By Floyd Barber
The NBA Playoffs continue with the conference semifinals underway. The NBA Finals will begin June 5.
> Conference semifinals
The schedule for the conference semifinal round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Presented by Google is below:
Eastern Conference
All times Eastern Standard Time
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Indiana Pacers
• Game 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
• Game 2: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
• Game 3: Cavaliers at Pacers (Fri. May 9, 7:30 ET, ESPN)
• Game 4: Cavaliers at Pacers (Sun. May 11, 8 ET, TNT)
• Game 5: Pacers at Cavaliers (Tue. May 13, TBD, TNT)*
• Game 6: Cavaliers at Pacers (Thu. May 15, TBD)*
• Game 7: Pacers at Cavaliers (Sun. May 18, TBD)*
* if necessary
Pacers lead series 2-0
Western Conference
All times Eastern Standard Time
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Denver Nuggets
• Game 1: Nuggets 121, Thunder 119
• Game 2: Thunder, 149 Nuggets 106
• Game 3: Thunder at Nuggets (Fri. May 9, 10 ET, ESPN)
• Game 4: Thunder at Nuggets (Sun. May 11, 3:30 ET, ABC)
• Game 5: Nuggets at Thunder (Tue. May 13, TBD, TNT)
• Game 6: Thunder at Nuggets (Thu. May 15, TBD, ESPN)*
• Game 7: Nuggets at Thunder (Sun. May 18, TBD, TBD)*
* if necessary
Series tied 1-1
> Conference finals
The conference finals will begin May 20-21, but can move up to May 18-19.
- May 20: Western Conference Finals – Game 1 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 18; possible series move down to May 22)
- May 21: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 1 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (possible series move up to May 19)
- May 22: Western Conference Finals – Game 2 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 23: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 2 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 24: Western Conference Finals – Game 3 on ABC, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 25: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 3 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 26: Western Conference Finals – Game 4 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET
- May 27: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 4 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET
- May 28: Western Conference Finals – Game 5 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 29: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 5 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 30: Western Conference Finals – Game 6 on ESPN, 8:30 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- May 31: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 6 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- June 1: Western Conference Finals – Game 7 on ESPN, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
- June 2: Eastern Conference Finals – Game 7 on TNT, 8 p.m. ET (if necessary)
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