The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs tips off Saturday, and fans can expect an action-filled postseason.

After a historic season of dominance, the Cleveland Cavaliers have claimed the No. 1 seed in the East. The defending champions Boston Celtics wrapped up the No. 2 seed, led by Jayson Tatum and reigning Finals MVP Jaylen Brown.

In the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder are ready to rumble after commanding the No. 1 seed for a second straight season behind MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. The final seeding came down to the last day of the regular season, as the Minnesota Timberwolves claimed the No. 6 seed to avoid the play-in.

After the play-in tournament concludes on Friday, the 16-team NBA playoffs begin on Saturday with four games, followed by and four more on April 20. Eight teams from each conference reach the first round and face off in a best-of-seven series to advance. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round. The team with the better regular-season record in each series will have home-court advantage for that series. All series are played in a 2-2-1-1-1 format, with the team with the better record hosting Games 1, 2, 5 and 7 (if necessary).

We'll have complete coverage of the NBA playoffs all the way through the 2025 NBA Finals, which tip off June 5 on ABC and the ESPN App.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

TBD

Cleveland Cavaliers (1) vs. TBD (8)

Game 1, April 20 : Play-in winner at Cleveland (7 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 2, April 23: Play-in winner at Cleveland (7:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)
Game 3, April 26: Cleveland at play-in winner (1 p.m. ET, TNT)
Game 4, April 28: Cleveland at play-in winner (TBD)
Game 5, April 30 (if necessary): Play-in winner at Cleveland (TBD)
Game 6, May 2 (if necessary): Cleveland at play-in winner (TBD)
Game 7, May 4 (if necessary): Play-in winner at Cleveland (TBD)