2025 NBA The postseason began Tuesday night with the Warriors, Grizzlies, Magic and Hawks fighting in the game tournament. The postseason schedule Continue with the game games on Wednesday and Friday, and the first round of 2025 NBA The playoffs begin on Saturday. We will know the eight first round clashes for Friday night, but four of them are already established: Knicks vs. Pistons and Pacers vs. Bucks in the East, and Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Nuggets vs. Clippers in the West.
The Warriors will try to ensure West Seed number 7 on Tuesday night against the Grizzlies, which comes with a first round date with the Houston Rockets No. 2. The Warriors lost the opportunity to ensure a playoff place on Sunday at the end of the regular season, falling to the clippers in extra time while the clips grabbed the seed number 5 of the West in the process.
The Magic and the Hawks are playing for seed number 7 of the East on Tuesday night. The winner will coincide with the current Boston Celtics champion in the first round.
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.
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East first round clashes
No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Magic/Hawks/Bulls/Heat
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Magic/Hawks
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 Warriors/Grizzlies/Kings/Mavericks
No. 2 Rockets vs. No. 7 Warriors/Grizzlies
No. 3 Lakers vs. No. 6 Timberwolves
No. 4 Nuggets vs. No. 5 clippers
2025 NBA game tournament calendar
In all Eastern times
Tuesday April 15
Magic vs. Hawks, 7:30 pm et, TNT
Warriors vs. Grizzlies, 10 pm et, TNT
Wednesday April 16
Bulls vs. Heat, 7:30 pm et, ESPN/FUBO
Kings vs. Mavericks, 10 pm et, ESPN/FUBO
Friday April 18
EAST TBD VS. East TBD, Time TBD, ESPN/FUBO
West Tbd 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/Hawks, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/TB Channel
Game 1: Rockets vs. Warriors/Grizzlies, Time/Channel TBD
The rest of the first round time has not yet been released by the NBA.
