With Boston looking to end a 50-year franchise drought, Jalen Brunson’s health questionable for the Knicks and Luka Dončić making his Lakers playoff debut, here are the biggest storylines to watch entering the 2025 NBA playoffs.
The Round 2 bracket in the 2025 NBA playoffs is set.
The eight first-round series have been decided, with the West's No. 7 upsetting the No. 2 in a Game 7 battle on Sunday to close out the opening round.
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The East semifinals will feature each of the top four seeds. The No. 1 rolled to a dominant four-game sweep of No. 8 and now look to book their . Cleveland is up against last year’s East runners-up in the No. 4 . Indiana, seeking its first ever NBA title, is coming off a five-game series win over the No. 5 .
The defending NBA champions are still in the postseason field, as the No. 2 bounced the No. 7 in five games. Boston will continue its repeat bid against the No. 3 , who beat the No. 6 in a tightly contested six-game series. New York hasn’t .
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The West side of Round 2 bracket will include two bottom-four seeds. The No. 6 upset Luka Doncic, LeBron James and the No. 3 in five games. and Co. last year recorded the , and they'll have to beat Golden State to get back there.
Just like the Cavs, the top-seeded advanced with sweep, taking down the No. 8 . OKC will be trying to as it takes on the . The No. 4 outlasted the No. 5 in seven games to set up a second-round showdown between two MVP finalists in and .
From the matchups to the schedule and more, here's what to know about Round 2:
When does Round 2 of the NBA playoffs start?
The first second-round game was on Sunday, May 4.
Do the NBA playoffs reseed teams?
The NBA playoffs follow a bracket format and do not reseed teams after the first round.
What are the Round 2 matchups in the NBA playoffs?
Here's a look at the conference semifinal bracket, with Minnesota awaiting the winner of Houston-Golden State:
Eastern Conference
- No. 1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs. No. 4 Indiana Pacers
- No. 2 Boston Celtics vs. No. 3 New York Knicks
Western Conference
- No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets
- No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves vs. No. 7 Golden State Warriors
What's NBA playoff schedule for Round 2?
Here's what we know about the Round 2 schedule so far (this section will be updated as more details are announced, * = if necessary):
Eastern Conference
No. 1 Cavaliers vs. No. 4 Pacers (Indiana leads 1-0)
- Game 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
- Game 2: Pacers at Cavaliers -- Tuesday, May 6, 7 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV
- Game 3: Cavaliers at Pacers -- Friday, May 9, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 4: Cavaliers at Pacers -- Sunday, May 11, 8 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV
- Game 5*: Pacers at Cavaliers -- Tuesday, May 13, time TBD, TNT
- Game 6*: Cavaliers at Pacers -- Thursday, May 15, time TBD, ESPN
- Game 7*: Pacers at Cavaliers -- Sunday, May 18, time TBD, TV channel TBD
No. 2 Celtics vs. No. 3 Knicks
- Game 1: Knicks at Celtics -- Monday, May 5, 7 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV
- Game 2: Knicks at Celtics -- Wednesday, May 7, 7 p.m. ET, TNT/truTV
- Game 3: Celtics at Knicks -- Saturday, May 10, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
- Game 4: Celtics at Knicks -- Monday, May 12, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 5*: Knicks at Celtics -- Wednesday, May 14, time TBD, TNT
- Game 6*: Celtics at Knicks -- Friday, May 16, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 7*: Knicks at Celtics -- Monday, May 19, 8 p.m. ET, TNT
Western Conference
No. 1 Thunder vs. No. 4 Nuggets
- Game 1: Nuggets at Thunder -- Monday, May 5, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 2: Nuggets at Thunder -- Wednesday, May 7, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 3: Thunder at Nuggets -- Friday, May 9, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 4: Thunder at Nuggets -- Sunday, May 11, 3:30 p.m. ET, ABC
- Game 5*: Nuggets at Thunder -- date TBD, time TBD, TNT
- Game 6*: Thunder at Nuggets -- date TBD, time TBD, ESPN
- Game 7*: Nuggets at Thunder -- date TBD, time TBD, TV channel TBD
No. 6 Timberwolves vs. No. 7 Warriors
- Game 1: Warriors at Timberwolves -- Tuesday, May 6, 9:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 2: Warriors at Timberwolves -- Thursday, May 8, 8:30 p.m. ET, TNT
- Game 3: Timberwolves at Warriors -- Saturday, May 10, 8:30 p.m. ET, ABC
- Game 4: Timberwolves at Warriors -- Monday, May 12, 10 p.m. ET, ESPN
- Game 5*: Warriors at Timberwolves -- Wednesday, May 14, time TBD, TNT
- Game 6*: Timberwolves at Warriors -- Sunday, May 18, time TBD, TV channel TBD
- Game 7*: Warriors at Timberwolves -- Tuesday, May 20, 8:30 p.m. ET, ESPN
