Sixteen teams in total make the NBA playoffs, eight teams from both the Eastern and Western Conference. The top six seeds in each conference advance based on the regular season record. The final two seeds in each conference are determined by the NBA Play-In Tournament.

The Oklahoma City Thunder is the first team through to the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Thunder completed their first-round sweep of the Memphis Grizzlies with a 117-115 Game 4 win on Saturday.

Alexander and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder entered the playoffs as favorites to win the NBA championship, and have done nothing to dissuade the betting public so far after sweeping the Memphis Grizzlies.