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As the basketball season winds down, the excitement heats up as another NBA Playoff season kicks off in the battle to win the national championship.

This year, watch as the regular season ends on April 19 followed by the NBA playoffs beginning thereafter, wrapping up in June with the championship final.

Wild card teams are set for April 19 - 22 with the the semifinals beginning May 5, and the conference finals beginning thereafter,

When available, check out the complete NBA playoffs TV schedule for the Play-In games, the Playoffs, FInals and Championship game plus keep it here as we fill in the blanks with complete game matchups, dates and times.

2025 NBA Playoffs TV schedule

ESPN, ESPN2, TNT, and NBA TV are the traditonal TV stations to watch in primetime on weeknights, while ABC airs select games on the weekend.

Games will also be livestreamed via WatchESPN and WatchTNT.

The NBA conference finals lead up to the ultimate championship showdown between the two top teams from each conference, followed by the big finale on June 22 on ABC.

Meanwhile, keep it here for 2025 NBA Playoff dates, times and TV channels as they are announced:

NBA CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Indiana Pacers

• Game 1: Pacers at Thunder (Thu. June 5, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 2: Pacers at Thunder (Sun. June 8, 8 ET, ABC)
• Game 3: Thunder at Pacers (Wed. June 11, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 4: Thunder at Pacers (Fri. June 13, 8:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 5: Pacers at Thunder (Mon. June 16, 8:30 ET, ABC)*
• Game 6: Thunder at Pacers (Thu. June 19, 8:30 ET, ABC)*
• Game 7: Pacers at Thunder (Sun, June 22, 8 ET on ABC)*
* if necessary

Eastern Conference FINALS

(4) Indiana Pacers vs. (3) New York

• Game 1: Pacers 138, Knicks 135 (OT)
• Game 2: Pacers 114, Knicks 109
• Game 3: Knicks 106, Pacers 100
• Game 4: Pacers 130, Knicks 121
• Game 5:  Knicks 111, Pacers 94
• Game 6: Pacers 125, Knicks 108
Pacers win series 4-2

Western Conference FINALS

(6) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (1) Oklahoma City / (4) Denver

• Game 1: Thunder 114, Timberwolves 88
• Game 2: Thunder 118, Timberwolves 103
• Game 3: Timberwolves 143, Thunder 101
• Game 4: Thunder 128, Timberwolves 126
• Game 5: Thunder 124, Timberwolves  94
Thunder win series 4-1

Eastern Conference Semifinals

((1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Indiana Pacers

• Game 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
• Game 2: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
• Game 3: Cavaliers 126, Pacers 104
• Game 4: Pacers 129, Cavaliers 109
• Game 5: Pacers 114, Cavaliers 105
Pacers win series 4-1

(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks

• Game 1: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)
• Game 2: Knicks 91, Celtics 90
• Game 3: Celtics 115, Knicks 93
• Game 4: Knicks 121, Celtics 113
• Game 5: Celtics 127, Knicks 102
• Game 6: Knicks 119, Celtics 81

Knicks win series 4-2

Western Conference

(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Denver Nuggets

• Game 1: Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
• Game 2: Thunder, 149 Nuggets 106
• Game 3: Nuggets 113, Thunder 104
• Game 4: Thunder 92, Nuggets 87
• Game 5: Thunder 112, Nuggets 105
• Game 6: Nuggets 119, Thunder 107
• Game 7: Nuggets at Thunder (Sun. May 18, 3:30 ET, ABC)
Thunder lead series 3-2

(6) Minnesota Timberwolves vs. (7) Golden State Warriors

• Game 1: Warriors 99, Wolves 88
• Game 2: Wolves 117, Warriors 93
• Game 3: Wolves 102, Warriors 97
• Game 4: Wolves 117, Warriors 110
• Game 5: Wolves 121, Warriors 110

Wolves win series 4-1

Eastern Conference Round 1 Playoffs

All times ET

(1) Cleveland vs. (8) Miami

• Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100 - FINAL
• Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat 112- FINAL
• Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat 87 - FINAL
• Game 4: Cavaliers 138, Heat 83 - FINAL
Cavaiers sweep series 4-0

(2) Boston vs. (7) Orlando

• Game 1: Celtics 103, Magic 86 - FINAL
• Game 2: Celtics 109, Magic 100 - FINAL
• Game 3: Magic 95, Celtics 93 - FINAL
• Game 4: Celtics 107, Magic 98 - FINAL
• Game 5: Celtics 120, Magic 89 - FINAL
Celtics win series 4-1

(3) New York vs. (6) Detroit

• Game 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112 - FINAL
• Game 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94 - FINAL
• Game 3. Knicks 118, Pistons 116 - FINAL
• Game 4: Knicks 94, Pistons 93 - FINAL
• Game 5: Pistons 106, Knicks 103 - FINAL
• Game 6: Knicks 116, Pistons 113 - FINAL
Knicks win series 4-2

(4) Indiana vs. (5) Milwaukee

• Game 1: Pacers 117, Bucks 98 - FINAL
• Game 2: Pacers 123, Bucks 115 - FINAL
• Game 3: Bucks 117, Pacers 101 - FINAL
• Game 4: Pacers 129, Bucks 103 - FINAL
• Game 5: Pacers 119, Bucks 118 - FINAL
Pacers win series 4-1

Western Conference Round 1 Playoffs

All Times ET

(1) Oklahoma City vs. (8) Memphis

• Game 1: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80 - FINAL
• Game 2: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 95 - FINAL
• Game 3: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108 - FINAL
• Game 4: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 - FINAL
Grizzlies sweep series 4-0

(2) Houston vs. (7) Golden State

• Game 1: Warriors 95, Rockets 85 - FINAL
• Game 2: Rockets 109, Warriors 94 - FINAL
• Game 3: Warriors 104, Rockets 93 - FINAL
• Game 4: Warriors 109, Rockets 106 - FINAL
• Game 5: Rockets 131, Warriors 116 - FINAL
• Game 6: Rockets 115, Clippers 107 - FINAL
• Game 7: Warriors 103, Rockets 89 - FINAL
Warriors win series 4-3

(3) Los Angeles Lakers vs. (6) Minnesota

• Game 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95 FINAL
• Game 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85 - FNAL
• Game 3: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104 - FINAL
• Game 4: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113 - FINAL
• Game 5: Timberwolves 103, Lakers 96 - FINAL
Timberwolves win series 4-1

(4) Denver vs. (5) LA Clippers

• Game 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 - FINAL
• Game 2: Clippers 105, Nuggets 102 - FINAL
• Game 3: Clippers 117, Nuggets 83 - FINAL
• Game 4: Nuggets 101, Clippers 99 - FINAL
• Game 5: Nuggets 131, Clippers 115 - FINAL
• Game 6: Clippers 111, Nuggets 105 - FINAL
• Game 7: Nuggets 120, Clippers 101 - FINAL
Nuggets win series 4-3

May 20: Western Conference Finals – Game 1 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 18)

May 21: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 19)

May 22: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET

May 23: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET

May 24: Western Conference Finals – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET

May 25: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET

May 26: Western Conference Finals – Game 4 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET

May 27: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET

May 28: Western Conference Finals – Game 5 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)

May 29: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)

May 30: Western Conference Finals – Game 6 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)

May 31: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)

June 1: Western Conference Finals – Game 7 on ESPN, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)

June 2: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 7 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)

June 5: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 1 on ABC

June 8: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 2 on ABC

June 11: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 3 on ABC

June 13: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 4 on ABC

June 16: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 5 on ABC (if necessary)

June 19: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 6 on ABC (if necessary)

June 22: NBA Finals 2025 – Game 7 on ABC (if necessary)

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DID YOU KNOW? NBA playoffs trivia & fun facts

1969: the Lakers, deflated.

• In 1969, Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke though it was fate. He was so confident of the Lakers' win over the Celtics that he had the LA Forum rafters filled with thousands of balloons with "World Champion Lakers" printed on them to celebrate when they won. They didn't.

• Michael Jordan’s jump shot against Utah’s Byron Russell in Game 6 at the 1998 finals gave Chicago a razor thin 87-86 victory, and the championship. It was Jordan's last NBA finals of his career

• The Golden State Warriors were heavily favored to repeat as NBA champs in 2016, but they ultimately lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers led by LeBron James. It was the first NBA title for the Cavs, and the first for LeBron James.

• The Unlucky 13 teams which still haven't won a championship? They include the Brooklyn Nets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Memphis Grizzlies, Charlotte Hornets, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Phoenix Suns, LA Clippers, Denver Nuggets, Indiana Pacers, Orlando Magic, Minnesota Timberwolves, and the New Orleans Pelicans.

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