- Sport Patriot

The 2025 NBA playoffs are right here, the total first-round schedule is about and the best-of-seven sequence are kicking off on Saturday. Sixteen groups stay within the playoff image because the Warmth and Grizzlies claimed the No. 8 seeds within the East and West, respectively, on Friday within the Play-In Event. 4 first-round sequence get began at the moment: Pacers vs. Bucks, Nuggets vs. Clippers, Knicks vs. Pistons and Lakers vs. Timberwolves.

The opposite 4 sequence — Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Celtics vs. Magic, Cavaliers vs. Warmth and Rockets vs. Warriors — will play Recreation 1 on Sunday.

The postseason has turn into the NBA’s second season. The entire drama from the 2024-25 NBA common season — the blockbuster trades, the beautiful coach firings, the social media and participant podcast feuds, the more and more harmful celebrations of Ja Morant — is within the rearview mirror. It was simply prologue, the setup earlier than the actual story started.

Now we’re right here. The 2025 NBA playoffs are at hand, and so they’re primed to be a few of the best the league has seen in fairly a while. The sector, at the very least for now, within reason wholesome. Apart from those which have missed many of the yr (sorry, Philadelphia), the celebrities are seemingly able to go. The standings had been as tight as ever. Getting into the ultimate week, there was a five-way tie within the Western Convention standings. Clippers vs. Warriors was the ultimate sport of the common season, and it despatched Los Angeles to the playoffs and Golden State to the play-in.

Whereas just a few apparent favorites stand out, the playoff subject is, typically, fairly open. You possibly can speak your self into eight or 9 authentic contenders. The Thunder (who’re the championship favorites with +180 odds at FanDuel) and Cavaliers had been the 2 finest groups all season lengthy, however the Celtics enter the postseason because the reigning champs.

Within the coming weeks, the sector might be whittled right down to one of the best of one of the best. We’ll be with you each step of the way in which. Under is the schedule for the 2025 NBA playoffs.

2025 NBA playoffs schedule

All occasions Japanese

Saturday, April 19
Recreation 1: Pacers 117, Bucks 98
Recreation 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
Recreation 1: Knicks vs. Pistons, 6 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Recreation 1: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m., ABC/fubo

Sunday, April 20
Recreation 1: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 1: Celtics vs. Magic, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 1: Cavaliers vs. Warmth, 7 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 1: Rockets vs. Warriors, 9:30 p.m., TNT/Max

Monday, April 21
Recreation 2: Knicks vs. Pistons, 7:30 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 2: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 10 p.m., TNT/Max

Tuesday, April 22
Recreation 2: Pacers vs. Bucks, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Recreation 2: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 2: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 10 p.m., TNT/Max

Wednesday, April 23
Recreation 2: Celtics vs. Magic, 7 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 2: Cavaliers vs. Warmth, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV/fubo
Recreation 2: Rockets vs. Warriors, 9:30 p.m., TNT/Max

Thursday, April 24
Recreation 3: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV channel TBD
Recreation 3: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, Time/TV channel TBD
Recreation 3: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV channel TBD

Friday, April 25
Recreation 3: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Recreation 3: Bucks vs. Pacers, 8 p.m., ESPNU/NBA TV/fubo
Recreation 3: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo

Saturday, April 26
Recreation 3: Warmth vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 4: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, 3:30 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 4: Clippers vs. Nuggets, 6 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 3: Warriors vs. Rockets, 8:30 p.m., TV TBD

Sunday, April 27
Recreation 4: Pistons vs. Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 4: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 4: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., TNT/Max
Recreation 4: Bucks vs. Pacers, 9:30 p.m., TNT/Max

Monday, April 28
Recreation 4: Warmth vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Time/TV TBD
Recreation 4: Warriors vs. Rockets, 10 p.m., TNT/Max

Tuesday, April 29
*Recreation 5: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Pacers vs. Bucks, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD

Wednesday, April 30
*Recreation 5: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TBD

Thursday, Could 1
*Recreation 6: Magic vs. Celtics, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV TBD

Friday, Could 2
*Recreation 6: Warmth vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Bucks vs. Pacers, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Warriors vs. Rockets, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, Time/TV TBD

Saturday, Could 3
*Recreation 7: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD

Sunday, Could 4
*Recreation 7: Cavaliers vs. Warmth, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Pacers vs. Bucks, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TBD