The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs has begun, as eight teams look to take another step closer to a title. All four rounds of the NBA playoffs are best-of-seven, and teams are not reseeded after each round.

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, center, grabs a rebound away from Los Angeles Clippers center Ivica Zubac, right, as guard Christian Braun reaches during the second half in Game 6 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Inglewood, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) AP

Denver travels to Oklahoma City for Game 1 of the series on Monday, May 5, with a 10:30 ET tip-off. This series plays every other day, up until a Game 7 when there would be a couple days of rest. All times are Eastern (* = if necessary) Game 1: Nuggets at Thunder (Mon.