The 2025 NBA postseason bought began this week, and the Warriors and Magic are actually formally within the playoffs. Golden State and Orlando earned the No. 7 seeds within the West and East, respectively, as they had been victorious within the Play-In Event on Tuesday evening. The postseason schedule continued with play-in video games on Wednesday because the Warmth eradicated the Bulls, and the Mavericks eradicated the Kings. The primary spherical of the 2025 NBA playoffs will get began on Saturday.
The Warriors will face the Rockets within the first spherical, and the Magic will go up in opposition to the reigning champion Celtics in a best-of-seven sequence. We’ll know all eight first-round matchups by Friday evening, and 4 of them had been set on the finish of the common season: Knicks vs. Pistons and Pacers vs. Bucks within the East, Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Nuggets vs. Clippers within the West.
All eight first-round sequence will start this weekend, and the primary spherical may run by way of Could 4. The NBA Finals are set to start June 5.
2025 NBA playoff bracket
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports activities
East first-round matchups
No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Hawks/Warmth
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Magic
No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 Pistons
No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks
West first-round matchups
No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 Grizzlies/Mavericks
No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 Warriors
No. 3 Lakers vs. No. 6 Timberwolves
No. 4 Nuggets vs. No. 5 Clippers
2025 NBA Play-In Event schedule, scores
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Tuesday, April 15
Magic 120, Hawks 95
Warriors 121, Grizzlies 116
Wednesday, April 16
Warmth 109, Bulls 90
Mavericks 120, Kings 106
Friday, April 18
Hawks vs. Warmth, 7 p.m., TNT/Max
Grizzlies vs. Mavericks, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
2025 NBA playoffs: First-round schedule, scores
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Saturday, April 19
Recreation 1: Pacers vs. Bucks, 1 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Recreation 1: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 3:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
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: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/Channel TBD
Recreation 1: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/Channel TBD
Recreation 1: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/Channel TBD
Recreation 1: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/Channel TBD
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. TBD, 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. TBD, 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: TBD 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: TBD vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., ABC/fubo
Recreation 4: TBD 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: TBD vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 5: Thunder vs. TBD, 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: TBD vs. Thunder, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 6: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV TBD
Friday, Could 2
*Recreation 6: TBD 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. TBD, Time/TV TBD
*Recreation 7: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD
Sunday, Could 4
*Recreation 7: Cavaliers vs. TBD, 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
2025 NBA playoffs: Key dates
- April 13: Ultimate day of standard season
- April 15-18: Play-In Event
- April 19: Playoffs start
- Could 12: NBA Draft Lottery
- June 5: NBA Finals start
