The second round is underway in the 2025 NBA playoffs, and Thursday night saw the Minnesota Timberwolves knock off the Golden State Warriors, who were without Stephen Curry due to his hamstring injury, to tie the series at 1-1.

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 2025 NBA playoffs are in full swing, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals. On Thursday, the No. 3-seeded New York Knicks defeated the No. 6 Detroit Pistons in Game 6 to advance to the second round by winning on a 3-point dagger from Jalen Brunson, the Clutch Player of the Year.