NEW YORK, April 20 -- The NBA Playoffs 2005 begin Saturday, April 23 when the defending NBA champion Detroit Pistons host Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first round playoffs series at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC.

The overall No. 1 seed, the Pacific Division winning Phoenix Suns open their 2005 NBA Playoffs on Sunday, April 24 against the Memphis Grizzlies at 10:30 p.m. ET on TNT. Shaquille O'Neal and the Miami Heat, the East's No. 1 seed, open their quest for the franchise's first title on April 24 at 3 p.m. on ABC.

Here is the rest of the first round NBA Playoffs 2005 schedule.

				
Western Conference                           Local     EDT    Nat'l Broadcast

Phoenix vs. Memphis

Game 1 - Sun  April 24  Memphis at Phoenix	7:30PM  10:30PM	TNT/RTV
Game 2 - Wed  April 27  Memphis at Phoenix	7:30PM  10:30PM	TNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri  April 29  Phoenix at Memphis	8:00PM   9:00PM	ESPN2/RTV
Game 4 - Sun  May 1     Phoenix at Memphis	7:00PM   8:00PM	TNT/TSN
Game 5 * Tue  May 3     Memphis at Phoenix	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Thu  May 5     Phoenix at Memphis	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sat  May 7     Memphis at Phoenix	TBD	TBD	TBD

San Antonio vs. Denver

Game 1 - Sun  April 24  Denver at San Antonio	7:00PM   8:00PM	TNT/TSN
Game 2 - Wed  April 27  Denver at San Antonio	7:00PM   8:00PM	TNT/RSN
Game 3 - Sat  April 30  San Antonio at Denver	8:30PM  10:30PM	ESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Mon  May 2     San Antonio at Denver 	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 5 * Wed  May 4     Denver at San Antonio	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Fri  May 6     San Antonio at Denver	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sun  May 8     Denver at San Antonio	TBD	TBD	TBD

Seattle vs. Sacramento

Game 1 - Sat  April 23  Sacramento at Seattle	7:30PM  10:30PM	ESPN/RTV
Game 2 - Tue  April 26  Sacramento at Seattle	7:30PM  10:30PM	TNT/RSN
Game 3 - Fri  April 29  Seattle at Sacramento	7:30PM  10:30PM	ESPN/RSN
Game 4 - Sun  May 1     Seattle at Sacramento	7:30PM  10:30PM	TNT/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue  May 3     Sacramento at Seattle	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Fri  May 6     Seattle at Sacramento	TBD 	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sun  May 8     Sacramento at Seattle	TBD	TBD	TBD

Dallas vs. Houston

Game 1 - Sat  April 23  Houston at Dallas	4:30PM   5:30PM	ESPN/TSN
Game 2 - Mon  April 25  Houston at Dallas	8:30PM   9:30PM	TNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu  April 28  Dallas at Houston	8:30PM   9:30PM	TNT/RSN
Game 4 - Sat  April 30  Dallas at Houston	4:30PM   5:30PM	TNT/RTV
Game 5 * Mon  May 2     Houston at Dallas	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Thu  May 5     Dallas at Houston	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sat  May 7     Houston at Dallas	TBD	TBD	TBD

	
Eastern Conference	                           Local    EDT    Nat'l Broadcast

Miami vs. New Jersey

Game 1 - Sun  April 24  New Jersey at Miami	3:00PM   3:00PM	ABC/R/TOR1
Game 2 - Tue  April 26  New Jersey at Miami	8:00PM   8:00PM	TNT/TSN
Game 3 - Thu  April 28  Miami at New Jersey	7:00PM   7:00PM	TNT/TSN
Game 4 - Sun  May 1     Miami at New Jersey	3:30PM   3:30PM	ABC/R/TOR1
Game 5 * Wed  May 4     New Jersey at Miami	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Fri  May 6     Miami at New Jersey	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sun  May 8     New Jersey at Miami	TBD 	TBD	TBD

Detroit vs. Philadelphia

Game 1 - Sat  April 23  Philadelphia at Detroit	3:00PM   3:00PM	ABC
Game 2 - Tue  April 26  Philadelphia at Detroit	7:30PM   7:30PM	NBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Fri  April 29  Detroit at Philadelphia	8:00PM   8:00PM	ESPN/TSN
Game 4 - Sun  May 1     Detroit at Philadelphia	1:00PM   1:00PM	ESPN/SCORE
Game 5 * Tue  May 3     Philadelphia at Detroit	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Thu  May 5     Detroit at Philadelphia	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sat  May 7     Philadelphia at Detroit	TBD	TBD	TBD

Boston vs. Indiana

Game 1 - Sat  April 23  Indiana at Boston	8:00PM   8:00PM	ESPN/R/SCORE
Game 2 - Mon  April 25  Indiana at Boston	7:00PM   7:00PM	TNT/RSN
Game 3 - Thu  April 28  Boston at Indiana   	7:30PM   8:30PM	NBATV/RTV
Game 4 - Sat  April 30  Boston at Indiana	7:00PM   8:00PM	ESPN/RSN
Game 5 * Tue  May 3     Indiana at Boston	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Thu  May 5     Boston at Indiana	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sat  May 7     Indiana at Boston	TBD	TBD	TBD	    

Chicago vs. Washington

Game 1 - Sun  April 24  Washington at Chicago	4:30PM   5:30PM	TNT/RSN
Game 2 - Wed  April 27  Washington at Chicago	7:30PM   8:30PM	NBATV/RTV
Game 3 - Sat  April 30  Chicago at Washington	3:00PM   3:00PM	TNT/R/SCORE
Game 4 - Mon  May 2     Chicago at Washington	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 5 * Wed  May 4     Washington at Chicago	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 6 * Fri  May 6     Chicago at Washington	TBD	TBD	TBD
Game 7 * Sun  May 8     Washington at Chicago	TBD	TBD	TBD

*If necessary

All games, except those televised by ABC Sports, are available to be televised locally.

TBD - To Be Determined	RSN - Rogers Sportsnet(Canada) R - ESPN Radio
SCORE - The Score (Canada)  	TSN - TSN (Canada)
RTV - Raptors NBA TV (Canada) TOR1 - Toronto One (Canada)