This article was automatically translated from the original Turkish version.
The 2025 NBA playoffs are the postseason stage of the 2024–25 NBA season. The matchups, which begin on 19 April 2025, will conclude with the NBA Finals to be played in 2025 June. In the playoff round, eight teams from each the Eastern and Western conferences compete in best-of-seven series for the NBA championship.
Turkish basketball player Alperen Şengün will feature in the 2025 NBA playoffs wearing the Houston Rockets uniform.
The Play-In Tournament is the first elimination stage following the regular season of the 2025 NBA season. Under this format, which has been in place since 2020, the teams finishing in 7th through 10th place in each the Eastern and Western conferences compete for the final two playoff berths.
Accordingly, the 7th-ranked team faces the 8th-ranked team. The winner of this matchup secures the 7th seed in the playoffs. The loser then plays the winner of the match between the 9th and 10th-ranked teams for the final 8th seed in the conference.
The matchups scheduled for the 2025 Play-In Tournament are as follows:
The winner of the Orlando Magic-Atlanta Hawks matchup will face Boston Celtics in the first round of the playoffs. The loser of this game will play another match against the winner of the Chicago Bulls-Miami Heat matchup. The winner of this second game will face Cleveland Cavaliers as the 8th seed in the first round of the playoffs.
In the Western Conference, the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Memphis Grizzlies matchup will face Houston Rockets in the first round of the playoffs, while the loser will play a second game against the winner of the Sacramento Kings-Dallas Mavericks matchup. The winner of this second game will face the Oklahoma Thunder in the first round of the playoffs.
The 2025 NBA playoffs will begin on 19 April 2025. In the playoffs, 16 teams will compete for a spot in the NBA Finals, which start on 5 June. To advance, a team must win four of seven games in each series. The first-round matchups are as follows:
1 Cleveland Cavaliers – 8 (second team from the Play-In Tournament)
4 Indiana Pacers – 5 Milwaukee Bucks
3 New York Knicks – 6 Detroit Pistons
2 Boston Celtics – 7 (first team from the Play-In Tournament)
1 Oklahoma Thunder – 8 (second team from the Play-In Tournament)
4 Denver Nuggets – 5 Los Angeles Clippers
3 Los Angeles Lakers – 6 Minnesota Timberwolves
2 Houston Rockets – 7 (first team from the Play-In Tournament)
Play-In Tournament (15–18 April 2025)
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