After the conclusion of the game tournament, the eliminatory field of the 2025 NBA is officially settled. The Warriors and Magic won the N ° 7 seeds in the West and in the East, respectively, because they were victorious on Tuesday evening. The playoffs calendar continued with game matches on Wednesday while the heat eliminated the Bulls, and the Mavericks eliminated the kings, before Miami and the Memphis Grizzlies claim the heads of series n ° 8 in their conferences with victories on Friday on the Hawks and Dallas of Atlanta, respectively.
The first round of the NBA 2025 qualifiers takes place on Saturday.
We now know the eight clashes in the first round, 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 against Clippers in the west. After the game, the complete support is defined.
The eight first round series will start this weekend, and the first round could take place until May 4. The NBA finals are expected to start on June 5. Here is an overview of the support and complete calendar of the first round.
NBA 2025 NBA qualifying series
First round games is
N ° 1 Cavaliers vs No. 8 Heat
N ° 2 Celtics vs Magic n ° 7
N ° 3 Knicks vs pistons n ° 6
N ° 4 pacers vs n ° 5 bucks
First round games west
N ° 1 Thunder vs Grizzlies n ° 8
Rockets n ° 2 against warriors n ° 7
N ° 3 Lakers against Timberwolves n ° 6
N ° 4 Nuggets vs Clippers n ° 5
NBA 2025 game tournament schedule, scores
All time is
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 time is
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 heat, time / tbd channel
Game 1: Celtics vs magic, time / tbd channel
Game 1: Thunder vs grizzlies, time / tbd channel
Game 1: Rockets vs warriors, time / tbd channel
Monday April 21
Game 2: Knicks vs pistons, 7:30 p.m., TNT / max
Game 2: Nuggets vs Clippers, 10 p.m., TNT / max
Tuesday April 22
Game 2: Pacers vs Bucks, 7 p.m., NBA TV / FUBO
Game 2: Thunder vs Grizzlies, 7:30 p.m., TNT / Max
Game 2: Lakers vs Timberwolves, 10 p.m., TNT / MAX
Wednesday April 23
Game 2: Celtics vs Magic, 7 p.m., TNT / MAX
Game 2: VS Heat riders, 7:30 p.m., NBA TV / FUBO
Game 2: Rockets vs warriors, 9:30 p.m., TNT / max
Thursday April 24
Game 3: Pistons vs Knicks, Time / TV TBD channel
Game 3: Grizzlies against Thunder, Time / TV TBD
Game 3: Clippers vs Nuggets, Time / TBD TV
Friday April 25
Game 3: Magic vs Celtics, 7 p.m., ESPN / FUBO
Game 3: Bucks VS Pacers, 8 p.m., espnu / NBA TV / FUBO
Game 3: Timberwolves vs Lakers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN / FUBO
Saturday April 26
Game 3: Heat vs Cavaliers, 1 p.m., ABC / Fubo
Game 4: Grizzlies against Thunder, 3.30 p.m., TNT / Max
Game 4: Clippers vs Nuggets, 6 p.m., TNT / MAX
Game 3: Warriors vs rockets, 8:30 p.m., TV TBD
Sunday April 27
Game 4: Pistons vs Knicks, 1 p.m., ABC / Fubo
Game 4: Timberwolves vs Lakers, 3.30 p.m., ABC / FUBO
Game 4: Magic vs Celtics, 7 p.m., TNT / MAX
Game 4: Bucks VS Pacers, 9:30 p.m., TNT / Max
Monday April 28
Game 4: Heat vs riders, Time / TV TBD
* Game 5: Thunder vs grizzlies, time / tbd TV
Game 4: Warriors vs Rockets, 10 p.m., TNT / MAX
Tuesday April 29
* Game 5: Celtics vs Magic, Time / TV TBD
* Game 5: Knicks vs pistons, time / TV TBD
* Game 5: pacers vs bucks, time / tbd TV
* Game 5: Nuggets vs clippers, time / TB TBD
Wednesday April 30
* Game 5: Cavaliers vs heat, time / TV TBD
* Game 5: Rockets vs warriors, time / TB TBD
* Game 5: Lakers vs Timberwolves, Time / TV TBD
Thursday May 1st
* Game 6: Magic vs Celtics, Time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Pistons vs Knicks, Time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Grizzlies vs Thunder, Time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Clippers vs nuggets, time / TV TBD
Friday May 2
* Game 6: Heat vs Cavaliers, Time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Bucks vs pacers, time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Warriors vs rockets, time / TV TBD
* Game 6: Timberwolves vs Lakers, Time / TV TBD
Saturday May 3
* Game 7: Celtics vs Magic, Time / TV TBD
* Game 7: Knicks vs pistons, Time / TV TBD
* Game 7: Thunder vs Grizzlies, Time / TV TBD
* Game 7: Nuggets vs Clippers, Time / TV TBD
Sunday May 4
* Game 7: Horsemakers vs heat, time / TV TBD
* Game 7: pacers vs bucks, time / TBD television
* Game 7: Rockets vs warriors, time / TV TBD
* Game 7: Lakers VS Timberwolves, Time / TV TBD
2025 NBA Playoffs: Key dates
- April 13: Last day of the regular season
- April 15-18: Game tournament
- April 19: The playoffs begin
- May 12: NBA draft lottery
- June 5: The NBA finals begin
