NBA 2025 Playoffs: Complete Schedule With Dates, Times, TV and Results in Real Time

There's been plenty of drama through the regular season, but now it's time for the 2025 NBA playoffs, which start Tuesday and run through the NBA Finals in June. Here is the complete schedule, with dates, locations, game times and TV information, with results updated in real time. Bookmark this file.

Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic (77) passes around Houston Rockets center Jock Landale (2) in an April 2025 game. / Jonathan Hui-Imagn Images

Updated April 16, 2025, 8:30 a.m. ET

At long last, the 2025 NBA playoffs are here. Six months of regular season drama has led to an intense shootout for the league championship. It starts on Tuesday night with the Play-In Tournament as eight teams fight for the final four spots in the round of 16.

The Boston Celtics are the defending champions, but it's the Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder that have earned the No. 1 seeds in the Eastern Conference and Western Conference, respectively.

Here is the complete 2025 NBA playoffs schedule, with dates, locations, game times, TV information, point spreads and more. Bookmark this file, and we will keep it updated in real time with results and pairings. Betting lines, furnished by Fanduel.com, are subject to change.

2025 Play-In Tournament

Tuesday's games

Eastern Conference

• No. 7 Orlando Magic 120, No. 8 seed Atlanta Hawks 95. Orlando advances to first round as No. 7 seed.

Western Conference

• No. 7 Golden State Warriors 121, No. 8 seed Memphis Grizzlies 116. Goden State advances to first round as No. 7 seed.

Wednesday's games

Eastern Conference

• No. 10 seed Miami Heat (37-45) at No. 9 seed Chicago Bulls (39-43), 7:30 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN. Point spread: Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite and the over/under is 219.5.

Western Conference

• No. 10 seed Dallas Mavericks (39-43) at No. 9 seed Sacramento Kings (40-42), 10 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN. Point spread: Chicago is a 1.5-point favorite and the over/under is 219.5.

Friday's games

• Miami/Chicago winner at Atlanta Hawks, 7 p.m. ET. TV: TNT.
• Dallas/Sacramento winner at Golden State Warriors, 9:30 p.m. ET. TV: TNT.

First-Round Games

(best-of-7)

Saturday's Eastern Conference games

• GAME 1: No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks at No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers, 1 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN. Point spread: Indiana is a 5.5-point favorite and the over/under is 222.5.
• GAME 1: No. 6 Detroit Pistons at No. 3 New York Knicks, 6 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN. Point spread: New York is a 7-point favorite and the over/under is 220.5.

Saturday's Western Conference games

• GAME 1: No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers at No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets, 3:30 p.m. ET. TV: ESPN. Point spread: Los Angeles is a 2.5-point favorite and the over/under is 225.5.
• GAME 1: No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves at No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers, 8:30 p.m. ET. TV: ABC. Point spread: Los Angeles is a 4.5-point favorite and the over/under is 216.5.

Sunday's Eastern Conference games

• No. 8 seed TBA at No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers, Time TBA. TV: TBA.
• No. 7 seed Orlando Magic at No. 2 seed Boston Celtics, Time TBA. TV: TBA

Sunday's Western Conference games

• No. 8 seed TBA at No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder, Time TBA. TV: TBA.
• No. 7 seed Golden State Warriors at No. 2 seed Houston Rockets, Time TBA. TV: TBA