LOS ANGELES – The No. 3 seed Los Angeles Lakers will take on No. 6 seed Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
GAME DATE TIME (PT) CITY ARENA TV
GM 1 Sat., April 19 5:30 p.m. Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena ABC
GM 2 Tues., April 22 7 p.m. Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena TNT/SSN
GM 3 Fri., April 25 6:30 p.m. Minneapolis Target Center ESPN/SSN
GM 4 Sun., April 27 12:30 p.m. Minneapolis Target Center ABC
GM 5* Wed., April 30 TBD Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena TBD
GM 6* Fri., May 2 TBD Minneapolis Target Center TBD
GM 7* Sun., May 4 TBD Los Angeles Crypto.com Arena TBD
ABC will exclusively broadcast Games 1 and 4 of the series. Spectrum SportsNet will televise Game 2 alongside TNT and Game 3 alongside ESPN. Coverage for Games 5-7 (if necessary) will be announced at a later date. All Lakers playoff games can be heard on the team’s flagship radio station, 710 AM ESPNLA, and in Spanish on KWKW 1330 AM. Additionally, ESPN Radio will have the call for Game 1. Fans can visit Ticketmaster for authorized Lakers game tickets.
In JJ Redick’s first year as head coach in 2024-25, the Lakers finished with a 50-32 regular season record, their first 50-win season since capturing the NBA title in 2019-20. In 77 seasons of Lakers basketball, the Purple and Gold have now advanced to the postseason 65 times.