The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off the East semis by taking a 2-0 lead over the No.

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. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The New York Knicks produced a tremendous second-half comeback to go up 3-1 on the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference second-round series. New York rebounded from its Game 3 loss at Madison Square Garden with a rally from down 14 points in front of its home crowd.