2025 NBA Playoffs Printable Bracket – Make Your Picks to Win the NBA Finals

Updated: April 17, 2025 at 9:22 am EDT

Published: April 16, 2025

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander walks the ball up the court — Apr 8, 2025; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA; Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (2) dribbles down the court against the Los Angeles Lakers during the second half at Paycom Center. Mandatory Credit: Alonzo Adams-Imagn Images

The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs starts on Saturday, April 19
Once the eight seeds in each conference are finalized on Friday, the NBA playoff bracket is fixed
Below, find the 2025 NBA printable bracket

When the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament concludes on Friday, April 18, the 16-team NBA playoff bracket will be set. At this point, all but two of the eight first-round matchups have been determined and bettors are just waiting on the #8 seed in each conference to cement the full field. The East #8 will be either the Hawks, Bulls, or Heat (who will face the #1 Cavaliers) while the West #8 comes down to the Grizzlies, Kings, or Mavericks (who will face the #1 Thunder).

With the 2025 NBA playoff bracket nearly complete, SBD is ready to publish its annual printable NBA playoff bracket. Readers can find the printable bracket, below. Click on the image to download the PDF version. Under the bracket, find the full first-round NBA playoff schedule.

Printable 2025 NBA Playoff Bracket

The Thunder head into the 2025 NBA playoffs as the outright favorite in the NBA championship odds at +170, followed closely by reigning-champion Boston at +190.

All tip-off times listed in the schedules below are Eastern Time. Four series – two East and two West – commence on April 10 and end (at the latest) on May 3, while the other four start on April 20 and end on May 4 (at the latest).

Jump to a series schedule:

EAST: CLE vs TBD | BOS vs ORL | NYK vs DET | IND vs MIL

WEST: OKC vs TBD | HOU vs GSW | LAL vs MIN | DEN vs LAC

Eastern Conference Schedule

#1 Cleveland Cavaliers vs #8 ATL/MIA

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sun, Apr 20 (7:10 pm ET)	ATL/MIA	CLE
2	Wed, Apr 23 (7:40 pm ET)	ATL/MIA	CLE
3	Sat, Apr 26 (1:10 pm ET)	CLE	ATL/MIA
4	Mon, Apr 28 (TBD)	CLE	ATL/MIA
5	Wed, Apr 30 (TBD)	ATL/MIA	CLE
6	Fri, May 2 (TBD)	CLE	ATL/MIA
7	Sun, May 4 (TBD)	ATL/MIA	CLE

#2 Boston Celtics vs #7 Orlando Magic

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sun, Apr 20 (3:40 pm ET)	ORL	BOS
2	Wed, Apr 23 (7:10 pm ET)	ORL	BOS
3	Fri, Apr 25 (7:10 pm ET)	BOS	ORL
4	Sun, Apr 27 (7:10 pm ET)	BOS	ORL
5	Tue, Apr 29 (TBD)	ORL	BOS
6	Thu, May 1 (TBD)	BOS	ORL
7	Sat, May 3 (TBD)	ORL	BOS

#3 New York Knicks vs #6 Detroit Pistons

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sat, Apr 19 (6:10 pm ET)	DET	NYK
2	Mon, Apr 21 (7:40 pm ET)	DET	NYK
3	Thu, Apr 24 (TBD)	NYK	DET
4	Sun, Apr 27 (1:00 pm ET)	NYK	DET
5	Tue, Apr 29 (TBD)	DET	NYK
6	Thu, May 1 (TBD)	NYK	DET
7	Sat, May 3 (TBD)	DET	NYK

#4 Indiana Pacers vs #5 Milwaukee Bucks

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sat, Apr 19 (1:10 pm ET)	MIL	IND
2	Tue, Apr 22 (7:10 pm ET)	MIL	IND
3	Fri, Apr 25 (8:10 pm ET)	IND	MIL
4	Sun, Apr 27 (9:30 pm ET)	IND	MIL
5	Tue, Apr 29 (TBD)	MIL	IND
6	Fri, May 2 (TBD)	IND	MIL
7	Sun, May 4 (TBD)	MIL	IND

Western Conference Playoffs

#1 OKC Thunder vs #8 MEM/SAC/DAL

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sun, Apr 20 (1:10 pm ET)	MEM/DAL	OKC
2	Tue, Apr 22 (7:40 pm ET)	MEM/DAL	OKC
3	Thu, Apr 24 (TBD)	OKC	MEM/DAL
4	Sat, Apr 26 (3:40 pm ET)	OKC	MEM/DAL
5	Mon, Apr 28 (TBD)	MEM/DAL	OKC
6	Thu, May 1 (TBD)	OKC	MEM/DAL
7	Sat, May 3 (TBD)	MEM/DAL	OKC

#2 Houston Rockets vs #7 Golden State Warriors

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sun, Apr 20 (9:40 pm ET)	GSW	HOU
2	Wed, Apr 23 (9:40 pm ET)	GSW	HOU
3	Sat, Apr 26 (8:40 pm ET)	HOU	GSW
4	Mon, Apr 28 (10:10 pm ET)	HOU	GSW
5	Wed, Apr 30 (TBD)	GSW	HOU
6	Fri, May 2 (TBD)	HOU	GSW
7	Sun, May 4 (TBD)	GSW	HOU

#3 Los Angeles Lakers vs #6 Minnesota Timberwolves

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sat, Apr 19 (8:40 pm ET)	MIN	LAL
2	Tue, Apr 22 (10:10 pm ET)	MIN	LAL
3	Fri, Apr 25 (9:40 pm ET)	LAL	MIN
4	Sun, Apr 27 (3:30 pm ET)	LAL	MIN
5	Wed, Apr 30 (TBD)	MIN	LAL
6	Fri, May 2 (TBD)	LAL	MIN
7	Sun, May 4 (TBD)	MIN	LAL

#4 Denver Nuggets vs #5 LA Clippers

Game	Date (Time)	Away	Home
1	Sat, Apr 19 (3:40 pm ET)	LAC	DEN
2	Mon, Apr 21 (10:10 pm ET)	LAC	DEN
3	Thu, Apr 24 (TBD)	DEN	LAC
4	Sat, Apr 26 (6:10 pm ET)	DEN	LAC
5	Tue, Apr 29 (TBD)	LAC	DEN
6	Thu, May 1 (TBD)	DEN	LAC
7	Sat, May 3 (TBD)	LAC	DEN

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