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2026 NBA Playoff Schedule

The Playoff Schedule page provides a status of each playoff series including past scores, future game dates, and probabilities of game and series outcomes.

NBA Playoffs FAQ?

When do the 2026 NBA playoffs start?
- The playoffs will start after both the regular season and the play-in tournament.
- The NBA regular season ends Sunday, April 12. The play-in tournament starts two days later on Tuesday, April 14 and concludes Friday, April 17. The playoffs start next next day on Saturday, April 18.
  All first games of the 8 first round matchups will be played either April 18 or 19. Seeds #1 and #2 of both conferences will play their first game on Sunday, April 19 against the play-in tournament winners. The other matchups will begin Saturday, April 18.
- The Conference Semi-Finals are scheduled to start Monday May 4 (possibly May 2 or 3).
- The Eastern Conference Finals are scheduled to start Tuesday, May 19 (possibly May 17).
- The Western Conference Finals are scheduled to start Wednesday, May 20 (possibly May 18).
- The NBA finals start Wednesday June 3, 2026 and potentially last until Friday, June 19.
What teams remain in the playoffs?
- -Knicks
- -Spurs
What teams have been eliminated from the playoffs?
- -Cavaliers
- -Celtics
- -Hawks
- -Lakers
- -Magic
- -Nuggets
- -Pistons
- -Raptors
- -Rockets
- -Sixers
- -Suns
- -Thunder
- -Timberwolves
- -Trail Blazers
What is the format of the NBA Playoffs?
- Per conference, the play-in tournament will be played by Seeds 7-10. Seeds 7 and 8 will play a single game. The winner advancing to the playoffs. The loser plays the winner of the game between Seeds 9 and 10 for last remaining playoff spot.
- The Playoffs consist of 4 rounds
- Each matchup in all rounds is a best 4 out of 7 series: HHAAHAH
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NBA Playoff Bracket

Round 1
Sat Apr 18‑
Sun May 3

Round 2
Mon May 4‑
Sun May 17

Semifinals
Mon May 18‑
Sat May 30

NBA Finals
Wed Jun 3‑
Fri Jun 19

NBA Champions

Final

(1) Pistons

(8) Magic
Final

(4) Cavaliers

(5) Raptors
Final

(3) Knicks

(6) Hawks
Final

(2) Celtics

(7) Sixers
Final

(1) Thunder

(7) Suns
Final

(4) Lakers

(5) Rockets
Final

(3) Nuggets

(6) T. Wolves
Final

(2) Spurs

(8) T. Blazers
Final

(1) Pistons

(4) Cavaliers
Final

(3) Knicks

(7) Sixers
Final

(1) Thunder

(4) Lakers
Final

(6) T. Wolves

(2) Spurs
Final

(4) Cavaliers

(3) Knicks
Final

(1) Thunder

(2) Spurs
Wed Jun 3, 8:30 pm ET

(3) Knicks
29%

(2) Spurs
71%
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Spurs 71%
Knicks 29%

NBA Playoff Schedule

Round 1

Pistons (60‑22) vs Magic (45‑37)
Best 4 out of 7
Pistons won the series 4‑3
Regular Season Matchup: Pistons 2‑2 Magic
Probability of Winning the Series: Pistons 100% ‑ Magic 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sun Apr 19, 6:30 pm	(1) Pistons	101‑112	(8) Magic
2	Wed Apr 22, 7:00 pm	(1) Pistons	98‑83	(8) Magic
3	Sat Apr 25, 1:00 pm	(8) Magic	113‑105	(1) Pistons
4	Mon Apr 27, 8:00 pm	(8) Magic	94‑88	(1) Pistons
5	Wed Apr 29, 7:00 pm	(1) Pistons	116‑109	(8) Magic
6	Fri May 1, 7:00 pm	(8) Magic	79‑93	(1) Pistons
7	Sun May 3, 3:30 pm	(1) Pistons	116‑94	(8) Magic

Cavaliers (52‑30) vs Raptors (46‑36)
Best 4 out of 7
Cavaliers won the series 4‑3
Regular Season Matchup: Cavaliers 0‑3 Raptors
Probability of Winning the Series: Cavaliers 100% ‑ Raptors 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Apr 18, 1:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	126‑113	(5) Raptors
2	Mon Apr 20, 7:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	115‑105	(5) Raptors
3	Thu Apr 23, 8:00 pm	(5) Raptors	126‑104	(4) Cavaliers
4	Sun Apr 26, 1:00 pm	(5) Raptors	93‑89	(4) Cavaliers
5	Wed Apr 29, 7:30 pm	(4) Cavaliers	125‑120	(5) Raptors
6	Fri May 1, 7:30 pm	(5) Raptors	112‑110 (OT)	(4) Cavaliers
7	Sun May 3, 7:30 pm	(4) Cavaliers	114‑102	(5) Raptors

Knicks (53‑29) vs Hawks (46‑36)
Best 4 out of 7
Knicks won the series 4‑2
Regular Season Matchup: Knicks 2‑1 Hawks
Probability of Winning the Series: Knicks 100% ‑ Hawks 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Apr 18, 6:00 pm	(3) Knicks	113‑102	(6) Hawks
2	Mon Apr 20, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks	106‑107	(6) Hawks
3	Thu Apr 23, 7:00 pm	(6) Hawks	109‑108	(3) Knicks
4	Sat Apr 25, 6:00 pm	(6) Hawks	98‑114	(3) Knicks
5	Tue Apr 28, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks	126‑97	(6) Hawks
6	Thu Apr 30, 7:00 pm	(6) Hawks	89‑140	(3) Knicks

Celtics (56‑26) vs Sixers (45‑37)
Best 4 out of 7
Celtics lost the series 3‑4
Regular Season Matchup: Celtics 2‑2 Sixers
Probability of Winning the Series: Celtics 0% ‑ Sixers 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sun Apr 19, 1:00 pm	(2) Celtics	123‑91	(7) Sixers
2	Tue Apr 21, 7:00 pm	(2) Celtics	97‑111	(7) Sixers
3	Fri Apr 24, 7:00 pm	(7) Sixers	100‑108	(2) Celtics
4	Sun Apr 26, 7:00 pm	(7) Sixers	96‑128	(2) Celtics
5	Tue Apr 28, 7:00 pm	(2) Celtics	97‑113	(7) Sixers
6	Thu Apr 30, 8:00 pm	(7) Sixers	106‑93	(2) Celtics
7	Sat May 2, 7:30 pm	(2) Celtics	100‑109	(7) Sixers

Thunder (64‑18) vs Suns (45‑37)
Best 4 out of 7
Thunder won the series 4‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Thunder 3‑2 Suns
Probability of Winning the Series: Thunder 100% ‑ Suns 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sun Apr 19, 3:30 pm	(1) Thunder	119‑84	(7) Suns
2	Wed Apr 22, 9:30 pm	(1) Thunder	120‑107	(7) Suns
3	Sat Apr 25, 3:30 pm	(7) Suns	109‑121	(1) Thunder
4	Mon Apr 27, 9:30 pm	(7) Suns	122‑131	(1) Thunder

Lakers (53‑29) vs Rockets (52‑30)
Best 4 out of 7
Lakers won the series 4‑2
Regular Season Matchup: Lakers 2‑1 Rockets
Probability of Winning the Series: Lakers 100% ‑ Rockets 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Apr 18, 8:30 pm	(4) Lakers	107‑98	(5) Rockets
2	Tue Apr 21, 10:30 pm	(4) Lakers	101‑94	(5) Rockets
3	Fri Apr 24, 8:00 pm	(5) Rockets	108‑112 (OT)	(4) Lakers
4	Sun Apr 26, 9:30 pm	(5) Rockets	115‑96	(4) Lakers
5	Wed Apr 29, 10:00 pm	(4) Lakers	93‑99	(5) Rockets
6	Fri May 1, 9:30 pm	(5) Rockets	78‑98	(4) Lakers

Nuggets (54‑28) vs Timberwolves (49‑33)
Best 4 out of 7
Nuggets lost the series 2‑4
Regular Season Matchup: Nuggets 3‑1 Timberwolves
Probability of Winning the Series: Nuggets 0% ‑ Timberwolves 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sat Apr 18, 3:30 pm	(3) Nuggets	116‑105	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
2	Mon Apr 20, 10:30 pm	(3) Nuggets	114‑119	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
3	Thu Apr 23, 9:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	113‑96	(3) Nuggets
4	Sat Apr 25, 8:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	112‑96	(3) Nuggets
5	Mon Apr 27, 10:30 pm	(3) Nuggets	125‑113	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
6	Thu Apr 30, 9:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	110‑98	(3) Nuggets

Spurs (62‑20) vs Trail Blazers (42‑40)
Best 4 out of 7
Spurs won the series 4‑1
Regular Season Matchup: Spurs 2‑1 Trail Blazers
Probability of Winning the Series: Spurs 100% ‑ Trail Blazers 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Sun Apr 19, 9:00 pm	(2) Spurs	111‑98	(8) Trail Blazers
2	Tue Apr 21, 8:00 pm	(2) Spurs	103‑106	(8) Trail Blazers
3	Fri Apr 24, 10:30 pm	(8) Trail Blazers	108‑120	(2) Spurs
4	Sun Apr 26, 3:30 pm	(8) Trail Blazers	93‑114	(2) Spurs
5	Tue Apr 28, 9:30 pm	(2) Spurs	114‑95	(8) Trail Blazers

Round 2

Pistons (60‑22) vs Cavaliers (52‑30)
Best 4 out of 7
Pistons lost the series 3‑4
Regular Season Matchup: Pistons 2‑2 Cavaliers
Probability of Winning the Series: Pistons 0% ‑ Cavaliers 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Tue May 5, 7:00 pm	(1) Pistons	111‑101	(4) Cavaliers
2	Thu May 7, 7:00 pm	(1) Pistons	107‑97	(4) Cavaliers
3	Sat May 9, 3:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	116‑108	(1) Pistons
4	Mon May 11, 8:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	112‑103	(1) Pistons
5	Wed May 13, 8:00 pm	(1) Pistons	113‑117 (OT)	(4) Cavaliers
6	Fri May 15, 7:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	94‑115	(1) Pistons
7	Sun May 17, 8:00 pm	(1) Pistons	94‑125	(4) Cavaliers

Knicks (53‑29) vs Sixers (45‑37)
Best 4 out of 7
Knicks won the series 4‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Knicks 2‑2 Sixers
Probability of Winning the Series: Knicks 100% ‑ Sixers 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Mon May 4, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks	137‑98	(7) Sixers
2	Wed May 6, 7:00 pm	(3) Knicks	108‑102	(7) Sixers
3	Fri May 8, 7:00 pm	(7) Sixers	94‑108	(3) Knicks
4	Sun May 10, 3:30 pm	(7) Sixers	114‑144	(3) Knicks

Thunder (64‑18) vs Lakers (53‑29)
Best 4 out of 7
Thunder won the series 4‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Thunder 4‑0 Lakers
Probability of Winning the Series: Thunder 100% ‑ Lakers 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Tue May 5, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder	108‑90	(4) Lakers
2	Thu May 7, 9:30 pm	(1) Thunder	125‑107	(4) Lakers
3	Sat May 9, 8:30 pm	(4) Lakers	108‑131	(1) Thunder
4	Mon May 11, 10:30 pm	(4) Lakers	110‑115	(1) Thunder

Spurs (62‑20) vs Timberwolves (49‑33)
Best 4 out of 7
Spurs won the series 4‑2
Regular Season Matchup: Spurs 1‑2 Timberwolves
Probability of Winning the Series: Spurs 100% ‑ Timberwolves 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Mon May 4, 9:30 pm	(2) Spurs	102‑104	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
2	Wed May 6, 9:30 pm	(2) Spurs	133‑95	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
3	Fri May 8, 9:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	108‑115	(2) Spurs
4	Sun May 10, 7:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	114‑109	(2) Spurs
5	Tue May 12, 8:00 pm	(2) Spurs	126‑97	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves
6	Fri May 15, 9:30 pm	(6) TimberwolvesT. Wolves	109‑139	(2) Spurs

Semifinals

Knicks (53‑29) vs Cavaliers (52‑30)
Best 4 out of 7
Knicks won the series 4‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Knicks 2‑1 Cavaliers
Probability of Winning the Series: Knicks 100% ‑ Cavaliers 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Tue May 19, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks	115‑104 (OT)	(4) Cavaliers
2	Thu May 21, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks	109‑93	(4) Cavaliers
3	Sat May 23, 8:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	108‑121	(3) Knicks
4	Mon May 25, 8:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers	93‑130	(3) Knicks

Thunder (64‑18) vs Spurs (62‑20)
Best 4 out of 7
Thunder lost the series 3‑4
Regular Season Matchup: Thunder 1‑4 Spurs
Probability of Winning the Series: Thunder 0% ‑ Spurs 100%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Score	Visiting Team
1	Mon May 18, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder	115‑122 (OT)	(2) Spurs
2	Wed May 20, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder	122‑113	(2) Spurs
3	Fri May 22	(2) Spurs	108‑123	(1) Thunder
4	Sun May 24	(2) Spurs	103‑82	(1) Thunder
5	Tue May 26, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder	127‑114	(2) Spurs
6	Thu May 28, 8:30 pm	(2) Spurs	118‑91	(1) Thunder
7	Sat May 30, 8:00 pm	(1) Thunder	103‑111	(2) Spurs

NBA Finals

Spurs (62‑20) vs Knicks (53‑29)
Best 4 out of 7
Series Tied at 0‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Spurs 1‑1 Knicks
Probability of Winning the Series: Spurs 71% ‑ Knicks 29%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Visiting Team
1	Wed Jun 3, 8:30 pm	(2) Spurs (68%)	(3) Knicks (32%)
2	Fri Jun 5, 8:30 pm	(2) Spurs (68%)	(3) Knicks (32%)
3	Mon Jun 8, 8:30 pm	(3) Knicks (52%)	(2) Spurs (48%)
4	Wed Jun 10, 8:30 pm	(3) Knicks (52%)	(2) Spurs (48%)
5	Sat Jun 13, 8:30 pmi Sat Jun 13 86% Not Played 14%	(2) Spurs (68%)	(3) Knicks (32%)
6	Tue Jun 16, 8:30 pmi Tue Jun 16 58% Not Played 42%	(3) Knicks (52%)	(2) Spurs (48%)
7	Fri Jun 19, 8:30 pmi Fri Jun 19 29% Not Played 71%	(2) Spurs (68%)	(3) Knicks (32%)