15, 8:30 p.m., ABC

Game 7: June 18, 8 p.m., ABC



Christopher Price can be reached at christopher.price@globe.com. Follow him @cpriceglobe.