The 2024-25 NBA playoffs are officially underway, and the NBA league teams are competing for the NBA championship title. There have been eight Game 1 matches and two Game 2 playoff games so far since the 19th of April and there are bold predictions released of how the games can go. It’s a tense moment between the team, as each is fighting to be the last man standing. Who do you think will take the crown? Catch up on the rest of the games with this 2024-25 NBA playoffs schedule.
The NBA playoffs games so far
Winning the Game 1 wins on Saturday, we have the Indiana Pacers at 117 against the Milwaukee Bucks who got 98, The Denver Nuggets only outscored the LA Clippers by 2 points who were at 110. The New York Knicks played the Detroit Pistons and won 123 against 112 and the 19th of April ended with the Minnesota Timberwolves bringing the hear with 117 points against the Los Angeles Lakers’ 95 points.
The two Game 1 matches carried the Thunder’s court attack of 131 against the Grizzlies who only got 80 points and the last was Orlando Magic’s 86-point loss against the Celtics’ 103-point win. Saturday’s playoff showed the Lakers’ Luka Doncic who scored 37 points against the Timberwolves. Monday the 21st saw another win for the Clippers with 105 against the Nuggets with 102, and a win from the Pistons against the Knicks at 100 points.
Playoff Predictions: who’s winning?
Based off the conference rankings, predictors expert the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Boston to wipe the basketball courts with the Orlando Magic and the Miami Heat, and they were certainly on the mark, as the game on Sunday showed just that. While the Knicks lost to the Detroit Pistons, predications favour New York to win the best-of-seven match to take Game 1.
Eastern Conference predictions go as follows; The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to take over in the first round of the playoffs and play in the Conference Finals. Boston Celtics is positioned as a great contender to be the champion, but will that be the case with the injury of Jaylen Brown? Milwaukee Bucks’ Damian Lillard is missing so the Indiana Pacers are given the strong hand in this matchup.
For the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder being in the top rank, the leadership of Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is possibly going to take them to the top. Predictions favour the Golden State Warriors over the Houston Rockers. Los Angelese Lakers have the chance to play for a while in the playoffs with players such as LeBron James and Anthony Davis, and the Denver Nuggets and LA Clippers hold equal strength with leaders such as Nikola Jokic and Kawhi Leonard.
A continuation of the playoffs schedule
Monday the 28th of April makes space for the Eastern Conference Game 4
- Celtics vs Magic at 7:00 p.m. ET,
- Pacers vs. Bucks at 9:30 p.m. ET
- Cavalier’s vs Heat at 1:00 p.m. ET.
The Western Conference Game 4 schedule leads as follows
- Thunder vs Grizzlies (time is to be confirmed)
- Warriors vs Rockets at 4:00 p.m. ET
Tuesday the 29th of April’s Eastern Conference’s Game 5
- Celtics vs. Magic at 7:00 p.m. ET
- Pacers vs. Bucks at 7:00 p.m. ET
Western Conference get ready to play for championship
- Thunder vs Grizzlies at 1:30 a.m. ET
- Warriors vs Rockets at 4:00 a.m. ET
The Eastern Conference starts the 30th of April with Game 5
- Cavaliers vs. Heat at 7:00 PM ET
- Knicks vs. Pistons at 1:30 AM ET
The Western Conference games kick off with
- Nuggets vs. Clippers at 4:00 AM ET
- Rockets vs. Warriors at 7:00 PM ET
- Lakers vs. Timberwolves at 7:00 PM ET
It’s an exciting time as courtside fans and basketball lovers look forward to the reigning team that will take the championship of the 2024-25 NBA season. The rest of the week is awaiting tense games and predictions that can either be correct or false. Which of the following predictions do you think pave the way as a correct depiction of the NBA playoffs? The last man standing is still underway and the only way to stay on the loop is to watch the great games with reference to the playoffs schedule.
