The reigning champion Thunder are moving on in the 2026 NBA playoffs. OKC became the first team to reach the second round as the top-seeded Thunder finished a sweep of the eighth-seeded Suns on Monday night. The Thunder will face either the Lakers or the Rockets in the second round. They're the only team to pull off a first-round sweep in 2026, and it's the third consecutive season that the Thunder have swept their first-round opponent.
Five other teams are one win away from joining the Thunder in the second round, including a surprise in the East. The eighth-seeded Magic took down the top-seeded Pistons again on Monday night to take a 3-1 series lead. The Pistons, who scored 88 points on Monday and are averaging just 98 points in the series, will try to keep their season alive on Wednesday.
The Timberwolves -- who missed a chance to advance as they lost Game 5 against the Nuggets on Monday night -- Spurs, Lakers and Celtics are also leading their respective series and can close things out with one more win. Knicks-Hawks and Cavaliers-Raptors are both tied 2-2 and are guaranteed to go at least six games.
The postseason field was already trimmed from 20 teams to 16 as the Play-In Tournament wrapped up earlier this month. The Heat, Clippers, Hornets and Warriors were all knocked out during the play-in, while the 76ers, Magic, Trail Blazers and Suns made the playoff field.
Here's a look at the up-to-date 2026 NBA playoff bracket.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
2026 NBA playoffs schedule
All times Eastern. Games on ABC and ESPN are streaming on fubo (Try for free).
Monday, April 27
- Game 4: Magic 94, Pistons 88 (Orlando leads 3-1)
- Game 4: Thunder 131, Suns 122 (OKC wins 4-0)
- Game 5: Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113 (Minnesota leads 3-2)
Tuesday, April 28
- Game 5: Celtics vs. 76ers, 7 p.m., ESPN/fubo (Boston leads 3-1)
- Game 5: Knicks vs. Hawks, 8 p.m., NBC (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers, 9:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo (San Antonio leads 3-1)
Wednesday, April 29
- Game 5: Pistons vs. Magic, 7 p.m., Prime (Orlando leads 3-1)
- Game 5: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, 7:30 p.m., ESPN/fubo (Series tied 2-2)
- Game 5: Lakers vs. Rockets, 10 p.m., ESPN/fubo (L.A. leads 3-1)
Thursday, April 30
- *Game 6: 76ers vs. Celtics, TBD
- Game 6: Hawks vs. Knicks, TBD
- Game 6: Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, TBD (Minnesota leads 3-2)
- *Game 6: Trail Blazers vs. Spurs, TBD
Friday, May 1
- *Game 6: Magic vs. Pistons, TBD
- Game 6: Raptors vs. Cavaliers, TBD
- *Game 6: Rockets vs. Lakers, TBD
Saturday, May 2
- *Game 7: Celtics vs. 76ers, TBD
- *Game 7: Knicks vs. Hawks, TBD
- *Game 7: Spurs vs. Trail Blazers, TBD
- *Game 7: Nuggets vs. Timberwolves, TBD
Sunday, May 3
- *Game 7: Pistons vs. Magic, TBD
- *Game 7: Cavaliers vs. Raptors, TBD
- *Game 7: Lakers vs. Rockets, TBD
First-round scores
Saturday, April 18
Sunday, April 19
- Game 1: No. 2 Celtics 123, No. 7 76ers 91
- Game 1: No. 1 Thunder 119, No. 8 Suns 84
- Game 1: No. 8 Magic 112, No. 1 Pistons 101
- Game 1: No. 2 Spurs 111, No. 7 Trail Blazers 98
Monday, April 20
- Game 2: Cavaliers 115, Raptors 105
- Game 2: Hawks 107, Knicks 106
- Game 2: Timberwolves 119, Nuggets 114
Tuesday, April 21
- Game 2: 76ers 111, Celtics 97
- Game 2: Trail Blazers 106, Spurs 103
- Game 2: Lakers 101, Rockets 94
Wednesday, April 22
- Game 2: Pistons 98, Magic 83
- Game 2: Thunder 120, Suns 107
Thursday, April 23
- Game 3: Hawks 109, Knicks 108
- Game 3: Raptors 126, Cavaliers 104
- Game 3: Timberwolves 113, Nuggets 96
Friday, April 24
- Game 3: Celtics 108, 76ers 100
- Game 3: Lakers 112, Rockets 108 (OT)
- Game 3: Spurs 120, Trail Blazers 108
Saturday, April 25
- Game 3: Magic 113, Pistons 105
- Game 3: Thunder 121, Suns 109
- Game 4: Knicks 114, Hawks 98
- Game 4: Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96
Sunday, April 26
- Game 4: Raptors 93, Cavaliers 89
- Game 4: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 93
- Game 4: Celtics 128, 76ers 96
- Game 4: Rockets 115, Lakers 96
Play-In Tournament schedule, scores
Tuesday, April 14
- No. 9 Hornets 127, No. 10 Heat 126 (OT) -- Miami is eliminated
- No. 8 Trail Blazers 114, No. 7 Suns 110 -- Portland wins West No. 7 seed
Wednesday, April 15
- No. 7 76ers 109, No. 8 Magic 97 -- Philadelphia wins East No. 7 seed
- No. 10 Warriors 126, No. 9 Clippers 121 -- Los Angeles is eliminated
Friday, April 17
- Magic 121, Hornets 90 -- Magic win East No. 8 seed, Hornets eliminated from postseason
- Suns 111, Warriors 96 -- Suns win West No. 8 seed, Warriors eliminated from postseason
2026 NBA playoffs key dates
