The field for the 2025 NBA Playoffs is set, with the Play-In Tournament scheduled to begin on April 15. It will decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each conference.
The first round of the Playoffs will begin on the weekend of April 19 and 20
Here are the key dates for the NBA postseason:
- The 2025 NBA SoFi Play-In Tournament will take place from April 15-18.
- The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs will begin on April 19.
- The first game of the 2025 NBA Finals will be on June 5.
Here is a complete summary of the NBAPlay-In and Play-Off brackets.
2025 NBA Play-In Tournament
Western Conference
- Game 1: Golden State Warriors (No. 7) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (No. 8), Tuesday, 9 p.m. (TNT)
- Game 2: Sacramento Kings (No. 9) vs. Dallas Mavericks (No. 10), 9 p.m. (TNT) Wednesday (ESPN)
- Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, TBA, Friday (ESPN)
Eastern Conference
- Game 4: Orlando Magic (No. 7) vs. Atlanta Hawks (No. 8), Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (TNT)
- Game 5: Chicago Bulls (No. 9) vs. Miami Heat (No. 10), Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
- Game 6: Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, TBD, Friday (TNT)
NBA Playoffs schedule
Western Conference standings for the 2025 NBA Playoffs
First round
- Series 1: Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1) vs. No. 8 seed (winner of Game 3)
- Series 2: Denver Nuggets (No. 4) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (No. 5)
- Series 3: Los Angeles Lakers (No. 3) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 6)
- Series 4: Houston Rockets (No. 2) vs. No. 7 seed (winner of Game 1)
Western Conference Semifinals
- Series 5: Winner of Series 1 vs. Winner of Series 2
- Series 6: Winner of Series 3 vs. Winner of Series 4
Western Conference Finals
- Series 7: Winner of Series 5 vs. Winner of Series 6
Eastern Conference standings for the 2025 NBA Playoffs
First round
- Series 8: Cleveland (No. 1) Cavaliers vs. No. 8 seed (Winner of Game Six)
- Series 9: Indiana Pacers (4th) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (5th)
- Series 10: New York Knicks (3rd) vs. Detroit Pistons (6th)
- Series 11: Boston Celtics (2nd) vs. 7th seed (Winner of Game 4)
Eastern Conference Semifinals
- Series 12: Winner of Series Eight vs. Winner of Series Nine
- Series 13: Winner of the tenth series vs. Winner of the eleventh series
Eastern Conference Finals
- Match 14: Winner of Match 12 vs. Winner of Match 13
2025 NBA Finals
- Series 15: Winner of the seventh series vs. Winner of the fourteenth series
NOTE: All times are in Central Time (CT)
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