NBA Playoffs: 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament Schedule, dates, times, rules, scores, standings,.
The 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament is set, and eight teams will be competing to earn the final two spots in each conference's playoff bracket. That includes the Golden State Warriors, who fell to the Clippers in overtime on Sunday and lost their chance at a top-six seed in the West. The Warriors will face the Memphis Grizzlies for the No. 7 seed on Tuesday with the loser of that game facing either the Sacramento Kings or Dallas Mavericks for the West's No. 8 seed on Friday.
The NBA Play-In Tournament will include teams with the 7th through 10th-highest winning percentages in each conference.
What is the NBA Play-In Tournament?
The NBA Board of Governors approved the adoption of the NBA Play-In Tournament on a full-time basis back in July 2022.
The tournament includes the four teams with the seventh to tenth best winning percentages in the Eastern and Western Conferences. After six games, the seventh and eighth playoffs seeds in each conference will be determined for the NBA Playoffs.
When is the Play-In Tournament 2025, Dates?
The 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament will take place Tuesday, April 16 – Friday, April 18, with the games played after the regular season concludes and before the first round of the NBA Playoffs begins.
NBA Playoff Picture 2025: Play-In tournament Bracket, Standings, postseason seeded teams.
The 2025 NBA Playoffs Schedule will start on Saturday, April 19 and conclude no later than June 6.
NBA Eastern Conference playoff bracket
Although the full playoff field won't be officially determined until the conclusion of the Play-In Tournament, we now know which teams are locked into seeds Nos. 1 through 6. Here are the current postseason matchups in the Eastern Conference.
No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 8 seed (winner of the Play-In Tournament)
No. 2 seed Boston Celtics vs. No. 7 seed (first runner-up of the Play-In
Tournament)
No. 3 seed New York Knicks vs. No. 6 seed Detroit Pistons
No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers vs. No. 5 seed Milwaukee Bucks
NBA Western Conference playoff bracket
Although the full playoff field won't be officially determined until the conclusion of the Play-In Tournament, we now know which teams are locked into seeds Nos. 1 through 6. Here are the current postseason matchups in the Western Conference.
No. 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 8 seed (winner of the Play-In Tournament)
No. 2 seed Houston Rockets vs. No. 7 seed (first runner-up of the Play-In Tournament)
No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers vs. No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves
No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets vs. No. 5 seed Los Angeles Clippers
2025 NBA Playoff matchups Schedule, games dates, teams, start times, how to watch online Live Stream.
2025 NBA Play-In Tournament TV Schedule, Scores, dates, Times, results.
Tuesday, April 15
Orlando 120, Atlanta 95
Golden State 121, Memphis 116
Winner advances to playoffs as No. 7 seed
Wednesday, April 16
Miami 109, Chicago 90
Dallas 120, Sacramento 106
Both Loser is eliminated
Friday, April 18
Game 5: Miami Heat def. Atlanta Hawks 123-114 (OT), the Heat advance to the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the East.
Game 6: Memphis Grizzlies def. Dallas Mavericks 120-106, the Grizzlies advance to the playoffs as the No. 8 seed in the West.
Winner advances to playoffs as No. 8 seed
How does the NBA Play-In Tournament work? Format, Structure, How it Works.?
The seventh and eighth seeds in each conference will play in the first play-in games on April 16, and the ninth and tenth seeds in each conference will play on April 17.
The winners of the 7-8 games will advance to the playoffs as the No. 7 seed. The losers of the 7-8 games will face the winners of the 9-10 games on April 19, with the No. 8 seed on the line.
The team that loses will be disqualified from playoff contention.
The losers of the 9-10 games are disqualified from playoff contention.
Essentially, the teams that finish seventh and eighth in their conference after the NBA season get two chances to earn a spot in the NBA playoffs.
How can I watch the NBA Play-In Tournament on TV?
All six games of the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament will be broadcast on ESPN and TNT.
Magic vs. Hawks -- TV channel: TNT | Live stream: TNT app
Warriors vs. Grizzlies, -- TV channel: TNT | Live stream: TNT app
Bulls vs. Heat, -- TV channel: ESPN | Live stream: fubo (try for free)
Kings vs. Mavericks, -- TV channel: ESPN | Live stream: fubo (try for free)
When are the 2025 NBA Playoffs?
The NBA Playoffs will begin on Saturday, April 19 and conclude no later than Sunday, June 18.
April 15-18: SoFi NBA Play-In Tournament
April 19: NBA Playoffs 2025 begin
May 5-6: Conference Semifinals begin (possible move up to May 3-4)
June 5 - June 22: 2025 NBA Finals Schedule (ABC)
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