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The play-in — the NBA’s version of the Wild Card round — concluded on April 18, with two games: Miami defeating Atlanta and Memphis knocking off Dallas. The playoffs start on Saturday, April 19, with four games, and will run through mid-June.

The NBA Finals will broadcast on ABC. ABC is available on many streaming services, including DIRECTV STREAM, Hulu + Live TV, fuboTV, and YouTube TV. You can also catch NBA Finals games with an over-the-air antenna that has access to a local broadcasting station.

The 2025 NBA playoffs continue Wednesday night with a pair of elimination games. First the Golden State Warriors will try to punch their ticket to the second round and send the Houston Rockets packing in Game 5 of their first-round series. Then the Minnesota Timberwolves will attempt to oust the Los Angeles Lakers in L.A.

The NBA began using this Play-In Tournament format in 2021 ... they are two quarters away from earning a first-round date with the Cleveland Cavaliers if they can finish things up in Atlanta. It's been a balanced attack thus far for the Heat.

Instead, the Nos. 7-10 seeds in each conference go to the NBA Play-In Tournament, a new-ish format (it began in 2020 before being officially adopted in 2022) brought on by the league to add another layer of competition to determine which of the straggler ...

After the Heat and the Grizzlies clinched the last two NBA Playoff berths, the line-up for the postseason proper is now set.

The Miami Heat became the first No. 10 seed to advance to the playoffs from the play-in tournament since it became official for each conference's No. 7 through No. 10 seeds for the 2021 playoffs.

Indiana stunned Milwaukee in Game 5 of the first round Tuesday night, rallying from a 20-point deficit to win in overtime, 119-118.

Here is a complete guide to watching the Lakers vs. Timberwolves series, including start times, TV channels and live stream information.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs as favorites to win the NBA championship, and they have done nothing to dissuade the betting public so far after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.

When will NBA release Detroit Pistons vs New York Knicks playoff series schedule for the first round? Here's what we know on dates, times, channel.

The NBA play-in tournament is already underway and here's how you can make sure you don't miss any more of the action.

The second round is scheduled to get underway from Monday, May 5, to Tuesday, May 6, according to the NBA. But those start dates could be moved up to Saturday, May 3, and Sunday, May 4, depending on when first-round series conclude. The NBA playoffs follow a bracket format and do not reseed teams after the first round.

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The regular-season rivalry wasn't very much of a rivalry, as the Celtics won all four matchups. Boston won the first three games by 23, 27 and 13 points, respectively, before taking the final showdown, 119-117, in overtime back on April 8 in New York.