2025 NBA Playoffs 1st Round (Conference Quarterfinals) TV & National Radio Schedule

 

All games except those on ABC may be televised locally. This is the final year that will take place as the new deal beginning next season makes all playoff broadcasts exclusive to the national partners. 

EASTERN CONFERENCE

(1) CLEVELAND CAVALIERS VS. (8) MIAMI HEAT

Cleveland locally on FanDuel SN Ohio
Broadcasters: John Michael, Brad Daugherty, Serena Winters

Miami locally on FanDuel SN Sun
Broadcasters:   Eric Reid, John Crotty, Kristen Hewitt

Game 1: Sunday, April 20- 7 PM- at Cleveland

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

TNT (SAP): 

Game 2: Wednesday, April 23- 7:30 PM- at Cleveland

NBAtv: Matt Devlin, Greg Anthony, Taylor Rooks

Game 3:  Saturday, April 26- 1PM- at Miami
TNT: Matt Devlin, Greg Anthony, Taylor Rooks

TNT (SAP): 

Game 4:  Monday, April 28- 7:30 PM- at Miami

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

TNT (SAP): 

Game 5: Wednesday, April 30- TBD- at Cleveland

Game 6: Friday, May 2- TBD- at Miami

Game 7: Sunday, May 4- TBD- at Cleveland

(2) BOSTON CELTICS VS. (7) ORLANDO MAGIC

Boston locally on NBCS Boston
Broadcasters: Drew Carter, Brian Scalabrine, Abby Chin

Orlando locally on FanDuel SN Florida
Broadcasters:  David Steele, Jeff Turner, Dante Marchitelli

Game 1: Sunday, April 20- 3:30 PM- at Boston

ABC: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson, Lisa Salters

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 2: Wednesday, April 23- 7 PM- at Boston

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

TNT (SAP): 

Game 3: Friday, April 25- 7 PM- at Orlando

ESPN: Dave Pasch, Tim Legler, Katie George

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 4:  Sunday, April 27- 7 PM - at Orlando

TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

TNT (SAP): 

Game 5:  Tuesday, April 29- 8:30 PM- at Boston

NBAtv: Jared Greenberg, Brendan Haywood, Nabil Karim

Game 6: Thursday, May 1- TBD- at Orlando

Game 7: Saturday, May 3- TBD- at Boston

(3) NEW YORK KNICKS VS. (6) DETROIT PISTONS 

New York locally on MSG
Broadcasters: Mike Breen or Tyler Murray, Walt Frazier or Alan Hahn, Hahn reporter when not an analyst

Detroit locally on FanDuel SN Detroit
Broadcasters: George Blaha, Greg Kelser, Natalie Kerwin

Game 1: Saturday, April 19- 6 PM- at New York

ESPN: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson, Lisa Salters

ESPNDEP: 

Game 2: Monday, April 21- 7:30 PM- at New York

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

TNT (SAP): 

Game 3: Thursday, April 24- 7 PM- at Detroit

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

TNT (SAP): 

Game 4:  Sunday, April 27- 1 PM- at Detroit

ABC: Dave Pasch, Tim Legler, Katie George

ESPN Radio: Mike Couzens, Cory Alexander

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 5: Tuesday, April 29- 7:30 PM- at New York

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

TNT (SAP): 

Game 6: Thursday, May 1- 7 PM- at Detroit

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

TNT (SAP): 

Game 7: Saturday, May 3- TBD- at New York

(4) INDIANA PACERS VS. (5) MILWAUKEE BUCKS

Indiana locally on FanDuel SN Indiana
Broadcasters: Chris Denari, Quinn Buckner, Eddie Gil, Jeremiah Johnson

Milwaukee locally on FanDuel SN Wisconsin
Broadcasters: Lisa Byington, Marques Johnson, Melanie Ricks

Game 1: Saturday, April 19- 1 PM- at Indiana

ESPN: Michael Grady, Stephanie White, Katie George

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 2:  Tuesday, April 22- 7 PM- at Indiana

NBAtv: Jared Greenberg, Brendan Haywood, Nabil Karim

Game 3:  Friday, April 25- 8 PM- at Wisconsin

ESPNU, NBAtv: Ryan Ruocco, Cory Alexander, Monica McNutt

Game 4:  Sunday, April 27- 7 PM- at Wisconsin

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

TNT (SAP): 

Game 5:  Tuesday, April 29- 6 PM- at Indiana

NBAtv: Matt Devlin, Greg Anthony, Taylor Rooks

Game 6: Friday, May 2- TBD- at Wisconsin

Game 7: Sunday, May 4- TBA- at Indiana

WESTERN CONFERENCE

(1) OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER VS. (8) MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES

Oklahoma City locally on FanDuel SN Oklahoma
Broadcasters: Chris Fisher, Michael Cage, Nick Gallo

Memphis locally on FanDuel SN Southeast
Broadcasters: Pete Pranica, Brevin Knight, Ron Fischer

Game 1: Sunday, April 20- 1 PM- at Oklahoma City

ABC: Dave Pasch, Tim Legler, Katie George

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 2:  Tuesday, April 22- 7:30 PM- at Oklahoma City

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

TNT (SAP): 

Game 3:  Thursday, April 24- 9:30 PM- at Memphis

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

TNT (SAP): 

Game 4:  Saturday, April 26- 3:30 PM- at Memphis

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

TNT (SAP): 

Game 5:  Monday, April 28- TBD- at Oklahoma City

Game 6: Thursday, May 1- TBD- at Memphis

Game 7: Saturday, May 3- TBD- at Oklahoma City

(2) HOUSTON ROCKETS VS. (7) GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

Denver locally on Space City Home Network
Broadcasters: Craig Ackerman, Ryan Hollins, Vanesa Richardson

LA Lakers locally on NBCS Bay Area
Broadcasters: Bob Fitzgerald, Kelenna Azubuike

Game 1: Sunday, April 20- 9:30 PM- at Houston

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

TNT (SAP): 

Game 2: Wednesday, April 23- 9:30 PM- at Houston
TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

 TNT (SAP): 

Game 3:  Saturday, April 26- 8:30 PM- at San Francisco

ABC: Mark Jones, Jay Bilas, Jorge Sedano

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo

ESPNDEP: 

Game 4: Monday, April 28- 10 PM- at San Francisco

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

 TNT (SAP): 

Game 5:  Wednesday, April 30- 7:30 PM- at Houston

TNT: Spero Dedes, Candace Parker, Dennis Scott

 TNT (SAP): 

Game 6: Friday, May 2- 9 PM- at San Francisco

ESPN: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson, Lisa Salters

ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Cory Alexander

Game 7: Sunday, May 4- 8:30 PM- at Houston

TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Cory Alexander
 TNT (SAP): 

(3) LOS ANGELES LAKERS VS. (6) MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES

LA Lakers locally on Spectrum Sportsnet
Broadcasters: Bill Macdonald, Stu Lantz, Mike Trudell

Minnesota locally on FanDuel SN North
Broadcasters: Michael Grady, Jim Petersen, Katie Storm

Game 1: Saturday, April 20- 8:30 PM- at Los Angeles

ABC: Mark Jones, Jay Bilas, Jorge Sedano

ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Cory Alexander

ESPNDEP: 

 

Game 2: Tuesday, April 22- 10 PM- at Los Angeles

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

 TNT (SAP): 

Game 3:  Friday, April 25- 9:30 PM- at Minneapolis

ESPN: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson, Lisa Salters

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 4:  Sunday, April 27- 3:30 PM- at Minneapolis

ABC: Mike Breen, Doris Burke, Richard Jefferson, Lisa Salters

ESPN3 (SAP): 

Game 5: Wednedday, April 30- 10 PM- at Los Angeles

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo

 TNT (SAP): 

Game 6: Friday, May 2- TBD- at Minneapolis

Game 7:  Sunday, May 4- TBD- at Los Angeles

(4) DENVER NUGGETS VS. (5) LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS

Denver locally on Altitude
Broadcasters: Chris Marlowe, Scott Hastings, Katy Winge

LA Clippers locally on FanDuel SN SoCal
Broadcasters: Brian Sieman, Jim Jackson, Kristina Pink

Game 1: Saturday, April 19- 3:30 PM- at Denver

ESPN: Ryan Ruocco, Bob Meyers, Angel Gray

ESPN3 (SAP):  

Game 2:  Monday, April 21- 10 PM- at Denver

TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

ESPN Radio: Sean Kelley, Cory Alexander

TNT (SAP): 

Game 3: Thursday, April 24- 10 PM- at Los Angeles

NBAtv: Jared Greenberg, Brendan Haywood, Nabil Karim

Game 4:  Saturday, April 26- 6 PM- at Los Angeles

TNT: Kevin Harlan, Reggie Miller, Allie LaForce

TNT (SAP): 

Game 5:  Tuesday, April 29- 10 PM- at Denver

TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

TNT (SAP): 

Game 6:  Thursday, May 1- 10 PM- at Los Angeles

TNT: Brian Anderson, Stan Van Gundy, Lauren Jbara

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo

TNT (SAP): 

Game 7: Saturday, May 3- 7:30 PM- at Denver

TNT: Ian Eagle, Grant Hill, Stephanie Ready

ESPN Radio: Marc Kestecher, P.J. Carlesimo

TNT (SAP):