The No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets defeated the L.A. Clippers during the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and now they’ll face No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder tonight for their first game of the second round. (The Thunder easily defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in four to advance out of Round One.) The Nuggets vs. Thunder game will feature a matchup of potential 2025 MVP candidates as the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander faces off against Nikola Jokić, who clinched last year’s MVP title. Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune in to the Nuggets vs. Thunder game tonight, and how to watch the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
How to watch the Thunder vs. Nuggets game tonight:
Date: Monday, May 5
Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: TNT
Streaming: Max, Sling, DirecTV and more
Where to watch the Thunder vs. Nuggets game:
You can tune into the Denver Nuggets vs. OKC Thunder game on TNT, which is available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu with Live TV. The game will also be streaming on Max.
NBA Playoffs channel:
The NBA Playoffs will air across ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV.
How to watch the NBA Playoffs without cable:
Who is playing in the NBA playoffs?
Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Denver Nuggets
(7) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves
Eastern Conference
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Indiana Pacers
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks
2025 NBA playoffs TV schedule:
All times Eastern.
Monday, May 5
Game 1: Knicks vs. Celtics, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Tuesday, May 6
Game 2: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 1: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Wednesday, May 7
Game 2: Knicks vs. Celtics, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Thursday, May 8
Game 2: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Friday, May 9
Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3: Thunder vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, May 10
Game 3: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ABC)
Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Sunday, May 11
Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, 8 p.m. ( TNT, Max)
Game 4: Thunder vs. Nuggets, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Monday, May 12
Game 4: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ESPN)
Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, May 13
Game 5*: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, TBD (TNT, Max)
Game 5*: Nuggets vs. Thunder, TBD (TNT, Max)
Wednesday, May 14
Game 5*: Knicks vs. Celtics, TBD (TNT, Max)
Game 5*: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, TBD (TNT, Max)
Thursday, May 15
Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 6*: Thunder vs. Nuggets, TBD (ESPN)
Friday, May 16
Game 6*: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ESPN)
Sunday, May 18
Game 7*: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, TBD (TBD)
Game 7*: Nuggets vs. Thunder, TBD (TBD)
Game 6*: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, TBD (TBD)
Monday, May 19
Game 7*: Knicks vs. Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Tuesday, May 20
Game 7*: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 pm. (ESPN)
*if necessary
More ways to watch the NBA Playoffs:
The No. 4 seed Denver Nuggets defeated the L.A. Clippers during the first round of the NBA Playoffs, and now they’ll face No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder tonight for their first game of the second round. (The Thunder easily defeated the Memphis Grizzlies in four to advance out of Round One.) The Nuggets vs. Thunder game will feature a matchup of potential 2025 MVP candidates as the Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander faces off against Nikola Jokić, who clinched last year’s MVP title. Here’s everything you need to know about how to tune in to the Nuggets vs. Thunder game tonight, and how to watch the 2025 NBA Playoffs.
Date: Monday, May 5
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Time: 9:30 p.m. ET
TV channel: TNT
Streaming: Max, Sling, DirecTV and more
You can tune into the Denver Nuggets vs. OKC Thunder game on TNT, which is available on platforms like DirecTV, Sling, and Hulu with Live TV. The game will also be streaming on Max.
The NBA Playoffs will air across ESPN, ABC, TNT and NBA TV.
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While Sling doesn’t offer a free trial these days, the playoffs will last longer than any free trial anyway. With Sling Orange, you can get access to playoff games on ESPN, ABC (simulcast via ESPN3) and TNT.
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Western Conference
(1) Oklahoma City Thunder vs. (4) Denver Nuggets
(7) Golden State Warriors vs. (6) Minnesota Timberwolves
Eastern Conference
(1) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (4) Indiana Pacers
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(2) Boston Celtics vs. (3) New York Knicks
All times Eastern.
Monday, May 5
Game 1: Knicks vs. Celtics, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 1: Nuggets vs. Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Tuesday, May 6
Game 2: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 1: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Wednesday, May 7
Game 2: Knicks vs. Celtics, 7 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Game 2: Nuggets vs. Thunder, 9:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Thursday, May 8
Game 2: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Friday, May 9
Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, 7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Game 3: Thunder vs. Nuggets, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Saturday, May 10
Game 3: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ABC)
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Game 3: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, 8:30 p.m. (ABC)
Sunday, May 11
Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, 8 p.m. ( TNT, Max)
Game 4: Thunder vs. Nuggets, 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Monday, May 12
Game 4: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ESPN)
Game 4: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, 10 p.m. (ESPN)
Tuesday, May 13
Game 5*: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, TBD (TNT, Max)
Game 5*: Nuggets vs. Thunder, TBD (TNT, Max)
Wednesday, May 14
Game 5*: Knicks vs. Celtics, TBD (TNT, Max)
Game 5*: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, TBD (TNT, Max)
Thursday, May 15
Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Pacers, TBD
Game 6*: Thunder vs. Nuggets, TBD (ESPN)
Friday, May 16
Game 6*: Celtics vs. Knicks, TBD (ESPN)
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Sunday, May 18
Game 7*: Pacers vs. Cavaliers, TBD (TBD)
Game 7*: Nuggets vs. Thunder, TBD (TBD)
Game 6*: Timberwolves vs. Warriors, TBD (TBD)
Monday, May 19
Game 7*: Knicks vs. Celtics, 8 p.m. (TNT, Max)
Tuesday, May 20
Game 7*: Warriors vs. Timberwolves, 8:30 pm. (ESPN)
*if necessary
