The second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs is here, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game of the Eastern and Western Conference semifinals. The No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers kicked off the East semis by taking a 2-0 lead over the No.

In this edition, former Buffalo Sabres coach Don Granato writes about the Western Conference Second Round. The Dallas Stars lead the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 in the best-of-7 series entering Game 4 at American Airlines Center in Dallas on Tuesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).

The Mavericks are fresh off a four-game sweep of the Tahoe Knight Monsters in the second round of the Kelly Cup Playoffs.

He did not capture an NCAA Tournament Championship at the University of Kentucky, but Julius Randle was one of the most talented players and leaders to come from John Calipari’s program at the time.

Tyrese Haliburton scored 31 points, Pascal Siakam added 21 and the Indiana Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals with a 114-105 victory over Cleveland on Tuesday night, eliminating the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.

Defencman Mattias Ekholm could play for the Oilers in the Western Conference finals, head coach Kris Knoblauch told reporters Tuesday, according to Derek Van Diest of NHL.com.

In addition to his game-saving defensive plays in the series’ first two contests, Bridges has made up for offensive struggles with averages of 5.3 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.7 steals while playing a whopping 44.0 minutes per game.

The Eastern and Western conference semifinals matchups are set. USA TODAY Sports experts share their picks for which NBA teams move on in playoffs:

After gutting out a series win over Fort Wayne, the path toward a Kelly Cup Championship now shifts to Kansas City, a WCF matchup that ended Toledo's run last year.

WINNIPEG -- Josh Morrissey is expected to return for the Winnipeg Jets when they try to even the series against the Dallas Stars in Game 2 of the Western Conference Second Round at Canada Life Centre on Friday (9:30 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TNT, truTV, MAX).

Despite having stars Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal on the roster, Phoenix just couldn't overcome the bare bones of the remaining roster. More NBA news: Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo Reportedly Considering Future Outside of Milwaukee With the Suns underperforming once again,