The NBA playoffs tip off today. Here's how to watch the opening 4-game slate

Playoff basketball is finally here.

Following an 82-game regular season and the play-in tournament, the 2025 NBA playoffs will get underway Saturday with four first-round matchups — two in the East and two out West.

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The playoff opener features a rematch from the as the host the . Last year, the en route to , but the Bucks didn’t have available for the entire series and were without for two games, as well. And Lillard of this year's series after dealing with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in his calf.

The playoff action will then move out West as the red-hot take on and the . The Clippers enter the postseason on run of 19 wins in 25 games, meeting a Nuggets team that fired the franchise's only championship-winning head coach just before the end of the regular season.

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The third game of the day will see a storied franchise make its return to the playoffs as the battle the . The Pistons snapped after improving their record by 30 victories, recording the franchise’s first winning season since 2015-16. While and Co. are series underdogs, they did take three of four from the Knicks in the regular season.

Saturday's slate concludes with a rematch of the -- well, sort of. The were denied their last year by the Luka Doncic-led Dallas Mavericks. Now, and the No. 6 Wolves begin this postseason against , and the .

Today's NBA playoff schedule: Where to watch and stream the games

Here's a full look at Saturday's schedule, including where to watch and stream the games:

No. 5 Bucks at No. 4 Pacers -- 1 p.m. ET, ESPN, , ESPN app
No. 5 Clippers at No. 4 Nuggets -- 3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN, , ESPN app
No. 6 Pistons at No. 3 Knicks -- 6 p.m. ET, ESPN, , ESPN app
No. 6 Timberwolves at No. 3 Lakers -- 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC, , ESPN app

What's tomorrow's NBA playoff schedule?

The four other first-round series tip off Sunday:

vs. -- 1 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN.com, ESPN app
at -- 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC, ESPN.com, ESPN app
at -- 7 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV, TNTDrama.com, TNT app, Max
at -- 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT, truTV, TNTDrama.com, TNT app, Max

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