Four different networks in four different games has Celtics fans wondering how to watch the playoffs.
The Boston Celtics will take on the Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday night in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference playoffs first round.
The Celtics hold a 2-1 series lead and are looking to seize full control of the series before heading back to Boston for Game 5.
However, because of the fragmented nature of NBA television rights, Celtics fans are likely unsure of where to even find the games at this point. This will be the fourth different network that the Celtics have played on in four games.
That said, here's your primer and what you need to know ahead of the matchup
Game time: 7 p.m. ET
Game network: NBC Sports/Peacock
Game broadcasters: Mike Tirico, Reggie Miller, Zora Stephenson
Betting line: Celtics -7.5 (DraftKings)
Main story line to watch: Will Joel Embiid play for the 76ers? He had emergency surgery on April 9 (appendectomy) and hasn't played since. The 76ers are undoubtedly a better team with him on the floor, but it's also unclear how he'll fit in after an almost three week absence even if he does play.
The Celtics have said they are just focused on what they can control and haven't worried much about Embiid, but we'll see what the updates look like in the next few hours.
Celtics' storyline to watch: Can Derrick White start shooting better? The two-way standout is just 5-of-25 from three-point range in this series, and Boston will need him to shoot better if they want to advance to a third NBA Finals in the last five years.
Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla speaks with Boston Celtics forward Ron Harper Jr (13) during the first half against the Orlando Magic at TD Garden. Paul Rutherford-Imagn ImagesInteresting Celtics nugget
The Boston Red Sox shockingly fired manager Alex Cora and multiple members of his staff on Saturday night, which makes Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla now the longest tenured head coach in Boston.
He was only hired in 2022, but still has longer tenures that Mike Vrabel (Patriots, 2025) and Marco Sturm (Bruins, 2025).
Mazzulla is only 37 years old, the youngest head coach in these playoffs. He's in his fourth season.
Year 1
Mazzulla led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals in his first year at the helm, but he took some arrows in the playoffs for his substitution patterns, and the C's lost in seven games to the Miami Heat, who lost to the Denver Nuggets in the Finals.
Year 2
The Celtics broke apart that roster, to some degree, moving on from Malcolm Brogdon and bringing in Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holliday. Boston went 64-18 in the regular season and defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the Finals, vindicating the Jayson Tatum/Jaylen Brown partnership and solidifying Mazzulla's importance to the organization.
Year 3
The Celtics went 61-21 in the regular season, but they were defeated in the Eastern Conference semifinals by the New York Knicks. Tatum tore his Achilles tendon and missed the rest of that series and then 66 games this season.
Year 4
A true masterclass. With Tatum sidelined for 66 games and the organization moving on from on Holliday, Porzingis and Al Horford, the Celtics have gone 56-26 to earn the No. 2 seed in the playoffs. They enter the playoffs as one of the clear-cut favorites to win the title.
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