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2025 NBA playoffs: Rockets learn first-round opponent, schedule versus Warriors
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The Golden State Warriors defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in Tuesday night's first Western Conference play-in tournament game, 121-116 ( box score ). Both teams had finished the 2024-25 regular season with matching 48-34 records and tied for the No. 7 and No. 8 spots in the standings .
That play-in victory means that Golden State has earned the No. 7 spot in the eight-team West playoff field and a first-round series against the No. 2 seed, the Houston Rockets (52-30).
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With the matchup now set, we now have dates and tipoff times for the majority of the games of that best-of-seven series. The schedule and tipoff times are as follows:
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Game 1: at Houston (Sunday, April 20, 8:30 Central on TNT)
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Game 2: at Houston (Wednesday, April 23, 8:30 on TNT)
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Game 3: at Golden State (Saturday, April 26, 7:30 on ABC)
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Game 4: at Golden State (Monday, April 28, 9:00 on TNT)
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Game 5, if necessary: at Houston (Wednesday, April 30, TBD)
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Game 6, if necessary: at Golden State (Friday, May 2, TBD)
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Game 7, if necessary: at Houston (Sunday, May 4, TBD)
Houston went 2-3 against Golden State this season, though the Rockets won two of the final three meetings, including one at San Francisco's Chase Center earlier this month.
Game 1 will be the first NBA playoff game played inside Houston's Toyota Center since May 2019. Coincidentally, that was Game 6 of a second-round series loss to Steph Curry and Golden State.
Houston's roster has entirely turned over since, and the Rockets are currently led by a young core headlined by the likes of Amen Thompson , Alperen Sengun , and Jalen Green . On the other side, Curry, Draymond Green , and head coach Steve Kerr remain as leadership figures for the veteran-laden Warriors, who have won four NBA championships and six West titles over the past decade.
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