The 2025 NBA Playoff race is over. Seeds 7-10 will compete in the NBA Play-in Tournament to advance to the first round of the NBA playoffs. Here’s a complete look at what the playoff matchups will be:
Eastern Conference Bracket
Western Conference Bracket
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2025 NBA Playoffs Schedule and Scores
NBA Play-In Tournament
Tuesday, April 15
Wednesday, April 16
Friday, April 18
- (10) Miami Heat 123, (8) Atlanta Hawks 114
- (10) Dallas Mavericks vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies – 9:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
First Round – East
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (8) Miami Heat
- Game 1: Sunday, April 20 at Cleveland – 7 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 2: Wednesday, April 23 at Cleveland – 7:30 p.m. ET (NBATV)
- Game 3: Saturday, April 26 at Miami – 1 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 4: Monday, April 28 at Miami – TBA (NBATV)
- Game 5*: Wednesday, April 30 at Cleveland – TBA
- Game 6*: Friday, May 2 at Miami – TBA
- Game 7*: Sunday, May 4 at Cleveland – TBA
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Orlando Magic
(3) New York Knicks vs. (6) Detroit Pistons
(4) Indiana Pacers vs. (5) Milwaukee Bucks
First Round – West
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (8) TBD
- Game 1: Sunday, April 20 at Oklahoma City – 1 p.m. ET (ABC)
- Game 2: Tuesday, April 22 at Oklahoma City – 7:30 p.m. ET (TNT)
- Game 3: Thursday, April 24 at TBD – TBA (TNT)
- Game 4: Saturday, April 26 at TBD – TBA (TNT)
- Game 5*: Monday, April 28 at Oklahoma City – TBA
- Game 6*: Thursday, May 1 at TBD – TBA
- Game 7*: Saturday, May 3 at Oklahoma City – TBA
(2) Houston Rockets vs. (7) Golden State Warriors
(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves
(4) Denver Nuggets vs. (5) LA Clippers
* If necessary
Other Key Dates
- April 15-18: NBA play-in tournament (ESPN, TNT)
- April 19: NBA playoffs first round begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT, NBA TV)
- May 5-6: NBA conference semifinals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- May 20: NBA conference finals begin (ABC, ESPN, TNT)
- June 5: NBA Finals begin (ABC)
Eastern Conference Seeding
- Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18)
- Boston Celtics (61-21)
- New York Knicks (51-31)
- Indiana Pacers (50-32)
- Milwaukee Bucks (48-34)
- Detroit Pistons (44-38)
- Orlando Magic (41-41)
- Atlanta Hawks (40-42)
- Chicago Bulls (39-43)
- Miami Heat (37-45)
Western Conference Seeding
- Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14)
- Houston Rockets (52-30)
- Los Angeles Lakers (50-32)
- Denver Nuggets (50-32)
- LA Clippers (50-32)
- Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33)
- Golden State Warriors (48-34)
- Memphis Grizzlies (48-34)
- Sacramento Kings (40-42)
- Dallas Mavericks (39-43)
NBA Play-In Tournament Bracket
Eastern Conference
- (7) Orlando Magic vs. (8) Atlanta Hawks
- (9) Chicago Bulls vs. (10) Miami Heat
Western Conference
- (7) Golden State Warriors vs. (8) Memphis Grizzlies
- (9) Sacramento Kings vs. (10) Dallas Mavericks
Check out our NBA standings for up-to-the-minute updates.
How many teams make the NBA playoffs?
Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.
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