NBA Playoffs 2015: Conference Quarterfinals

There's another league with playoffs starting this week.

With FIBA qualifiers for Rio in the horizon in the months to come, there's the NBA playoffs. The 16 team tournament begins Saturday with intriguing stories, including the Pelicans and Bucks back in the playoffs, and the Heat missing the playoffs. The entire Southwest division is in the playoffs. That is all you need to know for this year's postseason.

Conference quarterfinals
(Best of seven)
WEST
(1) Warriors v (8) Pelicans
Game 1 Saturday
Game 2 Monday
Game 3 Thursday
Game 4 4/25
Game 5 4/28*
Game 6 5/1*
Game 7 5/3*

(4) Blazers v (5) Grizzlies
Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Wednesday
Game 3 4/25
Game 4 4/27
Game 5 4/29*
Game 6 5/1*
Game 7 5/3*

(3) Clippers v (6) Spurs
Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Wednesday
Game 3 Friday
Game 4 4/26
Game 5 4/28*
Game 6 4/30*
Game 7 5/2*

(2) Rockets v (7) Mavericks
Game 1 Saturday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Friday
Game 4 4/26
Game 5 4/28*
Game 6 4/30*
Game 7 5/2*

EAST
Conference quarterfinals
(1) Hawks v (8) Nets
Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Wednesday
Game 3 4/25
Game 4 4/27
Game 5 4/29*
Game 6 5/1*
Game 7 5/3*

(4) Raptors v (5) Wizards
Game 1 Saturday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Friday
Game 4 4/26
Game 5 4/29*
Game 6 5/1*
Game 7 5/3*

(3) Bulls v (6) Bucks
Game 1 Saturday
Game 2 Monday
Game 3 Thursday
Game 4 4/25
Game 5 4/27*
Game 6 4/30*
Game 7 5/2*

(2) Cavaliers v (7) Celtics
Game 1 Sunday
Game 2 Tuesday
Game 3 Thursday
Game 4 4/26
Game 5 4/28*
Game 6 4/30*
Game 7 5/2*
*-if necessary.

In the US, the games are on TNT, NBATV, ESPN and (ESPN on) ABC, and on local stations and RSN's. It's that time of the year.