The 4-versus-5 first-round series in the NBA’s Eastern Conference Playoffs is a rematch from last season, as the Indiana Pacers battle the Milwaukee Bucks in the best-of-seven series.

The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks meet in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. Here is the schedule, TV, injuries, tickets, odds, more.

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks are meeting in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Pacers, who knocked the Bucks out last year, enter as the higher seed and the favorite this year against their Central Division rival.