2025 NBA playoff bracket: First-round matchups, schedule, game times as Pacers, Celtics and Cavaliers advance
2025 The American Professional League The qualifiers are in full swing, and Indiana Besars has advanced to the second round with Wild 5 Game Win over Milwoki Pacz Tuesday night. They will now face against Cleveland Cavaliers, who ended the Miami Heat swept into game 4. In the east, Boston Celkus also sent Orlando Magic in game 5. In the West, Oklahoma City Thunder is the only team that has advanced. They did this by sweeping Memphis Grizlies.
Meanwhile, The Pistons team was canceled and forced a game 6 over Kniks by beating New York on Tuesday night. The winner in this series will face Celkus in the second round. Elsewhere, Woriors rose 3-1 in the series against Houston Ructas, and Minnesota Timberols Los Angeles Lakers leads 3-1.
Twelve teams remain in the battle for the Larry O’Brien Cup, and the field will decline to eight by Sunday, May 4.
As the American Professional League qualifiers continue, here is a look at the full slide, along with the results and the next schedule. Our experts were in alignment About each series of the first round, but, as we learn every year, anything can happen in the qualifiers.
2025 Arc in the American Professional League match
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2025 American Professional League qualifiers: First round schedule, grades
At all eastern times
Saturday, April 19
Game 1: Besters 117, Pacz 98
Game 1: Nuggets 112, Clippers 110 (OT)
Game 1: Knicks 123, Pistons 112
Game 1: Timberwolves 117, Lakers 95
Sunday, April 20
Game 1: Thunder 131, Grizzlies 80
Game 1: CELTICS 103, Magic 86
Game 1: Cavaliers 121, Heat 100
Game 1: Woriors 95, Rocists 85
Monday, April 21
Game 2: Pistons 100, Knicks 94
Game 2: Clippers 105, Nags 102
Tuesday, April 22nd
Game 2: Pesrez 125, Pacz 115
Game 2: Thunder 118, Grizzlies 99
Game 2: Lakers 94, Timberwolves 85
Wednesday, April 23
Game 2: CELTICS 109, Magic 100
Game 2: Cavaliers 121, Heat, 112
Game 2: Rocks 109, Woriors 94
Thursday, April 24
Game 3: Knicks 118, Pistons 116
Game 3: Thunder 114, Grizzlies 108
Game 3: Clippers 117, Nags 83
Friday, April 25
Game 3: Magic 95, CELTICS 93
Game 3: Pacz 117, Besters 101
Game 3: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 104
Saturday, April 26
Game 3: Cavaliers 124, Heat 87
Game 4: Thunder 117, Grizzlies 115 (Oklahoma City wins 4-0)
Game 4: Nags 101, Clippers 99
Game 3: Woriors 104, Rocists 93
Sunday April 27
Game 4: Knicks 94, Pistons 93
Game 4: Timberwolves 116, Lakers 113
Game 4: CELTICS 107, Magic 98
Game 4: Besters 129, Pacz 103
Monday April 28
Game 4: Cavaliers 138, Hit 83 (Cleveland wins 4-0)
Game 4: Woriors 109, Rocists 106
Tuesday 29 April
Game 5: Pesars 119, Pacz 118 (Indiana wins 4-1)
Game 5: Pistons 106, KNICKS 103 (New York leads 3-2)
Game 5: CELTICS 120, Magic 89 (Boston wins 4-1)
Game 5: Nuggets vs. Clippers, 10 pm, TNT/Max (2-2 chain)
Wednesday, April 30
Game 5: Rocks Vs. Woriors, 7:30 pm, TNT/Max (leads Golden State 3-1)
Game 5: Lakers opposite Timberolves, 10 pm, TNT/Max (Minnesota leads 3-1)
Thursday May 1
*Game 6: Magic vs. CelTics, Time/TV TBD
*Game 6: Pistons vs. Knicks, Time/TV TBD
Game 6: Clippers versus Nuggets, Time/TV TBD
Friday, May 2
*Game 6: Paczi opposite Paisers, Time/TV TBD
*Game 6: Warriors vs. Rockets, Time/TV TBD
*Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Lakers, Time/TV TBD
Saturday May 3
*Game 7: CELTICS VS. Magic, Time/TV TBD
*Game 7: KNICKS VS. Pistons, Time/TV TBD
*Game 7: nuggets vs. Clippers, Time/TV TBD
Sunday, May 4
*Game 7: Besters opposite Pacz, time/TV TBD
*Game 7: Rocks Vsor Warriors, Time/TV TBD
*Game 7: Lakers opposite Timberolphs, Time/TV TBD
2025 The American Professional League championship schedule, grades, grades
At all eastern times
Tuesday 15 April
Magic 120, Hawk 95
Woriors 121, Grizzlies 116
Wednesday 16 April
Heat 109, Bulls 90
Mavrex 120, Kings 106
Friday, April 18
Heat 123, Hawks 114 (OT)
Grizzlies 120, MAVERICKS 106
2025 American Professional League Qualifiers: Keys Dates
- April 15-18: Playing tournament
- April 19: The qualifiers start
- May 5-6 (or 3-4 May): The second round begins
- May 12: The American Professional League draft Lotion
- May 20-21 (or 18-19 May): Conference finals begin
- June 5: The American Professional League The semi begins
