The 2026 NBA playoffs began Saturday, and our NBA insiders have you covered for every game in the march to the Finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors kicked things off, and Donovan Mitchell and Co.

The better seeds are favored in seven of the eight first-round series, with the Rockets against the injured Lakers being the only exception.

The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally learned their Round 1 opponent in the 2026 NBA playoffs. They will face the eighth-seed Phoenix Suns. Game 1 will take place on Sunday, Apr. 19. The Suns clinched the playoff spot with a 111-96 win over the Golden State Warriors in Friday's play-in tournament game.

The Pistons, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, will play the winner of the Charlotte Hornets vs Orlando Magic NBA Play-In Tournament game in the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs. These teams split the season series,

The 2026 NBA playoffs begin during the weekend of April 18-19 with the start of first-round series in the Eastern and Western conferences. The defending NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder are the No.

A winning season usually gets you to the NBA playoffs. Not this year. There were a record-tying three teams — Charlotte at 44-38, Miami at 43-39 and the Los Angeles Clippers at 42-40 — that finished over .

The NBA playoffs begin April 18 after the Play-In Tournament. Here's the full schedule and first round matchups.

The NBA playoffs tip off this weekend. Boštjan Nachbar, former NBA 1st round draft pick and current Managing Director of EuroLeague Players Association, joins World Sport’s Andy Scholes to look ahead.