NBA Playoff Bracket 2025: Updated Picture, Schedule After Pacers, Warriors Wins
The second round of the NBA playoffs is in full swing as teams vie for crucial wins in the early parts of the series.
The Indiana Pacers took a 2-0 series lead over the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers with a 120-119 win. The Golden State Warriors later took down the Minnesota Timberwolves to take a 1-0 lead.
Here's a look at the updated NBA playoffs schedule.
Wednesday, May 7
Game 2: New York Knicks at Boston Celtics, 7:00 p.m. ET (NYK leads 1-0)
Game 2: Denver Nuggets at Oklahoma City Thunder, 9:30 p.m. ET (DEN leads 1-0)
Indiana Pacers 120, Cleveland Cavaliers 119
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A wild finish in Game 2 saw the Pacers come out on top and take a 2-0 lead.
Before the crazy final second, there were a handful of memorable dunks.
In the first half, Mitchell put Paskal Siakam on a poster and was met with an explosion of cheers from the home crowd.
Max Strus was apparently inspired by Mitchell's poster and got one of his own in the second half.
Fueled by a few highlights, the Cavs held a comfortable lead for much of the second half, but the Pacers came crawling back in the fourth quarter.
Mitchell, who finished with 48, did his best to fight off the late comeback.
Even after Indianapolis cut into the lead in the final minutes, it seemed as if Cleveland could escape as the Cavs led by seven with less than 50 seconds to play. But like the Pacers did in Game 5 against the Milwaukee Bucks, they slowly chipped away at the lead while getting some lucky bounced to go their way.
Aaron Nesmith got a putback dunk to make it a five-point game. Siakam hit a layup to cut the lead to just three. After forcing a Cavs turnover, Tyrese Haliburton made a free throw with 12.1 seconds left before missing the second but getting his own rebound.
Haliburton then delivered the game-winning three.
Now, the Pacers are halfway to getting the series win after just two games and will try to make it a 3-0 series at home in Game 3.
Golden State Warriors 99, Minnesota Timberwolves 88
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The Warriors came into Game 1 having just played a seven-game series against the Houston Rockets. They then lost star Stephen Curry to a hamstring injury in the second quarter, meaning they'd have to try to win without their star.
Golden State managed to get the win even without Curry.
It was a vintage performance for Draymond Green, who posted XX points, XX rebounds and XX assists in the win.
Anthony Edwards had a cold start to Game 1 with just one point in the first half, but the star stepped up in the second half to make things more interesting heading down the stretch. Naz Reid was also tremendous in the fourth quarter and finished with 19 points off the bench.
After the Timberwolves cut the lead to single digits, Buddy Hield helped close things out for the Warriors with a couple of threes. Hield finished with a game-high 24 points.
After getting a crucial win in Game 1, the Warriors will stay in Minnesota in Game 2 and hope to have Curry back on the floor.
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