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Before the NBA Playoffs get underway, 12 of the NBA’s G League teams will vie for a title.
The 2022 NBA G League Playoffs begin on Tuesday, April 5 and consist of the top six teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences.
Here is the full schedule for the 2022 NBA G League Playoffs.
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NBA G League Playoffs format
The top two seeds in each conference receive first-round byes and await the winners from the single-elimination conference quarterfinal round.
After the opening round, both the conference semifinals and conference finals are also single-elimination rounds.
The G League Finals, which begin on Tuesday, April 12, is a best of three.
2022 NBA G League Playoffs schedule
The first three rounds can be seen on NBALeague.com, ESPN2, NBATV, ESPNNews and ESPNU. A full breakdown of time (ET) and channel (U.S.) are below.
Conference Quarterfinals
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel/Stream |
| April 5 | No. 5 College Park Skyhawks vs. No. 4 Capital City Go-Go | 7 p.m. | NBAGLeague.com |
| April 5 | No. 5 Texas Legends vs. No. 4 Birmingham Squadron | 8 p.m. | NBAGLeague.com |
| April 5 | No. 6 Long Island Nets vs. No. 3 Delaware Blue Coats | 8 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| April 5 | No. 6 Santa Cruz Warriors vs. No. 3 South Bay Lakers | 10:30 p.m. | ESPN2 |
Conference Semifinals
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel/Stream |
| April 7 | Skyhawks/Go-Go vs. No. 1 Raptors 905 | 7:30 p.m. | NBA TV |
| April 7 | Legends/Squadron vs. No. 1 Rio Grande Valley Vipers | 8 p.m. | ESPNNews |
| April 7 | Warriors/Lakers vs. No. 2 Agua Caliente Clippers | 10 p.m. | NBA TV |
| April 8 | Nets/Blue Coats vs. No. 2 Motor City Cruise | 8:30 p.m. | ESPNU |
Conference Finals
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel/Stream |
| April 10 | Eastern Conference Finals | 7 p.m. | ESPNU |
| April 10 | Western Conference Finals | TBD | TBD |
NBA G League Finals
Unlike the earlier rounds, the G League Finals is a best of three. This is the first time the Finals are a best of three since 2019 when the Rio Grande Valley Vipers beat the Long Island Nets. The 2020 playoffs were canceled due to COVID and the 2021 playoffs ended with a single elimination G League Finals.
| Date | Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel/Stream |
| April 12 | NBA G League Finals Game 1 | 9 p.m. | ESPN2 |
| April 14 | NBA G League Finals Game 2 | TBD | TBD |
| April 17 | NBA G League Finals Game 3 (if necessary) | 8 p.m. | ESPNU |
Notable G League players to watch
Cat Barber, College Park Skyhawks: 22.9 ppg, 7.9 apg, 4.1 rpg
Justin Champagnie, Raptors 905: 21.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 1.2 spg
Marcus Foster, Rio Grande Valley Vipers: 18.7 ppg, 4.2 apg, 3.6 rpg
Mac McClung, South Bay Lakers: 21.6 ppg, 7.5 apg, 6.8 rpg
Craig Randall II, Long Island Nets: 26.2 ppg, 5.8 apg, 5.5 rpg
Jerome Robinson, Santa Cruz Warriors: 20.2 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.0 apg
Keaton Wallace, Agua Caliente Clippers: 18.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 4.7 apg
Derrick Walton Jr., Motor City Cruise: 16.8 ppg, 9.5 apg, 5.6 rpg
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