The field is set for the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. Only eight teams are still in the running to win the title. That includes the top seed in each conference, the West's OKC Thunder and the East's Cleveland Cavaliers.

The second round is set in the 2025 NBA playoffs as the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets in Game 7 to close out the first round on Sunday night. It's Cavaliers vs. Pacers, Celtics vs. Knicks,

Game 7. The Houston Rockets host the Golden State Warriors on Sunday in Game 7 of their Western Conference first-round series. The winner faces the Minnesota Timberwolves in the semifinals, with Game 1 on Tuesday.

Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard underwent surgery on Friday to repair his torn left Achilles tendon, per ESPN. Lillard suffered the injury during Milwaukee's Game 4 loss against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs. The surgery was performed in Los Angeles by Dr. Neal ElAttrache.

The Milwaukee Bucks failed to advance past the first round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs after losing to the Indiana Pacers recently, a series that was further marred by the devastating injury suffered by star guard Damian Lillard.

It’s official, and it’s brutal. The Milwaukee Bucks just confirmed what fans feared after their early playoff collapse. After tearing his left Achilles, Star guard Damian Lillard faces a long, uncertain road to recovery.