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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?
- -Cavaliers
- -Knicks
- -Spurs
- -Thunder
What teams have been eliminated from the playoffs?
- -Celtics
- -Hawks
- -Lakers
- -Magic
- -Nuggets
- -Pistons
- -Raptors
- -Rockets
- -Sixers
- -Suns
- -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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Upcoming Games

Spurs at Thunder Mon May 18, 08:30 pm ET
Cavaliers at Knicks Tue May 19, 08:00 pm ET

NBA Playoff Bracket

Round 1
Sat Apr 18‑
Sun May 3

Round 2
Mon May 4‑
Sun May 17

Semifinals
Mon May 18‑
Sun May 31

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
Tue May 19, 8:00 pm ET

(4) Cavaliers
41%

(3) Knicks
59%
Mon May 18, 8:30 pm ET

(1) Thunder
64%

(2) Spurs
36%
Wed Jun 3

TBDi
Knicks     59%
Cavaliers  41%

TBDi
Thunder    64%
Spurs      36%
TBDi
Thunder    53%
Spurs      27%
Knicks     13%
Cavaliers   7%

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
Series Tied at 0‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Knicks 2‑1 Cavaliers
Probability of Winning the Series: Knicks 59% ‑ Cavaliers 41%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Visiting Team
1	Tue May 19, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks (63%)	(4) Cavaliers (37%)
2	Thu May 21, 8:00 pm	(3) Knicks (63%)	(4) Cavaliers (37%)
3	Sat May 23, 8:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers (57%)	(3) Knicks (43%)
4	Mon May 25, 8:00 pm	(4) Cavaliers (57%)	(3) Knicks (43%)
5	Wed May 27, 8:00 pmi Wed May 27 88% Not Played 12%	(3) Knicks (63%)	(4) Cavaliers (37%)
6	Fri May 29, 8:00 pmi Fri May 29 63% Not Played 37%	(4) Cavaliers (57%)	(3) Knicks (43%)
7	Sun May 31, 8:00 pmi Sun May 31 32% Not Played 68%	(3) Knicks (63%)	(4) Cavaliers (37%)

Thunder (64‑18) vs Spurs (62‑20)
Best 4 out of 7
Series Tied at 0‑0
Regular Season Matchup: Thunder 1‑4 Spurs
Probability of Winning the Series: Thunder 64% ‑ Spurs 36%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Visiting Team
1	Mon May 18, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder (65%)	(2) Spurs (35%)
2	Wed May 20, 8:30 pm	(1) Thunder (65%)	(2) Spurs (35%)
3	Thu May 28, 8:30 pm	(2) Spurs (55%)	(1) Thunder (45%)
4	Sat May 30, 8:00 pm	(2) Spurs (55%)	(1) Thunder (45%)
5	TBDi TBD 88% Not Played 12%	(1) Thunder (65%)	(2) Spurs (35%)
6	TBDi TBD 62% Not Played 38%	(2) Spurs (55%)	(1) Thunder (45%)
7	TBDi TBD 31% Not Played 69%	(1) Thunder (65%)	(2) Spurs (35%)

NBA Finals

TBD vs TBD
Best 4 out of 7
TBD leads series 0-0
Regular Season Matchup: TBD 0‑0 TBD
Probability of Winning the Series: TBD 0% ‑ TBD 0%

GameG	Date / Time (ET)	Home Team	Visiting Team
1	Wed Jun 3	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%
2	Fri Jun 5	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%
3	Mon Jun 8	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%
4	Wed Jun 10	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%
5	Sat Jun 13i Sat Jun 13 83% Not Played 17%	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%
6	Tue Jun 16i Tue Jun 16 51% Not Played 49%	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%
7	Fri Jun 19i Fri Jun 19 25% Not Played 75%	TBDi (1) Thunder 64% (2) Spurs 36%	TBDi (3) Knicks 59% (4) Cavs 41%