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NBA Playoffs: Winners And Losers From the First Weekend of Games

A look back at the first weekend of playoff hoops as the higher seeded teams held serve across Game 1s. For the most part, at least.

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NBA Playoffs: Takeaways As Magic Upset Pistons, Victor Wembanyama Shines in Playoff Debut

Live scores, updates and takeaways from Sunday’s NBA playoff games.

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Joel Embiid Leads NBA Playoff Injury Reports Ahead of Sunday’s Games

A look at injury reports for all of Sunday’s Game 1 action in the NBA playoffs.

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How to watch NBA Playoffs 2026: FREE live streams, TV schedule

All the ways to watch NBA Playoffs 2026 live streams online, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's Thunder and Victor Wembanyama's Spurs poised to go deep.

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NBA Playoff Power Ranking: Where Every Team Stands Heading Into the First Round

There are 16 teams left to battle for the championship—how do they stack up against each other?

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Top Five Players We Want to See Win Their First NBA Championship

As the NBA’s young stars take over, some seasoned veterans are still on the hunt for their first Larry O’Brien trophy.

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No Kon Knueppel or Cooper Flagg, but These Five Rookies Could Impact the NBA Playoffs

A look across the NBA playoff field at teams who have rookie players contributing to their success.

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Grading the Hornets’ Season After Ugly Play-In Tournament Exit Against Magic

Does a blowout loss to the Magic in the play-in diminish the most successful Hornets season in years?

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Five NBA Playoffs Burning Questions: Knicks’ Title Chances, LeBron James’s Leadership

Plus, is it too soon for San Antonio to break through, how far can Jayson Tatum take the Celtics after returning from injury and if the Pistons are built for the postseason.

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2025-26 NBA Awards for Players From Schools in West

Most improved, DPOY, Rookie of the Year, Sixth-Man, Biggest Letdown, and MVP for NBA Players from schools in the West.

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Five Trends That Could Decide 2026 NBA Playoffs: How Wembanyama’s Minutes, Nuggets Defense Impact Title Chase

The NBA regular season runs from October to April. Every team plays at least 82 games (and two lucky squads play 83 if they qualify for the in-season tournament

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Chris Mannix’s NBA MVP Ballot: The Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Victor Wembanyama and Nikola Jokić Debate

Along with a strong top three, this season’s ballot has six players who can make strong arguments that they deserve the award.

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The Best and Worst Case Scenario for Every NBA Team in the Postseason

Postseason expectations have a pretty wide range in the NBA.

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Kevin Durant Has the Postseason Edge on LeBron James, But Historically the Lakers Own the Rockets

Kevin Durant is 2–1 against LeBron James in the NBA Finals, but the Lakers have won four straight postseason series against the Rockets.

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NBA Playoffs First Round 2026 Schedule and Key Dates

A full look at the schedule and broadcast information for the first round of the NBA playoffs.

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How Magic’s Awful Loss to Celtics Completely Shook Up Eastern Conference Playoff Picture

The Magic lost against the Celtics’ backups, a brutal defeat with ripple effects felt throughout the East playoff picture.

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An Emotional Doris Burke Pays Tribute to Mark Jones As He Calls Final ESPN Game

Sunday’s Magic at Celtics game marked not only the end of the NBA regular season for two Eastern Conference playoff contenders, but the end of an era for ESPN.

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NBA Playoffs: Ranking the Superstar Matchups We Want to See in the First Round

Ranking the six NBA superstar matchups we want to see the most in the first round of the 2026 postseason.

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NBA Playoff Picture: A Breakdown of Everything to Play for on Last Day of Regular Season

Here’s what’s at stake during Sunday’s full 15-game slate to wrap up the regular season.

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NBA Playoff Picture: Everything at Stake for Every Seed During Friday’s Games

Here’s what every playoff team is playing for during a busy Friday slate.

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Jayson Tatum Confronts His Past at Madison Square Garden—and It Might Haunt Him Again

The Celtics and Knicks are on a collision course in the postseason, marking another reminder of the star’s Achilles injury a year ago.

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Knicks keep heat on Celtics, Raptors level with Hawks

The race for a direct finals berth will come down to the last days of the NBA's regular season, with Australian star Dyson Daniels' Atlanta in the spotlight.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Why These Six Teams Have the Best Shot at Winning a Title

Breaking down the six teams left standing in the final edition of SI’s NBA championship power rankings.

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Doc Rivers Told Bucks Players to ‘Google Me’ in a Meeting—It Did Not Go Well

Doc Rivers implored his Milwaukee Bucks players to Google his résumé during a team meeting. It didn’t go over well.

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Giannis Antetokounmpo Has High Praise For Coaches Like Joe Mazzulla Who Don’t Make Excuses

Giannis wants to stay in Milwaukee, but sounds like he thinks he’d be better off somewhere else.

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