The 2nd round is underway in the 2025 NBA playoffs, and Thursday evening saw the Minnesota Timberwolves rip off the Golden State Warriors, that lacked Stephen Curry because of his hamstring injury, to connect the collection at 1-1.
Wednesday evening was even more active as the New york city Knicks eliminated a 20-point lead for the 2nd time in as numerous video games to defeat the Boston Celtics. The Knicks are up 2-0 versus the ruling champs after a set of stunning come-from-behind victories at TD Yard, and they’ll head back to Madison Square Yard on Saturday. Wednesday’s activity additionally saw the initial win by a home group in the 2nd round as the Oklahoma City Rumbling trounced the Denver Nuggets after racking up a record-tying 87 factors in the initial fifty percent. The Rumbling’s win evened the collection at 1-1.
Somewhere Else in the East, the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers remain in some difficulty after going down the initial 2 video games of their collection versus the Indiana Pacers. Video game 3 of that collection is established for Friday evening.
The Rumbling continued to be the title faves (+130 at Caesars) as the 2nd round started.
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2025 NBA playoffs: Second-round timetable, ratings
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Sunday, May 4
Video Game 1: Pacers 121, Cavaliers 112
Monday, May 5
Video Game 1: Knicks 108, Celtics 105 (OT)
Video Game 1: Nuggets 121, Rumbling 119
Tuesday, May 6
Video Game 2: Pacers 120, Cavaliers 119
Video Game 1: Warriors 99, Timberwolves 88
Wednesday, May 7
Video Game 2: Knicks 91, Celtics 90
Video Game 2: Rumbling 149, Nuggets 106
Thursday, May 8
Video Game 2: Timberwolves 117, Warriors 93
Friday, May 9
Video Game 3: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, 7:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Video Game 3: Nuggets vs. Rumbling, 10 p.m., ESPN/fubo
Saturday, May 10
Video Game 3: Knicks vs. Celtics, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Video Game 3: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. ABC/fubo
Sunday, May 11
Video Game 4: Nuggets vs. Rumbling, 3:30 p.m., ABC/fubo
Video Game 4: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., TNT/Max
Monday, May 12
Video Game 4: Knicks vs. Celtics, 7:30 p.m., …
