The NBA postseason is about to begin.
The Play-In Tournament runs Tuesday-Friday, with the playoffs set to begin Saturday.
The No. 3 Knicks will host the No. 6 Detroit Pistons in Game 1 of their series on Saturday at Madison Square Garden (6 p.m., ESPN).
Here’s the full postseason schedule via NBA.com:
> Play-In Tournament
Tuesday, April 15
- Atlanta Hawks (East 8) vs. Orlando Magic (East 7) | 7:30 ET, TNT
- winner advances to playoffs as East No. 7 seed
- Memphis Grizzlies (West 8) vs. Golden State Warriors (West 7) | 10 ET, TNT
- winner advances to playoffs as West No. 7 seed
Wednesday, April 16
- Miami Heat (East 10) vs. Chicago Bulls (East 9) | 7:30 ET, ESPN
- loser is eliminated
- Dallas Mavericks (West 10) vs. Sacramento Kings (West 9) | 10 ET, ESPN
- loser is eliminated
Friday, April 18
- East 9/10 winner vs. East 7/8 loser | TBD, TNT
- winner advances to playoffs as East No. 8 seed
- West 9/10 winner vs. West 7/8 loser | TBD, ESPN
- winner advances to playoffs as West No. 8 seed
> First round
The first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google Pixel is complete. Here are the results:
Eastern Conference
All times Eastern Standard Time
• Game 1: TBD at Cavaliers (Sun. April 20, TBD)
• Game 2: TBD at Cavaliers (TBD)
• Game 3: Cavaliers at TBD (TBD)
• Game 4:Cavaliers at TBD (TBD)
• Game 5: TBD at Cavaliers (TBD)*
• Game 6: Cavaliers at TBD (TBD)*
• Game 7: TBD at Cavaliers (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
• Game 1: TBD at Celtics (Sun. April 20, TBD)
• Game 2: TBD at Celtics (TBD)
• Game 3: Celtics at TBD (TBD)• Game 4: Celtics at TBD (TBD)
• Game 5: TBD at Celtics (TBD)*
• Game 6: Celtics at TBD (TBD)*
• Game 7: TBD at Celtics (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
• Game 1: Pistons at Knicks (Sat. April 19, 6 ET, ESPN)
• Game 2: Pistons at Knicks (TBD)
• Game 3: Knicks at Pistons (TBD)
• Game 4: Knicks at Pistons (TBD)
• Game 5: Pistons at Celtics (TBD)*
• Game 6: Celtics at Pistons (TBD)*
• Game 7: Pistons at Celtics (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
• Game 1: Bucks at Pacers (Sat. April 19, 1 ET, ESPN)
• Game 2: Bucks at Pacers (TBD)
• Game 3: Pacers at Bucks (TBD)
• Game 4: Pacers at Bucks (TBD)
• Game 5: Bucks at Pacers (TBD)*
• Game 6: Pacers at Bucks (TBD)*
• Game 7: Bucks at Pacers (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
Western Conference
All times Eastern Standard Time
• Game 1: TBD at Thunder (Sun. April 20, TBD)
• Game 2: TBD at Thunder (TBD)
• Game 3: Thunder at TBD (TBD)
• Game 4:Thunder at TBD (TBD)
• Game 5: TBD at Thunder (TBD)*
• Game 6: Thunder at TBD (TBD)*
• Game 7: TBD at Thunder (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
• Game 1: TBD at Rockets (Sun. April 20, TBD)
• Game 2: TBD at Rockets (TBD)
• Game 3: Rockets at TBD (TBD)
• Game 4: Rockets at TBD (TBD)
• Game 5: TBD at Rockets (TBD)*
• Game 6: Rockets at TBD (TBD)*
• Game 7: TBD at Rockets (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
(3) L.A. Lakers vs. (6) Minnesota
• Game 1: Timberwolves at Lakers (Sat. April 19, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 2: Timberwolves at Lakers (TBD)
• Game 3: Lakers at Timberwolves (TBD)
• Game 4: Lakers at Timberwolves (TBD)
• Game 5: Timberwolves at Lakers (TBD)*
• Game 6: Lakers at Timberwolves (TBD)*
• Game 7: Timberwolves at Lakers (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
(4) Denver vs. (5) LA Clippers
• Game 1: Clippers at Nuggets (Sat. April 19, 3:30 ET, ESPN)
• Game 2: Clippers at Nuggets (TBD)
• Game 3: Nuggets at Clippers (TBD)
• Game 4: Nuggets at Clippers (TBD)
• Game 5: Clippers at Nuggets (TBD)*
• Game 6: Nuggets at Clippers (TBD)*
• Game 7: Clippers at Nuggets (TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 0-0
2025 NBA Playoffs Dates To Know:
- The 2025 SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament will take place April 15-18.
- The first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs will start April 19.
- Game 1 of the 2025 NBA Finals will be June 5.
All 2025 NBA Playoffs Key Dates:
Below are the dates for the 2025 Playoffs:
- April 13: NBA Regular Season ends
- April 15-18: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament
- April 19: NBA playoffs 2025 begin
- May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)
- May 20: Western Conference Finals – Game 1 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 18)
- May 21: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 19)
- May 22: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 23: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 24: Western Conference Finals – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 25: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 26: Western Conference Finals – Game 4 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 27: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 28: Western Conference Finals – Game 5 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 29: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 30: Western Conference Finals – Game 6 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 31: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- June 1: Western Conference Finals – Game 7 on ESPN, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- June 2: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 7 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- June 5: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 1 on ABC
- June 8: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 2 on ABC
- June 11: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 3 on ABC
- June 13: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 4 on ABC
- June 16: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 5 on ABC (if necessary)
- June 19: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 6 on ABC (if necessary)
- June 22: NBA Finals 2025 presented by YouTube TV – Game 7 on ABC (if necessary)
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Adam Zagoria is a freelance reporter and Basketball Insider for NJ Advance Media. You may follow him on Twitter @AdamZagoria and check out his Website at ZAGSBLOG.com.
