NBA playoff games today: Schedule, start times, TV for Saturday
Get ready for a full slate of NBA playoff games Saturday.
The 2025 NBA playoffs tip off following the conclusion of the NBA Play-In Tournament, which ended Friday with the Miami Heat and Memphis Grizzlies punching their tickets to the postseason. Saturday's lineup includes four games, with first tip at 1 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is set to make his 18th postseason appearance, having only missed the playoffs four times in his 22-year career. James and Luka Doncic will look to protect home court against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves, who advanced all the way to the Western Conference Finals last season. (The Timberwolves lost to Doncic's Mavericks.)
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Who's playing on Saturday? What time? What channel? We got you covered.
NBA playoff games today: Schedule, start times for Saturday
All times Eastern
- Game 1: Bucks at Pacers | 1 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 1: Clippers at Nuggets | 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 1: Pistons at Knicks | 6 p.m. (ESPN)
- Game 1: Timberwolves at Lakers 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
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