The No. 4 Denver Nuggets and No. 5 LA Clippers played another close thriller Monday, this time with the Clips grinding out a Game 2 win thanks to Kawhi Leonard 's stellar performance. The series now heads to Intuit Dome for the first playoff games to played at the NBA's newest arena.

The 2025 NBA playoffs began Saturday, Apr. 19. The NBA Playoffs will air across ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV. DIRECTV's MySports pack is a curated live TV package geared toward sports fans, with access to ESPN's suite of channels, TBS, TNT, USA, FS1 and an included subscription to ESPN+ for $69.99/month.

Check out our NBA standings for up-to-the-minute updates. Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record.