2025 NBA The postseason began this week, and the Warriors and magic are now officially in the playoffs. Golden State and Orlando obtained the seeds No. 7 in the west and east, respectively, since they were victorious in the game tournament on Tuesday night. The postseason schedule He continued with the game games on Wednesday when the Heat eliminated the Bulls. The first round of 2025 NBA The playoffs begin on Saturday.
The Warriors will face the Rockets in the first round, and the magic will face the current Celtics champion in a series of the best of seven. We will know the eight first round clashes for Friday night, and four of them settled at the end of the regular season: Knicks vs. Pistons and Pacers vs. Bucks in the East, Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Nuggets vs. Clopers in the west.
The eight first round series will begin this weekend, and the first round could run until May 4. The NBA finals will begin on June 5.
NBA Playoffs Support 2025
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East first round clashes
No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Hawks/Heat
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Magic
No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 pistons
No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks
First Round Confrontations of the West
No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 8 Grizzlies/Kings/Mavericks
No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 warriors
No. 3 Lakers vs. No. 6 Timberwolves
No. 4 Nuggets vs. No. 5 clippers
NBA 2025 game tournament calendar, scores
In all Eastern times
Tuesday April 15
Magic 120, Hawks 95
GUERROS 121, Grizzlies 116
Wednesday April 16
Heat 109, Bulls 90
Kings vs. Mavericks, 10 pm et, ESPN/FUBO
Friday April 18
Hawks vs. Heat, Time Tbd, ESPN/FUBO
Grizzlies vs. West Tbd, Time TBD, TNT
2025 NBA playoffs: first round time, scores
In all Eastern times
Saturday April 19
Game 1: Pacers vs. Bucks, 1 PM, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 3:30 pm, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Knicks vs. Pistons, 6 PM, ESPN/FUBO
Game 1: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 pm, ABC/FUBO
Sunday April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TB Channel
Game 1: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/TB Channel
Game 1: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/Channel TBD
Monday April 21
Game 2: Knicks vs. Pistons, 7:30 PM, TNT/MAX
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 10 pm, tnt/max
Tuesday, April 22
Game 2: Pacers vs. Bucks, 7 PM, NBA TV/FUBO
Game 2: Thunder vs. TBD, 7:30 PM, TNT/MAX
Game 2: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 10 PM, TNT/Max
Wednesday April 23
Game 2: Celtics vs. Magic, 7 PM, TNT/MAX
Game 2: Cavaliers vs. TBD, 7:30 PM, NBA TV/FUBO
Game 2: Rockets vs. Warriors, 9:30 pm, TNT/Max
Thursday April 24
Game 3: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV Channel TBD
Game 3: TBD vs. Thunder, Time/TV Channel TBD
Game 3: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV Channel TBD
Friday April 25
Game 3: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 pm, ESPN/FUBO
Game 3: Bucks vs. PACERS, 8 PM, ESPNU/NBA TV/FUBO
Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 9:30 pm, ESPN/FUBO
Saturday April 26
Game 3: TBD vs. Cavaliers, 1 PM, ABC/FUBO
Game 4: TBD vs. Thunder, 3:30 pm, TNT/Max
Game 4: Clippers vs. Nuggets, 6 PM, TNT/Max
Game 3: Warriors vs. Rockets, 8:30 PM, TV TBD
Sunday April 27
Game 4: Pistons vs. Knicks, 1 pm, ABC/FUBO
Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, 3:30 pm, ABC/FUBO
Game 4: Magic vs. Celtics, 7 pm, tnt/max
Game 4: Bucks vs. PACERS, 9:30 PM, TNT/MAX
Monday April 28
Game 4: TBD vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TB
*Game 5: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/TV TB
Game 4: Warriors vs. Rockets, 10 PM, TNT/Max
Tuesday, April 29
*Game 5: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TB
*Game 5: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TB
*Game 5: Pacers vs. BUCKS, TIME/TV TB
*Game 5: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TB
Wednesday April 30
*Game 5: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TV TB
*Game 5: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TB
*Game 5: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TB
Thursday May 1
*Game 6: Magic vs. Celtics, Time/TV TB
*Game 6: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV TB
*Game 6: TBD vs. Thunder, Time/TV TB
*Game 6: Clippers vs. Nuggets, Time/TV TB
Friday, May 2
*Game 6: TBD vs. Cavaliers, Time/TV TB
*Game 6: Bucks vs. PACERS, TIME/TV TB
*Game 6: Warriors vs. Rockets, Time/TV TB
*Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, Time/TV TB
Saturday May 3
*Game 7: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/TV TB
*Game 7: Knicks vs. Pistons, Time/TV TB
*Game 7: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/TV TB
*Game 7: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TB
Sunday May 4
*Game 7: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/TV TB
*Game 7: Pacers vs. BUCKS, TIME/TV TB
*Game 7: Rockets vs. Warriors, Time/TV TB
*Game 7: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, Time/TV TB
