Ahead of the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Play-In Tournament tips off tonight, April 15, with the Orlando Magic vs. the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET. The tournament runs through Friday, April 18. The winners advance to the playoffs as the No. 7 seeds; the losers will play again on Friday.

NBA playoffs have arrived, and the league has released the full schedule for the first round. The Play-In Tournament got started on Tuesday night with the Warriors and Ma

If you don’t have cable, you’ll need a live TV streaming service to watch the NBA Play-In games since they’re being nationally broadcast. Our favorite live options are DIRECTV (five days free, from $69.99/month) and fuboTV (seven days free, then $20 off your first month).