After a week of six play-in games, the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs opens this weekend with four games on Saturday (April 19) and four on Sunday that could begin answering a wide range of questions:

The field is set for the 2025 NBA playoffs. The play-in tournament is scheduled to begin on April 15. It'll decide the No. 7 and No. 8 seed for each conference. The first round of the playoffs will then begin the weekend of April 19-20.

Detroit’s best pathway to victory is if the Knicks start running out of players, but we’re early in the playoffs for that, and New York should benefit from the return of Mitchell Robinson. The Knicks have been fantastic against non-elite teams all season and should continue that trend. Pick: Knicks in 6