The field for the 2025 NBA Playoffs is set, with the Play-In Tournament scheduled to begin on April 15. It will decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in each conference.

The first round of the Playoffs will begin on the weekend of April 19 and 20

Here are the key dates for the NBA postseason:

• The 2025 NBA SoFi Play-In Tournament will take place from April 15-18.
• The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs will begin on April 19.
• The first game of the 2025 NBA Finals will be on June 5.

Here is a complete summary of the NBAPlay-In and Play-Off brackets.

2025 NBA Play-In Tournament

Western Conference

• Game 1: Golden State Warriors (No. 7) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (No. 8), Tuesday, 9 p.m. (TNT)
• Game 2: Sacramento Kings (No. 9) vs. Dallas Mavericks (No. 10), 9 p.m. (TNT) Wednesday (ESPN)
• Game 3: Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, TBA, Friday (ESPN)

Eastern Conference

• Game 4: Orlando Magic (No. 7) vs. Atlanta Hawks (No. 8), Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (TNT)
• Game 5: Chicago Bulls (No. 9) vs. Miami Heat (No. 10), Wednesday, 6:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
• Game 6: Loser of Game 1 vs. Winner of Game 2, TBD, Friday (TNT)

NBA Playoffs schedule

Western Conference standings for the 2025 NBA Playoffs

First round

• Series 1: Oklahoma City Thunder (No. 1) vs. No. 8 seed (winner of Game 3)
• Series 2: Denver Nuggets (No. 4) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (No. 5)
• Series 3: Los Angeles Lakers (No. 3) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (No. 6)
• Series 4: Houston Rockets (No. 2) vs. No. 7 seed (winner of Game 1)

Western Conference Semifinals

• Series 5: Winner of Series 1 vs. Winner of Series 2
• Series 6: Winner of Series 3 vs. Winner of Series 4

Western Conference Finals

• Series 7: Winner of Series 5 vs. Winner of Series 6

Eastern Conference standings for the 2025 NBA Playoffs

First round

• Series 8: Cleveland (No. 1) Cavaliers vs. No. 8 seed (Winner of Game Six)
• Series 9: Indiana Pacers (4th) vs. Milwaukee Bucks (5th)
• Series 10: New York Knicks (3rd) vs. Detroit Pistons (6th)
• Series 11: Boston Celtics (2nd) vs. 7th seed (Winner of Game 4)

Eastern Conference Semifinals

• Series 12: Winner of Series Eight vs. Winner of Series Nine
• Series 13: Winner of the tenth series vs. Winner of the eleventh series

Eastern Conference Finals

• Match 14: Winner of Match 12 vs. Winner of Match 13

2025 NBA Finals

• Series 15: Winner of the seventh series vs. Winner of the fourteenth series

NOTE: All times are in Central Time (CT)