ATLANTA \u2014 The NBA regular season is over and now it\u2019s time to turn the page to the playoffs. <\/p>\n
The Atlanta Hawks won the Southeast Division to avoid the play-in tournament for the first time since 2021. The last time that happened, they made it to the Eastern Conference finals. <\/p>\n
This postseason, the Hawks will play as the No. 6 seed and face off against No. 3 seed New York Knicks in the first round.<\/p>\n
[DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks<\/a>]<\/p>\n The series will begin Saturday with Game 1 at Madison Square Garden tipping off at 6 p.m. The rest of the first-round schedule will be released later this week. <\/p>\n The Hawks presale for Game 3 and Game 4 tickets <\/a>is now live on the team\u2019s website<\/a> and Ticketmaster. <\/p>\n HAWKS VS KNICKS FIRST ROUND SCHEDULE<\/p>\n Game 1:\u00a0Atlanta at New York | Saturday April 18Game 2:\u00a0Atlanta at New York | TBDGame 3:\u00a0New York at Atlanta | TBDGame 4:\u00a0New York at Atlanta | TBDGame 5:\u00a0Atlanta at New York | TBD*Game 6:\u00a0New York at Atlanta | TBD*Game 7:\u00a0Atlanta at New York | TBD*<\/p>\n Of course, the ultimate prize is the Larry O\u2019Brien Championship Trophy. The NBA Finals will once again air on Channel 2 starting on June 3.<\/p>\n NBA FINALS SCHEDULE 2026<\/p>\n June 3:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 1 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ETJune 5:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 2 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ETJune 8:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ETJune 10:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 4 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ETJune 13:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 5 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\u00a0(if necessary)June 16:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 6 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\u00a0(if necessary)June 19:\u00a0NBA Finals 2026 \u2013 Game 7 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET\u00a0(if necessary)<\/p>\n