Raptors announce first round broadcast schedule

The Toronto Raptors are making their return to their NBA playoffs this season against the Cleveland Cavaliers and today, the team announced the broadcast schedule for this first-round series.

Game 1 will take place Saturday at 1 p.m. ET at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, and will air on Sportsnet. Game 2 of the series is scheduled for Monday at 7 p.m. ET in Cleveland and will air on TSN.

The series will then move to Scotiabank Arena in Toronto for Games 3 and 4 on Thursday, Apr. 23 at 8 p.m. ET and Sunday, Apr. 26 at 1 p.m. ET. Games 5 through 7, if necessary, will be in Cleveland, Toronto and Cleveland, respectively. TSN will air Games 4 and 6 while Sportsnet will televise Games 3, 5 and 7.

On radio, Games 1, 3, 5 and 7 will be broadcast on Sportsnet 590 The Fan, and games 2, 4 and 6 on TSN 1050.

Raptors fans in Toronto will have their first chance to watch their team play at home in the playoffs since their 2022 first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers. Samson Folk covered some things you can look out for during this series in his preview piece.

“With Ingram, he’s actually not been a huge part of the Raptors transition offense so far this season. As Darko has told me in the past: “Brandon really helps us when things get slow. When we have to make it work in the half court.” To punch up against the Cavaliers though, you want to maximize everything. Against the Cavaliers this season, Ingram hit nearly a third of all his “transition trailer” triples. Coming up the rear in case the Raptors didn’t find the shot they wanted, finding himself open, and launching. It wouldn’t surprise me if Ingram is not only going to be asked to be more willing to fire away in this series, but also, that the Raptors aren’t drilling down on how they link the pitch back to Ingram into some of their favorite concepts.”