Sixers Celtics schedule; Sixers playoff schedule, Celtics playoffs

The Sixers have advanced to the first round of the playoffs.

The bad news is their reward is a date with one of the best teams in the NBA.

The Philadelphia Sixers defeated the Orlando Magic 109-97 on April 15 in the seven-vs.-eight-seed play-in game. Now they'll turn their attention to the Boston Celtics, their old rivals.

Philadelphia, which is playing without the services of big man Joel Embiid (out after emergency appendix surgery), doesn't get long to lick its wounds. The Celtics, the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, will host the first game, which will be played April 19.

Here is the entire schedule.

Sixers vs. Celtics schedule

• Game 1: April 19 at 1 p.m., Sixers at Celtics (ABC)
• Game 2: April 21 at 7 p.m., Sixers at Celtics (Peacock)
• Game 3: April 24 at 7 p.m., Celtics at Sixers (Prime Video)
• Game 4: April 26, 7 p.m., Celtics at Sixers (NBC, Peacock)
• Game 5: April 27, TBA, Sixers at Celtics
• Game 6: April 30, TBA, Celtics at Sixers
• Game 7: May 2, TBA, Sixers at Celtics

Will Joel Embiid play in the Boston series?

Embiid is out indefinitely. While it's not announced he's out for the series, he isn't expected to be ready before at least the end of the first round.

This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: When does the Sixers vs. Celtics start? Is Joel Embiid playing?