The 2025 NBA postseason got started Tuesday night, and the Warriors are battling the Grizzlies in the Play-In Tournament. The Magic took down the Hawks in Tuesday’s first game to earn the East’s No. 7 seed. The postseason schedule continues with play-in games on Wednesday and Friday, and the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs get started on Saturday. We’ll know all eight first-round matchups by Friday night, but four of them are already set: 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 clinch the West’s No. 7 seed on Tuesday night against the Grizzlies, which comes with a first-round date with the No. 2-seeded Houston Rockets. The Warriors missed a chance to clinch a playoff spot on Sunday in the regular-season finale, falling to the Clippers in overtime as the Clips grabbed the West’s No. 5 seed in the process.
The Magic earned the East’s No. 7 seed on Tuesday night and a matchup with the reigning champion Boston Celtics in the first round.Â
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.
Where to watch Warriors vs. Grizzlies: TV channel, live stream online, odds for NBA Play-In Tournament
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2025 NBA playoff bracket
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East first-round matchups
No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 8 Hawks/Bulls/Heat
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 7 Magic
No. 3 Knicks vs. No. 6 Pistons
No. 4 Pacers vs. No. 5 Bucks
West first-round matchups
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 Play-In Tournament schedule
All times Eastern
Tuesday, April 15
Magic 120, Hawks 95
Warriors vs. Grizzlies, 10 p.m. ET, TNT
Wednesday, April 16
Bulls vs. Heat, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN/fubo
Kings vs. Mavericks, 10 p.m. 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 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
Sunday, April 20
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. TBD, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Celtics vs. Magic, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Thunder vs. TBD, Time/Channel TBD
Game 1: Rockets vs. Warriors/Grizzlies, Time/Channel TBD
The rest of the first-round schedule has not yet been released by the NBA.
2025 NBA playoffs: Key dates
- April 13: Final day of regular season
- April 15-18: Play-In Tournament
- April 19: Playoffs begin
- May 12: NBA Draft Lottery
- June 5: NBA Finals begin
