The New York Knicks, finishing with a 51-31 record, secured the third seed in the Eastern Conference for the 2025 NBA Playoffs. They will face the sixth-seeded Detroit Pistons, who achieved a 44-38 record in a notable resurgence under first-year head coach J.B. Bickerstaff. Game 1 is scheduled for Saturday at Madison Square Garden at 6 p.m. on ESPN, with both teams benefiting from a week-long break due to the play-in games determining the final seeds.
The Knicks-Pistons first-round series schedule is as follows: Game 1 on Saturday in New York at 6 p.m. on ESPN, Game 2 on Monday in New York at 7:30 p.m. on TNT, Game 3 on April 24 in Detroit on TNT, Game 4 on April 27 in Detroit at 1 p.m. on ABC, Game 5 on April 29 in New York (TBD), Game 6 on May 1 in Detroit (TBD), and Game 7 on May 3 in New York (TBD), if necessary.