All Times EDT

FIRST ROUND

(Best of 7)

Saturday, April 18

Chicago at Boston, 12:30 p.m.

Detroit at Cleveland, 3 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, April 19

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Orlando, 5:30 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at Denver, 10:30 p.m.

Monday, April 20

Chicago at Boston, 7 p.m.

Dallas at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m.

Tuesday, April 21

Detroit at Cleveland, 8 p.m.

Houston at Portland, 10 p.m.

Utah at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

SCOREBOARDFriday, April 17No games scheduled. The NBA playoffs begin Saturday.AINGE OKBoston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge was hospitalized Thursday after suffering what the team described as a minor heart attack. The team issued a brief statement saying that Ainge, 50, was taken to a Boston hospital and is "recovering nicely."GARNETT DOUBTFULCeltics star Kevin Garnett, the centerpiece of Boston's 2008 championship and a key to its hopes of a repeat, will not be ready for Boston's first playoff game against the Chicago Bulls on Saturday and possibly won't be back at all.THANKS, CHAUNCEYAfter Chauncey Billups was traded to Denver from Detroit, the Nuggets tied the franchise record for wins in an NBA season with 54 and secured the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs, earning the home-court edge in a postseason series for the first time in 21 years. The Pistons are seeded eighth this year. At 39-43, they're the only one of the 16 teams in the playoffs with a losing record.SPEAKING"I'm more of a complete basketball player going into these playoffs than I have been in my career. I'm looking forward to the challenge to see how defenses are going to guard me. It's going to be tough for a lot of defenses because of the firepower we have and the confidence that I'm playing with." Cleveland Cavaliers star LeBron James.