2025 NBA Playoff Bracket: Matchups and Schedule Announced as Playoffs Begin
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2025 NBA Playoff Bracket: Matchups and Schedule Announced as Playoffs Begin

The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs kicks off this Saturday, with several key matchups now set following the conclusion of the Play-In Tournament.

After the conclusion of the Play-In Tournament, the 2025 NBA playoff field is officially set. The Warriors and Magic earned the No. 7 seeds in the West and East, respectively, as they were victorious on Tuesday night. The postseason schedule continued with play-in games on Wednesday as the Heat eliminated the Bulls, and the Mavericks eliminated the Kings, before Miami and the Memphis Grizzlies claimed the No. 8 seeds in their conferences with wins on Friday over the Atlanta Hawks and Dallas, respectively.

The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs gets started on Saturday. We now know all eight first-round matchups, and four of them were set at the end of the regular season: Knicks vs. Pistons and Pacers vs. Bucks in the East, Lakers vs. Timberwolves and Nuggets vs. Clippers in the West. After the play-in, the full bracket is set.

All eight first-round series will begin this weekend, and the first round could run through May 4. The NBA Finals are set to begin June 5. Here’s a look at the bracket and the full first-round schedule.

2025 NBA Playoff Bracket

East First-Round Matchups

  1. Cavaliers vs. Heat
  2. Celtics vs. Magic
  3. Knicks vs. Pistons
  4. Pacers vs. Bucks

West First-Round Matchups

  1. Thunder vs. Grizzlies
  2. Rockets vs. Warriors
  3. Lakers vs. Timberwolves
  4. Nuggets vs. Clippers

2025 NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule, Scores

All times Eastern
Tuesday, April 15
Magic 120, Hawks 95
Warriors 121, Grizzlies 116

Wednesday, April 16
Heat 109, Bulls 90
Mavericks 120, Kings 106

Friday, April 18
Heat 123, Hawks 114 (OT)
Grizzlies 120, Mavericks 106

2025 NBA Playoffs: First-Round Schedule, Scores

All times Eastern
Saturday, April 19
Game 1: Pacers vs. Bucks, 1 p.m., ESPN/(fubo)
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 3:30 p.m., ESPN/(fubo)
Game 1: Knicks vs. Pistons, 6 p.m., ESPN/(fubo)
Game 1: Lakers vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m., ABC/(fubo)

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