2025 NBA Playoffs schedule: Games today, TV coverage, where to watch, complete bracket, dates, times, stream
The 2025 NBA playoffs are here, the full first-round schedule is set and eight best-of-seven series kicked off this weekend. The Pacers, Nuggets, Knicks, Timberwolves, Thunder, Celtics, Cavaliers and Warriors were all Game 1 winners. Two series continued -- and were evened -- on Monday as the Pistons knocked off the Knicks at Madison Square Garden and the Clippers outlasted the Nuggets in Denver.
The postseason has become the NBA's second season. All of the drama from the 2024-25 NBA regular season -- the blockbuster trades, the stunning coach firings, the social media and player podcast feuds, the increasingly dangerous celebrations of Ja Morant -- is in the rearview mirror. It was just prologue, the setup before the real story began.
Now we're here. The 2025 NBA playoffs are at hand, and they're primed to be some of the most competitive the league has seen in quite some time. The field, at least for now, is reasonably healthy. Aside from the ones that have missed most of the year (sorry, Philadelphia), the stars are seemingly ready to go. The standings were as tight as ever. Entering the final week, there was a five-way tie in the Western Conference standings. Clippers vs. Warriors was the final game of the regular season, and it sent Los Angeles to the playoffs and Golden State to the play-in.
While a few obvious favorites stand out, the playoff field is, generally, pretty open. You could talk yourself into eight or nine legitimate contenders. The Thunder (who are the championship favorites with +170 odds at FanDuel) and Cavaliers were the two best teams all season long, but the Celtics enter the postseason as the reigning champs.
In the coming weeks, the field will be whittled down to the best of the best. We'll be with you every step of the way. Below is the schedule for the 2025 NBA playoffs.
2025 NBA playoffs scheduleAll times Eastern
Monday, April 21Game 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94 -- Series tied 1-1Game 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102 -- Series tied 1-1
Tuesday, April 22Game 2: Pacers vs. Bucks, 7 p.m., NBA TV/fuboGame 2: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m., TNT/MaxGame 2: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 10 p.m., TNT/Max
Wednesday, April 23Game 2: Celtics vs. Magic, 7 p.m., TNT/MaxGame 2: Cavaliers vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV/fuboGame 2: Rockets vs. Warriors, 9:30 p.m., TNT/Max
Thursday, April 24Game 3: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV channel TBDGame 3: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, Time/TV channel TBDGame 3: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV channel TBD
Friday, April 25Game 3: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., ESPN/fuboGame 3: Bucks vs. Pacers, 8 p.m., ESPNU/NBA TV/fuboGame 3: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Saturday, April 26Game 3: Heat vs. Cavaliers, 1 p.m., ABC/fuboGame 4: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, 3:30 p.m., TNT/MaxGame 4: Clippers vs. Nuggets, 6 p.m., TNT/MaxGame 3: Warriors vs. Rockets, 8:30 p.m., TV TBD
Sunday, April 27Game 4: Pistons vs. Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC/fuboGame 4: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fuboGame 4: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 p.m., TNT/MaxGame 4: Bucks vs. Pacers, 9:30 p.m., TNT/Max
Monday, April 28Game 4: Heat vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Time/TV TBDGame 4: Warriors vs. Rockets, 10 p.m., TNT/Max
Tuesday, April 29*Game 5: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Pacers vs. Bucks, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD
Wednesday, April 30*Game 5: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TBD*Game 5: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TBD
Thursday, May 1*Game 6: Magic vs. Celtics, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Grizzlies vs. Thunder, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV TBD
Friday, May 2*Game 6: Heat vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Bucks vs. Pacers, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Warriors vs. Rockets, Time/TV TBD*Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, Time/TV TBD
Saturday, May 3*Game 7: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD
Sunday, May 4*Game 7: Cavaliers vs. Heat, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Pacers vs. Bucks, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TBD*Game 7: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TBD
Key dates for 2025 NBA playoffs
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