2024-25 Playoff Semifinals Discussion Thread
The second round of the playoffs are underway and these are the matchups for both conferences.
With the first round finished and the semifinals underway, here are the teams looking to advance to the respective conference finals.
West Semifinals matchups
No. 1 seed Thunder will face the No. 4 seed Nuggets
Game 1 is on May 5th at 9:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX.
Game 2 is May 7th 9:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 3 is May 9th at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 4 is May 11th at 3:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
No. 6 seed Timberwolves will face the No. 7 Warriors
Game 1 on Tuesday May 6th at 9:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 2 is May 8th at 8:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 3 is May 10th at 8:30 pm ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 4 is May 12th at 10:00 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
East Semifinals matchups
No. 1 seed Cavaliers will face the No. 4 seed Pacers. Pacers lead 1-0
Sunday at 6:00 PM ET on TNT, TruTV and MAX, Pacers won 121-112
Game 2 is on May 6th at 7:00 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 3 is May 9th at 7:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 4 is May 11th at 8:00 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Number 2 seed Celtics will face the Knicks(3)
Game 1 is Monday May 5th at 7:00 PM ET on TNT, TruTV and MAX
Game 2 is May 7th at 7:00 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 3 is May 10th at 3:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
Game 4 is May 12th at 7:30 PM ET on TNT, Tru TV and MAX
My predictions
- Thunder in 6
- Timberwolves in 5
- Cavs in 6
- Knicks in 5
If you want to discuss anything related to the Lakers or the rest of the league you can do so below. I will update this thread as the semifinals progresses. Have at it in the comments below.
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