The second round field is beginning to take shape in the 2025 NBA playoffs. The 11 teams remain in the playoff bracket, with five teams already moving along: the Thunder, Cavaliers, Pacers, Celtics and Timberwolves. The Timberwolves knocked the Lakers out of the playoffs Wednesday night. The sixth seed Minnesota, led by Anthony Edwards, took care of LeBron James and Luka Doncic in five games.
There are three games 6 in the first round. Knicks-Pistons, Nuggets-Clippers and Rockets-Warriors are 3-2 after five games, with New York, Denver and Golden State one game ahead.
The playoff field will be cut by eight teams by the end of the weekend, with the second round starting on or before Monday, May 5th.
As the NBA playoffs continue, look at the full bracket along with the results and future schedule. Our experts were consistent about all first round series, but as we learned every year, anything can happen in the playoffs.
2025 NBA Playoff Bracket
Keytron Jordan, CBS Sports
2025 NBA Playoffs: Schedule, Score
Always in the East
Saturday, April 19th
Game 1: Pacers 117, Bucks 98
Game 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
Game 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112
Game 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Sunday, April 20th
Game 1: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80
Game 1: Celtics 103, Magic 86
Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100
Game 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85
Monday, April 21st
Game 2: Piston 100, Knicks 94
Game 2: Clippers 105, Nugget 102
Tuesday, April 22nd
Game 2: Pacers 125, Bucks 115
Game 2: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99
Game 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85
Wednesday, April 23rd
Game 2: Celtics 109, Magic 100
Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat, 112
Game 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94
Thursday, April 24th
Game 3: Knicks 118, Pistons 116
Game 3: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
Game 3: Clippers 117, Nugget 83
Friday, April 25th
Game 3: Magic 95, Celtics 93
Game 3: Bucks 117, Pacer 101
Game 3: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104
Saturday, April 26th
Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat 87
Game 4: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 (Oklahoma City wins 4-0)
Game 4: Nuggets 101, Clippers 99
Game 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93
Sunday, April 27th
Game 4: Knicks 94, Piston 93
Game 4: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113
Game 4: Celtics 107, Magic 98
Game 4: Pacers 129, Bucks 103
Monday, April 28th
Game 4: Cavaliers 138, Heat 83 (Cleveland wins 4-0)
Game 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106
Tuesday, April 29th
Game 5: Pacer 119, Bucks 118 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Game 5: Piston 106, Knicks 103
Game 5: Celtics 120, Magic 89 (Boston wins 4-1)
Game 5: Nuggets 131, Clippers 115
Wednesday, April 30th
Game 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116 (Golden State Lead 3-2)
Game 5: Timberwolves 103, Lakers 96 (Minnesota wins 4-1)
Thursday, May 1st
Game 6: Pistons vs. Knicks, 7:30pm, TNT/Max (New York’s lead 3-2)
Game 6: Clippers vs. Nuggets, 10pm, TNT/Max (Denver Lead 3-2)
Friday, May 2nd
Game 6: Warriors vs. Rockets, Time/TV TBD
Saturday, May 3rd
*Game 7: Knicks vs. Piston, Time/TV TBD
*Game 7: Nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD
Sunday, May 4th
*Game 7: Rocket vs. Warriors, Time/TV TBD
Game 1: Cavaliers vs. Pacer, Time/TV TBD
2025 NBA Play-in Tournament Schedule, Score
Always in the East
Tuesday, April 15th
Magic 120, Hawks 95
Warriors 121, Grizzlies 116
Wednesday, April 16th
Heat 109, Bulls 90
Mavericks 120, Kings 106
Friday, April 18th
Heat 123, Hawks 114 (OT)
Grizzlies 120, Mavericks106
2025 NBA Playoffs: Important Dates
April 15-18: Play-in Tournament Parill 19: Playoffs start 5-6 (or May 3-4): Round 2 Beginsmay 12: NBA Draft Lotterymay 20-21 (or May 18-19): Conference Finals
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