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Timberwolves-Suns NBA playoff series opens Saturday; dates set for best-of-seven series

The first-round series between the Timberwolves and Suns opens with games at Target Center on Saturday afternoon and Tuesday night.

By Star Tribune staff

The Minnesota Star Tribune

April 18, 2024 at 12:05AM

Will the Wolves have better luck against Phoenix than they did during the regular season? The playoff series between the teams opens Saturday afternoon at Target Center. (Jeff Wheeler/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The Timberwolves open their best-of-seven NBA playoff series against the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Target Center. Game 2 will be Tuesday night before the series moves to Phoenix for Games 3 and 4.

Tip-off times have only been set for the first four games and will depend on the outcomes of other playoff series.

Here is the series schedule:

Game 1: Suns at Timberwolves; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. ESPN

Game 2: Suns at Timberwolves; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. TNT

Game 3: Timberwolves at Suns; Friday, April 26, 9:30 p.m. ESPN

Game 4: Timberwolves at Suns; Sunday, April 28, 8:30 p.m., TNT

Game 5: Suns at Timberwolves; Tuesday, April 30 (TBD, TBD)*

Game 6: Timberwolves at Suns; Thursday, May 2 (TBD, TBD)*

Game 7: Suns at Timberwolves; Saturday, May 4 (TBD, TNT)*

* = If necessary

Phoenix defeated the Wolves by double digits in all three of their games this season and, despite being the No. 6 seed while the Wolves are No. 3, are the betting favorite at present.

If the series goes the full seven games, it is scheduled to conclude on May 4 — a Saturday — with Game 7 at Target Center.

Tickets for the first two games are available here: Ticketmaster | Seat Geek | StubHub | Ticket King.

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