The race to the 2025 NBA Finals begins Saturday, when the first round of the postseason tips off with a matchup between the Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers.
The 2025 NBA playoffs run through Oklahoma City in the Western Conference, and Cleveland in the Eastern Conference, but the reigning champion Boston Celtics will not be counted out.
Here is the full schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs. Games 5, 6, and 7 of each series is TBD, and dependent if the series goes on that long.
No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Atlanta Hawks/Miami Heat
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday, April 20 |
7 p.m. |
Cavaliers |
Hawks/Heat |
TNT |
|
Wednesday, April 23 |
7:30 p.m. |
Cavaliers |
Hawks/Heat |
NBA TV |
|
Saturday, April 26 |
1 p.m. |
Hawks/Heat |
Cavaliers |
TNT |
|
Monday, April 28 |
TBD |
Hawks/Heat |
Cavaliers |
TBD |
|
Wednesday, April 30 |
TBD |
Cavaliers |
Hawks/Heat |
TBD |
|
Friday, May 2 |
TBD |
Hawks/Heat |
Cavaliers |
TBD |
|
Sunday, May 4 |
TBD |
Cavaliers |
Hawks/Heat |
TBD |
No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 Orlando Magic
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday, April 20 |
3:30 p.m. |
Magic |
ABC |
|
|
Wednesday, April 23 |
7 p.m. |
Magic |
TNT |
|
|
Friday, April 25 |
7 p.m. |
Magic |
Celtics |
ESPN |
|
Sunday, April 27 |
7 p.m. |
Magic |
Celtics |
TNT |
|
Tuesday, April 29 |
TBD |
Celtics |
Magic |
TBD |
|
Thursday, May 1 |
TBD |
Magic |
Celtics |
TBD |
|
Saturday, May 3 |
TBD |
Celtics |
Magic |
TBD |
No. 3 New York Knicks vs. No. 6 Detroit Pistons
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturday, April 19 |
6 p.m. |
Knicks |
Pistons |
ESPN |
|
Monday, April 21 |
7:30 p.m. |
Knicks |
Pistons |
TNT |
|
Thursday, April 24 |
TBD |
Pistons |
Knicks |
TNT |
|
Sunday, April 27 |
1 p.m. |
Pistons |
Knicks |
ABC |
|
Tuesday, April 29 |
TBD |
Knicks |
Pistons |
TBD |
|
Thursday, May 1 |
TBD |
Pistons |
Knicks |
TBD |
|
Saturday, May 3 |
TBD |
Knicks |
Pistons |
TBD |
No. 4 Indiana Pacers vs. No. 5 Milwaukee Bucks
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturday, April 19 |
1 p.m. |
Pacers |
Bucks |
ESPN |
|
Tuesday, April 22 |
7 p.m. |
Pacers |
Bucks |
NBA TV |
|
Friday, April 25 |
8 p.m. |
Bucks |
Pacers |
ESPNU/NBA TV |
|
Sunday, April 27 |
9:30 p.m. |
Bucks |
Pacers |
TNT |
|
Tuesday, April 29 |
TBD |
Pacers |
Bucks |
TBD |
|
Friday, May 2 |
TBD |
Bucks |
Pacers |
TBD |
|
Sunday, May 4 |
TBD |
Pacers |
Bucks |
TBD |
No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Memphis Grizzlies/Dallas Mavericks
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday, April 20 |
1 p.m. |
Thunder |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
ABC |
|
Tuesday, April 22 |
7:30 p.m. |
Thunder |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
TNT |
|
Thursday, April 24 |
TBD |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
Thunder |
TNT |
|
Saturday, April 26 |
3:30 p.m. |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
Thunder |
TNT |
|
Monday, April 28 |
TBD |
Thunder |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
TBD |
|
Thursday, May 1 |
TBD |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
Thunder |
TBD |
|
Saturday, May 3 |
TBD |
Thunder |
Grizzlies/Mavericks |
TBD |
No. 2 Houston Rockets vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Sunday, April 20 |
9:30 p.m. |
Rockets |
Warriors |
TNT |
|
Wednesday, April 23 |
9:30 p.m. |
Rockets |
Warriors |
TNT |
|
Saturday, April 26 |
8:30 p.m. |
Warriors |
Rockets |
ABC |
|
Monday, April 28 |
10 p.m. |
Warriors |
Rockets |
TNT |
|
Wednesday, April 30 |
TBD |
Rockets |
Warriors |
TBD |
|
Friday, May 2 |
TBD |
Warriors |
Rockets |
TBD |
|
Sunday, May 4 |
TBD |
Rockets |
Warriors |
TBD |
No. 3 Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturday, April 19 |
8:30 p.m. |
Lakers |
Timberwolves |
ABC |
|
Tuesday, April 22 |
10 p.m. |
Lakers |
Timberwolves |
TNT |
|
Friday, April 25 |
9:30 p.m. |
Timberwolves |
Lakers |
ESPN |
|
Sunday, April 27 |
3:30 p.m. |
Timberwolves |
Lakers |
ABC |
|
Wednesday, April 30 |
TBD |
Lakers |
Timberwolves |
TBD |
|
Friday, May 2 |
TBD |
Timberwolves |
Lakers |
TBD |
|
Sunday, May 4 |
TBD |
Lakers |
Timberwolves |
TBD |
No. 4 Denver Nuggets vs. Los Angeles Clippers
|
Date |
Time (EST) |
Home Team |
Away Team |
How to Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Saturday, April 19 |
3:30 p.m. |
Nuggets |
Clippers |
ESPN |
|
Monday, April 21 |
10 p.m. |
Nuggets |
Clippers |
TNT |
|
Thursday, April 24 |
TBD |
Clippers |
Nuggets |
NBA TV |
|
Saturday, April 26 |
6 p.m. |
Clippers |
Nuggets |
TNT |
|
Tuesday, April 29 |
TBD |
Nuggets |
Clippers |
TBD |
|
Thursday, May 1 |
TBD |
Clippers |
Nuggets |
TBD |
|
Saturday, May 3 |
TBD |
Nuggets |
Clippers |
TBD |
