The final four is set in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. The Cavaliers are moving on to the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to a Game 7 blowout win over the Pistons on Sunday night. The Cavs will meet the Knicks in a series that begins on Tuesday.
On Monday, the most-anticipated series of the 2026 playoffs gets underway: Thunder vs. Spurs in the Western Conference Finals. The top-seeded and reigning champion Thunder have yet to lose in these playoffs, but they'll be facing their toughest test yet as Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs try to pull off the series upset.
2026 NBA playoff bracket
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander won his second straight MVP award on Sunday, and now he'll try to lead the Thunder to their second straight title. No NBA team has won back-to-back championships since the Warriors in 2017-18.
The Knicks are back in the conference finals for the second season in a row, but they have not won the East since 1999. The Spurs have not been to the NBA Finals since 2014, and while the Cavaliers were last in the Finals in 2018, they have never made it without LeBron James.
The Suns, Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, Rockets, Celtics, Magic and Raptors were all eliminated in the first round. The 76ers, Lakers, Timberwolves and Pistons all bowed out in the second round.
2026 NBA playoffs: Conference finals schedule
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Sunday, May 17
- Game 7: Cavaliers 125, Pistons 94 (Cleveland wins 4-3)
Monday, May 18
- Game 1: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Tuesday, May 19
- Game 1: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., ESPN
Wednesday, May 20
- Game 2: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Thursday, May 21
- Game 2: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, 8 p.m., TBD
Friday, May 22
- Game 3: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Saturday, May 23
- Game 3: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, TBD
Sunday, May 24
- Game 4: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8 p.m., NBC
Monday, May 25
- Game 4: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, TBD
Tuesday, May 26
- Game 5*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Wednesday, May 27
- Game 5*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, TBD
Thursday, May 28
- Game 6*: Spurs vs. Thunder, 8:30 p.m., NBC
Friday, May 29
- Game 6*: Cavaliers vs. Knicks, TBD
Saturday, May 30
- Game 7*: Thunder vs. Spurs, 8 p.m., NBC
Sunday, May 31
- Game 7*: Knicks vs. Cavaliers, TBD
Second-round scores
Monday, May 4
- Game 1: Knicks 137, 76ers 98
- Game 1: Spurs 104, Timberwolves 102
Tuesday, May 5
- Game 1: Pistons 111, Cavaliers 101
- Game 1: Thunder 108, Lakers 90
Wednesday, May 6
- Game 2: Knicks 108, 76ers 102
- Game 2: Spurs 133, Timberwolves 95
Thursday, May 7
- Game 2: Pistons 107, Cavaliers 97
- Game 2: Thunder 125, Lakers 107
Friday, May 8
- Game 3: Knicks 108, 76ers 94
- Game 3: Spurs 115, Timberwolves 108
Saturday, May 9
- Game 3: Cavaliers 116, Pistons 109
- Game 3: Thunder 131, Lakers 108
Sunday, May 10
- Game 4: Knicks 144, 76ers 114 (New York wins 4-0)
- Game 4: Timberwolves 114, Spurs 109
Monday, May 11
- Game 4: Cavaliers 112, Pistons 103
- Game 4: Thunder 115, Lakers 110 (OKC wins 4-0)
Tuesday, May 12
- Game 5: Spurs 126, Timberwolves 97
Wednesday, May 13
- Game 5: Cavaliers 117, Pistons 113
Friday, May 15
- Game 6: Pistons 114, Cavaliers 95
- Game 6: Spurs 139, Timberwolves 109 (San Antonio wins 4-2)
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
Monday, April 27
- Game 4: Magic 94, Pistons 88
- Game 4: Thunder 131, Suns 122 (OKC wins 4-0)
- Game 5: Nuggets 125, Timberwolves 113
Tuesday, April 28
- Game 5: 76ers 113, Celtics 97
- Game 5: Knicks 126, Hawks 97
- Game 5: Spurs 114, Trail Blazers 95 (San Antonio wins 4-1)
Wednesday, April 29
- Game 5: Pistons 116, Magic 109
- Game 5: Cavaliers 125, Raptors 120
- Game 5: Rockets 99, Lakers 93
Thursday, April 30
- Game 6: Knicks 140, Hawks 89 (New York wins 4-2)
- Game 6: 76ers 106, Celtics 93
- Game 6: Timberwolves 110, Nuggets 98 (Minnesota wins 4-2)
Friday, May 1
- Game 6: Pistons 93, Magic 79
- Game 6: Raptors 112, Cavaliers 110
- Game 6: Lakers 98, Rockets 78 (L.A. wins series 4-2)
Saturday, May 2
- Game 7: 76ers 109, Celtics 100 (Philadelphia wins series 4-3)
Sunday, May 3
- Game 7: Pistons 116, Magic 94 (Detroit wins series 4-3)
- Game 7: Cavaliers 114, Raptors 102 (Cleveland wins series 4-3)
Play-In Tournament 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
- May 18: Western Conference Finals begin
- May 19: Eastern Conference Finals begin
- June 3: NBA Finals Game 1
- June 19: NBA Finals Game 7 (if necessary)
